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  • 1 Insolence
  • 5 Vlogger's need
  • 11 Values not found in binary code, paradoxically
  • 15 Culture medium
  • 19 It parallels the radius
  • 20 High lights?
  • 21 Unusual
  • 22 Golden State nickname
  • 23 Loads
  • 24 Peninsula annexed by Russia in 1783 and 2014
  • 25 Country that annexed 24-Across in 1944
  • 26 1982 Disney film set in cyberspace
  • 27 "Excellent!"
  • 29 "I'm very grateful!"
  • 32 Diciembre follower
  • 33 Flow partner
  • 36 Dream letters
  • 37 Eggs
  • 38 Moss and mushroom habitat
  • 41 "Taken" actor Neeson
  • 43 World-famous garden
  • 46 Situation Room grp.
  • 49 "Courage, my man, courage!"
  • 55 "Sure thing, old chap"
  • 57 Shamu, e.g.
  • 58 Org. that confiscates shampoo
  • 59 Radio silence?
  • 61 Capital of China?
  • 62 Skepticism indicated by pressing "X," in a viral meme
  • 64 The cost of alcohol
  • 66 "Woof!"
  • 67 /
  • 68 Classified information?
  • 69 Animal that sounds exactly like you?
  • 72 They disappear when you stand
  • 75 Honoraria
  • 77 1916 short story that debuted an extremely intelligent and competent English valet... or an effortless way to make book titles from 27-Across, 29-Across, 49-Across, 55-Across, 103-Across, and 129-Across
  • 80 Supported, as a motion
  • 83 Sharpen
  • 84 Letters of ___: college app. need
  • 85 "Hoppy Birthday," e.g.
  • 88 Breaks ground?
  • 89 Ink source
  • 91 Contraction memorably gasped by a bearded Michael Palin before the title sequence in "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
  • 93 "I demand to speak to your manager" type, in modern slang
  • 95 Shiver
  • 96 Potential juror
  • 99 2, on an ATM
  • 102 Shop keeper?
  • 103 Bag left unchecked
  • 105 Prosecutor's declaration of unwillingness to pursue a case
  • 108 Ambulance destinations
  • 109 ___ Postecogleau of Tottenham Hotspur
  • 111 "Sure, why not"
  • 112 Pre-school group?
  • 113 Land oneself in the soup
  • 115 Leg
  • 117 Director Anderson of "Moonrise Kingdom"
  • 119 Pointy hat wearer
  • 124 20th-century British-American humorist who authored 77-Across, as well as over 90 novels, 40 plays, and 200 other stories
  • 129 "I'm very grateful!"
  • 132 Love child?
  • 133 Originate, as a word
  • 134 Helix
  • 137 Grishnak, Gorbag, and Shagrat
  • 138 Delhi wrap
  • 139 Have a party
  • 140 "A la Recherche du Temps Perdu" author
  • 141 Recess
  • 142 Squirt
  • 143 Picks, with "for"
  • 144 Memorably mispronounced word in "My Cousin Vinny"
  • 145 "Yas queen!" follower
  • 1 Debonair
  • 2 "Howl" poet Ginsberg
  • 3 "Bo-o-oring!"
  • 4 Lecherous old goat?
  • 5 Texas city where Dr. Pepper was invented
  • 6 Lithuania started using it in 2014, perhaps in response to the 24-Across situation
  • 7 Union member?
  • 8 Dot follower
  • 9 Verb that sounds like a letter
  • 10 Palindromic honorific
  • 11 Cessation of conflict
  • 12 Words written in dust
  • 13 Give or take
  • 14 Tesla, for one
  • 15 When Beatrice and Benedick admit they love each other
  • 16 Like the elder of Rabelais's giants
  • 17 Radiation burn treatment
  • 18 Zest
  • 28 "A good walk spoiled" per Mark Twain
  • 30 Largest lake in Iran
  • 31 Like War and Peace or Infinite Jest
  • 34 Nice wheat
  • 35 Backyard pool
  • 39 "Beat it!"
  • 40 Driving instructor?
  • 42 Draft pick?
  • 44 Transient
  • 45 Norse goddess of medicine
  • 47 Sliver
  • 48 Temporary road markers
  • 49 Dr. Pepper, e.g.
  • 50 Put shoes on?
  • 51 Aptly-abbreviated areas for patients under close observation
  • 52 Adjective for the Beatles or the "Queer Eye" group
  • 53 Butter unit
  • 54 Petting at the dog park, e.g.
  • 56 Ballyhoos
  • 60 Derry derriere
  • 63 Romeo and Juliet, e.g.
  • 65 "Hard Knock Wife" comic Wong
  • 67 Crumb
  • 70 Amount of gum or cash
  • 71 Day time that's soon to be nighttime
  • 73 Vacation hrs.
  • 74 Groom's new title
  • 76 "___ Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter lyric)
  • 77 Bring down
  • 78 Tweak
  • 79 Air Force One, e.g.
  • 80 What's between words or worlds
  • 81 "Pomp and Circumstance" composer
  • 82 Graded parts of a curriculum, not including exams
  • 85 Home of the Tigris and Euphrates
  • 86 Country whose national dish is ceviche
  • 87 Opposite of 135-Down
  • 90 Recycling ___
  • 92 Fool or syrup
  • 94 Receive 100%
  • 96 Opposite of 135-Down
  • 97 Attends a meeting, perhaps
  • 98 Bugling game?
  • 100 "I'm c-c-cold!"
  • 101 Bird or baby talk
  • 104 Almost a meter
  • 106 Verb that sounds like a letter
  • 107 Tailor-made
  • 110 Reflection lover?
  • 114 Iconic riveter
  • 116 Dahlia and Agatha, to Bertie
  • 118 Sashay
  • 120 They are traditionally in an East-facing corner
  • 121 Alpine region in Austria
  • 122 Type of bean or drink
  • 123 A dog, or a weight-related euphemism
  • 124 Younger sibling, often
  • 125 Like some confusing areas
  • 126 Sound reflection
  • 127 Kind of skirt or earring
  • 128 Catch sight of
  • 130 Disorderly collection, perhaps of potatoes
  • 131 Accounts for commenting on your own posts, perhaps
  • 135 Opposite of 96-Down and 87-Down
  • 136 Promise in lieu of bills