themeless 108 { solution! }
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| 1. | It's a great deal |
| 8. | Place with many plates: abbr. |
| 11. | Cost-of-living meas. |
| 14. | Professed |
| 15. | Gulf grp. |
| 16. | Vaccine site |
| 17. | Combative |
| 19. | Min pin's protest |
| 20. | Long after dark |
| 21. | Convoy actress MacGraw |
| 22. | Where Prussia fell to Napoleon |
| 23. | Campaigner's slogan |
| 27. | Boutonniere |
| 28. | Smooth the way for |
| 29. | Hot numbers? |
| 30. | Hit single for AC/DC |
| 31. | Smartphone brand |
| 33. | Fade away |
| 34. | Isn't worth it |
| 36. | "Scrumptious!" |
| 39. | Mojave modifier |
| 40. | Try to attract |
| 43. | Horizontal, in a way |
| 44. | Nanty ___, PA (Johnstown suburb) |
| 45. | Org. for the over-50 crowd |
| 46. | Purchase for a Caribbean visitor, typically |
| 50. | Good News! predecessor |
| 51. | Bosox Triple Crown winner in '67 |
| 52. | Ancient lockbox |
| 53. | Parent brand of KFC and Pizza Hut |
| 54. | Property tax bases |
| 58. | Frankfurt-to-Dresden dir. |
| 59. | Big bashes |
| 60. | Have reached |
| 61. | Bald eagle's undoing pre-1972 |
| 62. | Whatever |
| 63. | Impress upon anew |
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| 1. | Hudson Riv. cleanup target |
| 2. | Hard cider alternative |
| 3. | Most statuesque |
| 4. | "Eloise" illustrator Knight |
| 5. | Benevolence |
| 6. | Dry region of Israel |
| 7. | RMN was his running mate |
| 8. | Squared off against |
| 9. | Overanimated |
| 10. | Lab attendant? |
| 11. | Porsche model |
| 12. | Receipt option |
| 13. | Brick wall |
| 18. | Make excuses for |
| 22. | Mouthwatering |
| 23. | Proficient, humorously |
| 24. | Tattoo artist Kat ___ D |
| 25. | Apple crisp topper |
| 26. | Early year in Jesus's life |
| 31. | Sounded like Elsie? |
| 32. | 20-vol. set |
| 33. | Research sch. in Troy, NY |
| 34. | Actress Pescow of Saturday Night Fever |
| 35. | The ___, MGM Grand competitor, familiarly |
| 36. | Used a fire hose |
| 37. | Stentorian |
| 38. | Fancy feaster? |
| 40. | Black Panther's homeland |
| 41. | Bed down in the ground? |
| 42. | Check a box |
| 44. | Like a golf course |
| 45. | Play up |
| 47. | Sounder star Cicely |
| 48. | Cup of tea |
| 49. | Marion Rombauer's mother and others |
| 54. | Blake Shelton's Oklahoma birthplace |
| 55. | Est. or Uzb., pre-1991 |
| 56. | Topper with a toorie |
| 57. | Letters on some Hot Wheels cars |
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