Apt name of 12 popes Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

NAME (verb)
1. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
2. give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
NAME (noun)
1. family based on male descent
2. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
APT (adjective)
1. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
2. (usually followed by `to’) naturally disposed toward

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Across

1. Tennis superstar Nadal, familiarly

5. "Wicked" director Jon M. __

8. Unspecified degree:

11. Pack (down)

15. Sign me up!

16. Bygone carrier that had a fleet of "Clippers"

19. Really like

21. Woodwind related to the cor anglais

22. Article of sports equipment that typically has two rubber sheets of different colors

24. Delivery option

25. Sound from a ragdoll

26. Division signs, more formally

27. Word sung three times in a row in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"

28. Et ___ (and others)

29. Games on some kids' menus

30. Boss at a blaze

32. Game on some kids' menus

34. "King Kong" actress Wray

35. What might pop up from time to time?

37. Item in a numismatist's collection

38. "S.N.L." alum Nora

39. Champagne giant

42. Patient watchers

46. Birthstone before opal

49. Longtime NASCAR sponsor

51. Ladybug’s prey

53. Debaters who use deceptive arguments

55. Stag

56. Oscar-winning actress Loren

57. Lower-right button on YouTube ads

59. ___ nous (between us)

60. Kristen of "Bridesmaids"

61. Seduce

62. "In my estimation ..."

64. Rubber end of a golf club

65. Ninth inning, usually

66. Flooded

67. Iridescent jewelry material

68. Rug cleaner, for short

69. Lead-in to aging or anxiety

70. Two-time capital of the Mughal Empire

71. Biting pests

72. Follower of catch or latch

74. Former times

76. Cameron who voiced Princess Fiona in the "Shrek" movies

77. Flo Rida title sung before the words "just a little"

78. Big cat hybrid

79. No Shave November growth, informally

81. Mimic

82. Connecticut governor Lamont

83. N.B.A. team that plays at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

84. Compound that ripens bananas

86. Computer menu heading

88. Owlish, in a way

89. Bronte heroine

91. Bit of entertainment for a morning commute, maybe

94. A-one … or an "A" worth one

97. Beachy footwear

103. "I'm fine, but thanks anyway!"

105. Literally, 'the god'

106. Provocative

107. Parcel of land

108. Classic origami design

109. Medallions might be seen in them

110. ___ Games, event first held in 70-Across

111. Tupac and Eminem, for two

113. Give off

114. Like an authoritarian

115. ___ Montoya, "The Princess Bride" swordsman

116. Telly channel, with "the"

117. Well-grounded

118. Hit title for Abba or Rihanna

119. Email category

120. Website with a "Craft Supplies & Tools" page

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Down

1. Take to the cleaners

2. Class with frogs

3. Dressy clothes

4. Point of view

5. Filing pro

6. Roman emperor with a namesake wall

7. Hits Ctrl+Z to fix

8. Error message on a Blu-Ray display

9. Benedict Arnold's offense

10. Practice witchcraft on

11. Birthstone after opal

12. Filled with activity

13. Mushroom often added to cream sauces

14. Inherently

17. In the air

18. ___ Gala

19. Way off in the distance

20. Classical Greek precinct with a noted oracle

23. Imagine

29. Randall who created the webcomic "xkcd"

31. Sharpen

32. ___-Magnon

36. Felt someone's pain

38. Prank of doorbell ringing and running

40. Gradually entering, as a hot tub

41. Modern social media craze

43. Melodic way of speaking

44. Turn off

45. Less laissez-faire

46. Cutter with teeth

47. Make an enemy of

48. Identifies digitally?

49. Part of the Horn of Africa

50. Perfect condition

52. Throw out

54. Leaf-turning mo.

56. Put in stitches

58. Subject of an R.S.V.P.

61. Tiny amount

63. "Absolutely!"

69. Tough H.S. classes

73. Hosp. surgical sites

75. Youve gotta be kidding!

78. Swan song

80. Mononymous singer who popularized "New Celtic" music

83. Baloney

85. Birth name of Che Guevara

87. Computer addresses for short

88. Light bulb measure

90. Swirling currents

92. Intelligent sea mammal

93. Composer of the "Raindrop" prelude

94. How china is often sold

95. Short adventure tales

96. Barely manages to get through

97. Goes up against

98. Beast domesticated by the Incas

99. Longtime TV personality Regis

100. Tomato product

101. Culture medium

102. Country singer Loretta

104. "Survivor" group

107. Greek letter that resembles an "I" atop an "O," as seen eight times in this puzzle

110. Jerk

112. Period in the periodic table

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