Dickens novel that's only read periodically? Crossword Clue

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PERIODICALLY (adverb)
1. in a sporadic manner
DICKENS (noun)
1. a word used in exclamations of confusion
2. English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)

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5. Wrigley product

8. Ocean liner?

13. Brazilian coins

18. Govern

19. Inspired by

20. Per __

21. Kaitlin of “High Potential”

22. Upside found periodically in a bad situation?

24. On the wrong path

25. Shelter org.

26. ___ turtle

27. Fills with love

29. Queen singer played periodically by Rami Malek?

31. "Come on now"

33. In the past

35. Takes a rideshare

36. MLB stat

38. Flavor of many a bright green martini

41. Baking ware that's only used periodically?

46. Cary Grant film that airs periodically on classic movie channels?

51. Due-in hr.

52. Parroted

54. Swimmer's wear

55. Midsize car

56. Word

58. Clutched

59. Must pay

62. Pagoda instrument

63. Fancy tie

65. Tyler of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"

67. Anise aperitif

69. Advantage in some situations, or an alternate title for this puzzle

75. Beauty aisle brand

76. Dorm digs

77. Coins of the realm?

80. Basketball stuff

83. Civil rights icon Mandela

86. Olaf's creator in "Frozen"

89. Udder part

90. Physicist Newton

92. ___ Quixote

93. Bee keeper

95. Rocky III actor

100. Perfect stand-up material performed periodically?

102. Portrayal

104. "What a treat!"

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108. Perseveres with

111. Warms

115. Hairstyling device applied periodically?

118. Like tiramisu and cannoli

120. Letter before sigma

121. Desert near the Sinai Peninsula

122. Victory celebration

124. Periodically prone to breaking the speed limit?

126. Elevator stop, in Paris

127. Fit to be farmed

128. Chart-topper

129. Rae who plays President Barbie in "Barbie"

130. Broadway awards

131. Bristlelike grippers on gecko feet

132. Batteries in some remotes

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1. Clutch

2. Olympic sleds

3. God of Islam

4. Agnus __

5. Choice when the Tide runs out?

6. Lower arm bones

7. Pre-eruption lava

8. Conspirator in "Julius Caesar"

9. Go (for)

10. Carrier whose primary hub is Charles de Gaulle

11. Headliner

12. Diggs of “All American”

13. Surfaces that hold tracks and ties

14. Borden mascot

15. In accordance with

16. Scottish waters

17. Hiccup

20. Bunch of clowns, maybe

23. Greenhorn

28. RN workplaces

30. Boring

32. Shelter sound

34. Significant stretch

37. Inseam unit

39. BlackBerrys, e.g.: Abbr.

40. Can opener

41. Like a movie making fun of its own plot holes

42. Great Basin people

43. Mockery

44. __ shed

45. Sports podcaster Katie

47. The 587-piece Pokémon Eevee, e.g.

48. Big fuss

49. "You ___ do it!"

50. Cornwall lang.

53. Exchange words

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59. "What a treat!"

60. 'Now, where __?'

61. Team's adjective

64. Business card no

66. Only OK

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71. Got the measure of

72. The Miners of the NCAA

73. Museum piece

74. Syndrome in "The Incredibles," e.g.

78. Model Delevingne

79. "Not you, too!?"

80. Pulled off

81. Mex. neighbor

82. Pt. of USNA

84. Lacking sharp sound quality, briefly

85. Ridicule

87. ___ Paulo Brazil

88. Military force

91. Features of PC towers, once

93. Rescue dog, e.g.

94. 'Hard pass!'

97. Home of the Large Hadron Collider

98. Summer in la cité

99. Go unused

101. Give some shade?

103. Intel org.

105. As a result of

106. Church instrument

107. John Milton's "Lycidas," for one

109. Letter before beta

110. Lower leg bone

112. Like many indie films

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114. Bar mixers

115. Tech news site

116. College figs.

117. Grub

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