Davis of "The Fly" Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

DAVIS (noun)
1. American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889)
2. United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964)
FLY (verb)
1. pass away rapidly
2. decrease rapidly and disappear
FLY (noun)
1. flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
2. an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
FLY (adjective)
1. (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

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26. Voices above tenors

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32. "The Pitt" figs.

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37. Cautionary ___

38. 22-Across variation in a flower garden?

42. Studio Ghibli film about a magical goldfish

43. Member of the fam

44. Sketch comedy series starring Odenkirk and Cross

45. City in western Germany

47. Iroquois nation

49. Clarinetist's supply

53. Above poetically

54. Orb weaver's creation

57. 22-Across variation in a desert?

62. "Pull up __"

63. Soprano solo

64. Spoke like a cat

65. Garden bed planting

68. Peter's adversary in a Prokofiev composition

71. "Clueless" source novel

73. Some recital attendees

74. Like characters that lean one way?

77. Require

79. Likeness

82. 22-Across variation in a forest?

87. Part of a pronoun pair

88. "Origin" director DuVernay

89. SpongeBob's pet, for one

90. Party balloon filler

93. Rough it in comfort

95. "The Phantom Tollbooth" author Juster

98. The NCAA's Tigers

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102. 22-Across variation in a birdcage?

107. Supplant

108. __ fin

109. Bichon frise bark

110. Bronte's Jane

111. Wife, in 101-Down

113. Film without a major studio

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Down

1. Santa ___ winds

2. Pt. of HDTV

3. Not in the closet

4. Assembled on-site

5. Poi source

6. ___ poetry

7. Volcanic fallout

8. "You're accusing me?!"

9. Pesto __ Genovese

10. Lithe

11. Subdivision

12. Biblical disciple

13. Insta grid item

14. Benjamin

15. Graf below a headline

16. Jennifer of "Murder Mystery"

17. "Aladdin" title

18. Icy, as a glare

23. Ovens for buns, but not loaves

24. Satellite dish spot

28. Gloria in Excelsis __

29. Recedes

30. Ancient harp

31. Téa of "Death of a Unicorn"

33. “Oh, of course!”

34. Certain delivery worker?

36. Disinfectant brand

39. Some fitness orgs.

40. Wipe away

41. Cutesy- —

42. In and of itself

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48. Activate

50. Segment of a Taylor Swift show

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55. Barely achieved, with "out"

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58. Yee-___!

59. Make up (for)

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66. Four Corners state

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69. Millipede's multitude

70. Common houseplant

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78. One-seventh of una semana

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94. Dots

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114. Lighten (up)

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121. Query

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