Many a David Foster Wallace piece Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. make an effort or attempt
2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
(noun)
1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition
2. a tentative attempt

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WALLACE (noun)
1. English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)
2. Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
DAVID (noun)
1. French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
2. patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
EYASS

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Across

1. Easy putt

6. Clever

11. Exam for a future atty.

15. Boulderer's safety item

18. Muffin alternative

19. Sea surrounding Mykonos

21. Flour in Indian cooking

22. "Mr. Blue Sky" band, in brief

23. Some "Star Trek" slang?

25. Infamous Russian mystic

27. Glow up?

28. One might be liquid or frozen

29. Street that might run all the way through town

31. Like most autographs

32. French filmmaker Jacques

34. Secrets known only to E.N.T.s?

38. Depression formed by a volcano's collapse

41. Did a taxing job?

42. C.I.A. forerunner

43. Listened to "Rigoletto" way too many times?

46. Mideast leaders

48. Member of the South Asian diaspora

49. Ocho menos uno

50. Berkeley university, familiarly

53. Rubber stamp go-with

58. Not gross

59. Wild hogs

61. "___ y plata" (Montana's motto)

62. Sleuth, slangily

64. "A sharp edge recalls a splinter's bite" or "The forest's final revenge is whisper-thin," e.g.?

69. N.K. ___, "Broken Earth" trilogy author

73. Summer in France

74. Person discussed in Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution

75. Spark joy?

80. Educational inst.

81. "Feast," in Arabic

82. Count (up)

83. Slippery swimmer

85. Daniel ___ (children's TV character)

89. "The heart of the internet," per its tagline

91. Handful

93. Those opposed

95. Animated explorer

96. Cornea-reshaping surgery

98. Diwali or Holi?

101. Queen ___ (pop nickname)

102. Bouncing

105. Some hair products

106. Like the world's worst demolition company?

110. Rose bowl?

111. Status after a leadoff walk

112. Drubbing

113. Wibbly-wobbly

115. Hot stone massage location

118. Take a risk

120. A whole bunch of ocean detritus?

124. Tsp. or tbsp.

125. Triumphal monument shape

126. Off-target

127. Family girl

128. Fleur-de-___

129. Luxury goods retailer since 1867

130. Needlessly adorns, in an idiom

131. Massachusetts county in which the term "gerrymandering" was first applied

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1. Disapproving sounds

2. "Dissent is patriotic" grp.

3. Anti-matter?

4. Overnight stop

5. Made irrelevant

6. ___ serif

7. Free-for-all

8. Stress-induced discomfort

9. Stimpy's TV partner

10. Make it?

11. Roundup rope

12. Comics legend behind the Fantastic Four

13. Calls out on social media, slangily

14. Odd-toed ungulate

15. Document used for a travel companion who might sit under a seat

16. Many characters in Pixar's "Elio"

17. "The Bear" matriarch played by Jamie Lee Curtis

20. Rootless

24. Green Egyptian god

26. Get into, as a cab, say

30. DiFranco who made her Broadway debut in "Hadestown"

33. Northernmost arm of the Mediterranean

35. Like a blue moon or blue steak

36. Something to chew on

37. Ship brass

38. Work with Python, say

39. Park and Fifth, e.g.: Abbr.

40. Tennis score following deuce

44. Second-in-command

45. ___ Place, female companion of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

47. Closely examine

51. "Dancing With the Stars" network

52. Cardinals legend Brock

54. With the bow, in music

55. Sullen

57. "Indeed!"

60. Performed exceptionally, in slang

63. Bibliography listing

65. Louvre Pyramid architect

66. Mail Boxes ___

67. Chain that sells climbing gear

68. Only egg-laying mammals besides platypuses

69. Mocking cry

70. "Night" memoirist Wiesel

71. They might be the last to be booked on an airplane

72. Grp. for Commanders and Chiefs

76. Holiday classic starring Will Ferrell

77. Soapmaker's supply

78. Be inclined

79. Cryptid with a Tibetan name

84. Speech therapist's target

86. Frigg and Freyja, e.g.

87. One of the Great Lakes

88. Cleaning cloths

90. Home of the N.C.A.A.'s Flyers

92. Train sound

93. Home services website

94. Dig up dirt, say

97. "Barry Lyndon" director

99. QB's worry: Abbr.

100. Statement by someone who's out of date?

101. Vietnamese sandwich

103. Animals known for their slow metabolism

104. Capital of ancient Troy?

106. Alternative to express

107. Ancient Andeans

108. Like some allergy sprays

109. Splendid

114. Young newts

116. A runner may need to pick it up

117. Charger's option, informally

119. Flop ___ (period of failure)

121. Part of NGO: Abbr.

122. Prefix with cycle

123. Christmas carol contraction

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