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ACROSS Hollow, cylindrical item Skin opening ___ and cheese (pasta dish) Welcome benefits Sits alongside Commerce site with bidding snipers Daily essay Stoned Therefore “Beauty” among fruits Like bodybuilders wikipedia.___ One who may take part in speedrunning Opposite of content Relative of an anemone Carry out, as a plan Ye ___ shoppe Divide into parts “My Brilliant Friend” novelist Ferrante Bit of blowgun ammo “Ted Lasso” Emmy winner Goldstein Convenience store that “Mare of Easttown” star Kate Winslet said “almost felt like a mythical place” Olympian Midori Reply to a compliment in Calais To boot Pale in color Secret agent hired by a samurai warrior, maybe Count ___ (Lemony Snicket antagonist) Hot and sweet drink 20 percent of XV Duels, in a way Nicolas Cage film set on a plane “___ about now?” ___ Wolf, butcher toasted in the song “To Life” from “Fiddler on the Roof” Belly Shooting star setting Fire company? Rolls-___ (luxury auto) Auntie, to one’s mom Apt surname for a librarian Drink similar to sparkling water “Caught you!” Sound in a meadow “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” actress Lindsay
81 PCB watchdog 82 E-flat major work 84 ___ skating 86 Happy hour selection 87 Military exploration, for short 89 Wedding gown designer Vera 90 Like an equilateral triangle’s angles 91 Martin Luther’s “Ninety-Five Theses,” e.g. 92 “I’ll have another,” at a bar 94 “Body” rapper ___ Thee Stallion 96 When the clock hits zero 97 Psyche’s mythical lover 98 Exhibits gumption 100 Basketball court site, for short 102 Employing 104 “Help yourself” 107 Comedic entertainer Martha 108 Illuminated holiday symbol 111 Illuminated once more 112 Philosophers’ offerings 114 World capital that’s home to Hassan Tower 116 “Play It by Trust” designer Yoko 117 Like baaing creatures 118 Spike in the woods 120 Hubble who received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1940 122 SI unit of length 123 Smoky atmosphere 124 Move a little, in bed 125 Dream ticket activity? 126 Snow day gliders 127 Uno, ___, tres ... 128 Devices that may have erasable ink 129 Blacken, as a brisket DOWN Thunderbird Lodge’s lake Basic service offered by a ride-hailing company 3 Expert at thrill-seeking jumps? 4 And others: Abbr. 5 Black bird that’s spreading everywhere? 6 Jennifer Paull’s instrument 7 Muzzleloading need 8 Peer group member? 9 Headline about an awesome youngster? 10 Home screen array 11 Portmanteau for a famous woman who has come out of the 1 2
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closet Newborn mountain feline’s bed? Not that many Company product? Jack Sprat’s dietary rule Chicago-___ pizza Conversational link Try to prevent “A Poem for Women in Rage” writer Lorde When the workday, or nightly news, may start Terra cotta material Some spiritual teachers Aloo matar vegetable Let out a loud cry Kyrgyzstan’s continent Not missing a beat Be insufferably sweet Zoom call annoyance Canadian coin bird What justices interpret Hangar craft Songs that don’t conclude suddenly? Icy aces? Investment plan initials “The magic mirror you make to reflect your invisible dreams in visible pictures,” per George Bernard Shaw “Cheap Thrills” singer, 2016 Prefix with centric or logic “___ killin’ me here!” Charges for hiring Scooby-Doo’s buddy? Rascally sort
72 Many a student at the University of Novi Sad 73 Blade with a fuller 74 String not often found on a slipper 75 Condition affecting sebaceous glands 76 Speaker’s aid, for short 78 Development on one’s head, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme 79 First word of a.k.a. 80 Fish-catching items 83 “Oh no!” 84 Like formal dresses 85 What the Israelites crossed, in the Bible 88 Made into a minister 91 Jay who was joined on stage by Kevin Eubanks 93 “It will be long ___ the marshes resume”: Robert Frost 95 Collect 99 Classics scholar Hamilton 101 Expose to oxygen, as wine 103 Goal of 87 Across 104 Where some kings and queens are crowned 105 Word with ground or water 106 Like members of the establishment 109 “You Bring Me Joy” singer Baker 110 Hall of Fame induction, e.g. 113 Ferrari founder Ferrari 115 Similar (to) 119 Unit that’s equal to about 4.9 ml 121 One ordering an MRI Solution to this month’s puzzle on page 29 ICON | DECEMBER 2021 | ICONDV.COM
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