LA Times Crossword Answers 20 Oct 13, Sunday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: John Farmer
THEME: Grid Lines … today’s themed clues are familiar terms that include the word “line”, and each refers cryptically to a “line” that might be uttered in A particular situation:

23A. Borderline? PAPERS, PLEASE
29A. Deadline? I’M IN HEAVEN
43A. Beeline? I LOVE YOU, HONEY
60A. Skyline? GET OFF OF MY CLOUD
68A. Dateline? YOUR PLACE OR MINE?
90A. Neckline? KISS ME, YOU FOOL
102A. Unemployment line? YOU’RE FIRED
111A. Foul line? THAT’S NOT FAIR

BILL BUTLER’S COMPLETION TIME: 30m 03s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 2 … Pimas (Timas), DIPSY (Ditsy)

Today’s Wiki-est, Amazonian Googlies
Across

7. Stadium near Citi Field ASHE
The Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York opened in 1997 and is the largest outdoor, tennis-only venue in the world. The stadium is sometimes criticized for not having a retractable dome to protect the playing surface from inclement weather.

11. Young socialite DEB
Deb is short for “debutante”, which translates from French as “female beginner”.

14. Corsica neighbor ELBA
I had a lovely two-week vacation in Tuscany once, including what was supposed to be a two-night stay on the island of Elba. I had envisioned Elba as a place full of history, and maybe it is, but it is also overrun with tourists who use it as a beach getaway. We left after one day and we won’t be going back again …

18. Maternity dress choice MUUMUU
A “muumuu” is a loose dress that originated in Hawaii. Many muumuus are brightly colored and made of the same material as the ubiquitous Hawaiian shirt. The word “mu’umu’u” means “cut off” in Hawaiian.

21. Actress Gardner AVA
Ava Gardner is noted for her association with some big movies, but also for her association with some big names when it came to the men in her life. In the world of film, she appeared in the likes of “Mogambo” (1953), “On the Beach” (1959), “The Night of the Iguana” (1964) and “Earthquake” (1974). The men in her life included husbands Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra. After her marriages had failed (and perhaps before!) she had long term relationships with Howard Hughes and bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguin whom she met through her friend Ernest Hemingway.

25. McCarthy era paranoia RED SCARE
After WWII the United States went through what was called the “Second Red Scare”, the fear of communist infiltration in American society and government. Senator Joseph McCarthy became a lightning rod for this movement when he chaired Senate hearings in the fifties designed to root out communist infiltrators.

27. “Citizen Kane” prop SLED
A central plot line in the 1941 movie “Citizen Kane” is a newsreel reporter’s quest to find the meaning of the dying word spoken by the title character: “Rosebud”. Spoiler Alert … it is revealed at the end of the movie that “Rosebud” is the name of the sled used by Kane in his childhood, the only period in which he was really happy.

28. Civil rights leader Chavez CESAR
César Chávez was a Mexican American farm worker, and co-founder of the union today known as the United Farm Workers. Chávez was born in Yuma, Arizona, but moved to California as a child with his family. He never attended high school, dropping out to become a full-time migrant farm worker. In 1944, at 17 years of age, he joined the US Navy and served for two years. 5-6 years after returning from the military, back working as a farm laborer, Chávez became politically active and rose to national attention as an articulate union leader during some high profile strikes. He is remembered annually here in California on his birthday, March 31, which is a state holiday.

32. Copier abbr. LTR
Like so many things it seems, our paper sizes here in North America don’t conform with the standards in the rest of the world. ISO standard sizes used elsewhere have some logic behind them in that the ratio of width to length is usually one to the square root of two. This mathematical relationship means that when you cut a piece of paper in two each half preserves the aspect ratio of the original, which can be useful in making reduced or enlarged copies of documents. Our standard size of “letter” (8.5 x 11 inches) was determined in 1980 by the Reagan administration to be the official paper size for the US government. Prior to this, the “legal” size (8.5 x 14 inches) had been the standard, since 1921.

35. Natural selection adherent DARWINIST
Englishman Charles Darwin studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland but neglected his studies largely due to his interest in nature and natural history. In the early 1830s, a friend put forward Darwin’s name as a candidate for the post of “collector” on the voyage of HMS Beagle. The Beagle was intending to spend two years at sea primarily charting the coast of South America. The voyage ended up taking five years, during which time Darwin sent back copious letters describing his findings. Back in Britain these letters were published as pamphlets by a friend and so when Darwin eventually returned home in 1836, he had already gained some celebrity in scientific circles. It was while on the Beagle that Darwin developed his initial ideas on the concept of natural selection. It wasn’t until over twenty years later that he formulated his theories into a scientific paper and in 1859 published his famous book “On the Origin of the Species”. This original publication never even mentioned the word “evolution” which was controversial even back then. It was in 1871 that Darwin addressed head-on the concept that man was an animal species, in his book “The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex”.

40. Port for a mouse USB
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard dealing with how computers and electronic devices connect and communicate, and deal with electrical power through those connections.

49. Arizona tribe members PIMAS
The Pima people are a group of Native Americans living in what is now central and southern Arizona. The name “Pima” is thought to be an anglicization of the phrase “pi mac”, which members of their tribe often said in their first meetings with Europeans.

52. Emerald City pooch TOTO
Toto is Dorothy’s dog in the film “The Wizard of Oz”. Toto was played by a dog called Terry, but Terry’s name was soon changed to Toto in real life, due to the success of the film.

53. Precursor to rocksteady music SKA
Ska originated in Jamaica in the late fifties and was the precursor to reggae music. No one has a really definitive etymology of the term “ska”, but it is likely to be imitative of some sound.

54. Airport accessible via BART SFO
BART is the Bay Area Rapid Transport system that serves the San Francisco Bay Area. BART trains can have from three to ten cars. Ten-car trains are the longest of any metro system in the country. There’s a very handy BART train station just down the road from my house …

55. Almond-flavored cordial AMARETTO
Amaretto is an Italian liqueur with a sweet almond flavor. Even though the drink is sweet, it has a bitterness lent to it by the bitter almonds that are often used as a flavoring. The name “amaretto” is a diminutive of the Italian word “amaro” meaning “bitter”.

57. She brought Tzeitel and Lazar together YENTE
In the stage musical “Fiddler on the Roof”, Yente is the village matchmaker who tries to bring together 19-year-old Tzeitel with the local butcher called Lazar Wolf.

60. Skyline? GET OFF OF MY CLOUD
“Get Off of My Cloud” is the single that came right after the Rolling Stones super-hit “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”. Both records were released in 1965.

64. Children’s author Asquith ROS
Ros Asquith writes the “Teenage Worrier” books aimed at teens, as well as cartoons for “The Guardian” newspaper in the UK.

65. Apt. ad spec RMS
In an ad for an apartment (apt.), the number of rooms (rms.) is usually specified.

67. Chem. pollutant PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)

74. Some former polliwogs TOADS
Polliwog is another word for a tadpole, the larval stage of an amphibian such as a frog or a toad. The term “polligwog” has been around since the mid-15th century and probably comes from the Old English words “pol” (head) and “wiglen” (wiggle).

78. Words With Friends 10-pointer ZEE
“Words With Friends” is a word game application that can be played on smart phones and other electronic devices. “Words With Friends” is basically Scrabble under a different name, I hear.

79. Art to dye for? TAT
The word “tattoo” (often shortened these days to “tat”) was first used in English in the writings of the famous English explorer Captain Cook. In his descriptions of the indelible marks adorning the skin of Polynesian natives, Cook anglicized the Tahitian word “tatau” into our “tattoo”.

82. “The quality goes in before the name goes on” manufacturer ZENITH
Zenith was an American manufacturer of consumer electronics, but the brand is now owned by LG Electronics of South Korea. The company was founded as Chicago Radio Labs in 1918 and initially produced amateur radio equipment. The founders were ham radio enthusiasts, and had the radio call sign “9ZN”. This radio call sign was extended to ZN’th and from there to “Zenith”, giving them a name for their new company.

86. Pal of Porky DAFFY
Daffy Duck first appeared on the screen in “Porky’s Duck Hunt” in 1937. In the original cartoon, Daffy was just meant to have a small role, but he was a big hit as he had so much sass. Even back then, Daffy was voiced by the ubiquitous Mel Blanc.

88. Old spy gp. OSS
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was formed during WWII in order to carry out espionage behind enemy lines. A few years after the end of the war the OSS functions were taken up by a new group, the Central Intelligence Agency that was chartered by the National Security Act of 1947.

92. Cholesterol abbr. HDL
HDL (high-density lipoprotein) is a compound that is used to transport fats around the body. When HDL is combined with (i.e. is transporting) cholesterol, it is often called “good cholesterol”. This is because HDL seems to remove cholesterol from where it should not be, say on the walls of arteries, and transports it to the liver for reuse or disposal. Important stuff …

94. Source of “helicopter seeds” MAPLE TREE
“Helicopter seed” is a familiar name given to a type of fruit more correctly called a samara. A samara has a flattened wing or wings made of papery tissue from the ovary wall. These wings enable the wind to carry the seed farther from the parent tree.

95. 1989 Roseanne Barr title role SHE-DEVIL
“She-Devil” is a 1989 comedy film starring Meryl Streep, Ed Begley, Jr. and Roseanne Barr. The film is an adaptation of the 1983 novel “The Life and Loves of a She-Devil” by Fay Weldon. I don’t recommend this film, but do recommend the BBC television miniseries that was released in 1986 using the same title as the novel.

99. __ Paulo SAO
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil. São Paulo is also the city with the highest number of helicopters in the world. This is partly driven by the horrendous traffic jams in São Paulo, but also by the wealthy having a very real fear of being kidnapped on the city’s streets.

106. West Coast sch. UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) gets more applications from students than any other university in the country. UCLA also has more students enrolled than any other university in the state.

110. Spider-Man, for Peter Parker ALTEREGO
Spider-Man was a creation of Stan Lee, along with Steve Ditko, and first appeared in comics in 1962. Spider-Man was a somewhat groundbreaking character in that his alterego was a teenage high school student, marking the first time that a young person featured front and center as the superhero.

114. MS Word files DOCS
Microsoft Word documents have the “.doc” file extension, at least those prior to Microsoft Office 2007. The extension used now is “.docx”.

Microsoft Word was introduced in 1981 as Multi-Tool Word for Xenix (Xenix is a discontinued version of the Unix operating system). I used to be a power user of Word, but now use Google Drive for 99% of my word processing needs.

119. “Do, or do not. There is no __”: Yoda TRY
Yoda is one of the most beloved characters in the “Star Wars” series of films. Yoda’s voice was provided by the great modern-day puppeteer Frank Oz of “Muppets” fame.

Down
1. Current units AMPS
The unit of electric current is the ampere, abbreviated correctly to “A” rather than “amp”. It is named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère, one of the main scientists responsible for the discovery of electromagnetism.

3. Bamboozle DUPE
It’s thought that the lovely word “bamboozle” came into English from the Scottish “bombaze” meaning “perplex”. We’ve been using “bamboozle” since the very early 1700s.

4. Chatted with online IMED
Even though instant messaging (IMing) has been around since the 1960s, it was AOL who popularized the term “instant message” in the eighties and nineties.

6. Birthplace of the Italian Renaissance TUSCANY
The “Dark Ages” was a term that used to be popular as a description of the period following the decline of the Roman Empire in Europe, the time after the “light of Rome” was extinguished. The Dark Ages were said to end with the rise of the Italian Renaissance in the 14th century. The Italian Renaissance was centered on the cities of Florence and Siena in Tuscany.

10. Ambulance letters EMS
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Our word “ambulance” originated in the French term “hôpital ambulant” meaning field hospital (literally “walking hospital”). In the 1850s, the term started to be used for a vehicle transporting the wounded from the battlefield, leading to our “ambulance”.

11. “Dream Lover” singer DARIN
The singer Bobby Darin had a short but eventful life. Darin started in show business as a songwriter for Connie Francis. He then made it big as a performer with huge hits like “Splish Splash”, “Dream Lover”, “Mack the Knife” and “Beyond the Sea”. He was active politically as a supporter of Robert Kennedy, and was present in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles when Kennedy was assassinated. Soon after, Darin found out that the people he thought were his parents, were in fact his grandparents. The woman he knew as his older sister was in fact his mother. Darin died following a heart operation at only 37 years old.

17. Yemen coastal city ADEN
Aden is a seaport in Yemen, located on the Gulf of Aden by the eastern approach to the Red Sea. Aden has a long history of British rule, from 1838 until a very messy withdrawal in 1967. Someone from the seaport of Aden is known as an Adeni.

20. Six, in 6-Down SEI
Twice three (tre) is six (sei), in Italian.

26. California mission founder Junípero SERRA
Junípero Serra was a Spanish missionary, a founder of several missions out here in California. Among those associated with Serra is the Mission in Carmel, where Serra’s remains are buried, and Mission San Juan Capistrano, the chapel of which is believed to be the oldest standing building in the state.

30. Stage name of musician Richard Melville Hall MOBY
Moby is the stage name of singer-songwriter Richard Melville Hall. Hall was given his middle name, and the nickname “Moby”, by his parents. Apparently, Richard is the great-great-great-grandnephew of Herman Melville, author of “Moby Dick”.

35. Green Teletubby DIPSY
“Teletubbies” is a children’s television show produced by the BBC in the UK and shown over here on PBS. The show attracted a lot of attention in 1999 when Jerry Falwell suggested that one of the Teletubbies characters, Tinky Winky, was a homosexual role model for children.

37. The Colosseum, the Forum, etc. ROMAN RUINS
The Colosseum of Rome was the largest amphitheater in the whole of the Roman Empire in its day, and could seat about 50,000 people. The structure was originally called the “Amphitheatrum Flavium” but the name changed to “Colosseum” when a colossal statue of Emperor Nero was located nearby.

The Roman Forum was the center of public life in Ancient Rome. Now a ruin, it is a rectangular plaza surrounded by the remains of important buildings including the Senate House, the Temple of Vesta and the Basilica Julia.

39. __ La Table: high-end cookware shop SUR
Sur La Table is a chain of retail stores selling high-end kitchenware products. The company name translates from French as “on the table”. Sur La Table is the main competitor to Williams-Sonoma.

45. Agee of ’60s-’70s baseball TOMMIE
Tommie Agee was a Major League Baseball player who played mainly with the Indians, White Sox and Mets. He was one of the “Amazin’ Mets”, and was famous for making two phenomenal catches in game three of the 1969 world series, potentially saving five runs.

47. Response to a double-crosser ET TU
It was William Shakespeare who popularized the words “Et tu, Brute?” (And you, Brutus?), in his play “Julius Caesar”, although the phrase had been around long before he penned his drama. It’s not known what Julius Caesar actually said in real life just before he was assassinated on the steps of the Senate in Rome.

51. 2000 US Open champ Marat __ SAFIN
Marat Safin is a tennis player from Russia, now retired. Safin is known for having a fiery temper on the court, and in one season broke a total of 87 racquets in outbursts, a record that stands to this day.

59. “A Season on the Brink” airer ESPN
2002’s “A Season on the Brink” is the first television movie produced by ESPN. It is a small screen adaptation of the 1986 book of the same name by John Feinstein that tells of the 1985-86 season for the Indian University basketball team and coach Bob Knight.

60. Torino thanks GRAZIE
Turin (“Torino” in Italian) is a major city in the north of Italy that sits on the Po River. Back in 1861, when the Kingdom of Italy was formed, Turin was chosen as the first capital of the country .

61. Show runner EMCEE
“Emcee” comes from “MC”, an acronym standing for Master or Mistress of Ceremonies.

62. J.A. Prufrock’s creator TSE
“The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a very famous poem by T. S. Eliot, first published in 1915. The rather odd name of “Prufrock” seems to have just come to Eliot, although there was a Prufrock-Littau Company in St. Louis when he lived there.

68. Old Serbian auto YUGO
The Yugo was a really unreliable subcompact car built by the Zastava corporation of Yugoslavia.

71. Hall of Famer who played the same position as Pee Wee OZZIE
Ozzie Smith is a former professional shortstop. He played for the San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals.

72. Big name in little candy REESE’S
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups were invented by Harry Burnett “H.B.” Reese. Peanut Butter Cups were originally called penny cups, reflecting the price at which they were sold. Then inflation took over, and maybe that’s why they were broken into smaller “pieces” …

73. Saks department MEN’S
Saks Fifth Avenue is a high-end specialty store that competes with the likes of Bloomingdales and Neiman Marcus. The original Saks & Company business was founded by Andrew Saks in 1867. The first Saks Fifth Avenue store was opened on Fifth Avenue in New York City in 1924. There are now Saks Fifth Avenue stores in many major cities in the US, as well in several locations worldwide.

75. Green Goblin portrayer in Spider-Man films DAFOE
Willem Dafoe is an American actor, from Wisconsin. He was born just plain William Dafoe, but didn’t like being called “Billy”. So, he changed his name to Willem, which was the pronunciation of his name by his Scottish babysitter. Those Scots …

84. Constant Comment, e.g. TEA
Constant Comment is a brand of black tea flavored with orange rinds and sweet spices. The brand name originated soon after the blend was introduced in 1945, as it drew “constant comment”. The name is owned by the Bigelow Tea Company, a family-owned business that has been in operation since 1945. Bigelow owns the only tea plantation in the US, located in Charleston, South Carolina.

85. Character in “Ben-Hur”? HYPHEN
The celebrated Charlton Heston movie “Ben-Hur” is a dramatization of a book published in 1880 by Lew Wallace titled “Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ”. The 1959 epic film won a record 11 Academy Awards, a feat that has been equaled since then but has never been beaten. The other winners of 11 Oscars are “Titanic” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Rings”.

86. “Happy Trails,” e.g. DUET
“Happy Trails” was the theme song of “The Roy Rogers Show”, aired on radio in the 1940s and on television in the 1950s. The song was written by Dale Evans, wife of Roy Rogers.

90. Petty on a track KYLE
Kyle Petty is a former NASCAR driver, with quite the pedigree in the sport. Kyle is the son of racer Richard Petty and grandson of racer Lee Petty. He was also the father of racer Adam Petty, who was killed at 19 years-of-age while practicing for an event.

91. Medium-dry sherry OLOROSO
“Oloroso” is the Spanish word for “scented, fragrant”. It is used to describe a sherry that is usually dark and nutty, characteristics brought on by oxidative aging.

92. Charge against Galileo HERESY
Galileo was a prominent supporter of heliocentrism, the principle that the Earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun. The commonly accepted model at the time was geocentrism, that the Earth was at the center of the universe. Galileo fell foul of the Roman Inquisition as a result of his views, and was found guilty of heresy in 1615. As a result, Galileo spent the rest of his life under house arrest.

95. Some parts of Handel’s “Messiah” SOLOS
George Frideric Handel was the King of the Oratorio. Handel’s most famous oratorio is “Messiah”, which had its debut performance in Dublin, Ireland back in 1742.

103. Skid row woe DTS
The episodes of delirium that can accompany withdrawal from alcohol are called Delirium Tremens (the DTs). The literal translation of this Latin phrase is “trembling madness”.

The term “skid row” is used to describe a run-down urban neighborhood. “Skid row” appears to have originated in the Pacific Northwest where a “skid road” was a wooden pathway used for “skidding” logs through forests and over bogs. The terms “skid road” and “skid row” came to be used for logging camps and mills, and then somehow was applied to run-down areas in cities up and down the west coast of North America.

105. “__ It Romantic?”: Rodgers and Hart song ISN’T
“Isn’t It Romantic?” is a charming song by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart that was introduced in the 1932 movie “Love Me Tonight”. In the film it is sung twice, by Jeanette MacDonald and by Maurice Chevalier.

106. Roswell craft UFOS
The Roswell UFO Incident took place in 1947. Some people believe that an extraterrestrial spacecraft crashed, with aliens aboard. After the initial reports the public accepted the US Military’s explanation of the crash, that the debris recovered belonged to an experimental high-altitude surveillance balloon. The whole incident was dug up again over 30 years later when a claim was made that there was a cover-up in 1947, and that the armed forces had recovered an alien craft and brought it to Roswell Army Air Field. “The National Enquirer” ran the story, and it has been running ever since.

109. Yankee nickname A-ROD
Poor old Alex Rodriguez earned more nicknames than just A-Rod. He has been called “the Cooler” by some players as there is a perception that teams go cold when he joins them and hot when he leaves. He has also been called “A-Fraud” by teammates because of another perception, that he is over-demanding. Rodriguez is now seems to be in a world of hurt for using illegal performance-enhancing drugs.

112. Play killer HAM
The word “ham”, describing a performer who overacts, is apparently a shortened form of “hamfatter” and dates back to the late 1800s. “Hamfatter” comes from a song in old minstrel shows called “The Ham-Fat Man”. It seems that a poorly performing actor was deemed to have the “acting” qualities of a minstrel made up in blackface.

113. Cal. column THU
Thursday (Thu.) might be a column heading on a calendar (cal.).

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For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
Across
1. Chocoholic, e.g. ADDICT
7. Stadium near Citi Field ASHE
11. Young socialite DEB
14. Corsica neighbor ELBA
18. Maternity dress choice MUUMUU
19. Agenda details ITEMS
21. Actress Gardner AVA
22. Cry out for NEED
23. Borderline? PAPERS, PLEASE
25. McCarthy era paranoia RED SCARE
27. “Citizen Kane” prop SLED
28. Civil rights leader Chavez CESAR
29. Deadline? I’M IN HEAVEN
31. Course expectation PAR
32. Copier abbr. LTR
34. Progressing according to plan ON TARGET
35. Natural selection adherent DARWINIST
40. Port for a mouse USB
42. Anger IRE
43. Beeline? I LOVE YOU, HONEY
45. Refrain syllable TRA
46. Beaut GEM
49. Arizona tribe members PIMAS
50. Timber fungus DRY ROT
51. Remedy for wearing of the green? SOD
52. Emerald City pooch TOTO
53. Precursor to rocksteady music SKA
54. Airport accessible via BART SFO
55. Almond-flavored cordial AMARETTO
57. She brought Tzeitel and Lazar together YENTE
60. Skyline? GET OFF OF MY CLOUD
64. Children’s author Asquith ROS
65. Apt. ad spec RMS
66. Number on some watches VII
67. Chem. pollutant PCB
68. Dateline? YOUR PLACE OR MINE?
74. Some former polliwogs TOADS
77. Get together at the factory, in a way UNIONIZE
78. Words With Friends 10-pointer ZEE
79. Art to dye for? TAT
80. Big biceps, at the gym GUNS
81. Reason for a 33-Down TIE
82. “The quality goes in before the name goes on” manufacturer ZENITH
86. Pal of Porky DAFFY
88. Old spy gp. OSS
89. Raided the fridge ATE
90. Neckline? KISS ME, YOU FOOL
92. Cholesterol abbr. HDL
93. “__-haw!” YEE
94. Source of “helicopter seeds” MAPLE TREE
95. 1989 Roseanne Barr title role SHE-DEVIL
99. __ Paulo SAO
101. Popular HOT
102. Unemployment line? YOU’RE FIRED
104. Shrub in a patch BRIER
106. West Coast sch. UCLA
110. Spider-Man, for Peter Parker ALTEREGO
111. Foul line? THAT’S NOT FAIR
114. MS Word files DOCS
115. Big time EON
116. Lucifer SATAN
117. What John has and Joan does not SHORT O
118. Washed-out ASHY
119. “Do, or do not. There is no __”: Yoda TRY
120. Respond to flattery, maybe MELT
121. Shown the door OUSTED

Down
1. Current units AMPS
2. __ citizenship DUAL
3. Bamboozle DUPE
4. Chatted with online IMED
5. Mangy mutt CUR
6. Birthplace of the Italian Renaissance TUSCANY
7. Feels bad AILS
8. Underhand STEALTHY
9. Cupid’s target HEART
10. Ambulance letters EMS
11. “Dream Lover” singer DARIN
12. It may be blessed EVENT
13. Reason to keep something under your hat? BAD HAIR DAY
14. Keep in a coop ENCAGE
15. Pull up stakes LEAVE
16. Artist’s headgear BERET
17. Yemen coastal city ADEN
20. Six, in 6-Down SEI
24. “… and that’s final!” PERIOD!
26. California mission founder Junípero SERRA
30. Stage name of musician Richard Melville Hall MOBY
31. Fruity concoctions PIES
33. Post-election election RUNOFF
35. Green Teletubby DIPSY
36. How great minds think? ALIKE
37. The Colosseum, the Forum, etc. ROMAN RUINS
38. Ky. neighbor W VA
39. __ La Table: high-end cookware shop SUR
41. Words before keys or wheels SET OF
44. Approximately OR SO
45. Agee of ’60s-’70s baseball TOMMIE
46. Defend GO TO BAT FOR
47. Response to a double-crosser ET TU
48. Atmosphere MOOD
51. 2000 US Open champ Marat __ SAFIN
52. AT&T, e.g. TELCO
56. Dept. store slip RCPT
58. TimeCutter mowers, e.g. TOROS
59. “A Season on the Brink” airer ESPN
60. Torino thanks GRAZIE
61. Show runner EMCEE
62. J.A. Prufrock’s creator TSE
63. Egg: Pref. OVI-
68. Old Serbian auto YUGO
69. Heavy load ONUS
70. Source of patter? LITTLE FEET
71. Hall of Famer who played the same position as Pee Wee OZZIE
72. Big name in little candy REESE’S
73. Saks department MEN’S
75. Green Goblin portrayer in Spider-Man films DAFOE
76. Fashion STYLE
83. Forever celebrated IMMORTAL
84. Constant Comment, e.g. TEA
85. Character in “Ben-Hur”? HYPHEN
86. “Happy Trails,” e.g. DUET
87. p.m. AFT
89. Dangerous snake ADDER
90. Petty on a track KYLE
91. Medium-dry sherry OLOROSO
92. Charge against Galileo HERESY
95. Some parts of Handel’s “Messiah” SOLOS
96. Storage cabinet HUTCH
97. Snap VIGOR
98. Dramatic __ IRONY
100. Wind down ABATE
102. “Blah …” YADA
103. Skid row woe DTS
105. “__ It Romantic?”: Rodgers and Hart song ISN’T
106. Roswell craft UFOS
107. Express lane roller CART
108. Diet-friendly LITE
109. Yankee nickname A-ROD
112. Play killer HAM
113. Cal. column THU

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