Day: June 1, 2014

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
1. Cal. sequence MTWTF
The sequence MTWTF (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) might appear on a calendar (cal.).

6. One pulling in pushers NARC
“Narc” is a slang term for a law enforcement officer who tracks down criminals associated with illegal drugs.

10. They’re grabbed on corners CABS
A hansom cab is a very specific design of horse and buggy that was patented by Joseph Hansom in 1834 in England. The “cab” in the name is short for “cabriolet”, a prior design of carriage on which the hansom was based. It’s from “hansom cab” that we get our modern term “cab”.

18. “__ Ben Jonson”: literary epitaph O RARE
Ben Jonson was a contemporary of William Shakespeare and just like Shakespeare, Jonson was a dramatist, poet and actor. Jonson is buried in Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey in London. The inscription on the slab covering his grave reads ” O Rare Ben Jonson”. There is much debate over the meaning of the inscription. Does it mean what it says, “Oh, you rare one, Ben Jonson!”, or should the inscription really be “Orare Ben Jonson”, translating from Latin into “Pray for Ben Jonson”. A conundrum indeed …

20. Other, in Oaxaca OTRA
Oaxaca is a state in the southern part of Mexico on the Pacific coast. The state takes the name of Oaxaca, its largest city.

21. Paris possessive A TOI
“À toi” is the French term for “yours”, when talking to someone with whom one is familiar. “À toi” translates literally as “to you”.

25. Glacial lake TARN
A tarn is a mountain lake that has been formed by glacial excavation.

26. 1954 Emmy winner for Best Female Star of a Regular Series EVE ARDEN
The actress Eve Arden’s most famous role early in her career was playing the high school teacher in the 1950’s radio and television show “Our Miss Brooks”. Years later she played the Principal of Rydell High School in the movies “Grease” (a great film!) and “Grease 2” (a terrible film!).

27. Wait on a knight? SERVE GALAHAD (from “Sir Galahad”)
Sir Galahad is one of the Knights of the Round Table of Arthurian legend. Galahad is the illegitimate son of Sir Lancelot, so appears a little later in the tales. He is very gallant and noble, and some see him as the embodiment of Jesus in the Arthurian tradition. Indeed, legend has it that his soul was brought to heaven by Joseph of Arimathea, the man who donated his own tomb for the burial of Jesus according to the Gospels.

33. Domingo, e.g. DIA
In Spain, the day (dia) might be Saturday (sábado) or Sunday (domingo).

35. List of candidates SLATE
The term “slate” is used for a list of candidates of similar political persuasion who are running for various elected offices. It is often a listing of candidates from the same party.

37. Stake for Keats?: Abbr. ANAG
“Stake” is an anagram (anag.) of “Keats”.

39. Faux pas SLIP
The term “faux pas” is French in origin, and translates literally as “false step” (or “false steps”, as the plural has the same spelling in French).

44. They aren’t major players COGS
They’re not major players, they’re just cogs in the machine.

49. Actress Rowlands GENA
Gena Rowlands is an actress best known for the films made with her husband, actor and director John Cassavetes. More recently, Rowlands played a lead role opposite James Garner in the weepy, weepy 2004 film “The Notebook”. “The Notebook” was directed by her son Nick Cassavetes.

50. Legendary rescue boat ARK
The term “ark”, when used with reference to Noah, is a translation of the Hebrew word “tebah”. The word “tebah” is also used in the Bible for the basket in which Moses was placed by his mother when she floated him down the Nile. It seems that the word “tebah” doesn’t mean “boat” and nor does it mean “basket”. Rather, a more appropriate translation is “life-preserver” or “life-saver”. So, Noah’s ark was Noah’s life-preserver during the flood.

52. Rocky in a serious mood? GRAVE SQUIRREL (from “gray squirrel”)
There are several species of gray squirrel that are native to North America. Even though I live here in the west of the continent, I am most familiar with the eastern gray squirrel. That’s because that particular species was introduced into Italy in 1948, and now the whole continent is overrun with the animal. The result in the British Isles is that the native red squirrel population is now endangered and there are active programs to eradicate the invading species. There was even a plan to have celebrity chefs promote gray squirrel recipes in an effort to cull the population!

56. Pepper’s title: Abbr. SGT
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band was the alter-ego of the Beatles and was the title of a famous studio album released in 1967.

62. Baseball commissioner before Ueberroth KUHN
Bowie Kuhn was a lawyer who served as the fifth Commissioner of Major league Baseball, from 1969 to 1984. Kuhn had been legal counsel for the organization for twenty years prior to taking over its administration.

Peter Ueberroth was the sixth Commissioner of Major League Baseball, serving from 1984 to 1989. Just before taking the job, Ueberroth had spent five years organizing the very successful 1984 Summer Olympic Games that was held in Los Angeles. That gig resulted in him being named “Time” magazine’s Man of the Year for 1984.

63. Eighth Avenue subway in New York A TRAIN
The A Train in the New York City Subway system runs from 207th Street, through Manhattan and over to Far Rockaway in Queens. The service lends its name to a jazz standard “Take the ‘A’ Train”, the signature tune of Duke Ellington and a song much sung by Ella Fitzgerald. One version of the lyric is:

You must take the A Train
To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem
If you miss the A Train
You’ll find you’ve missed the quickest way to Harlem
Hurry, get on, now, it’s coming
Listen to those rails a-thrumming (All Aboard!)
Get on the A Train
Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem.

70. 2000 Gere title role DR T
The 2000 movie “Dr. T & the Women” is a pretty good film, starring Richard Gere in the title role. There can’t be many romantic comedies about gynecologists …

71. Chickadee cousin TIT
Chickadees are group of birds in the tit family, with some species within the group called chickadees and some called tits. The name chickadee is imitative of the bird’s alarm call “chick-dee dee dee”.

73. Deli specialty KNISH
A knish is a snack food from Germany and Eastern Europe made popular in the US by Jewish immigrants. A knish has a filling often made of mashed potato and ground meat, covered by a dough that is baked or fried.

74. System used in home decor FENG SHUI
Feng shui is the ancient Chinese tradition of arranging objects, buildings and other structures in a manner that is said to improve the lives of the individuals living in or using the space. “Feng shui” translates as “wind-water”, a reference to the belief that positive and negative life forces ride the wind and scatter, but are retained when they encounter water.

77. Largest Bay Area county SONOMA
Did you know that there are far more wine grapes produced in Sonoma than Napa? Within Sonoma County some of the more well-known appellations are Chalk Hill, Anderson Valley and Russian River Valley. Personally, when I want to visit the wine country, I head for the Russian River Valley as it’s far less crowded and much more fun than Napa Valley.

82. Bag on the back RUCKSACK
“Rucksack” is an alternative name for a backpack, and is the term I used when growing up in Ireland. “Rucksack” is a loanword from German, coming from “der Rücken” meaning “the back”.

84. __ Park: Queens area REGO
Rego Park in Queens was farmland up to the early 1900s. Then along came the a developer called the Real Good Construction Company, and building started. Rego Park takes its name from “Real Good”. Creative …

85. Log shaper ADZ
An adze (also adz) is similar to an axe, but is different in that the blade of an adze is set at right angles to the tool’s shaft. An axe’s blade is set in line with the shaft.

91. Villain Luthor LEX
Lex Luthor is the arch-nemesis of Superman in comics. Luthor has been portrayed in a number of guises in the comic world as well in movies and on the small screen. For example, he appeared as Atom Man in the 1950 film series “Atom Man vs. Superman”, and was played by actor Lyle Talbot, opposite Kirk Alyn’s Superman. More recently, Lex Luthor was played by Gene Hackman in the “Superman” series of movies starring Christopher Reeve in the title role.

95. Singer McEntire REBA
Reba McEntire is a country music singer and television actress. McEntire starred in her own sitcom called “Reba” that aired on the WB and the CW cable channels from 2001 to 2007.

100. Small-runway aircraft acronym STOL
STOL is an acronym, and stands for “short take-off and landing”

103. Pale wine BLUSH
The term “blush” in the world of wine has only been around since the late seventies, and is really only used here in the US. Today we think of a blush as a relatively sweet pink wine, and a rosé as something more dry.

106. Jewish folklore creature GOLEM
Golem is Yiddish slang for “dimwit”. In Jewish folklore a golem is an anthropomorphic being made out of inanimate matter, somewhat like an unintelligent robot.

108. Part of KJV: Abbr. VER
In 1604, King James I of England convened a conference at Hampton Court in order produce a new translation of the Bible, as the Puritan sect within the church had problems with prior versions. 47 scholars made new translations for the New Testament from Greek and from the Old Testament from Hebrew. The result is the King James Authorized Version (KJV).

112. Turkish general AGHA
“Aga” (also “agha”) is a title that was used by both civil and military officials in the Ottoman Empire.

Turkey is a country that straddles the border between the continents of Europe and Asia. Even though most of Turkey lies geographically in Asia, in recent decades the country has been strengthening its ties with its European neighbors. Turkey is a member of NATO and is well on the way to becoming a member of the European Union.

119. Rajah’s spouse RANI
A ranee (also spelled “rani”) is the female equivalent of a raja in India, and is the equivalent of a western queen or princess.

124. Bassoon kin OBOE
The oboe is perhaps my favorite of the reed instruments. The name “oboe” comes from the French “hautbois” which means “high wood”. When you hear an orchestra tuning before a performance you’ll note (pun intended!) that the oboe starts off the process by playing an “A”. The rest of the musicians in turn tune to that oboe’s “A”.

Our modern bassoon first appeared in the 1800s and has had a place in the concert orchestra ever since.

125. Continental boot? ITALY
In the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, the “boot” is the mainland of Italy, and the “ball” being kicked by the boot is the island of Sicily.

129. Substance in the sea’s H2O NACL
Chemically speaking, the water (H2O) in the sea is full of salt, sodium chloride (NaCl).

130. Element #18 ARGON
The rare gases are better known as the noble gases, but neither term is really very accurate. Noble gas might be a better choice though, as they are all relatively nonreactive. But rare they are not. Argon, for example, is a major constituent (1%) of the air that we breathe.

Down
5. Trepidation FEAR
Our word “trepidation”, meaning “fear”. comes from the Latin verb “tridare” meaning “to tremble”.

6. Reagan biographer Peggy NOONAN
Peggy Noonan is an author and columnist, and was once a speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan. Noonan was responsible for one of President Reagan’s most-remembered speeches, when he addressed the nation after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. She also came up with some famous phrases used by President George H. W. Bush, such as “a kinder, gentler nation”, “a thousand points of light” and “read my lips; no new taxes”.

7. Asia’s __ Darya river AMU
The Amu Darya is a major river in Central Asia that empties into the Aral Sea. It is also called the Oxus or Amu River.

9. Murmured from a cote COOED
The Old English word “cote” was used for a small house. Our modern word “cottage” comes from “cote”. We now use “cote” to mean a small shelter on a farm for sheep or birds.

10. Oregon State city CORVALLIS
Corvallis is a city in western Oregon that is home to Oregon State University. Corvallis was the capital of the Oregon Territory before Salem was selected as the seat of government.

12. Two-masted vessel BRIG
A brig, short for brigantine, is a type of ship. It was the use of brigantines as prison ships that led to use of “brig” as the word for a jail or prison cell on a seagoing vessel.

13. Capital SW of Muscat SANA’A
Sana (also Sana’a) is the capital city of Yemen. Within the bounds of today’s metropolis is the old fortified city of Sana where people have lived for over 2,500 years. The Old City is now a World Heritage Site.

Oman lies on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula and is neighbored by the OAE, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The capital city of Muscat has a strategic location on the Gulf of Oman and has a history of invasion and unrest. Centuries of occupation by the Persians ended in 1507 when the Portuguese took the city in a bloody attack. The Portuguese held Muscat for much of the next one hundred years until finally being ousted by local Omani forces in 1648. A Yemeni tribe invaded the area in 1741 and set up a monarchy that has been in place in Oman ever since.

15. Pac-12 team UTAH UTES
The Runnin’ Utes are the basketball team of the University of Utah. The team was given the nickname the Runnin’ Redskins back when Jack Gardner was the head coach from 1953 to 1971. The “Runnin'” part of the name was chosen because Gardner was famous for playing quick offenses. The “Redskins” name was later dropped in favor of the less controversial “Utes”.

19. Doglike scavenger HYENA
The spotted hyena of Sub-Saharan Africa is also known as the laughing hyena because of the sound it oftens makes, which resembles maniacal laughter.

23. Active campus gp. during the Vietnam War SDS
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was an activist group in the sixties. The SDS organized the largest student strike in the history of the United States on 26 April 1968, with about a million students staying away from class that day. The “Students for a Democratic Society” name was revived in 2006 with the foundation of a new US-based student organization with left wing beliefs. Today’s SDS was founded by a pair of high school students from Greenwich Village, New York.

29. Hosp. staffer LPN
A licensed practical nurse (LPN) might work in a hospital (hosp.).

32. Racing safety vehicle PACE CAR
In automobile racing, a pace car is used for safety when there is an obstruction on the track. The pace car enters the track in front of the leader and slows the racing cars to what is deemed to be a safe speed. While the pace car is on the track, the competitors cannot pass the pace car and nor can they pass each other. When the pace car exits the track, the race resumes.

38. Like old Paris streets GASLIT
Gaslighting has largely disappeared around the world, with some municipalities retaining it to create a nostalgic look. The city of Berlin is remarkable in that it maintains 44,000 gaslit street lamps, which is more than half the world’s inventory or working gas street lamps.

43. Kit __: candy bar KAT
I grew up eating Kit Kat bars as a kid, as the chocolate confection has been around since the thirties. Kit Kats didn’t hit the shelves in the US until the seventies. I’ve seen new varieties of Kit Kat over in the UK, such as an orange-flavored version, but haven’t seen anything like that over here.

45. Span. lass SRTA
Señorita (Srta.) is Spanish, and mademoiselle (Mlle.) is French, for “Miss”.

48. Leader after Mao DENG
Deng Xiaoping was the Paramount Leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1992. It was Deng Xiaoping who is given the credit for setting policies that led to China’s current economic boom. He moved the country towards a market economy and opened the borders to allow foreign investment.

53. River islet AIT
Aits are little islands found in a river. Aits aren’t formed by erosion, but by the deposition of silt over time. As a result, aits often have a long and narrow shape running parallel to the banks as the sediment builds up with the flow of the water. Many of the islands in the River Thames in England have been given the name “Ait”, like Raven’s Ait in Kingston-upon-Thames, and Lot’s Ait in Brentford.

54. “Rigoletto” composer VERDI
“Rigoletto” is one of Giuseppe Verdi’s most famous and oft-performed operas. The storyline comes from Victor Hugo’s play “Le roi s’amuse” (usually translated as “The King’s Fool”). Rigoletto is the king’s fool, the jester.

Giuseppe Verdi was an Italian composer mainly of operas who was active during the Romantic era. Equally as famous as Verdi’s operas, are arias from those operas such as “La donna è mobile” from “Rigoletto”, “The Drinking Song” from “La Traviata” and “The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves” from “Nabucco”.

61. Domingo, e.g. TENOR
Plácido Domingo is a Spanish tenor, from Madrid. Famously, Domingo was one of “The Three Tenors”, the performing trio that brought classical arias to the masses. The other two “Tenors” were fellow-Spaniard José Carreras and Italian Luciano Pavarotti.

64. Old porticos STOAS
A stoa was a covered walkway in Ancient Greece. A stoa usually consisted of columns lining the side of a building or buildings, with another row of columns defining the other side of the walkway. The columns supported a roof. Often stoae would surround marketplaces in large cities.

67. Showy flowers PHLOX
Phlox is a genus of flowering plants found mainly in North America. The common name for the plant is Jacob’s Ladder.

69. PC time meas. MSEC
A millisecond is one thousandth of a second, and is often abbreviated to “msec”. However, the more correct abbreviation for millisecond is “ms”.

71. Gertrude Stein confidante Alice B. __ TOKLAS
Gertrude Stein was a great American writer who spent most of her life in France. Gertrude Stein met Alice B. Toklas in Paris in 1907 and the two were life partners until Stein died in 1946. Cleverly, Stein published her own memoirs in 1933 but called the book “The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas”. It was to become her best selling title.

77. Walkout walk-in SCAB
We first started calling strikebreakers “scabs” in the early 1800s, and before that a scab was a person who refused to join a trade union (back as early 1777). The word probably comes from the use of “scab” as a skin disease, and so is a term that is meant to insult.

78. Year McKinley was reelected MCM
President William McKinley was re-elected in 1900, but failed to serve out the full term. In September of 1901 he went to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York where he went to meet the public at the Exposition’s Temple of Music. There Leon Czolgosz was waiting, armed with a pistol. Czolgosz shot the President twice before being subdued (and beaten) by the crowd. Doctors operated, and were able to stabilize President McKinley. The medical profession decided to leave one bullet inside the victim, on the face of it a good decision as the President spent almost a week apparently recovering from his ordeal. However, he relapsed, and eight days after being shot he died from gangrene surrounding the wound.

79. 1966 A.L. Fireman of the Year Jack AKER
Jack Aker is a former relief pitcher who appeared in 495 games. He never started a game, but was considered one of the game’s best closers.

The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award was established in 1960 as the Fireman of the Year Award. In baseball, a “fireman” is a relief pitcher. In times past, the term was used for the team’s best relief pitcher, the man called in to “put out the fire”.

83. Event to be played in Pinehurst, N.C., in 2014 US OPEN
In 2014, Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina will become the first golf course to host both the US Open and the US Women’s Open in the same year.

85. DOJ enforcer ATF
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is today part of the Department of Justice. The ATF has its roots in the Department of Treasury dating back to 1886 when it was known as the Bureau of Prohibition. “Explosives” was added to the ATF’s name when the bureau was moved under the Department of Justice (DOJ) as part of the reorganization called for in the Homeland Security Act of 2002.

86. Contest that’s over in seconds DRAG RACE
Back in the 18th century “drag” was slang for a wagon or buggy, as it was “dragged” along by a horse or horses. In the 1930s, the underworld adopted drag as slang for an automobile. This sense of the word was imported into automobile racing in the forties, giving the name to “drag racing”. A drag race is basically a competition between two cars to determine which can accelerate faster from a standstill.

89. Kilmer of “Top Gun” VAL
Val Kilmer’s first big leading role in a movie was playing Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s 1991 biopic “The Doors”. A few years later, Morrison was chosen for the lead in another big production, “Batman Forever”. Things haven’t really gone as well for Kilmer since then, I’d say. Off the screen, he flirted with the idea of running for Governor of New Mexico in 2010. A Hollywood actor as a Governor? Would never happen …

“Top Gun” is an entertaining action movie released in 1986 starring Tom Cruise and the lovely Kelly McGillis. The movie is all about pilots training at the US Navy’s Fighter Weapons School. A lot of footage was shot on board the Navy’s carrier the USS Enterprise during flight operations. At one point in a day’s shooting, the commander of the Enterprise changed course as needed for normal operations, but this altered the light for the cameras that were filming at the time. Director Tony Scott asked for the course to be changed back, but was informed that a course change would cost the Navy $25,000. Scott wrote out a check there and then, and he got another five minutes of filming with the light he needed.

90. Cornhusker’s st. NEB
The state of Nebraska got its “Cornhusker State” nickname from the University of Nebraska athletic teams (and not the other way round). In turn, the university teams’ name comes from the prevalence of corn as a crop, and the harvesting process known as “cornhusking”, removal of the outer husk from the ear of corn.

93. Temperature units KELVINS
The kelvin is a unit of measurement for temperature, named after William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin.

96. Poppycock BLATHER
Our term “blather” meaning “nonsensical talk” probably came to us via Scottish, and ultimately perhaps from an Old Norse word for “mutter”.

It is thought that the relatively gentle term “poppycock”, meaning “nonsense”, comes from a Dutch word for “dung” combined with a Latin word for “excrete”. Not so gentle after all …

98. Wallace of “E.T.” DEE
The actress Dee Wallace is best known for playing young Elliot’s mother in the Steven Spielberg 1982 masterpiece “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”.

1982’s classic science fiction movie “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” was directed by Steven Spielberg. The idea behind the film came from Spielberg himself, and the character E.T. was based on an imaginary friend that he conjured up as a child after his parents divorced in 1960.

104. Eastern faith SHINTO
It is perhaps best not to describe Shinto as a religion, but more as a “spirituality of the Japanese people”, a spirituality that encompasses folklore, history and mythology. Having said that, “Shinto” translates literally as “Way of the Gods”. Most people in Japan who are described as practicing Shinto, also practice Buddhism.

107. Not usually an opportunity for advancement MCJOB
“McJob” is a slang term for a low-paying position that offers little chance for advancement. The term of course comes from front-line jobs at a McDonald’s fast-food restaurant.

109. Amber, for one RESIN
Amber’s technical name is “resinite”, reflecting its composition and formation. Amber starts out life as soft sticky tree resin but then under high temperature and pressure from overlying layers of soil, it fossilizes. The sticky resin can trap organisms or other plant matter, and this material can sometimes remain virtually intact inside the amber fossil giving us a unique gift from the past.

111. With 116-Down, shared equitably PRO
(116D. See 111-Down RATA)
“Pro rata” is a Latin phrase meaning “in proportion”.

115. North Carolina school ELON
Elon is a city in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, close to the city of Burlington. Elon University is a private liberal arts school founded in 1889.

118. Jazzy James ETTA
Etta James was best known for her beautiful rendition of the song “At Last”. Sadly, as she disclosed in her autobiography, James lived a life that was ravaged by drug addiction leading to numerous legal and health problems. Ms. James passed away in January 2012 having suffered from leukemia.

122. Little sucker? VAC
“Vac” is a little word, an abbreviation for “vacuum”.

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For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
Across
1. Cal. sequence MTWTF
6. One pulling in pushers NARC
10. They’re grabbed on corners CABS
14. Fashionable fold CUFF
18. “__ Ben Jonson”: literary epitaph O RARE
19. Similar: Pref. HOMEO-
20. Other, in Oaxaca OTRA
21. Paris possessive A TOI
22. Traveler’s nightmare due to a road crew strike? PAVE AS YOU GO (from “pay as you go”)
24. Checking aid REIN
25. Glacial lake TARN
26. 1954 Emmy winner for Best Female Star of a Regular Series EVE ARDEN
27. Wait on a knight? SERVE GALAHAD (from “Sir Galahad”)
30. Credit report item DEBT
31. “Just like that!” sound SNAP!
33. Domingo, e.g. DIA
34. Enviable mark A-PLUS
35. List of candidates SLATE
37. Stake for Keats?: Abbr. ANAG
39. Faux pas SLIP
42. Unacceptable NOT OK
44. They aren’t major players COGS
46. Social worker’s backlog CASELOAD
49. Actress Rowlands GENA
50. Legendary rescue boat ARK
52. Rocky in a serious mood? GRAVE SQUIRREL (from “gray squirrel”)
56. Pepper’s title: Abbr. SGT
57. Hems, say SEWS
59. Dressy accessories TIE CLIPS
60. Letter-shaped fastener T-NUT
62. Baseball commissioner before Ueberroth KUHN
63. Eighth Avenue subway in New York A TRAIN
64. Joined SIGNED UP
68. Wee hr. ONE AM
70. 2000 Gere title role DR T
71. Chickadee cousin TIT
73. Deli specialty KNISH
74. System used in home decor FENG SHUI
77. Largest Bay Area county SONOMA
80. Kind of round OVAL
81. Dated SEEN
82. Bag on the back RUCKSACK
84. __ Park: Queens area REGO
85. Log shaper ADZ
88. Make statues of leading reps? CARVE SALESMEN (from “car salesmen”)
91. Villain Luthor LEX
92. Ancient mountain crossing, say TREK
94. Where keyboard users can get tips PIANO BAR
95. Singer McEntire REBA
97. Got on FARED
99. Gooey stuff GLOP
100. Small-runway aircraft acronym STOL
103. Pale wine BLUSH
106. Jewish folklore creature GOLEM
108. Part of KJV: Abbr. VER
110. Wine seller SHOP
112. Turkish general AGHA
113. Computer maintenance tool? DRIVE CLEANER (from “dry cleaner”)
117. Became harder to bear WORE THIN
119. Rajah’s spouse RANI
120. Serious surprise JOLT
121. Throw out all your stuff? SAVE NOTHING (from “say nothing”)
123. Revered one ICON
124. Bassoon kin OBOE
125. Continental boot? ITALY
126. Nearing the hour TEN TO
127. Personnel office array PENS
128. Curve BEND
129. Substance in the sea’s H2O NACL
130. Element #18 ARGON

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1. Tourists’ rentals MOPEDS
2. Tour TRAVEL
3. Ancient greeting? WAVE BACK WHEN (from “way back when”)
4. Buy for, as dinner TREAT TO
5. Trepidation FEAR
6. Reagan biographer Peggy NOONAN
7. Asia’s __ Darya river AMU
8. Rules, briefly REGS
9. Murmured from a cote COOED
10. Oregon State city CORVALLIS
11. Exactly, with “to” A TEE
12. Two-masted vessel BRIG
13. Capital SW of Muscat SANA’A
14. Mail-order purchase enclosure, often CATALOG
15. Pac-12 team UTAH UTES
16. Really cheap FOR A SONG
17. Discovery FIND
19. Doglike scavenger HYENA
23. Active campus gp. during the Vietnam War SDS
28. Rebel RISE UP
29. Hosp. staffer LPN
32. Racing safety vehicle PACE CAR
36. Breakfast food EGG
38. Like old Paris streets GASLIT
40. High school suffix -IOR
41. Story opener PART I
43. Kit __: candy bar KAT
45. Span. lass SRTA
47. Newspaper ad meas. SQ IN
48. Leader after Mao DENG
50. Would like from ASK OF
51. Meet with the old gang RE-UNE
53. River islet AIT
54. “Rigoletto” composer VERDI
55. Blockhead LUNK
58. Stocking mishaps SNAGS
61. Domingo, e.g. TENOR
64. Old porticos STOAS
65. Crack up during a jackknife? DIVE LAUGHING (from “die laughing”)
66. Dictionary note subject USAGE
67. Showy flowers PHLOX
69. PC time meas. MSEC
71. Gertrude Stein confidante Alice B. __ TOKLAS
72. Many newspaper ads INSERTS
75. Sloppy stack HEAP
76. Strip of gear, as a ship UNRIG
77. Walkout walk-in SCAB
78. Year McKinley was reelected MCM
79. 1966 A.L. Fireman of the Year Jack AKER
82. Fixed up RENOVATED
83. Event to be played in Pinehurst, N.C., in 2014 US OPEN
85. DOJ enforcer ATF
86. Contest that’s over in seconds DRAG RACE
87. Prepare to shoot at ZERO IN ON
89. Kilmer of “Top Gun” VAL
90. Cornhusker’s st. NEB
93. Temperature units KELVINS
96. Poppycock BLATHER
98. Wallace of “E.T.” DEE
101. Sighed line OH WELL
102. Senseless LOONY
104. Eastern faith SHINTO
105. “Please hold” equivalent HANG ON
107. Not usually an opportunity for advancement MCJOB
109. Amber, for one RESIN
111. With 116-Down, shared equitably PRO
113. Plumbing problem DRIP
114. Hoop site LOBE
115. North Carolina school ELON
116. See 111-Down RATA
118. Jazzy James ETTA
122. Little sucker? VAC

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