Second strings Crossword Clue

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STRINGS (noun)
1. the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
2. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
SECOND (noun)
1. an indefinitely short time
2. a 60th part of a minute of arc
SECOND (verb)
1. give support or one’s approval to
2. transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
SECOND (adjective)
1. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
2. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
SECOND (adverb)
1. in the second place

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Across

1. Turmoil

7. Protagonist of Arabian folk tales

14. /

19. They might be sewn in at a beauty parlor

21. Mustangs sometimes race with them

22. Many a Quentin Tarantino film role

23. Classic Chevys

24. Vanity fare?

25. Super excited

26. Donkey Kong, e.g.

27. Some chords

29. Trash

30. Unhappy spectators

31. Live interview shout-out

32. Common sales promotion

34. End of fall?

38. Increases

39. Made less effective, in gamer slang

40. Like some picture frames

41. Part of a fishing line to which a hook is attached

43. Characters from Homer and Herodotus?

44. Goes higher, at an auction

47. Part of a modern assembly line

50. Some works of Pablo Neruda

54. Landmark featured in "Roman Holiday"

57. Reveals everything

59. Biblical inspiration for Caleb, in Steinbeck's "East of Eden"

60. Landscaper's roll-out

61. Jason of "Aquaman"

62. Sign on a tray at a cash register … or a hint to entering 32-Across

71. Like Sherlock Holmes's "game"

72. Away from work, for short

73. Bit of plankton

74. Place for some light rest?

78. Band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" … or a hint to entering 54-Across

84. Long-running tour title for Taylor Swift

85. Cultural meeting place

87. Washington airport, informally

88. Smartphone precursors, for short

89. Typical features of locker rooms

92. European capital said to be the site of the first decorated Christmas tree

93. Gin or djinn, e.g.

96. Part of overalls

98. Mercilessly harsh treatment, in an expression … or a hint to entering 117-Across

101. Pivot without warning … or a hint to entering 19-Across

103. Not straight, in a way

104. Pilot

105. Questionable gift, for short?

106. Musician once nicknamed "The Beale Street Blues Boy"

108. One of 10 on each end of a beer pong table

111. Tough-guy title role

112. "Nice going!"

114. Harsh "reading"

116. Part of a bridal gown

117. ¼

118. Registers

119. Some bank deposits

120. Mentee

121. Start to boil

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Down

1. Like most Iraqis

2. Pack (down)

3. Perfect for a salad, say

4. Something often rolled over, for short

5. Was deeply affected by something

6. No longer in service

7. Passed with flying colors

8. Agonizing occurrences in online games

9. Bit of text pontification

10. Baby in a cave

11. Spreads

12. Sound of spring?

13. Potentially lethal snake

14. Some multi-masted ships

15. "Quit hounding me!"

16. Current measure

17. Start to boil

18. Mess around

20. Emotional strains

28. Last word of the New Testament

31. Prefix with centric

32. Onion or garlic

33. 2024 Shakira single "(___ Paréntesis)"

34. Compartmentalize

35. Swear

36. Quintet of experts on "Queer Eye," familiarly

37. Late actress Garr

42. Chaney of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"

43. Pointy part on a husky

45. Italian motorcycle brand

46. Insta alternative

48. Prominent instrument in Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" and Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe"

49. Revealing word

50. Plains tribe

51. Hot ___

52. North Carolina campus town

53. Leave rolling in the aisles

55. Love all, essentially

56. One of the Wilsons of Heart

58. Skewer

60. Thruway advisory

62. ___ Modern (London attraction)

63. Way off

64. Coffee named for the district it's grown in

65. Many many moons

66. Rejections

67. Weird Al Yankovic's parody of the song "Lola"

68. Little suck-up?

69. Antlered animal

70. Many moons

75. Gordimer who wrote "The Conservationist"

76. Non __ (unwelcome)

77. Major K-pop septet

78. Nonverbal OK

79. Privy to

80. The Flash's civilian identity ___ Allen

81. Bickering

82. Structure for a shark dive

83. 1980s Chrysler debut

86. Brain piece

88. Oxygen atoms have eight of them

90. Queens realm

91. One working the knight shift?

93. Mena of the "American Pie" films

94. Elemental

95. Pretty soon

96. Parisian eatery

97. Effect

99. Storing, as some ashes

100. Vice president with a Nobel Peace Prize

101. Fruit pastries

102. Put off

106. Head shop purchase

107. Memory unit

108. Pacify

109. Sch. with the Daily Bruin newspaper

110. Vet's concern

112. TikTok, for one

113. "Busy" one

115. Littl'un

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