LA Times Crossword Answers 1 Dec 13, Sunday

Today’s Wiki-est, Amazonian Googlies
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1. Mystery writer Cornwell PATRICIA
Patricia Cornwell is a writer of very entertaining crime fiction from Miami, Florida. Cornwell’s most famous series of novels features the medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta and so emphasise the forensic side of crime fighting. Cornwell is a personal friend of evangelist Billy Graham and former President George W. Bush.

9. Former clandestine org. KGB
The Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti (KGB) was the national security agency of the Soviet Union until 1991. The KGB was dissolved at that time after the agency’s chairman led a failed attempt at a coup d’état designed to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev.

12. Ruler of Asgard ODIN
Asgard is one of the Nine Worlds of Norse religions. It is where the Norse gods live, and is also home to Valhalla, the enormous hall ruled over by the god Odin.

16. Beer choice, briefly IPA
India Pale Ale is a style of beer that comes from England. The beer was originally intended for transportation from England to India, hence the name.

19. Command levels ECHELONS
We use the word “echelon” (ech.) to describe a rank, particularly in the military. The term comes from French, in which language it has the same meaning, although the original meaning in Old French is “rung of a ladder”.

20. Subatomic particle NEUTRINO
Neutrinos are small subatomic particles that do not carry an electric charge. The term “neutrino” is Italian for “small neutral one”. There are three types of neutrino: electron neutrinos, muon neutrinos and tau neutrinos.

25. Neil Armstrong’s L.A. alma mater USC
The University of Southern California (USC) is a private school in Los Angeles. Apart from its excellent academic record, USC is known the success of its athletic program. USC athletes have won more Olympic medals than the students of any other university in the world.

26. First word of Dante’s “Inferno” NEL
The first line of Dante’s “Inferno” is “Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita”, which translates as “Halfway along our life’s path”.

Dante Alighieri’s “Divine Comedy” is an epic poem dating back to the 14th century. The first part of that epic is “Inferno”, which is the Italian word for “Hell”. In the poem, Dante is led on a journey by the poet Virgil, starting at the gates of Hell on which are written the famous words “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here”.

28. Like non-oyster months, traditionally R-LESS
There is a traditional warning that one shouldn’t eat shellfish in a month without an R i.e. May through August. That’s because these are the warmer months here in the northern hemisphere when algae blooms can spread toxins that are soaked up by clams, mussels and oysters. Personally, I only eat shellfish in months containing a Q … that would be never …

29. Cold War defense acronym SEATO
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was set up in 1954, a defense organization with the mission to block communist influence growing in Southeast Asia. The driving force behind the organization’s creation was President Eisenhower’s Secretary of State, John Dulles. The list of SEATO members included Australia, France, the Philippines, the UK and the US. The organization was never really considered effective and it fell apart in 1977 largely due to a lack of interest by the members.

35. Browning output SONNET
Elizabeth Barrett was a very popular poet in England in the mid-1800s. The successful poet and playwright Robert Browning was an admirer of her work, and wrote to her saying so. The two met, and began a famous courtship that led to a secret marriage that they had to hide from Elizabeth’s father. Elizabeth’s most famous sonnet is:

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,—I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!—and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

36. Part of MSG MONO-
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of a naturally-occurring,non-essential amino acid called glutamic acid. It is used widely as a flavor enhancer, particularly in many Asian cuisines. Whether or not it is harmful seems to be still under debate. I say that something produced in a test tube shouldn’t be in our food …

42. Certain RPI grad ENGR
The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is a private school in Troy, New York. The university is named after its founder Stephen Van Rensselaer who set up the school in 1824. The goal of RPI has always been the “application of science to the common purposes of life”, an objective set by the founder. Given that, the name for the school’s sports teams is quite apt: the Engineers.

43. Relevant, in law AD REM
The Latin term “ad rem” translates literally as “to the matter”.

44. Greek vacation spot CORFU
Corfu is an island in the very northwest of Greece, in the Ionian Sea. Corfu is a very, very popular vacation destination for European tourists, particularly those from the UK, Scandinavia and Germany.

50. To be, to Bizet ETRE
Georg Bizet was a French composer active in the Romantic era. Bizet’s most famous work has to be his opera “Carmen”. “Carmen” initially received a lukewarm reception from the public, even though his fellow composers had nothing but praise for it. Sadly Bizet died at only 36 years of age, before he could see “Carmen’s” tremendous success.

54. MLB stat ERA
Earned run average (ERA)

60. Snookered HAD
The use of the word “snooker” to mean “to cheat” has been used since the early 1900s. The term probably took on that connotation as it’s relatively easy to trick someone who is new to the game of snooker.

64. “The Three Faces __” OF EVE
“The Three Faces of Eve” is a 1957 movie starring Joanne Woodward in the title role, a woman who suffers from multiple personality disorder. The film is based on a book by two psychiatrists that describes the real-life case of Chris Costner Sizemore. Sizemore has written her own story in several books, including 1958’s “The Final Face of Eve”.

67. Champagne word SEC
“Sec” is a term used in France for “dry”.

Sparkling wines can be classified according to sweetness. These classifications are, from driest to sweetest:

– Brut Nature
– Extra Brut
– Brut
– Extra Dry
– Dry
– Semi-Dry
– Sweet

68. Hank Schrader’s org. on “Breaking Bad” DEA
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

I hadn’t seen the AMC drama “Breaking Bad” until recently when my wife borrowed the first and second seasons from our local library. It is a very well written show about a high school teacher stricken by lung cancer who turns to a life of crime to make money.

71. Sources of soft wool MERINOS
The Merino sheep is prized for the soft quality of its wool.

74. “Platoon” setting, briefly NAM
Oliver Stone came to prominence as a film director in the 1980s when he came out with a string of war films such as “Salvador”, “Platoon” and “Born on the Fourth of July”. Stone dropped out of Yale University in the sixties and spent six months in South Vietnam teaching English. A few years later he signed up with the US Army and requested combat duty in South Vietnam and completed a 15-month tour. His movie “Platoon” is a semi-autobiographical account of his experiences during the Vietnam War.

78. Clandestine org. NSA
The National Security Agency (NSA) was set up in 1952 by President Truman, a replacement for the Armed Forces Security Agency that had existed in the Department of Defense since 1949. The NSA has always been clouded in secrecy and even the 1952 letter from President Truman that established the agency was kept under wraps from the public for over a generation. I really like the organization’s nickname … “No Such Agency”.

79. Part of a CSA signature E LEE
Confederate States of America (CSA)

Robert E. Lee is of course renowned as a southern officer in the Civil War. Lee was a somewhat reluctant participant in the war in that he opposed the secession of his home state of Virginia from the Union. At the beginning of the war, President Lincoln invited Lee to take command of the whole Union Army but he declined, choosing instead to stay loyal to his home state.

81. Feelings of dread, in Düsseldorf ANGSTE
The city of Düsseldorf lies in the west of Germany, fairly close to the border with France, and sits on the River Rhine.

82. Like Craig Ferguson’s show ON LATE
The Scottish stand-up comedian Craig Ferguson is best known these days as host of CBS’s “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”. For several years Ferguson played Drew Carey’s boss on “The Drew Carey Show”.

88. Gomer or Goober PYLE
Jim Nabors was discovered by Andy Griffith and brought onto “The Andy Griffith Show” as Gomer Pyle, the gas station attendant. Of course, Nabors then got his own show, “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” Gomer had a cousin on the “The Andy Griffiths Show” called Goober Pyle. Goober was played by George Lindsay. Lindsay had auditioned for the Gomer part, but that went to Nabors.

97. Film critic Pauline KAEL
Pauline Kael was a film critic who wrote for “The New Yorker” magazine from 1968 to 1991.

101. Magna __ CARTA
The Magna Carta is a landmark document issued in England in 1215. It represents the first time that an English king had to submit to the will of his subjects, a group of barons who sought to limit the powers of the monarchy. In particular the Magna Carta calls out that no freeman could be punished except through the law of the land. And of course, the Magna Carta was an inspiration for the United States Constitution.

114. “Oy __!” VEY
“Oh vey” is a Yiddish expression of dismay which literally translates as “oh, pain”.

116. Official state dog of Alaska MALAMUTE
The Alaskan Malamute is a breed of dog that was bred as a working dog, in particular to pull sleds. The breed takes its name from the Mahlemut tribe of Inuit people.

117. O staff, briefly EDS
Oprah Winfrey’s “O” magazine is staffed with editors (eds.).

118. Wellness gps. HMOS
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

119. Org. for marksmen NRA
National Rifle Association (NRA)

120. Many divas SOPRANOS
“Diva” comes to us from Latin via Italian. “Diva” is the feminine form of “divus” meaning “divine one”. The word is used in Italy to mean “goddess” or “fine lady”, and especially is applied to the prima donna in an opera. We often use the term to describe a singer with a big ego.

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2. Truman secretary of state ACHESON
Dean Acheson was the Secretary of State in President Truman’s administration. Acheson’s most significant contribution perhaps was convincing the president to get the US involved in the Korean War in 1950.

4. Gas pump spec. REG
The difference between a premium and regular gasoline is its octane rating. The octane rating is measure of the resistance of the gasoline to auto-ignition i.e. it’s resistance to ignition just by virtue of being compressed in the cylinder. This auto-ignition is undesirable as multiple-cylinder engines are designed so that ignition within each cylinder takes place precisely when the plug sparks, and not before. If ignition occurs before the spark is created, the resulting phenomenon is called “knocking”.

6. Rail family bird COOT
Rails are birds of the family Rallidae (hence their name). Outside of America, the name “rail” tends to be reserved for long-billed specie and the the term “crake” is used for short-billed species.

7. __ 500 INDY
The first Indy 500 race was held on Memorial Day in 1911. The winner that day was one Ray Harroun. Harroun had seen someone using a rear view mirror on a horse-drawn vehicle, and decided to fit one on his Marmon “Wasp” motor car. Supposedly that was the first ever use of a rear view mirror on a motor vehicle.

9. Dubbed one: Abbr. KNT
Kneel, and the Queen might “dub thee a knight” if you’re lucky. “Dub” is a specific term derived from Old English that was used to mean “make a knight”. As the knight was also given a knightly name at the same time, “dub” has come to mean “give someone a name”.

10. Ripken broke his record GEHRIG
Lou Gehrig was known as a powerhouse. He was a big hitter and just kept on playing. He broke the record for the most consecutive number of games played, and he stills holds the record for the most career grand slams. His durability earned him the nickname “The Iron Horse”. Sadly, he died in 1941 at 37-years-old suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an illness we now call “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”.

Cal Ripken played his entire, 20-year professional baseball career for the Baltimore Orioles. Ripken was known as the “Iron Man” because he showed up for work every day, come rain or shine. He played 2,632 straight games, blowing past the previous 2,130-game record held by Lou Gehrig.

11. Whodunit cliché BUTLER
The cliché “the butler did it” is often attributed to a 1930 crime novel called “The Door” by Mary Roberts Rinehart. In “The Door”, the butler actually did commit the crime.

13. Schoolyard claim DIBS
The phrase “to have dibs on” expresses a claim on something. Apparently, the term “dibs” is a contraction of “dibstone”, which was a knucklebone or jack used in a children’s game.

14. Grieg’s “Piano Concerto __ minor” IN A
Edvard Grieg is Norway’s best known composer, active in the Romantic Era. His most famous works are the gorgeous “Piano Concerto in A minor:”, and his incidental music for the play “Peer Gynt” by Henrik Ibsen.

16. Exotic pet IGUANA
An iguana is a lizard, and as such is cold-blooded. There are times when pet iguanas need heat from an IR lamp to maintain body temperature.

18. “Little Women” writer ALCOTT
“Little Women” is of course a novel written by American author Louisa May Alcott. The quartet of little women is Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March. Jo is a tomboy and the main character in the story and is based on Alcott herself.

21. Silents star Bara THEDA
Theda Bara was a silent film star from Cincinnati, Ohio. Many cite Bara as the first movie sex symbol. She wore very revealing costumes in many of her films and she often played the femme fatale character. As such, Bara’s nickname was “the Vamp”.

32. “A Doll’s House” heroine NORA
“A Doll’s House” is probably the most famous play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The play deals with the feminist awakening of the lead character, Nora Helmer. “A Doll’s House” is sometimes referred to as the “first true feminist play”.

34. Canola oil spray PAM
PAM cooking oil was introduced in 1961 by Leon Rubin and Arthur Meyerhoff. The name “PAM” is an acronym … standing for “Product of Arthur Meyerhoff” …

Canola is a type of rapeseed, and Canola oil is made from the seeds. The particular cultivar used in oil production was developed in Canada, and the name Canola in fact comes from “CANadian Oil, Low Acid”.

37. Baseball great Honus WAGNER
Honus Wagner was a professional shortstop who played mainly for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wagner was one of the first five players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He actually received the second-highest number of votes, tying with Babe Ruth and just behind Ty Cobb.

39. Not kosher TREF
According to Jewish dietary law, “kosher” food is “fit” to eat, and food that is not kosher is called “treif” (or tref).

47. Netmen’s org. ATP
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is an organization that looks after the interests of male tennis professionals. The equivalent organization for women is the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).

48. It has its ups and downs THE DOW
Dow Jones & Company was founded as a publishing house in 1882 by three newspaper reporters, Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser. Today, the company’s most famous publication has to be “The Wall Street Journal”. In 1884, Charles Dow started reporting the average dollar value of the stock of eleven companies, an index which spawned a whole host of metrics that carry the Dow Jones name to this day, including the renowned Dow Jones Industrials.

49. Mother with a Nobel prize TERESA
Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in the city that is now called Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. At birth she was given the names Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (“Gonxha” means “little flower” in Albanian). She left home at the age of 18 and joined the Sisters of Loreto, and headed to Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham in Dublin, Ireland in order to learn English. Her goal was to teach in India, and English was the language used there for instruction by the nuns. After Mother Teresa passed away in 1997 she was beatified by Pope John Paul II, a step on the road to canonization. In order for her to be beatified there had to be documented evidence of a miracle that was performed due to her intercession. The miracle in question was the healing of a tumor in the abdomen of a woman due to the application of a locket containing a picture of Mother Teresa. Documentation of a second miracle is required for her to be declared a saint.

52. Super Bowl XLVII champs RAVENS
The Baltimore football team’s name “the Ravens” has a literary derivation. Baltimore was the home of the writer Edgar Allen Poe, and so the team took its moniker from his most famous poem, “The Raven”. The name was selected in a fan contest.

53. Ancient capital of Macedonia EDESSA
The Greek city of Edessa is in the Central Macedonian region of the country. Edessa was the ancient capital of Macedon, and home to fabled King Midas.

54. With 106-Down, 2000s Secretary of Labor ELAINE
(106D. See 54-Down CHAO)
When President George W. Bush appointed Elaine Chao as Secretary of Labor, he made a bit of history as Chao then became the first Chinese American in history to hold a cabinet post. It turned out that Chao became the only cabinet member to hold her post for President Bush’s full eight years in office. In 1993, Chao married Mitch McConnell, the Republican Leader of the US Senate.

57. Covent Garden offerings OPERAS
Covent Garden in London’s West End is associated with the Royal Opera House that is located in the area, and with the former fruit and vegetable market that used to sit right at the center of the district. The name “Covent Garden” comes from the fact that there once was a walled garden in the area owned by the Benedictine Monks of the Abbey of St. Peter in Westminster. The abbey rented out the walled garden calling it “Convent Garden”, and this morphed into the area’s current name.

59. “The Karate Kid” co-star Pat MORITA
Pat Morita was a Japanese-American actor, born in Isleton, California. Morita’s most noted roles were playing “Arnold” on TV’s “Happy Days”, and Mr. Miyagi in “The Karate Kid” movies. Morita was just a child during WWII and spent most of it in the Gila River internment camp in Arizona with his family

65. Hi-__ FIS
Hi-fi systems were introduced in the late forties, and is audio equipment designed to give a much higher quality reproduction of sound than cheaper systems available up to that point. “Hi-fi” of course stands for “high fidelity”.

67. “If I Had a Hammer” co-writer SEEGER
“If I Had a Hammer” is a song written in 1949 by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. The song has been released by many artists, but my guess would be that the most famous recording was by Peter, Paul and Mary in 1962.

69. Washington’s Grand __ Dam COULEE
In the western US a coulee is a deep gulch or ravine, as in the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington State.

71. __ Park, N.J. MENLO
Menlo Park, New Jersey is noted as the home to Thomas Edison’s laboratory where he made so many of his inventions. We also have a pretty well-known Menlo Park out here in California, home to many of the venture capital companies that tend to make a lot of money out of Silicon Valley businesses.

72. Science guy Bill NYE
That would be “Bill Nye the Science Guy”. Bill’s show ran on Disney for 4 years from 1993-97. I was surprised to learn that Bill Nye was married briefly to Blair Tindall, the author of “Mozart in the Jungle”. That’s a great book, if anyone is interested …

76. Israeli port HAIFA
Haifa is the third-largest city in Israel and the largest city in the north of the country. Haifa is built on the slopes of Mount Carmel, and is a Mediterranean seaport.

80. Marsh bird EGRET
At one time the egret species was in danger of extinction due to excessive hunting driven by the demand for plumes for women’s hats.

83. I-95 comprises most of it in N.J. TPKE
Back in the 15th century a “turnpike” was a defensive barrier across a road. By the 17th century the term was used for a barrier that stopped travellers until a toll was paid. By the 18th century a turnpike was the name given to a road with a toll.

86. 100 lbs. CWT
In the very sensible country of America, a hundredweight is 100 pounds. In the UK, of course a hundredweight has to be 112 pounds. The hundredweight is also called a centum weight, which explains the abbreviation used: cwt.

94. Steelhead, e.g. TROUT
The steelhead and rainbow trout are actually the same species. The difference is that rainbow trout usually return to freshwater to spawn after two or three years at sea, while the steelhead spends its whole life in the ocean.

95. Lincoln’s first vice president HAMLIN
Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine was chosen to run as Vice Presidential candidate at the bottom of the Republican ticket with Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 Presidential race. By the time Lincoln and Hamlin won the election, they had never even been in the same room together, not once (times certainly have changed!). Hamlin served with Lincoln throughout his first term as President, but for the election for Lincoln’s second term he was dropped from the ticket, as Lincoln chose Andrew Johnson of Tennessee instead. Lincoln was looking ahead to the need for reconciliation with the South at the end of the Civil War.

96. Tony-winning playwright Eve ENSLER
Eve Ensler is a playwright whose most famous work is “The Vagina Monologues”. When Ensler was only 23 years of age she adopted a 15 year old boy. We are familiar with that boy on the big screen these days … actor Dylan McDermott.

100. “The Merry Widow” composer LEHAR
“The Merry Widow” is an operetta composed by Franz Lehar. It was first performed in 1905 and has been popular ever since.

Franz Lehar was a Hungarian composer who had a difficult relationship with the Nazi regime after it took control of his country. His wife was born Jewish, but converted to Catholicism. Fortunately, Hitler enjoyed Lehar’s music and as a result Goebbels intervened and made Sophie Lehar “an honorary Aryan by marriage”.

102. “Whip It” band DEVO
Devo is a band from Akron, Ohio formed back in 1973. The band’s biggest hit is “Whip It” released in 1980.

103. Ties in Tokyo OBIS
The sash worn as part of traditional Japanese dress is known as an obi. The obi can be tied in what is called a butterfly knot.

112. Eagles’ org. BSA
As every little boy (of my era) knows, the Scouting movement was founded by Lord Baden Powell, in 1907. The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) soon followed, in 1910.

113. Medical suffix -OMA
In the world of medicine, the suffix -oma is used to denote a swelling or a tumor. For example, a lipoma is a benign fatty tumor.

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For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
Across
1. Mystery writer Cornwell PATRICIA
9. Former clandestine org. KGB
12. Ruler of Asgard ODIN
16. Beer choice, briefly IPA
19. Command levels ECHELONS
20. Subatomic particle NEUTRINO
22. Lass GAL
23. Accept unpleasantness (TAKE) THE GOOD WITH THE BAD
25. Neil Armstrong’s L.A. alma mater USC
26. First word of Dante’s “Inferno” NEL
27. Lid troubles STYES
28. Like non-oyster months, traditionally R-LESS
29. Cold War defense acronym SEATO
31. In concert AS ONE
33. Worked undercover SPIED
35. Browning output SONNET
36. Part of MSG MONO-
37. Be skeptical about (TAKE) WITH A GRAIN OF SALT
42. Certain RPI grad ENGR
43. Relevant, in law AD REM
44. Greek vacation spot CORFU
45. Finagle WANGLE
47. Bear witness ATTEST
50. To be, to Bizet ETRE
54. MLB stat ERA
56. Demonstrate unselfishness (TAKE) ONE FOR THE TEAM
60. Snookered HAD
61. Lighter yet warmer, as winter wear LAYERED
63. Covered walls PAPERED
64. “The Three Faces __” OF EVE
66. More pale ASHIER
67. Champagne word SEC
68. Hank Schrader’s org. on “Breaking Bad” DEA
69. Record listings? CRIMES
70. Screen gems ICONS
71. Sources of soft wool MERINOS
73. Corrupts POISONS
74. “Platoon” setting, briefly NAM
75. Find a path of least resistance (TAKE) THE EASY WAY OUT
78. Clandestine org. NSA
79. Part of a CSA signature E LEE
81. Feelings of dread, in Düsseldorf ANGSTE
82. Like Craig Ferguson’s show ON LATE
84. Cunning GUILE
86. Boorish CRUDE
88. Gomer or Goober PYLE
91. Start to deteriorate (TAKE) A TURN FOR THE WORSE
97. Film critic Pauline KAEL
98. Parking garage location LEVEL A
99. Totaled RAN TO
100. __ hand: help LEND A
101. Magna __ CARTA
102. Destines, not in a good way DOOMS
104. French for “chewed” MACHE
108. A few minutes in the pool, say DIP
109. Mama bear, in Madrid OSA
110. Tackle a problem head-on (TAKE) THE BULL BY THE HORNS
114. “Oy __!” VEY
115. Openings to fill CAVITIES
116. Official state dog of Alaska MALAMUTE
117. O staff, briefly EDS
118. Wellness gps. HMOS
119. Org. for marksmen NRA
120. Many divas SOPRANOS

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1. Sugar or cookie PET NAME
2. Truman secretary of state ACHESON
3. Use a roundabout route (TAKE) THE LONG WAY HOME
4. Gas pump spec. REG
5. Words of defeat I LOSE
6. Rail family bird COOT
7. __ 500 INDY
8. “Even __ speak …” AS WE
9. Dubbed one: Abbr. KNT
10. Ripken broke his record GEHRIG
11. Whodunit cliché BUTLER
12. They’re mined for metal ORES
13. Schoolyard claim DIBS
14. Grieg’s “Piano Concerto __ minor” IN A
15. Dozes NODS OFF
16. Exotic pet IGUANA
17. Muted color choice PASTEL
18. “Little Women” writer ALCOTT
21. Silents star Bara THEDA
24. “This __”: formal phone response IS SHE
30. Follow ENSUE
32. “A Doll’s House” heroine NORA
34. Canola oil spray PAM
35. More or less, informally SORTA
37. Baseball great Honus WAGNER
38. Killed time IDLED
39. Not kosher TREF
40. Cooler in hot weather ICE TEA
41. Poked NOSED
46. Gripe from the weary NO REST
47. Netmen’s org. ATP
48. It has its ups and downs THE DOW
49. Mother with a Nobel prize TERESA
51. Emulate a bank robber (TAKE) THE MONEY AND RUN
52. Super Bowl XLVII champs RAVENS
53. Ancient capital of Macedonia EDESSA
54. With 106-Down, 2000s Secretary of Labor ELAINE
55. Scamp RASCAL
57. Covent Garden offerings OPERAS
58. Intolerant sort RACIST
59. “The Karate Kid” co-star Pat MORITA
62. German article EIN
65. Hi-__ FIS
67. “If I Had a Hammer” co-writer SEEGER
69. Washington’s Grand __ Dam COULEE
71. __ Park, N.J. MENLO
72. Science guy Bill NYE
73. Swimming spots PONDS
76. Israeli port HAIFA
77. “__ move” YOUR
80. Marsh bird EGRET
83. I-95 comprises most of it in N.J. TPKE
85. Open, in a way UNLATCH
86. 100 lbs. CWT
87. Spacious ROOMY
89. Prefaced LED INTO
90. Ticks by ELAPSES
91. Breakfast spot ALCOVE
92. Ribbed TEASED
93. Beach hazard UV RAYS
94. Steelhead, e.g. TROUT
95. Lincoln’s first vice president HAMLIN
96. Tony-winning playwright Eve ENSLER
100. “The Merry Widow” composer LEHAR
102. “Whip It” band DEVO
103. Ties in Tokyo OBIS
105. Bank offerings ATMS
106. See 54-Down CHAO
107. Menu that includes suggestions HELP
111. It’s often cured HAM
112. Eagles’ org. BSA
113. Medical suffix -OMA

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