CIA predecessor Crossword Clue

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PREDECESSOR (noun)
1. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
2. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
CIA (noun)
1. an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council

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Across

1. Appears to be

6. 6 Japanese electronics giant

10. 10 Largest of the Three Bears

14. 14 24 hr. bill dispenser

17. 17 Fish-tank buildup

18. 18 Laundry shaft

19. 19 Alpaca cousin

21. 21 Bakery purchase

22. 22 Calling conveniences, once

24. 24 Diner patron

25. 25 Animal in the house

26. 26 Emphatic Spanish assent

27. 27 Hebrew month

28. 28 Laundry essentials, once

30. 30 Campfire remnant

32. 32 Wood shaper

35. 35 Poker stake

36. 36 Living room furniture, once

43. 43 Tibia's locale

46. 46 Assistance

47. 47 Actress Longoria

48. 48 Tofu source

49. 49 US Army field ration

50. 50 Major tractor brand

51. 51 Stocks up on again

54. 54 Car starters, once

57. 57 Storybook beasts

58. 58 "Sorry, __ interested"

60. 60 Utah singing group surname

61. 61 Clock-change hrs.

62. 62 Requirement

63. 63 Type of decal

66. 66 Noteworthy period

68. 68 Output devices, once

75. 75 "Your point being..."

76. 76 Shrill insect

77. 77 Tiny amount

80. 80 Words from a sponsor

83. 83 Register button, once

87. 87 Sty dweller

88. 88 Removed from a manuscript

89. 89 Cream machines, once

93. 93 Hard at work

95. 95 Ink spots

96. 96 Morning hrs.

97. 97 Simpsons shopkeeper

99. 99 DC baseballer

100. 100 AL Central team

101. 101 Chow for a bow-wow

102. 102 Stores for shutterbugs, once

106. 106 Unknown, for short

108. 108 Songwriter Jule

109. 109 Meadow call

110. 110 What was kneaded with, once

115. 115 Marine food-chain top

117. 117 Largest Caribbean island

121. 121 "Your point being..."

122. 122 11th-century explorers

123. 123 Memo duplicator, once

126. 126 Journey segment

127. 127 Online purchase descriptor

128. 128 Drawn from a keg

129. 129 Make up for

130. 130 Duet complement

131. 131 Dict. entries

132. 132 Wonka creator

133. 133 Busybody

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1. Depletes

2. Grades K-12

3. Big heads

4. Extreme zealot

5. Take notice of

6. Ought to

7. Western villains

8. Extreme degree

9. Without a doubt

10. Urgent request

11. “Sad To Say ...”

12. Trajectory

13. Single-cell life

14. Understand?

15. Sharing the lead

16. Big Apple baseballers team

18. Rank above maj

20. Elvis' middle name

23. Act properly

28. Rainy

29. Between ports

31. Timetables, informally

33. McAn of shoedom

34. Casual greeting

36. Industry magnate

37. Feudal superior

38. Was mad about

39. C.S. Lewis kingdom

40. Outback birds

41. Theme park shuttle

42. French bike

44. Vexes

45. Bird's abode

50. Eminem mentor

52. Second chances

53. Arrange, as by size

55. Best left unsaid

56. Online tech mag

59. Maple Leafs, on scoreboards

64. More amiable

65. Type of bleaching agent

67. Munitions merchant

69. Output from an oboe

70. Secure, as a skiff

71. Old-school cheer

72. Object of adoration

73. Japanese host of the '98 Winter Olympics

74. Glass ingredient

78. Common dumbbell wt.

79. Barely outscores

80. Rhyme scheme

81. Humdrum

82. Sluggish, as traffic

84. Digital read

85. Poetic lament

86. Luxuriant, as gardens

88. Schoolyard comeback

90. Govt security

91. Maritime: Abbr.

92. Nimble

94. Cowled crimefighter

98. Maine, vis-a-vis Georgia

102. Pizza topping

104. Medicinal plant-based

105. Track down

107. Prefix for present

110. Quit doing

111. "Once again …"

112. Dental procedure

113. "NFL Live" airer

114. Commission earners

116. Badge wearer

118. Well informed about

119. Flexed

120. Neck of the woods

123. Upper Atlantic fish

124. What makes men mean

125. Pick up the tab

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