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Old draft agcy. [AVXwords.com has the freshest weekly crosswords - sign up today] 81
Org. that has four teams with non-plural nicknames, which begin this puzzle's four longest answers 102
One of the only 12 letter words that typists can produce with just the left hand on a standard keyboard 103
Oklahoma Indian (and a three-word description of this puzzle's theme) 73
Org. founded in 1913 "to put an end forever to unjust and unfair discrimination against and ridicule of any sect or body of citizens" 143
Off-the-cuff riffs about old-timey clothes-cleaning devices? (Happy New Year to Emperor Justinian I!) 101
One who's called "the Merciful" and "the Compassionate" 79
Ocean "crossing" this puzzle's four longest answers (abbr.) 73
Online world where people live and pay taxes in 2010, according to Tom Clancy's "Net Force" series 112
Oz creator's cry when he first realized what family he was born into? 73
Only Rose, Aaron, Musial, Mays, Bonds, and Yount have played more National League games than him 96
One of "Time"'s 20th-century "greatest heroes & icons" 82
Oscar-winning star of "To Serve and Protect" in 1997's "In & Out" 93
Out of whack, or what's featured in each of this puzzle's theme answers 79
Ohio's ___ Point, home of the Top Thrill Dragster and Millennium Force roller coasters 90
Opera character who cries "Il fazzoletto!" ("The handkerchief!") 84
One may be knocked over continually by those goddamn teenagers in their goddamned pickup 88
Observation as to why a Kansas-based company has to relocate to San Francisco instead of Boston? 96
One of Time's 1993 Men of the Year called "The Peacemakers" 73
One of two brand names mentioned in Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" 75
One of Joe Theismann's bones infamously broken by Lawrence Taylor on "Monday Night Football" 106
Only man to twice win the U.S. Open without losing a set in the entire tournament 81
Old TV show that featured "bachelorettes," with "The" 73
Or maybe the subjects have ___, a condition in which letters and numbers are perceived as colors 96
One of the people responsible for "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" 75
One who's happy just to be at sea, despite being constantly seasick? 72
On a scale of 1 to 10, what one amp in "This Is Spinal Tap" goes to 77
O. Henry Award winner for "In the Region of Ice" (1967) and "The Dead" (1973) 97
Org. that campaigned unsuccessfully to change the name of Fishkill, New York 76
Only tree in the Monty Python sketch "How to recognise different types of trees from quite a long way away" 117
One's favorite decades old concert tee, in the eye's of one's wife 78
Office building problem that's a hint to this puzzle's theme entries (see their last three letters) 107
Org. with the Sullivan Award for character, leadership and sportsmanship 72
One of The Forbidden Planet's "Best of the Year" movies of 2006 77
Of whom Hamlet said "He hath borne me on his back a thousand times" 77
One of seven kings of Castile, five kings of Aragón, or two kings of Spain 77
On hold ... or what the seven rows of black squares in this puzzle's grid spell in Morse code 97
Old bandleader with the catch phrase "That's right–you're wrong!" 87
Only men's basketball coach to lead three different schools to the NCAA Final Four 86
Oft-riffed-on ad slogan since 1993 (California [dairy product] Processor Board) 79
Oddly, newspaper that is a minority stakeholder in the Boston Red Sox: Abbr. 76
Org. with a flag of five alternating green and white stripes and a blue union with 24 white stars 97
On second thought, make it a grim futuristic epic: "Zorro, the Gay Blade..." 86
Only baseball player to hit a home run in every inning from the first through the 16th 86
Only Semitic language that's an official language of the European Union 75
Only outfielder besides Winfield to win Gold Gloves in both leagues in the 1900s 80
One who "never was afraid of goons and ginks," in a Woody Guthrie title 81
One of Carrie Bradshaw's main love interests in "Sex and the City" 80
Org. that called chiropractic an "unscientific cult" in the '60s 78
One who sets a VHS of "The Crying Game" precisely to the money shot? 78
One-named sports star who was once the highest-paid athlete in the world 72
One set of gifts in "The 12 Days of Christmas" ... as suggested by the circled squares? 97
One of three Oscar hosts who were also nominated for an award the same year 75
Org. that replaced the "Drunk Driving" part of its acronym in the late '90s 89
Opera character who sees the words "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here" 82
Only valid three-letter Scrabble word that doesn't contain Y or any consonant 81
On second thought, make it a romantic comedy: "Soylent Green..." 74
Only song on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list that is not sung in English 108
Ones in charge of a case ... or a literal hint to the eight other longest answers in this puzzle 96
Onetime popular musician ... or a radio station where he might be heard? 72
One of the girls in the Madonna children's book "The English Roses" 81
One with an important role in the production of a fantasy film or period drama (not so important for a porno, though) 117
On second thought, make it a gangster film: "Charlie's Angels..." 79
Oscar-nominated director--1940, 1944, 1945, 1954 and 1960--who didn't win 77
Off one's rocker, and a hint to what the four longest puzzle answers have in common 87
Oscar who said "Under this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character" 86
One-named singer/songwriter of the 1970 Woodstock-inspired hit "Lay Down" 83
Oil-based paste mentioned in the lyrics to "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" 84
Only person to have the #1 movie, #1 album and #1-rated late-night TV show all in the same week 95
One of Skitch's successors as bandleader on "The Tonight Show" 76
Org. with the ad slogan "It's not science fiction. It's what we do every day" 95
Only U.S. state in which the name of the state and its capital share no letters: Abbr. 86
Only pitcher to win the deciding games of the ALCS, ALDS and World Series in the same year 90
One of the "Ten Worst Automobiles of 2007" as ranked by thetruthaboutcars.com 87
Only major "MASH" character played by the same actor in the film and TV series 88
Opening track of Television's classic album "Marquee Moon" 72
Oregon State running back who was the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year 73
Oingo Boingo leader also known for composing the theme to "The Simpsons" 82
One who might radio you not to break double nickel after seeing a Smokey 72
O'Donnell who hosted a widely panned 2008 Thanksgiving variety special 74
Only person to garner Oscar nominations for producer, director, writer, and actor for two films 95
Other name of the hit song "Volare," "___ Blu, Dipinto di Blu" 83
One famously begins "O Wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being" 83
Ostensible backdrop of the 2003 roman à clef "The Devil Wears Prada" 81
Owner of the bed that was too soft in "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" 80
Owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant on "The Simpsons" 72
Often-cited distance between things ... or what's hidden in this puzzle 75
Only player other than Sheffield to make the All-Star team with five different clubs 84
Org. for Ann Miller, who said "You try to help them, try to sing and dance ... it's heartbreaking." 113
Organization whose members are at least halfway toward becoming centenarians 76
One of the things "I've been" in the song "That's Life" 83
One who's easier to pray for than to visit, according to C. S. Lewis 72
Only major U.S. city with a radio station whose call letters spell the city's name 86
Old brand that promised "white white washes without red hands" 72
One of two cars besides a Cadillac named in Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac" 87
Other than Cain and Abel, the only son of Adam and Eve mentioned by name in the Bible 85
One might break off of your plastic fork, and right into the egg salad (goddammit) 82
Ohio minor league team whose alumni include C. C. Sabathia and Manny Ramírez 79
Output from a smoking gun or, read differently, input for TheSmokingGun.com 75
Only person to win an Oscar and a Razzie for Direction (not for the same movie, however) 88