Iconic nerd of 1990s TV Crossword Clue

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1990S (noun)
1. the decade from 1990 to 1999
NERD (noun)
1. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
2. an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession

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Across

1. Counterpart of a rani

6. Milk source

10. Water colors

15. Carpet on the forest floor

19. Rust, e.g.

20. Score direction for some stringed instruments

21. Crispy, say

22. Intellectual gathering

23. Was an employee at IHOP, in Valleyspeak?

26. Director Kurosawa

27. "The Little Prince" author ___ de Saint-Exupéry

28. Bit of travel info, for short

29. Dream stage

30. Mentally nimble

31. Quick bite

32. Fanned some Egyptian royalty, in Valleyspeak?

35. More likely to clap back

38. Designer who helped popularize the beatnik look, in brief

39. What Alaska is, among all the states

40. Remote button

41. Spec

43. Extra space

46. One of five Norwegian kings

47. Did some birding, in Valleyspeak?

53. Grub

57. Architectural feature above a belfry

58. God who sacrificed an eye for wisdom

59. Sharp-edged tool

60. 'Oh, sure!'

62. Supplies

65. Nowhere to be found

67. Radio City Music Hall style, informally

69. Pop singer Rita

70. Hitchhiked with a hangnail, in Valleyspeak?

75. Ive been __!

76. Mathematician John who won a Nobel in economic science in 1994

77. Craving

78. Listings in a bankruptcy filing

79. First state to implement a bottle deposit to fight littering

81. Some pulpy drinks, for short

84. "Doctor Who" and "Doctor Foster" airer, with "the"

86. Solemn words

88. The official fuel of the N.H.L. in Canada

89. Made some outfielder errors, in Valleyspeak?

93. Cousin of a Tony

96. Ciao!

97. Time to give up?

98. It's Raining ___ (gay anthem)

99. "Oh, there's more ..."

102. In the style of

105. Folded handout

108. Prepared for some new pet fish, in Valleyspeak?

112. Fashion designer Emhoff

113. Specialized vocabularies

114. Govt. lawyers

115. Kyiv's country: Abbr.

116. Spanish "My god!"

120. State capital in the Treasure Valley

121. Performed some witchcraft, in Valleyspeak?

124. Was mistaken

125. Little redhead in a long-running Broadway show

126. Nobel laureate Wiesel

127. Island where parts of "Jurassic Park" were filmed

128. Spot to plot

129. Binary question type

130. High-five, e.g.

131. This won't last

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1. Santa ___, city that's home to the Charles M. Schulz Museum

2. One acting on impulse?

3. Split from suddenly, in a way

4. E+X+T+R+A+S

5. Greek sun-god

6. "Let this be a lesson!"

7. Shakespearean conjunction

8. Deep-seated desires

9. Wide and uninhibited, as a grin

10. Start of a song with the same tune as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

11. Hadron component

13. Needing iron supplements, say

14. Lines on some grids: Abbr.

15. Get even

16. Oily fruits

17. Irritated with

18. Wolf (down)

22. Course in a Brazilian meal

24. Word with job or track

25. New Mexico county or its seat

30. Neuron, e.g.

33. Actress Kurylenko of "Quantum of Solace"

34. Eccentric sort

35. They shine during the day

36. Great heights

37. Move, in Realtor-speak

40. Some microbuses, in brief

42. Relating to some forces on Earth

44. “I knew it!”

45. Peaceful period

48. Swamp critter

49. Keep dreaming!

50. Smallest relative of an ostrich

51. Kind of mushroom that comes in a bundle

52. "What can ___ to help?"

54. "What took so long?!"

55. Summary of a contract's details

56. Wild guess

60. Treats, in a way, as a swelling

61. So many

63. Riddle in Zen Buddhism

64. Pretty fishy

66. Leave alone

68. One might be named for a king or queen

70. Pump, say

71. God who rides in a chariot pulled by two goats

72. Got just right

73. Souvenir from the seashore

74. Improve

80. Competitor who has manners

82. "You had one ___!"

83. Washington, D.C.'s International ___ Museum

85. Jessica of "The Better Sister"

87. W-2 requirement, in brief

89. Person from South Asia

90. Whisky flavorer

91. Very involved (in)

92. Catchall phrase from Latin

94. Stepped up to the plate

95. Woes

99. Awe-inspiring light show

100. Sushi consisting of thin slices of fish over rice

101. "Whew! Finished!"

103. Extol

104. Joints shown by no-show socks

106. Gathers together

107. Light (into)

108. Biblical tower locale

109. Clears, as profit

110. Welcome at the door

111. Something consumed by the ton by whales

117. Home of the Road to Hana, whose 64-mile length contains more than 600 curves

118. Modern-day Persia

119. Neglect to include

121. Route

122. Abbr. in a job posting

123. Carnival maker

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