Tolkien creature Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

TOLKIEN (noun)
1. British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973)
CREATURE (noun)
1. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
2. a human being; `wight’ is an archaic term

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27. Curry favor with

29. Busy hands

31. Double space?

33. Game cube

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36. Comedian Essman

37. Antibloating brand

38. Inform

40. “Jeremy” band

44. 'Antiques Roadshow' network

45. With artful modesty

46. Difficult to grasp

48. Show starter

49. Clay, later

50. Led down the aisle, slangily

51. Jacket paragraph

52. Golden Age film studio

53. MetLife Stadium team, on scoreboards

54. Third qtr.’s end

55. Bruno, to Mirabel, in "Encanto"

56. Have the same case, grammatically

58. Camel cousin

60. Call option’s counterpart

62. It might really be a drone

65. Slug’s lack

66. Curtis’s “Freaky Friday” co-star

67. School group?

68. Diwali dress

70. Anklebones

71. Positive thinker’s mantra

72. Tempered by experience

73. Graph representation

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76. Male delivery

77. 101 course, often

78. African antelope

79. J. Edgar Hoover Bldg. occupant

81. 2022 NL newbies

84. Track star Akins

85. "Tom Lake" novelist Patchett

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88. Leisurely stroll

90. Holiday whose celebrants might eat banh chung

91. Sharp as a tack

93. Run out of steam

94. Domain of Poseidon

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96. 1993 film that received Oscars for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress

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100. Local lecture program

101. Butterfly garden flower

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109. Sub’s single, say

112. Ancient marketplace

113. “So Big” author Ferber

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117. Cartoonist Finck

118. Burdened down

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120. Irascibility

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122. Kicked, in a way

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124. Virtual people

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2. Not bound to happen

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18. Button that often looks like a paper plane

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42. Average fellow

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45. 1995 swashbuckler that ranks among the biggest box office bombs ever

47. Maker of Revitalift products

52. Humanitarian aid agency’s offering

57. Fanning of "The Great"

59. Bananas, in Bolivia

61. FAQ target

63. Diane of “Fire Country”

64. Freezer aisle brand

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69. Not well kept

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88. Spotify genre

89. Bearer of purple berries

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