Lexicographer credited with standardizing American English spelling Crossword Clue

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Lexicographer credited with standardizing American English spelling Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. United States politician and orator (1782-1817)
2. English playwright (1580-1625)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LEXICOGRAPHER (noun)
1. a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
CREDITED (adjective)
1. (usually followed by `to’) given credit for

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Across

1. Tiny amount (of)

5. Pie __

10. Celtic Sea country

15. Harbor service vessel

19. Hawk

20. Temperament

21. Trilling event, often

22. "Say Anything ... " star Skye

23. The celebrity triangle player __

26. Not very exciting

27. Future residents

28. Puts down?

29. Touches up a text

31. Put on

32. The organized drummer __

36. Loch with a legend

37. Country Music Hall of Famer Buck

39. "Downton Abbey" daughter

40. Short way?

41. Goes soft

43. Hey thats enough!

45. Surgical beam

47. The jovial maraca player __

52. Move like a mouse

53. Consoles with Nunchuks

54. Wipe out

57. "The Christmas Song" composer Mel

58. Field

60. Tennis icon Arthur

63. "If This Is a Man" author Primo

65. Pt. of NATO

66. The irresponsible trumpet player __

70. Take the gold

71. One up, e.g.

73. Biblical paradise

74. Helpful

75. Teller’s offering

77. First island in The Beach Boys' "Kokomo"

79. German auto pioneer Adam

80. Bully's arsenal

81. The influential harpist __

87. Made the shot?

90. Salty expanse

91. Pipework fastener

92. Food Network's "Be My Guest With __ Garten"

93. Bath depleter

95. A bit pickled

97. Person named in a will

101. The careless trombone player __

105. Chicken run border

106. Early mainframe

107. "Buona sera!"

108. Former name of a 3D X-ray technique

110. Frog kin

111. The thoughtful guitar player __

116. Piedmont blues guitarist Baker

117. Bring to mind

118. Come clean about

119. Comic strip canine

120. Future growth opportunity?

121. Bishops' gathering

122. In need of a rinse

123. Sign of age

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Down

1. Fireplace receptacle

2. Darling

3. Trees in the birch family

4. Discussion to assign culpability

5. N'Djamena's country

6. Runs smoothly

7. Pal in Poitiers

8. Arrive at last

9. Sheet music threesomes

10. Best opposite

11. Distracted Driving Awareness Mo.

12. Aromatic necklace

13. Seaside flyer

14. Most wise

15. Hit back

16. Least gooey brownie pieces

17. Out to dinner, maybe

24. Nourished

25. Author Rand

30. Composer Gustav

32. Lydic of 'The Daily Show'

33. Restaurant guide

34. Hep "Roger that"

35. "Star Wars" order

37. Like many a Chardonnay

38. Site opening?

42. Exodus mount

43. Get into, as a bunk bed

44. Some Energizer products

46. Central Asia's North __ Sea

47. Nova __

48. Bullpen member

49. Clemens handle

50. Knight's handle

51. Swarm (with)

52. 'Quickly!'

55. Upholsterer's task

56. Forces out

58. One of two colors on Poland's flag

59. "Baa-ram-__": "Babe" chant

60. Quick on one's feet

61. The Blues of the NHL, for short

62. Zoom off, quaintly

64. Stamp pad refills

67. Sharon of "Dreamgirls"

68. Collector's __

69. Cyberbusiness

72. Fool

76. Lead

78. Subject of a 233-foot statue in Leshan, China

79. Female bear in Spanish

80. Priam's kingdom

82. Source of extra dough

83. Vaping product

84. Cub Scout groups

85. Apartment honcho, familiarly

86. Network with some MLB postseason games

87. Makes juice from concentrate, say

88. Monotonous

89. Fill to excess

94. Fortune

95. Princess toppers

96. Enthusiastic reply to "Who wants ice cream?"

98. Privatize?

99. Aegean island

100. Melt down, as fat

102. Jack Pearson of "This Is Us," e.g.

103. Asst.'s responsibility, often

104. Tell a whopper

105. Consumer protection agcy

108. Crockery defect

109. Paralegal employer, for short

112. "The Holly and the __": traditional British carol

113. Slew

114. Bout ruling, briefly

115. Early ABC program, for short

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