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Start Minor demons Pinterest poster, e.g. Word after special, black or photo George H.W. Bush’s chief of staff John “July” singer ___ Cyrus “Spun” yarns Fish eggs Reporter of health-related news and research Ginormous amount Single part of a whole Demi Moore, ___ Guynes Abundant in plant life Second-in-command under Lyndon Sum of production Teller’s supervisor Get into again Handled bar ___ a one (nobody) Setting of Rainbow Rowell’s novel “Eleanor & Park” Splinter group Spread site that rhymes with “spread” Advocate for the accused “This Bitter Earth” singer Washington Hold ___ (cherish) “Victoria & Abdul” actor Fazal Three of clubs? Become genetically altered Packing more punch Mobile program writer Four-time Oscar-nominated actress Moorehead Roger who co-hosted “Sneak Previews” One doing inspections or maintenance work beneath the surface Reacted with umbrage “That’s nice to hear!” ___ versa Dec. hrs. in D.C. Landlocked state with the island city Sabula Light dressing specification Creator of visual advertising content “Millionaire ___” (“The Jetsons” episode) Run-of-the-mill Harvester brand Initial step
by Evan Birnholz 98 Emulates an archer 100 Sports team supporter, of a sort 104 Artisan who may repair a Stradivarius 108 Phishing trap? 112 Put right on the page? 113 “Der Hölle Rache” from “The Magic Flute,” e.g. 115 Big tree climber 116 Mononymous “Chimera” musician 117 It’s used by students at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, briefly 118 Rewards from work, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme 123 Starting point for 127 Across 124 One is equivalent to about 0.028 kilograms 125 Shipmate of Data 126 Speech that may have bleeped-out words 127 Ernie who won the 2012 Open Championship 128 Flaming ___ (temporary name for a TV tavern where Aerosmith played) 129 Soaks (up) 130 Joint that can be affected by gout DOWN 1 Spanish “good” 2 Call things off 3 Video game where you wield an ax and slay? 4 Magazine with a Best Workplaces list 5 Subtle variation 6 With levity 7 Sound during milking 8 Rudd named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine in 2021 9 What a topiarist may clip 10 Salt Lake City residents 11 “Blueberries for ___” (children’s book) 12 First name that means “my God” 13 Alter, as one’s thinking 14 Brand of salsa and taco meal kits 15 “... for richer, for ___, in sicknessand in health ...” 16 Watch party? 17 Prudish one’s concern 20 Cause great surprise 23 Left Opposition leader Trotsky
76 TV writer Mike who 24 Govt. org. that submits FISA co-created “The Critic” court requests 78 Striped aquatic predator 30 One who might rob vaqueros 79 Like certain wolves in a western 80 Pour choice? 32 Not be precisely vertical 81 Demonstrate moxie 33 Cause for cramming 87 Reaper’s descriptor 35 ___ beef (Japanese meat) 88 La città con il Colosseo 36 “Family Affair” singer ___ J. Blige 89 Terse online reply that means 38 One-named comedian on “Good “deal with it” Girls” 90 Temple statue, e.g. 41 Track numbers 92 What a frustrated person might 42 Track competition throw 43 Many miles off 95 Fly a fighter jet 45 Business org. 96 “Icicles,” on a Christmas tree 46 Something taken by Dora the 97 Vague, large amount Explorer 99 See 120 Down 48 Target audience for HBO shows 101 Muscat Daily readers 50 Lost firmness 102 Area often shaved by a barber 51 Kagan who was dean of Harvard 103 Short slumber Law 105 Half of IT, briefly 52 Shown to many 106 Settings for IVs 53 Connecting point 107 Hilarious sorts 55 Short slumber 109 Plotting party 56 Got some brunch 110 Cell terminal that sounds like 57 “Have You Seen ___?” (hit by the 53 Down’s counterpart Chi-Lites) 61 Factors to be considered, in a case 111 Female zebra 114 ___-surrealism (artistic genre) 63 “ng” sounds, e.g. 119 Game with 1 cards, aptly 65 Went back, as the tide 120 With 99 Down, some Winter 66 Poetry book section Olympics gear 68 Smashing Pumpkins song whose 121 Alley-___ (“NBA Jam” play) name is a Hindu god without its H 122 “Star Trek Beyond” director 70 Distracting background noise Justin 71 Genre for Alexisonfire 72 Psychology topic from the Latin for “I” 73 Apt to be persuaded 74 U.S. senators, e.g. Solution to this month’s puzzle on page 20 75 Words you just heard Solution to last month’s puzzle on page 20 ICON | JANUARY 2022 | ICONDV.COM
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