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Across

  1. 1. One at a woman's side?
  2. 6. Fixes keys
  3. 11. Person who might bump into you on a subway
  4. 16. Starbucks size
  5. 17. Model/actress Keibler
  6. 18. Brother of Prometheus
  7. 19. Choice
  8. 20. Road runners
  9. 21. Animal with a flexible snout
  10. 22. Unduly
  11. 23. Spoken instruction in animal training
  12. 26. Best Musical of 1975, with "The"
  13. 27. Completely dominates
  14. 29. He said the most important thing for poets to do is to write as little as possible
  15. 30. "Oh, hmm ..."
  16. 31. Elevator ___
  17. 33. New York Titans' org.
  18. 35. Bit of hopscotch equipment
  19. 42. Shady spot
  20. 44. In a state of conflict
  21. 45. Bee product
  22. 48. Iowa's ___ Colonies
  23. 49. Name that's Hebrew for "pleasant"
  24. 50. "Something ought to finally go my way"
  25. 51. Philadelphia/New Jersey connector
  26. 54. Half of sechs
  27. 55. "Il était ___ fois" (French fairy tale start)
  28. 56. Brand name that's an anagram of 31-Across
  29. 57. Rejections
  30. 58. Acted like a rat
  31. 60. "Howdy"
  32. 62. Item on a chain
  33. 65. Center of activity
  34. 68. Like some expenses
  35. 72. Pop icon?
  36. 73. Wash against, as the shore
  37. 75. Like some duties
  38. 76. Finsteraarhorn, e.g.
  39. 77. It's often divided into sections 0, 2, 4, 6, etc.
  40. 80. Country where the Blue Nile originates: Abbr.
  41. 81. Part of the healing process
  42. 83. ___ distance
  43. 84. A balconette is a low-cut style of one
  44. 85. Mlle., in Madrid
  45. 86. Like a Monday morning quarterback?
  46. 87. Symbols of dirtiness
  47. 89. "___ the Air" (2009 Clooney movie)
  48. 90. Part of FEMA: Abbr.
  49. 91. Rat
  50. 92. "Shoot!"
  51. 93. Pass again on the track
  52. 95. Big dos
  53. 96. Fake
  54. 97. Precept
  55. 99. Dangerous person to play against for money
  56. 101. Old Olds
  57. 103. No-goodnik
  58. 106. Sounds from Santa
  59. 107. Sincere
  60. 113. Ad Council output, briefly
  61. 115. First president with a Twitter account
  62. 117. Decoration under a dish
  63. 118. 2010 earthquake site
  64. 120. Walk heavily
  65. 121. Universal ___
  66. 122. Blown out?
  67. 123. Best hand in Texas hold 'em
  68. 124. Talk face-to-face?
  69. 125. Having a ton of money to draw on

Down

  1. 1. Presidential power first used by James Madison
  2. 2. Not on deck, say
  3. 3. Sometimes-caramelized item
  4. 4. First National Leaguer with eight consecutive 100-R.B.I. seasons
  5. 5. Chicken ___
  6. 6. Michael and Peter
  7. 7. Lab item that sounds like a popular website
  8. 8. Birth-related
  9. 9. Reason for a food recall
  10. 10. Big name in food service
  11. 11. Show anxiety, in a way
  12. 12. 1989 world champion figure skater
  13. 13. Bear necessities?
  14. 14. Talk show starting in 2012
  15. 15. Miniature
  16. 24. To be, to Béatrice
  17. 25. Jazz quintet's home
  18. 28. Half of the Nobel Prize winners, typically
  19. 30. Secret society in Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons"
  20. 32. "Let's call it ___"
  21. 34. Muslim ascetic
  22. 35. Low, moist area
  23. 36. On the way out
  24. 37. ___ worse than death
  25. 38. Hang (over)
  26. 39. Harold's partner in comedies
  27. 40. Ice
  28. 41. Friendly term of address
  29. 42. Madam
  30. 43. "The Wire" antihero
  31. 46. Downhill sport
  32. 47. Tight ends?
  33. 52. "Come again?"
  34. 53. Scott of "Happy Days"
  35. 59. You'll trip if you drop it
  36. 61. "Gross!"
  37. 62. Well-protected, nonrunning quarterback
  38. 63. Sign word often translated into multiple languages
  39. 64. Duds
  40. 65. Tries
  41. 66. Emotional peaks
  42. 67. Pressing needs?
  43. 69. Unlike eagles
  44. 70. Appropriate
  45. 71. Silver, say
  46. 73. Next-to-last #1 Beatles hit
  47. 74. Sully
  48. 78. Spits rhymes
  49. 79. Beer buy
  50. 82. Tongue-lash
  51. 85. Subject of a 2009 national tournament cheating scandal
  52. 88. "Meet the Press" guest, for short
  53. 94. Possibly
  54. 96. Formed rising bubbles
  55. 98. It's "not" in Scotland
  56. 100. Apiece, at Wimbledon
  57. 101. Army attack helicopter
  58. 102. ___ Pitman, developer of shorthand
  59. 104. Freedom Tower feature
  60. 105. Bar at the bar
  61. 106. Microwaveable snack item
  62. 108. States further
  63. 109. Corner piece
  64. 110. Miniature
  65. 111. Dud
  66. 112. Jane who becomes Mrs. Rochester
  67. 114. Cause of a sudden drop in altitude
  68. 116. Marie Curie, e.g.: Abbr.
  69. 119. Word often shortened to one letter in text messages

This puzzle was published on Sunday, Dec 29, 2013 in the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. Edited by Will Shortz.

— NYTimes

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