Self-satisfied Crossword Clue

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SMUG

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(adjective)
1. having or displaying great dignity or nobility
2. feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SELF-SATISFIED (adjective)
1. marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
2. contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions
SATISFIED (adjective)
1. allayed
2. filled with satisfaction

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SMUG
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14. Humble home

14. Insert, as a link

15. "Quiet, you"

16. Blackjack card

17. News outlets

18. Florida city near St. Petersburg

19. Oktoberfest sausage, informally

19. Prepping period

21. __ pentameter

21. Mammals with big calves

22. Soft murmur

22. Stains with ash

23. Returned home

23. *Command to turn

24. Raise a false alarm

24. Winter cap feature

25. Jam

26. Clarifying phrase

27. Too sure of oneself

28. Tennis legend Arthur

29. *Recovers somewhat

29. Chest muscles for short

30. Secondary Insta accounts

31. Coup target

32. Dog park sounds

33. Small camping shelter

35. Feel crummy

35. Slowpoke's place

36. 'Despacito' singer Fonsi

36. Soft R&B ballad

38. Deli bread

39. Part of LAPD

40. Long part of a guitar or a giraffe

40. Nonprofit org. with a school for aspiring moviemakers

42. Causes of sorrow

42. Infatuated

43. Solange, to Blue Ivy Carter

44. Surrealist Magritte

45. Flourishing

46. Skating hazard

48. Market research company often cited in car ads

49. *Perform a daring act

51. WSJ competitor

52. Mended, as socks

52. Dedicated poem

53. Tudyk of "Firefly"

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54. Emulate Alysa Liu

56. Bark beetle target

57. Fancy-schmancy

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70. *Makes explicitly clear

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75. Apex predators of the sea

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78. Baseless

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84. Southernmost Ivy

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87. Software-driven F/X

88. Improviser's concluding phrase

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96. *Ink-filled tool for illustrators

99. Org. running many missions

100. Snack for a frog

101. Of vital importance

102. Speak unclearly

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123. Start of a spelling rule, or a rule to keep in mind while answering the starred clues

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30. Easily broken

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39. French summer

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47. "Roman Holiday" scooter

47. To some extent

48. Like some heated posts

48. Matchmaking platform available in Hebrew

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56. Was sure about

57. Fragrant herb

58. Head lights?

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