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Across

  1. 1. Expands, in a way
  2. 7. Sister of Helios
  3. 10. ___ room
  4. 13. Elite unit
  5. 18. Gambling mecca
  6. 19. Saint's home, for short
  7. 22. Venomous African tree-dweller
  8. 23. Start of a motivational comment attributed to 86-Across
  9. 26. Justin Timberlake's "Cry ___ River"
  10. 27. [That makes me so uncomfortable]
  11. 28. Lockup
  12. 29. Middle of the comment
  13. 37. Toolbar feature
  14. 38. Director Nicolas
  15. 39. Record
  16. 40. Facial moisturizing brand
  17. 41. "Power" suffix
  18. 42. Sticks in the closet?
  19. 43. End of the comment
  20. 48. College major, briefly
  21. 49. Commercial lead-in to Pen
  22. 50. Rocket
  23. 51. Cousin of "Ugh!"
  24. 52. Osaka-to-Sapporo dir.
  25. 53. Law firm department
  26. 55. Fired on
  27. 57. Good-for-nothing
  28. 59. Resort city in 1945 news
  29. 60. Small scene
  30. 61. Restricted part of an urban area
  31. 63. Ball player?
  32. 64. Prominent feature of an Obama caricature
  33. 65. Ray Charles hosted it in 1977: Abbr.
  34. 66. Couple at the altar?
  35. 69. Start to show one's real potential
  36. 72. So
  37. 73. Birthplace of Buddha, now
  38. 75. Pitcher Mike with 270 wins
  39. 78. Christmas cookie ingredient
  40. 80. Plagues
  41. 81. Eponymous German physicist
  42. 82. Combined with
  43. 83. Watering hole for Homer and Barney
  44. 84. Coin collector
  45. 85. Pelican's home, for short
  46. 86. See 23-Across
  47. 90. The Durbeyfield girl, in literature
  48. 91. Dr. Seuss animal
  49. 92. It has paper denominations from 5 to 500
  50. 93. Ex-Fed head Bernanke
  51. 94. Some body work, in slang
  52. 95. Zippo alternatives
  53. 96. Nickname for 86-Across
  54. 103. Barrel of fun?
  55. 104. Saffron-flavored dish
  56. 105. Brow line?
  57. 106. Development of 86-Across ... as depicted in the middle of this grid
  58. 115. World capital on the slope of an active volcano
  59. 116. Dolph of "Rocky IV"
  60. 117. More chilling
  61. 118. Throw around
  62. 119. D.C. mover and shaker: Abbr.
  63. 120. Scandinavian coin
  64. 121. Actor Christian

Down

  1. 1. French kiss recipient, maybe
  2. 2. "How silly of me!"
  3. 3. Bit of a code
  4. 4. Stockpile
  5. 5. View that may cost you extra
  6. 6. Security Council veto
  7. 7. Ins
  8. 8. Near future
  9. 9. Hardly enough
  10. 10. The French way?
  11. 11. It may be delayed by a storm: Abbr.
  12. 12. United Center team
  13. 13. Update, say
  14. 14. Garden State casino, informally, with "the"
  15. 15. Outback native
  16. 16. Crunches crunch them
  17. 17. Yoga base
  18. 20. ___ of relief
  19. 21. Nondairy item in the dairy aisle
  20. 24. Ones without a leg to stand on?
  21. 25. Part of a moving line
  22. 29. Blues Brothers wear
  23. 30. Nosedives
  24. 31. Utmost: Abbr.
  25. 32. Farm mother
  26. 33. "My word!"
  27. 34. Stag, maybe
  28. 35. "The fish that got away" and others
  29. 36. Comic Wanda
  30. 37. Hurried
  31. 42. "Death Magnetic" band
  32. 43. Drinking binge
  33. 44. Accessory for the 91-Across
  34. 45. Many an Al Jazeera viewer
  35. 46. Pioneer org.
  36. 47. Five-time Super Bowl champions, informally
  37. 50. Barak's successor
  38. 54. Sharp pains
  39. 55. Travel agency listings
  40. 56. Cabooses
  41. 58. Starts of news articles
  42. 60. Deli stock with seeds
  43. 62. Tight
  44. 67. What an electric current does not flow through
  45. 68. Relaxed, say
  46. 70. Difficult weight
  47. 71. Appropriate flowers for Mother's Day?
  48. 72. Bootleggers' banes
  49. 74. Exams offered four times a yr.
  50. 75. Certain Bach composition
  51. 76. "For sure"
  52. 77. Gooey campfire treat
  53. 79. "Not ___ shabby!"
  54. 80. Cesare Angelotti in "Tosca," e.g.
  55. 84. It gets you off schedule
  56. 87. Place to store hay
  57. 88. German article
  58. 89. Third line on many a ballot: Abbr.
  59. 90. Sunbathing evidence
  60. 94. One with bills piling up?
  61. 95. "My Name Is ___," gold album of 1965
  62. 97. "Tell me about it!"
  63. 98. One of two parts of a British puzzle?
  64. 99. ___ page
  65. 100. Canine
  66. 101. D.C. mover
  67. 102. Pi ___, "Life of Pi" protagonist
  68. 106. 100s of ordinary people?
  69. 107. Fanatic
  70. 108. Geometry fig.
  71. 109. Had something
  72. 110. Bring into court
  73. 111. "___ = Politics" (TV slogan)
  74. 112. Guys
  75. 113. Food Network host Sandra
  76. 114. "It's f-f-freezing!"

This puzzle was published on Sunday, Mar 23, 2014 in the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. Edited by Will Shortz.

— NYTimes

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