The Big Crunch, theoretically, for our universe Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
2. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
(verb)
1. bring to an end or halt
2. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CRUNCH (verb)
1. chew noisily
2. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
CRUNCH (noun)
1. the act of crushing
2. a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
UNIVERSE (noun)
1. everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
2. (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn

Hint 3: Anagram

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

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14. Problem with a story

18. Shallot relatives

20. Icon beside a username

21. Push-up, for example

22. Asia's rejuvenated North ___ Sea

23. "I vant to suck your blood!"

25. White Claws, e.g.

27. Twisted balloon shapes, typically

28. Doesn't wait to find out, say

29. Video game setting for noobs

30. Sculptor's degree, for short

31. Little annoyance

32. Turkey part

33. "I know you're the one who used up the last of my artisanal coffee!"

40. Apt letters missing from PRO_EC_T_

41. Reef setting

42. Profound

43. Preserve

44. Prepared to pray

47. Contradictory

50. "In ___," Colin Farrell dark comedy set in Belgium

52. Digs in the snow

53. Gridiron unit that includes the nose tackle, informally

54. Certain bony protrusions

55. "If you don't find the rings this instant, I'm calling off the wedding!"

60. Prodigal ___

61. Apex

62. Author Colfer of the "Artemis Fowl" series

63. Palindromic family member

66. "I love your paintings so much, I'd like to finance your next exhibition!"

73. What fighter pilots fight, for short

76. Noggins

77. Device for sending group messages?

78. Lap, maybe

79. Oaf

81. Surf in a daring way

83. 'You can say that again!'

84. Japanese city known for its beef

85. Shop-___

86. Pack-bearing beast

87. "Wow! With form like that, you're headed to Wimbledon!"

95. Stroke gently

96. Puts away

97. Planner unit

98. 'Don't fall for that!'

101. Like many wines and cheeses

102. Gallery collection

106. Where one might drink a mai tai or piña colada

107. "I'm so glad you shaved! I hated when you looked like a sexy lumberjack!"

109. Kind of contraceptive

110. Compete

111. Josh of "No Country for Old Men"

112. Love seats, e.g.

113. Certain body-weight exercises

115. Daisy relatives

116. Quitter’s word

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Down

1. Actor Idris

2. German dissent

3. Himalayan menace

4. With hands on hips.

5. Common occurrences for scratch golfers

6. Apple consumer?

7. Mesoamerican staple cooked in a cornhusk

8. Equilibria

9. Heavy coats

10. Torah vessels

11. Things marked during attendance

12. End it

13. They might be green or red

14. Dress for a job you probably don't want?

15. Apt name for a tuxedo cat

16. Embellish as with unnecessary words

17. Alternatively

19. Screw up

24. Ricochet

26. Supermodel Banks

31. Groovy!

32. Crushed, in a way

33. Rarin' to go

34. Land, as a fish

35. Palindromic family member

36. Contributed

37. Shakespeare character who declares "I am not what I am"

38. Baker's necessity

39. Loch ___

40. Sketches

45. Vast span

46. [That was a good one]

47. The thing in “The Thing,” for one

48. "Open ___ midnight"

49. United

50. No es ___ (Spanish put-down)

51. Cellular messenger

53. Audience stat

54. __-a-brac

56. David who directed the final four Harry Potter films

57. Tape players

58. 2020 Christopher Nolan sci-fi movie

59. Uses more than one's fair share of

63. Tofu alternative

64. As a joke

65. Obsessive supporters, in modern lingo

66. Bull rings?

67. Some summer purchases, informally

68. Laid-off

69. Madhouse

70. Texter's qualifier

71. Dude in Jamaica

72. Root beer order

73. Clutch

74. Disaster relief org.

75. Noted example of oligopoly, in brief

79. "Have a safe trip"

80. Fivers

81. "2001" villain

82. Far from basic

84. Baking recipe instruction

85. Biden and Bush, once, in brief

88. Professional responsibilities, colloquially

89. Show up

90. Cubans, e.g.

91. Spotted wildcat

92. Put your nose where it doesn't belong, say

93. Flowing tresses

94. One looking after pupils, for short

98. Device outmoded by the smartphone

99. "Holesome" figures

100. Carving material for beginners

101. ___ Arena, concert venue in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

102. Waves a hand in front of, maybe

103. __ Romeo

104. Director Johnson of "Knives Out"

105. Word repeated into a mic

108. Symbol on an Oregon license plate

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