Serialized Storytelling

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Something is hidden episodically in this grid...
2-16, 4-11, 3-10 [S], 1-6, 3-10 [D], 3-10 [A], 3-2, 2-6, 1-7, 6-16, 1-6, 7-8, 1-8

Across

  • 1AGet dry and wrinkly
  • 8AVoice below soprano
  • 12A1988 skating medalist Brian
  • 13A"The hungriest man in history"
  • 17ACompassion
  • 18APermit
  • 19ACalifornia high-tech region
  • 22APrestigious public university system in the US
  • 23ARatio of circumference to diameter
  • 24AProhibit
  • 25AAny of six magnetosphere-observing satellites in the '60s
  • 28AAnimated image file
  • 30ASurveillance org.
  • 32A"Join ___" ("You're not the first")
  • 36ANike competitor
  • 38AAngkor Wat locale
  • 39AIgnited again
  • 40A"What's up?"
  • 41ACEO's degree, often
  • 42AOne leading a D&D session
  • 43AOne is a Cooper, one is a Walker, and one is in chains
  • 45APoseidon's domain
  • 46ASomeone in the UK's House of Commons
  • 48ASuffix with ball or bass
  • 49AGinger ___
  • 51AAntlered animal
  • 53ADesignation as a key wildlife site in the UK
  • 54ACompelled
  • 57AGrazing area
  • 58ACurtsy, in Gdansk
  • 60AHousehold skills class, for short
  • 61AEvel Knievel, e.g.
  • 65AA town in ancient Thrace, or most of a prefix meaning bird
  • 66AConcentrated liquid treatment used on the skin
  • 67AThe state whose capital is Augusta, abbr.
  • 68AVotes against
  • 69AIll-fated energy company
  • 70AManiacs
  • 73ACrisis
  • 76AChildhood game that starts with a countdown
  • 78AGear part
  • 80AChildbirth assistants
  • 83AHospital employee
  • 87A"That smells!" to a kid
  • 88AFour of them are in a normal deck
  • 90APiano piece
  • 91AUmp's call
  • 93AKarl Marx opus first published in 1867
  • 95AA knife used by dwellers of a 77D
  • 96AKind of address
  • 97ADash lengths

Down

  • 1DAntimony's uninferrable chemical symbol
  • 2DAssassination, or ad lib for Playboi Carti
  • 3DCurrency of 38A
  • 4D"Let ___!" ("Go ahead!")
  • 5DInoculation
  • 6DGreek war goddess
  • 7D"___ and behold!"
  • 8DHome of the Hawks
  • 9DElizabeth who played the title role in Lifetime's "You"
  • 10DAbbeviation for trityl chloride
  • 11DFirst black NHL player
  • 14D"Whichever," phrase meaning something is not special
  • 15DAbbr. for the currency of India
  • 16DAbbr. for major of some future technicians
  • 19DSweet stuff
  • 20DLeague of stars such as Victor Wembanyama, abbr.
  • 21DCast member in an animated movie, abbr.
  • 26DTour leader
  • 27DTime's 2012 Person of the Year
  • 29DNike competitor
  • 31DBaseball player who was formerly just the 4th outfielder
  • 33D"Let me think..."
  • 34DFlow back
  • 35DMover's form for the USPS
  • 37DPickles on "Rugrats"
  • 38DGov. of the Separatist movement in Star Wars
  • 40DShakespeare work of 1599
  • 44DSentenced to a punishment
  • 45DA fortunate package, for the unemployed
  • 46DBlend
  • 47D"The magic word"
  • 49D___/ace
  • 50DC10H16, a terpene found in citrus rinds
  • 52DPejorative for a loudly unsatisfied customer
  • 54DBaseball player who only plays offense
  • 55DFriend of meeny, miny, and moe
  • 56DLaw enforcement agency of the Navy
  • 59DCheerleader's call before a letter
  • 62DMake a mistake
  • 63DTwosome
  • 64DPick up
  • 71D"Uneasy Hearts Weigh the Most" band, to fans
  • 72D"___ amis"
  • 74DMore physical counterpart of 16D
  • 75D"Feel me?" for a texter
  • 76DDwelling
  • 77DIce house: Var.
  • 78DAbbr. sometimes used when addressing mail
  • 79DLunch and dinner
  • 80DTwofold
  • 81DHelper
  • 82DStick around
  • 83D"Uh-uh"
  • 84DPrefix with corn or form
  • 85DEvaluate
  • 86DEnding for seven countries in Asia
  • 87DNittany Lions' sch.
  • 89DGovt.-issued ID
  • 90DAlternative to the ACT
  • 92D___ Manchu, title character of 5 Christopher Lee films
  • 94DHow some boxing matches end

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