THE END IS IN SIGHT

Difficulty: HardGrid: 21x21147 clues~30-60 minBy Daniel A. Finan7/17/2011

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Across

1 Across: Punch (3 letters)
4 Across: Birthstones whose name starts with the same letter as their month (5 letters)
9 Across: Senescence (6 letters)
15 Across: Puzzle (5 letters)
20 Across: Advantage (3 letters)
21 Across: "Chasing Pirates" singer Jones (5 letters)
22 Across: "Stop that!" (6 letters)
23 Across: Matt in the morning (5 letters)
24 Across: It means nothing (3 letters)
25 Across: Parting words from the busy type (18 letters)
28 Across: Whom a guy might hang with when he's not with the guys (6 letters)
30 Across: Isn't shy with an opinion (8 letters)
31 Across: Area in a 1969 Elvis Presley hit (6 letters)
32 Across: "The Chosen" author Chaim (5 letters)
34 Across: Cabinet dept. since 1965 (3 letters)
35 Across: Pottery base (4 letters)
36 Across: Hans Christian Andersen story (17 letters)
43 Across: Kind of shot (3 letters)
46 Across: Critter with foot-long teeth (5 letters)
47 Across: Dipped sticks? (4 letters)
48 Across: Island known for having "the wettest spot on Earth" (450+" of rain per year) (5 letters)
49 Across: French Revolution figure (5 letters)
51 Across: Adrien of cosmetics (5 letters)
52 Across: Iraq war subj. (3 letters)
53 Across: Hardly breaking a sweat (12 letters)
55 Across: Goldenrod, e.g. (4 letters)
56 Across: Article for Lil Wayne (3 letters)
57 Across: Eastern sect (3 letters)
58 Across: Appears gradually on the screen (7 letters)
59 Across: One of 15, once: Abbr. (3 letters)
60 Across: Major upset, say (7 letters)
62 Across: See 72-Across (3 letters)
65 Across: Monster of Norse myth (6 letters)
66 Across: End of a command at the Battle of Bunker Hill (16 letters)
69 Across: Symbol of strength, to the Maya (6 letters)
72 Across: With 62-Across, Whoopi's "Ghost" role (3 letters)
73 Across: Granter of an honorary degree to George Washington in 1776 (7 letters)
74 Across: Farmer's ___ (3 letters)
77 Across: Where K-I-S-S-I-N-G happens (7 letters)
79 Across: Hydroxide, e.g. (3 letters)
80 Across: C.I.A. forerunner (3 letters)
81 Across: Palm variety (4 letters)
82 Across: "Godspeed!" (12 letters)
86 Across: Water ____ (dental product company) (3 letters)
87 Across: How some stock is purchased (5 letters)
88 Across: City on the Ruhr (5 letters)
89 Across: Pianist Albéniz (5 letters)
90 Across: TV part (4 letters)
91 Across: Gymnast Comaneci (5 letters)
92 Across: Place with snorts (3 letters)
93 Across: End of a Benjamin Franklin aphorism (17 letters)
96 Across: Bring to a ___ (4 letters)
98 Across: 9/ (3 letters)
99 Across: Pacifist's protest (5 letters)
100 Across: The Jackson 5's first major label (6 letters)
103 Across: Most clueless (8 letters)
108 Across: Papal legate (6 letters)
111 Across: 2009 fantasy film based on a best-selling book (18 letters)
114 Across: Goof (3 letters)
115 Across: Former U.N. leader Kofi (5 letters)
116 Across: Key of the "Odense" Symphony (6 letters)
117 Across: "Swan Lake" maiden (5 letters)
118 Across: Arm of a starfish (3 letters)
119 Across: Has over (5 letters)
120 Across: Tree with fan-shaped leaves (6 letters)
121 Across: Grill brand (5 letters)
122 Across: Cause for a TV-MA rating (3 letters)

Down

1 Down: Contemporary of Freud (4 letters)
2 Down: See 96-Down (4 letters)
3 Down: Vegetable on a vine (10 letters)
4 Down: Cruising the beat (8 letters)
5 Down: Hoi ___ (6 letters)
6 Down: Coach Parseghian (3 letters)
7 Down: Varnish resins (4 letters)
8 Down: Jesus, to Christians (8 letters)
9 Down: Quarterfinal groups, e.g. (6 letters)
10 Down: "The way I see it ..." (4 letters)
11 Down: See 15-Down (4 letters)
12 Down: Jesús, for one (4 letters)
13 Down: Notre Dame football legend (4 letters)
14 Down: Time to enjoy le soleil (3 letters)
15 Down: With 11-Down, leaders (5 letters)
16 Down: Chicago mayor before Emanuel (5 letters)
17 Down: Number with two (4 letters)
18 Down: Riga resident (4 letters)
19 Down: Switch ending (4 letters)
26 Down: Creator of Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose (5 letters)
27 Down: Watch on the beach, maybe (4 letters)
29 Down: Like bubble gum and questions (6 letters)
33 Down: Skills (7 letters)
35 Down: Main (5 letters)
36 Down: Détentes (5 letters)
37 Down: Classic root beer brand (5 letters)
38 Down: 1980s lightweight boxing champ (7 letters)
39 Down: Of the same sort (4 letters)
40 Down: D.C. baseballer (3 letters)
41 Down: "Ya think?!" (3 letters)
42 Down: Stuff in a pit (3 letters)
43 Down: Give a body check (5 letters)
44 Down: "C'est ___" (5 letters)
45 Down: Vols' school (5 letters)
49 Down: Where Julio Iglesias was born (6 letters)
50 Down: Rampaging, after "on" (5 letters)
53 Down: Had been (4 letters)
54 Down: They moved from Minnesota to Los Angeles in 1960 (6 letters)
56 Down: 1994 Denis Leary/Kevin Spacey flick (6 letters)
57 Down: Sorority letter (4 letters)
60 Down: Stone in Hollywood (6 letters)
61 Down: Word repeated in "I ___! I ___!" (3 letters)
62 Down: Bellyache (4 letters)
63 Down: Home of the 46-Across: Abbr. (3 letters)
64 Down: "Ta-da!" (7 letters)
66 Down: "Così fan ___" (5 letters)
67 Down: "Buzz off!" (4 letters)
68 Down: Eddie on "Leave It to Beaver" (7 letters)
69 Down: Dovetails (5 letters)
70 Down: Emily Dickinson poem "For Every Bird ___" (5 letters)
71 Down: Bombastic (5 letters)
74 Down: Some clickers (10 letters)
75 Down: Over (5 letters)
76 Down: Military group headquartered in Colo. Spgs. (5 letters)
78 Down: Architect Saarinen (5 letters)
79 Down: Hankering (4 letters)
81 Down: "___ Alive" (6 letters)
83 Down: Today preceder (3 letters)
84 Down: "Silent" one (3 letters)
85 Down: Krazy ___ (3 letters)
86 Down: Something to watch when there's nothing on? (8 letters)
87 Down: Big name in brewing (8 letters)
90 Down: Modern update (5 letters)
93 Down: Clue (4 letters)
94 Down: San ___, Calif. (6 letters)
95 Down: Little thrill (6 letters)
96 Down: 2006 comedy title character from western 2-Down (5 letters)
97 Down: Buck in the Country Music Hall of Fame (5 letters)
100 Down: [Kiss] (4 letters)
101 Down: "Yikes!" (4 letters)
102 Down: Perfect specimens (4 letters)
103 Down: Half: Prefix (4 letters)
104 Down: Cry after hitting a jackpot (4 letters)
105 Down: "Peter Pan" fairy, for short (4 letters)
106 Down: Struggle (through) (4 letters)
107 Down: Surfer's concern (4 letters)
109 Down: "Dies ___" (4 letters)
110 Down: Serengeti antelope (4 letters)
112 Down: Witch (3 letters)
113 Down: Point of writing? (3 letters)

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