LA Times Crossword Answers 9 Feb 14, Sunday

Frequently Asked Question: Why isn’t the puzzle in my paper the same as the one shown on your blog?
If the puzzle in your paper doesn’t match the one that I solved, it is probably a Sunday crossword. On Sundays, the “LA Times” chooses to publish Merl Reagle’s excellent crossword, and not their own “LA Times” Crossword. The “LA Times” puzzle is still sent out in syndication, and is also published in the “LA Times” online. I’ve been asked to blog about Merl Reagle’s crossword, but frankly I don’t have the time. Sunday puzzles have lots of clues!

Today’s Wiki-est, Amazonian Googlies
Across
20. Astronaut Fisher, the first mother in space ANNA LEE
Astronaut Anna Lee Fisher flew as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1984. In doing so, she became the first mother in space.

21. He played House LAURIE
I think that “House” is one of the best shows made by Fox television. It is fun for me to see English actor Hugh Laurie in the title role as coming from the other side of the Atlantic I have been watching him in various comedic roles for decades. Famously he played Bertie Wooster opposite Stephen Fry in P.G. Wodehouse’s “Jeeves & Wooster”, as well as one of the bumbling “bad guys” in “101 Dalmatians” (the version starring Glenn Close).

23. His number 95-Across is now permanently retired JACKIE ROBINSON
The great Jackie Robinson was of course the first African-American to play in baseball’s Major League. When Robinson made his first MLB appearance, for the Brooklyn Dodgers, he did so in front of over 26,000 spectators. Well over half the crowd that day were African-Americans, there to witness the event. Major League Baseball universally retired Robinson’s number 42 in 1997. However, on the annual Jackie Robinson Day, all MLB players on all teams wear #42 in his honor.

25. Scholar SAVANT
A “savant” is a learned person. The term “savant” can also be short for “idiot savant”, the outdated name for someone with a mental disability but who has above-normal capabilities in perhaps calculation or musical expression.

36. It’s roughly 95-Across kilometers MARATHON
The marathon is run over 26 miles and 385 yards (42.2 kilometers), and of course commemorates the legendary messenger-run by Pheidippides from the site of the Battle of Marathon back to Athens. The actual length of the race varied somewhat in each Olympic Games until it was standardized in 1921. The standard distance chosen was that used for the race at the 1908 London Olympics.

39. Busy co. on Valentine’s Day FTD
Back in 1910, fifteen florists from around America agreed to fulfill each other’s orders using the telegraph system, setting up what they called the Florists’ Telegraph Delivery. The concept grew so large that in 1965 the group started to offer international service, and changed its name to Florists’ Transworld Delivery (FTD).

Saint Valentine’s Day was chosen by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD to honor various martyrs with the name Valentine. However, the saints’ day was dropped by the Catholic church in 1969, by Pope Paul VI. Try telling that to Hallmark though …

41. Short-lived 1765 statute STAMP ACT
A “stamp act” is a law requiring that taxes be paid when certain documents are “stamped” to make them legal. Such taxes are known as “stamp duty”. The infamous Stamp Act of 1765 was a tax imposed by Britain on the American colonies. The colonies famously rejected the Act declaring “No Taxation without Representation”, and the disagreement became a significant factor in the decision to declare independence.

46. Classical theater ODEON
In Ancient Greece an odeon (also odeum) was like a small theater, with “odeon” literally meaning a “building for musical competition”. Odea were used in both Greece and Rome for entertainments such as musical shows and poetry readings.

50. Pacific archipelago MARIANAS
The Mariana Islands are an archipelago lying south of Japan at the eastern limit of the Philippine Sea. The islands were colonized by the Spanish who named them after Queen Mariana of Austria (who was a Spaniard). The island in the Marianas with which we are most familiar in the US is Guam.

54. Singer DiFranco ANI
Ani DiFranco is a folk-rock singer and songwriter. DiFranco has also been labeled a “feminist icon”, and in 2006 won the “Woman of Courage Award” from National Organization of Women.

55. President number 95-Across BILL CLINTON
President Bill Clinton was born not as a Clinton, but as William Jefferson Blythe. Bill’s father was killed in a car accident just three months before he was born. His mother remarried a few years later, to Roger Clinton. Bill didn’t formally adopt the Clinton name until he was fourteen years old, although he used it as he was growing up.

61. Op-ed pieces ESSAYS
Op-ed is an abbreviation for “opposite the editorial page”. Op-eds started in “The New York Evening World” in 1921 when the page opposite the editorials was used for articles written by a named guest writer, someone independent of the editorial board.

62. Bridge coups SLAMS
A grand slam in bridge is the winning of all thirteen tricks by one player. If the player wins twelve tricks, the achievement is called a small slam.

63. Tiller opening? ROTO-
The rototiller (or rotary tiller) was invented by Arthur Clifford Howard in 1912, in Australia.

66. Bochco series LA LAW
“L.A. Law” ran on NBC from 1986 to 1994, and was one of the network’s most successful drama series. It took over from the equally successful “Hill Street Blues” in the Thursday night 10 p.m. slot until, after a six-year run, it was itself replaced by yet another respected drama, “E.R.” The opening credits showed that famous California licence plate. The plate was on a Jaguar XJ for most of the series, but moved onto a Bentley towards the end of the run. For each series the registration sticker was updated, so no laws were being broken.

Steven Bochco is a television producer and writer. He created such shows as “Hill Street Blues”, “L.A. Law” and “NYPD Blue”.

79. Persian Gulf land IRAN
The Persian Gulf is very nearly an inland sea although it technically is an offshoot of the Indian Ocean. The outlet from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean is one of the most famous maritime “choke points” in the world: the Strait of Hormuz. About 20% of the world’s supply of petroleum passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

80. It contains 95-Across crude gallons BARREL OF OIL
The volume of one oil barrel is equivalent to 42 US gallons. A barrel is correctly abbreviated to “bbl”. Barrels aren’t really used for transporting crude oil anymore. Instead, oil moves in bulk through pipelines and in tankers. “Barrel” is just a quantity these days.

82. Wine: Pref. OEN-
In Greek mythology, Oeno was the goddess of wine, giving us “oen-” as a prefix meaning “wine”. For example, oenology is the study of wine and an oenophile is a wine-lover.

83. Sean Combs stage name P DIDDY
When Sean John Combs started his rapping career, he used the stage name Puff Daddy. Then he went with P. Diddy, and is now recording simply as Diddy. Having said that, he has to stick with P. Diddy in some countries as he lost a legal battle over use of the simpler “Diddy” name as there is another artist called Richard “Diddy” Dearlove.

86. Hosiery hue TAUPE
Taupe is a dark, gray-brown color. The name “taupe” comes from the Latin name of the European Mole, which has skin with the same color.

90. Biblical words before and after “for” AN EYE
The saying “an eye for eye, and a tooth for tooth” originally comes from the code laid down by Hammurabi, King of Babylon (1792-1750 BC). It is also quoted in the Bible in the Gospel of Matthew.

94. Tarzan creator’s monogram ERB
Edgar Rice Burroughs (ERB) was the creator of the “Tarzan” series of books.

“Tarzan” is the title character in the series of books created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The line “Me Tarzan, you Jane” never appeared in the books, and indeed doesn’t even figure in the movies. Apparently Johnny Weissmuller (who played Tarzan in the thirties and forties) saw Maureen O’Sullivan (“Jane”, to Weissmuller’s “Tarzan”) struggling with a suitcase in the parking lot during filming. He grabbed the bag from her, jokingly saying “Me Tarzan, you Jane”, and people have been quoting those words ever since.

95. Douglas Adams’ facetious answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything FORTY-TWO
One of the themes in the Douglas Adams novel “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe” is the search for the “Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe and Everything”. The supercomputer called Deep Thought ponders this question for 7½ million years and comes to the conclusion that the answers is … 42.

97. Arctic blast NORTHER
A “norther” is a strong cold wind that suddenly blows in from the north.

99. Phil Collins gear DRUM SET
The English musician Phil Collins is best known for his work as drummer with the rock group Genesis, as well as for his solo career. In fact, Collins is often grouped with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, two other artists who had tremendous solo success after careers with very well-known bands.

101. Like some landings: Abbr. INSTR
Instrument (instr.) landing

104. But, to Brutus SED
The most famous man with the name “Brutus” in Ancient Rome was Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger. It was this Brutus that Julius Caesar turned to when he was assassinated on the steps of the Senate. William Shakespeare immortalized Brutus by featuring him in his play, “Julius Caesar”, and giving his victim the line “Et tu, Brute?”

105. Verdun’s river MEUSE
Verdun-sur-Meuse is a city in northeastern France. The WWI Battle of Verdun took place just north of the city, and lasted for almost the whole of the year 1916. The battle was fought between the French and Germans, with loss of life being about equal between the two factions, the total death toll being about 700,000 men. The Battle of Verdun was primarily an artillery engagement, and some of those overlapping artillery craters are still visible today.

106. Den __, Nederland HAAG
Den Haag is the Dutch name for the city in the Netherlands that we know in English as The Hague. Even though The Hague is the seat of the Dutch parliament and is where Queen Beatrix resides, it is not the country’s capital city. That honor goes to Amsterdam.

110. Aquarium favorites TETRAS
The neon tetra is a freshwater fish, native to parts of South America. The tetra is a very popular aquarium fish and millions are imported into the US every year. Almost all of the imported tetras are farm-raised in Asia and very few come from their native continent.

112. Its first printing had 95-Across lines on most pages GUTENBERG BIBLE
The Gutenberg Bible was first printed in the 1450s by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany. This printing was significant in the history of the printed book because it marked the first time that movable type was used in printing in the West.

121. Cheaters, to teachers ANAGRAM
Here are some of my favorite anagrams:

“Dormitory” and “dirty room”
“Elvis” and “lives”
“The eyes” and “they see”
“Eleven plus two” and “twelve plus one”

Down
1. Tijuana locale BAJA
Tijuana is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California, and lies just across the US-Mexico border from San Diego. Tijuana is also the most westerly of all Mexican cities. A lot of Tijuana’s growth took place in the twenties as tourists flocked south of the border during the days of prohibition in the US. One of the many casinos and hotels that flourished at that time was Hotel Caesar’s in the Avenida Revolución area. Hotel Caesar’s claims to be the birthplace of the now ubiquitous Caesar Salad.

2. Take __ the waist: alter IN AT
Not a phrase I’ve used in a while …

6. Checkered start? CEE
The first letter in the word “checkered” is C (cee).

8. Philatelist’s item ALBUM
“Philately” is the more formal name given to the practice of collecting postage stamps. The term “philately” was coined (in French, as “philatélie) in 1864 by French collector Georges Herpin. He came up with it from the Greek “phil-” meaning “loving” and “ateleia” meaning “exemption from tax”. Apparently “exemption from tax” was the closest thing Herpin could find to “postage stamp”.

10. Mysterious character RUNE
A rune is a character in an alphabet that is believed to have mysterious powers. In Norse mythology, the runic alphabet was said to have a divine origin.

11. Hosp. areas ORS
Operating rooms (ORs)

12. Mournful mother of myth NIOBE
In Greek mythology, when her children were killed, Niobe fled to Mt. Sipylus where she was turned into stone and wept for eternity. There is in fact a Niobe’s Rock on Mt. Sipylus that resembles a female face, and so is known as “The Weeping Rock”.

16. King who died at 95-Across ELVIS PRESLEY
Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi and moved to Memphis, Tennessee with his family when he was 13-years-old. Once he had achieved fame, Elvis purchased Graceland, the famous Memphis home that he used for himself and his family. I visited Graceland some years ago, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

17. Bread brushed with ghee NAAN
Ghee is clarified butter used in South Asian cuisines.

19. O.T. book ESTH
Esther was a Jewish queen, wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus, and the heroine of the Book of Esther in the Bible. By the way, Esther is the only book in the Bible that doesn’t mention “God”.

32. LAX postings ETAS
Los Angeles International Airport is the sixth busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic, and the busiest here on the West Coast of the US. The airport was opened in 1930 as Mines Field and was renamed to Los Angeles Airport in 1941. On the airport property is the iconic white structure that resembles a flying saucer. This is called the Theme Building and I believe it is mainly used as a restaurant and observation deck for the public. The airport used to be identified by the letters “LA”, but when the aviation industry went to a three-letter standard for airport identification, this was changed to “LAX”. Apparently the “X” has no significant meaning.

33. Columbus Blue Jackets’ org. NHL
The Blue Jackets are the professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. The name “Blue Jacket” is a reference to the uniforms worn by Ohio and Columbus soldiers during the Civil War.

34. Aphrodite’s love ADONIS
In Greek mythology, Adonis is a beautiful young god loved by Aphrodite. Adonis dies in a hunting accident (gored by a boar), but not before he gives Aphrodite a child. Adonis was originally a Phoenician god “absorbed” into Greek lore (Phoenicia is modern day Lebanon). The child born of Adonis to Aphrodite was called Beroe, after which is named Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon.

36. Taj __ MAHAL
The most famous mausoleum in the world has to be the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. The Taj Mahal was built after the death of the third wife of Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal (hence the name of the mausoleum). The poor woman died in childbirth delivering the couple’s 14th child.

37. Protein-building acid AMINO
Amino acids are essential to life in many ways, not least of which is their use as the building blocks of proteins.

38. “The Gates of Hell” sculptor RODIN
Rodin’s famous sculpture known as “The Thinker” has been reproduced many times. Rodin’s original version of “The Thinker” is actually a detail in a much larger work known as “The Gates of Hell”. The original plaster version of “The Gates of Hell” can be seen at the magnificent Musée d’Orsay in Paris.

40. Pond ducks TEALS
The beautiful color of teal takes it name from the duck called a “teal”, which has dark greenish-blue (teal) markings on its head and wings.

42. “The Jungle Book” pack leader AKELA
Akela is the wolf in Rudyard Kipling’s “Jungle Book”. He gave his name to the cubmaster in the scouting movement, now known as “Akela”.

“The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling was originally published in 1894 and is a collection of adventure stories or fables featuring the animals of the jungle and a young boy called Mowgli. Baloo is a sloth bear who teaches the cubs of a wolf pack the Law of the Jungle. His most challenging pupil however is no lupine, but the man-cub Mowgli.

43. Lien, say CLAIM
A lien is the right that one has to retain or secure someone’s property until a debt is paid.

46. Magic, on scoreboards ORL
The Orlando Magic were formed in 1989 as an NBA expansion team. A local paper was asked to run a competition to suggest names for the new team and the community came up with its four top picks of “Heat”, “Tropics”, “Juice” and “Magic”. A committee then opted for “Orlando Magic”. A good choice I think …

50. Brunch cocktail MIMOSA
Where I come from, the cocktail known in North America as a mimosa is called a Buck’s Fizz, named after the club where it was introduced in 1921. The mimosa came along a few years later, apparently first being served in the Paris Ritz. If you want to make a mimosa, it’s a 50-50 mix of champagne and orange juice, and it is very tasty …

56. Egyptian god of the dead OSIRIS
Osiris was the Egyptian god of the underworld. Osiris was the son of Geb the Earth god, and Nut the sky goddess. His wife Isis was also his sister …

59. 95-Across appears on street signs near this Big Apple landmark GRAND CENTRAL
Grand Central Terminal in New York City is the largest railroad station in the world in terms of the number of platforms (44). Those platforms are all underground, in two levels. The official name for the facility is “Grand Central Terminal”. The name “Grand Central Station” is very common, and is actually the name of the facility that the terminal replaced in 1913.

62. NYSE overseer SEC
The US Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC) enforces federal securities laws and regulates the securities industry. The SEC was created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The first Chairman of the SEC was Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the father of future President Kennedy.

65. Part of RSVP S’IL
RSVP stands for “répondez s’il vous plaît”, which is French for “please, answer”.

66. Painter Fra Filippo __ LIPPI
Fra’ Filippo Lippi was an Italian painter in the 15th century, who was also called Lippo Lippi would you believe? The Victorian poet Robert Browning used the artist as the main character in a dramatic monologue he called “Fra Lippo Lippi”.

67. Makeup mogul Elizabeth ARDEN
Elizabeth Arden was the business name used by Canadian-American Florence Nightingale Graham. Arden built a cosmetics empire that made her one of the wealthiest women in the world.

68. Scottish landowner LAIRD
“Laird” is just the word “lord” in the local English dialect in Scotland and the north of England.

70. Revolutions, perhaps: Abbr. YRS
Our “year” is the length of time it takes the Earth to move around the Sun.

71. Arg. miss SRTA
Argentina is the second largest country in South America (after Brazil), and geographically is the world’s largest Spanish-speaking nation. The name “Argentina” comes from the Latin “argentum”, the word for “silver”. It is thought that the name was given by the early Spanish and Portuguese conquerors who also named the Rio de la Plata (the “Silver River”). Those early explorers got hold of lots of silver objects that they found among the native population.

73. Iconic bull ELMER
Elsie the Cow is the mascot of the Borden Company. Elsie first appeared at the New York World’s Fair in 1939, introduced to symbolize the perfect dairy product. Elsie was also given a husband named Elmer the Bull. Elmer eventually moved over to the chemical division of Borden where he gave his name to Elmer’s Glue.

74. Its atomic number is 95-Across MOLYBDENUM
Molybdenum is a metallic element with the symbol “Mo” and atomic number 42.

76. Jazz title COUNT
“Count” Basie’s real given name was “William”. Count Basie perhaps picked up his love for the piano from his mother, who played and gave him his first lessons. Basie’s first paying job as a musician was in a movie theater, where he learned to improvise a suitable accompaniment for the silent movies that were being shown.

77. Cartoon stinker LE PEW
Pepé Le Pew is a very likeable cartoon character from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series. Pepé is a French skunk, first introduced way back in 1945. He is always thinking of “l’amour” and chases the lady skunks, or a black cat with a white stripe painted down her back accidently.

78. Part of un año ENERO
In Spanish, a year (año) starts in January (enero) and ends in December (diciembre).

80. Impressionist John BYNER
John Byner is a comedian and impressionist from New York City. Byner made his first TV appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show”, and decades later appeared on the “Late Show with David Letterman”.

81. Honorarium FEE
An “honorarium” is a payment made to a professional for a service that usually does not merit a fee. The term is Latin, and was originally used for a bribe that was paid to be awarded an honorary post.

86. London gallery TATE
The museum known as “the Tate” is actually made up of four separate galleries in England. The original Tate gallery was founded by Sir Henry Tate as the National Gallery of British Art. It is located on Millbank in London, on the site of the old Millbank Prison, and is now called Tate Britain. There is also the Tate Liverpool in the north of England located in an old warehouse, and the Tate St. Ives in the west country located in an old gas works. My favorite of the Tate galleries is the Tate Modern which lies on the banks of the Thames in London. It’s a beautiful building, a converted power station that you have to see to believe.

87. Sometime it goes ANYTHING
Anything goes …

89. Explosive compounds TNTS
TNT is an abbreviation for trinitrotoluene. Trinitrotoluene was first produced in 1863 by the German chemist Joseph Wilbrand, who developed it for use as a yellow dye. TNT is relatively difficult to detonate so it was on the market as a dye for some years before its more explosive properties were discovered.

91. __ Butterworth MRS
Mrs. Butterworth is a brand of syrups and pancake mixes.

96. Mobster’s code of silence OMERTA
Omertà is a code of honor in southern Italian society. The term has been adopted by the Mafia to mean a code of silence designed to prevent a Mafioso from becoming an informer. For example, the famous Joe Valachi was someone who broke the code of silence in 1963, informing on the New York Mafia. Valachi’s story was told in the movie “The Valachi Papers”, with Charles Bronson playing the lead.

100. Hayseeds RUBES
A “rube” is person lacking sophistication, often described as “a country bumpkin”. The term derives from the masculine name “Reuben”, which was considered back in the early 1800s to be a typical name used in rural areas.

102. First-century emperor NERO
The Roman emperor Nero had quite the family life. When Nero was just 16-years-old he married his stepsister, Claudia Octavia. He also had his mother and step-brother executed.

103. Cassoulet, e.g. STEW
Cassoulet is a delicious stew from the south of France that consists mainly of some meat (usually sausage) and white beans. The dish is named for the “cassole”, an earthenware pot in which it is traditionally prepared and served. Cassoulet is a favorite meal in our house …

105. Cousteau’s milieux MERS
“Mer” is the French word for “sea”.

We use the French word “milieu” (plural “milieux”) to mean an environment, surroundings. In French, “milieu” is the word for “middle”.

Jacques-Yves Cousteau started off his career in the French Navy, aiming for a working life in aviation. Because of a car accident, Cousteau had to abandon his first career choice and instead went to sea. Famously, he invented the Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA), also called the aqualung.

107. “This guy walks into __ …” A BAR
So a man walks into a bar and says to the bartender, “Give me 12 shots of your most expensive Tequila!” The bartender pours the shots and lines them up. The guy starts shooting them back really quickly, one right after another. The bartender says in shock, “Why are you drinking those so fast?!” The guy stops long enough to get out a few words, “You would drink these fast too, if you had what I have” Confused, the bartender asks, “Why? what do you have?” The guy says, “About four dollars” …

108. “M*A*S*H” star ALDA
Alan Alda had a great television career, especially of course on “M*A*S*H”. Alda won his first Emmy in 1972, for playing Hawkeye Pierce on “M*A*S*H”. He won his most recent Emmy in 2006 for his portrayal of Presidential candidate Arnold Vinick in “The West Wing”. When it comes to the big screen, my favorite of Alda’s movies is the 1978 romantic comedy “Same Time, Next Year” in which he starred opposite Ellen Burstyn.

The title of the movie and the TV series “M*A*S*H” has only three stars in it (three asterisks, that is!). These asterisks first appeared on the poster for the 1970 movie, but they were omitted in the opening titles. The TV series went on to use the asterisks from the poster.

109. Subj. for Euclid GEOM
Euclid of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician who was active around 300 BC, and who is often referred to as the “Father of Geometry”. Euclid wrote a famous book called “Elements” on the subject of mathematics, a book that was so enduring that it was used as the main textbook for the subject right up to the late 19th century.

111. Sun. delivery SER
A preacher often delivers a sermon (ser.) on Sunday (Sun.).

113. Cable co. that merged with AT&T TCI
Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI)

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For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
Across
1. Gene splicer’s field BIOTECH
8. They have strings attached APRONS
14. In __: sort of A SENSE
20. Astronaut Fisher, the first mother in space ANNA LEE
21. He played House LAURIE
22. Spreads out SPLAYS
23. His number 95-Across is now permanently retired JACKIE ROBINSON
25. Scholar SAVANT
26. Fit to __ A TEE
27. Habituate ENURE
28. Move up and down BOB
30. Piece of cake CINCH
31. Peruvian coin CENTIMO
34. Makes bubbly AERATES
36. It’s roughly 95-Across kilometers MARATHON
39. Busy co. on Valentine’s Day FTD
41. Short-lived 1765 statute STAMP ACT
45. Hardly virtuous AMORAL
46. Classical theater ODEON
48. Effervesce SPARKLE
49. Avoids detection HIDES
50. Pacific archipelago MARIANAS
53. In __ and out … ONE EAR
54. Singer DiFranco ANI
55. President number 95-Across BILL CLINTON
57. Gracile SLIM
58. Dog’s age LONG TIME
61. Op-ed pieces ESSAYS
62. Bridge coups SLAMS
63. Tiller opening? ROTO-
64. “Understood” I SEE
66. Bochco series LA LAW
69. Gambler’s strategy SYSTEM
75. Pedicab, e.g. TRICYCLE
79. Persian Gulf land IRAN
80. It contains 95-Across crude gallons BARREL OF OIL
82. Wine: Pref. OEN-
83. Sean Combs stage name P DIDDY
85. Like some wine glasses STEMLESS
86. Hosiery hue TAUPE
88. Degree of interest? PERCENT
90. Biblical words before and after “for” AN EYE
91. Bearing MANNER
92. Vulgar INDECENT
94. Tarzan creator’s monogram ERB
95. Douglas Adams’ facetious answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything FORTY-TWO
97. Arctic blast NORTHER
99. Phil Collins gear DRUM SET
101. Like some landings: Abbr. INSTR
104. But, to Brutus SED
105. Verdun’s river MEUSE
106. Den __, Nederland HAAG
110. Aquarium favorites TETRAS
112. Its first printing had 95-Across lines on most pages GUTENBERG BIBLE
116. Hatch, as a plot CREATE
117. Increase gradually ACCRUE
118. Kind of watch or warning TORNADO
119. Funny blunder HOWLER
120. Quakes SEISMS
121. Cheaters, to teachers ANAGRAM

Down
1. Tijuana locale BAJA
2. Take __ the waist: alter IN AT
3. Back in the day ONCE
4. Parting wish TAKE CARE
5. Yale student ELI
6. Checkered start? CEE
7. Legalese adverb HERETO
8. Philatelist’s item ALBUM
9. It has 95-Across spots PAIR OF DICE
10. Mysterious character RUNE
11. Hosp. areas ORS
12. Mournful mother of myth NIOBE
13. Spanish titles SENORS
14. Stubborn one ASS
15. Distant traveler SPACEMAN
16. King who died at 95-Across ELVIS PRESLEY
17. Bread brushed with ghee NAAN
18. Harmonize SYNC
19. O.T. book ESTH
24. Getting __ years ON IN
29. Night fliers BATS
32. LAX postings ETAS
33. Columbus Blue Jackets’ org. NHL
34. Aphrodite’s love ADONIS
35. Hit lightly TAP ON
36. Taj __ MAHAL
37. Protein-building acid AMINO
38. “The Gates of Hell” sculptor RODIN
40. Pond ducks TEALS
42. “The Jungle Book” pack leader AKELA
43. Lien, say CLAIM
44. Contract stipulations TERMS
46. Magic, on scoreboards ORL
47. Grandma NANA
50. Brunch cocktail MIMOSA
51. Draft choice ALE
52. Farm abode STY
55. Bridle part BIT
56. Egyptian god of the dead OSIRIS
59. 95-Across appears on street signs near this Big Apple landmark GRAND CENTRAL
60. Pull TOW
62. NYSE overseer SEC
65. Part of RSVP S’IL
66. Painter Fra Filippo __ LIPPI
67. Makeup mogul Elizabeth ARDEN
68. Scottish landowner LAIRD
70. Revolutions, perhaps: Abbr. YRS
71. Arg. miss SRTA
72. High schooler TEENER
73. Iconic bull ELMER
74. Its atomic number is 95-Across MOLYBDENUM
75. Lean-__: sheds TOS
76. Jazz title COUNT
77. Cartoon stinker LE PEW
78. Part of un año ENERO
80. Impressionist John BYNER
81. Honorarium FEE
84. Adorn DECORATE
86. London gallery TATE
87. Sometime it goes ANYTHING
89. Explosive compounds TNTS
91. __ Butterworth MRS
93. Brake neighbor, informally THE GAS
95. Melt together FUSE
96. Mobster’s code of silence OMERTA
98. Elicit EDUCE
100. Hayseeds RUBES
101. Longing ITCH
102. First-century emperor NERO
103. Cassoulet, e.g. STEW
105. Cousteau’s milieux MERS
107. “This guy walks into __ …” A BAR
108. “M*A*S*H” star ALDA
109. Subj. for Euclid GEOM
111. Sun. delivery SER
113. Cable co. that merged with AT&T TCI
114. Poly- ending -GON
115. Uplifting wear BRA

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