"Don't be afraid to embrace fan fiction!"? Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

FICTION (noun)
1. a deliberately false or improbable account
2. a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
AFRAID (adjective)
1. feeling worry or concern or insecurity
2. filled with fear or apprehension

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8. Promising spot?

13. Skewed views

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20. Pont Neuf river

21. Withstand

22. Boxing judge locale

25. Folklore beasts

26. Snacking syllable

28. More reserved

29. Waterfall spray

30. Encouraging message to a sad nobleman?

34. Falafel holders

36. Was, in Spanish

37. Bird in much Australian art

38. 'Let me give you some advice . . .'

42. Some BrickLink.com buys

47. Give a name to

49. Kathmandu citizen

50. ____ smasher

51. Garment that's entirely unsuitable for cooking?

56. ___ mail

58. Father

59. Extravagant

60. For fear that

61. Body art

63. Tear up

65. "We made the right choice"

68. Title for Elroy during his boot camp days?

73. Tart citrus drink

76. Bud

77. Rec room amenity

82. Trig ratio

83. Goddess whose tears flood the Nile

86. Some classic PCs

89. Tropical sorbet flavor

90. Game that involves old-fashioned wine vessels?

95. Inconsequential moment

96. Discomfort

97. Not 'neath

98. Some cards checked by the TSA

100. Part of a swing set?

103. Gives the nod

106. Arequipa auntie

107. Sean of "Stranger Things"

108. Offering from an African republic?

114. At all

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121. Deli device

122. Feature of a "Twilight" relay race?

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128. Consumption

129. Agile

130. Berated

131. Newman of kid-lit

132. Foe

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2. "Bathers by a River" painter Matisse

3. Biotech giant

4. Allergy season needs

5. Bio, for one

6. Furious

7. Kagan of the Supreme Court

8. Unsure parent's response

9. Flower ring

10. Peculiar habits

11. Egyptian symbol also called the "key of life"

12. Input again

13. Oktoberfest structure

14. Fortune rival

15. Lump in one's throat

16. Olympic gymnast Lee

17. Aphrodite's son

18. Email status

19. Footwear with Jibbitz charms

24. ___ apparent

27. Unrefined rock

31. Abe, for one

32. Kathy of "Matlock"

33. On a streak?

35. On the briny

38. Alabama St., e.g.

39. Container weight allowances

40. "They beat me"

41. 13-Down purchase, perhaps

42. Word with chance or dance

43. Volcano featured in the second season of "The White Lotus"

44. Superlative acronym

45. Leave out

46. Title of respect

48. Clickable link

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53. Sassy

54. Cloverleaf component

55. Brooklyn NBA team

57. Easy gait

62. "For You" singer Rita

64. 'Uh-huh'

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67. Uncommon blood type, for short

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74. How checks are written

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78. Lip balm container

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82. Move fast, as clouds

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87. Booker T.s band

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94. Greenhorn

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102. Authorize

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124. Resistance unit

126. Gave birth to

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