ACROSS
1 Porch light circler MOTH
5 Palindromic airline SAS
8 It’s within range? OVEN
12 FDR’s denomination EPISC
17 Oilman Chet of Texas politics UPHAM
19 “Do ___ do” ASI
20 Eb and Flo, e.g. NAMES
22 Contest with clowns RODEO
23 Emotionally demanding NEEDY
24 Temporary peace THE CALM THE STORM
27 How Mom may have the kids IN TOW
28 Man of morals AESOP
29 In the other team’s town AWAY
30 Liberty portrayer opposite James LEE
31 Marbles, so to speak SANITY
33 “What you just said is irrelevant!” THATS THE POINT
37 Wacky, as humor BENT
38 Congo, formerly ZAIRE
39 Demolish RAZE
40 Frequent textee, perhaps PAL
42 Greeley’s advice GO WEST
44 Word in a cheer RAH
47 Two aspirin, e.g. DOSE
48 “Rules ___ rules” ARE
49 Go a few rounds SPAR
50 Next to each other SIDE SIDE
52 Target for Joseph Cotten in Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt” WIDOW
54 Mr. Chips portrayer DONAT
57 Pole, for one SLAV
58 Hit the ice? SLIP
62 Introductory drawing class ARTI
63 Done in a salon STYLED
65 Course of action PLAN
67 Word with an accent OLE
68 Sandwich fans may hold them ONIONS
70 “I was introduced to you once before” WEVE MET
72 “Very little spice, please” NOT HOT
74 A Romney ANN
75 Hornswoggle DUPE
77 Land ALIGHT
79 Metal containers? ORES
80 Nordstrom rival SAKS
82 Take exception to MIND
84 Actress Stevens INGER
85 “Swell!” NEATO
87 Repeatedly TIME TIME
90 Party staple WINE
92 Party staple DIP
93 Verdi slave AIDA
94 Vote in favor YEA
95 Luxury watch brand PIAGET
97 Hilly pts. of town HTS
98 Middle of the 12th century MCLI
99 Substantial MEATY
101 Syngman of South Korea RHEE
103 Misses deadlines SCHEDULE FALLS
108 “Skyfall” singer and others ADELES
110 Start to cure? EPI
111 Vague number SOME
112 Tech items that debuted in 1998 IMACS
114 French textile city LILLE
116 Oft-chronicled conflict THE THE WAR STATES
120 Goose genus ANSER
121 “Steppenwolf” novelist HESSE
122 Yes follower SIREE
123 Actress Balin or Claire INA
124 Made on a loom WOVEN
125 ___ Hall University SETON
126 High-pH solutions LYES
127 LAX update ETD
128 Auctioned auto REPO
DOWN
1 City bond, briefly MUNI
2 Blooms OPENS
3 Hold more liquor than THE TABLE DRINK
4 Imbibed minimally HAD ONE
5 Thai appetizer SATAY
6 “Off the Court” author ASHE
7 Cause of Sonoran snorin’ SIESTAS
8 Commensurate ON A PAR
9 Actor Kilmer VAL
10 Stone and Watson EMMAS
11 Contents meas. NET WT
12 Triage areas, briefly ERS
13 Patio planter POT
14 Worship IDOLIZE
15 Unruffled SERENE
16 Prancer teammate COMET
18 Bette Midler hit MY WINGS WIND
21 Old Persian title SHAH
25 Second feature, in drive-in lingo COHIT
26 ___ candy EYE
32 Sporty car roof T TOP
34 Actress Garr TERI
35 Cow poke PROD
36 Rest stops OASES
38 Frrreeezing ZERO TWENTY
40 Probe, pooch-style PAW
41 Post founder? ARIANNA
43 Lots of dough WADS
45 Some plugs ADS
46 “I called 911” HELP THE WAY
47 Ottoman relative DIVAN
50 Metal marble STEELIE
51 Corleone crony Tessio SAL
53 With -scope, an ear device OTO
55 D.C.-born Bill NYE
56 Part of T.A.E. ALVA
59 Way more than just smitten LO HEAD HEELSVE
60 “My composure left me” I LOST IT
61 Reassure, as a dog PET
64 Beethoven’s Ninth is in it: abbr. DMIN
66 “Rules apply to all citizens” NO ONE THE LAW
68 Western treaty grp. OAS
69 Diploma word SUMMA
71 Early bird EGG
73 Italian III TRE
76 Quiche, for one PIE
78 Calc cousin TRIG
81 Fence-crossing aid STILE
83 Common game piece DIE
86 Short missions? OPS
88 Vehement reply to a query I DID
89 1961 hit, “___ Said” MAMA
91 Napoleon Dynamite, e.g. NERD
93 Hurting the most ACHIEST
95 Director Brian De ___ PALMA
96 “Nobody wins!” ITS A TIE
98 Thompson’s cinema nanny MCPHEE
100 Privileged groups ELITES
102 Actress Donahue ELINOR
103 Meyers and Rogen SETHS
104 “___ the force, Luke” USE
105 Woofer’s notes LOWS
106 Computer letters? EMAIL
107 Styx crosser FERRY
108 Syrian in the news ASSAD
109 Hypnotist’s word SLEEP
113 Apt anagram of “pittance,” “a ___ tip” CENT
115 Mr. Rubik ERNO
117 General on a Chinese menu TSO
118 Farm female HEN
119 “Didn’t I tell you?” SEE
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