Drag performer? Crossword Clue

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PERFORMER (noun)
1. an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
DRAG (verb)
1. proceed for an extended period of time
2. to lag or linger behind
DRAG (noun)
1. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
2. the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

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6. ___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold"

11. "Spartacus" or "Gladiator"

15. Comic Kaplan

19. Like harem pants

20. Large spread

21. Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles"

22. George Orwell's alma mater

23. "Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)

27. Stinging plants

28. Vaudeville offering

30. Call at home

31. Banned body builders, slangily

32. Relax on a plane? (Gen X)

35. ___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend

36. Dynamic opening

37. One side of the Bering Strait

38. QB stat: Abbr.

41. Device in a high-tech farm

43. Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally

45. "Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs"

48. Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial)

52. Hit the horn

54. Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed

56. Trade show

57. Holiday celebrated with bánh chung

58. "Superfood" berry

60. Small bite

62. N.F.C. South player

64. Beatles nickname

67. Greed

68. Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z)

71. Awesome after dark? (Gen X)

73. Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions

74. Fare at many a shoreline eatery

76. Disco guy on "The Simpsons"

77. Moonshiners' needs

78. Temporary halt, legally

79. Difficulty, to Hamlet

81. Aromatherapy liquids

84. Symbol for fair weather in a forecast

85. Green opening

87. One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z)

91. Tempo

93. Antonym and rhyme for "nay"

95. Ancient Greek tunic

96. "Absolutely!"

97. Province bordering Turin

99. ___-weenie

102. Grp. that investigates cases?

104. Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial)

108. Pagan religion

110. "The Merchant of Venice" heroine

111. Garb for an Indian bridesmaid

112. Men's accessory organizer

114. Labor leaders?

116. Leave just after the first person? (Boomer)

120. Olympus ___ (Martian volcano)

121. Shaving gel additive

122. Vaulted

123. Like some undercover detectives

124. Historic periods

125. Takes a load off

126. Wee

127. Less off-the-wall

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1. Pro's camera type

2. Numismatist's acquisition

3. "Got it," on a radio

4. Kutcher of "That ’70s Show"

5. Like the most pedantic pedant

6. Windows upgrades, perhaps

7. The "A" in STEAM

8. Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific

9. Laddie's cap

10. "Yes, captain!"

11. Letter before zeta

12. Singer Page or LaBelle

13. Bargain bin abbr.

14. Tops of waves

15. "Come off it now!"

16. Courtyards

17. First section of the "Iliad"

18. 2013 title role for Asa Butterfield

24. Collector's item?

26. Addis Ababa residents

29. Carrier with a Flying Dutchman magazine

32. Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool"

33. Catch

34. Handle

36. Oprah or Ellen

38. Industrial ___

39. "Much obliged," in a text

40. Head honcho

42. Shamefaced

44. Kimono closer

46. The headline "Kids Make Nutritious Meals," e.g.

47. Run off with

49. Source of onomatopoeic words

50. 1990s Indian P.M.

51. Mark on a freshly polished shoe

53. Coveter's sin

55. Source of some natural dyes and sugars

59. The good dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur"

61. Liverpudlian, e.g.

63. It holds the line?

65. Most exceptional

66. Pests that bug pups

67. Kidnap

68. The ___ the limit!

69. Prepare to drive

70. "Not to mention..."

72. Breed of Smoky, the first known therapy dog, familiarly

75. Objectivist author Rand

78. Go out with

80. Disposable items by the door of an open house, perhaps

82. Sheltered side

83. Typical univ. applicants

86. "___ Eyes" (Eagles tune)

88. Undesirable marks in high school

89. X's, to Aphrodite

90. Uses "lefty-loosey" on

92. Commencement ritual

94. Books with legends

98. Small crowns

100. Location of the malleus, incus and stapes

101. Maroon, in a way

103. Its leaves are eaten by giraffes

104. Froth

105. Pay tribute to

106. One of the sisters in Chekhov's "Three Sisters"

107. Sexology subject

108. Pun-filled, say

109. ___ squash

112. Tax code issues

113. Often-skinned body part

115. Country music's ___ Young Band

117. Head of production?

118. PC connection

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