Slippery sorts Crossword Clue

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Slippery sorts Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

SLIPPERY (adjective)
1. not to be trusted
2. causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide

Hint 2: Anagram

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1. It's fine I guess

4. Dash follower

7. Source of some insomnia

12. Quick reads on the subway, perhaps

15. Filing pro

18. Treasure-seeking woodcutter of folklore

20. More in need of a massage

21. Group that works only for a few seconds at a time

23. H.S. club with student "diplomats"

24. In unison

25. Oh puh-lease!

26. "To add on …"

27. Witches' brew creatures

28. Concocts

29. Buffalo's county

30. Feline

32. Needles

33. "The Situation Room" airer

35. Nicholas II was the last one

37. Measure of resistance

38. Cathedral feature

40. Disco fan on "The Simpsons"

43. Some professions

45. Literary recommendations

48. Stick in a bathroom cabinet

49. Goofs

52. Like the glow of the last embers in a fire

53. Completely destroyed

56. Doctoral hurdles

57. Double-___ (hypermobile, medically)

59. Gives an illegal assist

60. Produce and discharge

62. Some Korean smartphones

63. R&B singer Williams

65. Suffix with legal and official

66. Publican's offering

68. It's connected to the eustachian tube

69. Org. with four divisions: Atlantic, Central, Pacific and Metropolitan

70. Told (on)

74. Accepts a ring, in a way

77. Court figure

79. Oxford institution, familiarly

81. Many apartments in a warehouse district

84. Lucky charms

86. Like a porcupine's back

87. Put in front of a fan

89. Person who likes to go solo

91. 'I'm shocked!'

92. Like many video game characters

93. A long, long time

94. Even … or like three pairs of answers in this puzzle

97. Some drinks and breads

98. Germs, on the playground

101. Enthusiastic response

104. Shots, for example

107. The stuff of Persian myths?

111. ___ 101, 508-meter skyscraper that was once the world's tallest

112. Altoid alternatives

116. 'Count me in!'

117. Goad

118. It might be rolled out in a studio

119. Archenemy of the Avengers

120. No thanks

121. U.S. president during the moon landing

122. Walker with the 2015 triple-platinum hit "Faded"

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1. Common first word

2. Big first name in American business

3. Devices worn by informants … and what can be found inside three pairs of answers in this puzzle

4. Coin toss directive

5. Exploits, as power

6. Spanish hand

7. Sitting meditation pose

8. How an animal's length may be measured

9. Feature visible on a tree stump

10. Feelings

11. Lock

12. Did like

13. Ones unlikely to call the handyman, for short

14. Many-hit Wonder

15. Bit of embroidery … or what's depicted literally three times in this puzzle

16. He was named Athlete of the Century by the I.O.C.

17. Hole punchers

19. Symbol of a downturn in the business world

22. House, slangily

30. French wine designation

31. Was ill with

33. Big letters in the pharmaceutical industry

34. Like a situation that can't end badly

36. Electrical unit

39. Tire reading, for short

41. Shiny festive décor

42. Co. that may have a package deal?

44. They watch from afar

46. West Coast airport code

47. Downed

48. Title bestowed annually in New Orleans

50. Photography inits.

51. "What's the ___?"

54. Grandma, endearingly

55. Result of a hit single, maybe

57. Ingredient in a certain "salad"

58. Do-or-die occasions

61. Self-image

64. Destinations for ambulances, for short

68. Equestrian's command

71. Over

72. Dog whose name was Terry before her most famous film role

73. Station locations

74. Lightly burns

75. Hip bones

76. Blue tang fish of Pixar fame

77. Ecological portmanteau since 1905

78. Pull some strings, say?

80. Opera character whose name might be heard in an opera singer's warm-up

82. Country singer Keith

83. Heavy part of a platform shoe

84. Styled after

85. List of candidates

87. Muesli brand with mountains on the packaging

88. Rock and roll Paul of fame

90. Like some playful teasing

92. Very precise sort

95. Wound

96. Slain king in "Macbeth"

99. Frequently deconstructed dessert items

100. Mythological owner of an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir

102. Foe of a Saxon

103. "Hi" or "bye" on Kauai

104. Imperial energy meas.

105. Grp. making after-work plans?

106. Baltic capital city

108. __ cava

109. English prep school with a shade of blue named after it

110. Cry for help

113. Tool used in many a sci-fi film

114. Burden

115. Part of a Latin trio

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