LA Times Crossword 16 Dec 18, Sunday

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Constructed by: Joe Kidd
Edited by: Rich Norris

Today’s Theme: In Other Words

Themed answers comprise an adjective indicating that the letters in the accompanying noun should be moved around. The resulting anagram is the word given in the corresponding clue:

  • 23A. EARTH : “HEART” BROKEN
  • 25A. AIDE : CRAZY “IDEA”
  • 49A. CRANED : EXOTIC “DANCER”
  • 83A. MISO : “I’M SO” CONFUSED
  • 106A. AMOUNT : ODD “MAN OUT”
  • 109A. FIENDISH : “FINISHED” OFF
  • 31D. SMITE : TROUBLED “TIMES”
  • 35D. RESIST : TWISTED “SISTER”

Bill’s time: 11m 50s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

Across

1. Pole, e.g. : SLAV

The Slavic peoples are in the majority in communities covering over half of Europe. This large ethnic group is traditionally broken down into three smaller groups:

  • the West Slavic (including Czechs and Poles)
  • the East Slavic (including Russians and Ukrainians)
  • the South Slavic (including Bulgarians and Serbs)

5. Old toon feline with an alley gang : TOP CAT

“Top Cat” is one of the first cartoon shows that I remember watching regularly. It was a Hanna-Barbera production that had an original run from 1961 to 1962, in which 30 episodes were made. Top Cat is the leader of a gang of alley cats in Manhattan, New York. The gang frequently came up against NYPD police officer Charlie Dibble, my favorite character in the show.

11. Pro Football Hall of Fame state : OHIO

The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in 1963 in Canton, Ohio. One reason that Canton was chosen for the Hall of Fame was that the National Football League (NFL) was founded in the city in 1920.

15. Moonwalker Shepard : ALAN

Alan Shepard was the first American in space. Shepard’s flight was originally scheduled for October 1960 but a series of delays pushed it out till May 5, 1961. Yuri Gagarin made his celebrated flight on April 12, 1961, just one one month earlier, winning that part of the Space Race for the Soviets. A decade later, Shepard went into space again at the age of 47, as commander of Apollo 14. He was the fifth man to walk on the moon, and indeed the oldest. Shepard was also the only one of the Mercury Seven team to make it to the moon. Famously, he drove two golf balls while on the lunar surface.

21. Early sci-fi captain : NEMO

In the 1954 movie version of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”, Captain Nemo goes down with his ship. In the novel by Jules Verne, the fate of Nemo and his crew isn’t quite so cut and dry, although the inference is perhaps that they did indeed head for Davy Jones’ Locker.

22. Travels randomly : GADS

To gad about is to move around with little purpose. The word “gad” comes from the Middle English “gadden” meaning “to hurry”.

27. Muss up, as hair : TOUSLE

A “muss” is state of disorder, and a term that probably evolved from “mess”. The phrase “no muss, no fuss” means “no bother, no mess made, no excessive hustle and bustle”.

32. Shrub with a purple fruit : SLOE

The sloe is the fruit of the blackthorn bush, and the main flavoring ingredient in sloe gin. A sloe looks like a small plum, but is usually much more tart in taste.

34. Lab dish eponym : PETRI

Julius Richard Petri was a German bacteriologist and was the man after whom the Petri dish is named. The petri dish can have an agar gel on the bottom which acts a nutrient source for the specimen being grown and studied, in which case the dish plus agar is referred to as an “agar plate”.

47. Harmless cyst : WEN

“Wen” is the common name for any of a number of different growths that can occur on or under the skin. A wen can be a lipoma for example, a benign fatty growth that can form under the skin.

48. Eastern path : TAO

The name of the Chinese character “tao” translates as “path”, but the concept of Taoism signifies the true nature of the world.

52. Kwik-E-Mart owner : APU

The fictional Kwik-E-Mart store is operated by Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on “The Simpsons” TV show. Apu is married to Manjula, and the couple have eight children. The convenience store owner doesn’t seem to be making much use of his Ph.D in computer science that he earned in the US. Apu’s undergraduate degree is from Caltech (the Calcutta Technical Institute), where he graduated top of his class of seven million students …

53. Belief system : CREDO

A creed or credo is a confession of faith, or a system of belief or principles. “Credo” is Latin for “I believe”.

56. Impediment : RUB

A rub is a difficulty or obstruction. The term comes from the game of lawn bowls in which a rub is a fault in the bowling surface. The most famous use of “rub” is in the “To be or not to be” soliloquy from William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”.

To die — to sleep.
To sleep — perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub!

60. Inscription on a spine : TITLE

In the US, the convention is to write the title on the spine of a book from top-to-bottom. In most of Europe, the convention is to write the title from bottom-to-top. We have a lot of books in the “library” in our house from both sides of the Atlantic, and so there is much moving of the head from left to right as we glance along our bookshelves.

63. Tijuana toast : SALUD!

“Salud” is Spanish for “health”, and is used as a toast. Salud!

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.

64. Nursery rhyme girl : BO PEEP

The lines that are most commonly quoted for the rhyme about “Little Bo Peep” are:

Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep,
And can’t tell where to find them;
Leave them alone, And they’ll come home,
Wagging their tails behind them.

But, there are actually four more verses, including this one:

It happened one day, as Bo-peep did stray
Into a meadow hard by,
There she espied their tails side by side,
All hung on a tree to dry.

65. “Snowy” sight in Florida : EGRET

The snowy egret is a small white heron, native to the Americas. At one time the egret species was in danger of extinction due to hunting driven by the demand for plumes for women’s hats.

66. Edible pockets : PITAS

Pita is a lovely bread from Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines. Pita is usually round, and has a “pocket” in the center. The pocket is created by steam that puffs up the dough during cooking leaving a void when the bread cools.

71. Vague discomfort : MALAISE

A malaise is a general but undefined feeling of discomfort or illness. The term “malaise” ultimately comes from Old French with the prefix “mal-” meaning “bad” and “aise” meaning “ease”.

75. Some court pleas, for short : NOLOS

“Nolo contendere” (sometimes shortened to “nolo”) is a legal term that translates from Latin as “I do not wish to contend”. It’s the plea of no contest, and is an alternative to guilty and not guilty, meaning that one doesn’t admit guilt but nor does one dispute the charge.

76. Forbes rival : INC

“Inc.” is a business magazine that specializes in articles about growing companies. “Inc.” publishes a list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the country each year, calling it the “Inc. 500”. The “Inc 5000” is an expanded list also published by the magazine.

“Forbes” is a business magazine that has been published since 1917, when it was founded by B. C. Forbes and Walter Drey. The full name of the original publication was “Forbes: Devoted to Doers and Doings”. “Forbes” is noted for publishing lists of the biggest and richest in the world of business. In 2014, “Forbes” listed the 2000 largest public companies in the world and showed for the first time that the three biggest companies are based in China.

78. Hindu titles of respect : SRIS

“Sri” is a title of respect for a male in India.

80. City on the Ruhr : ESSEN

Essen is a large industrial city located on the River Ruhr in western Germany. The city experienced major population growth in the mid-1800s that was driven by the iron works established by the Krupp family.

81. Weekly talk with a msg. : SER

Our word “sermon” comes from the Latin “sermonem” meaning “discourse, talk”. The literal translation of “sermonem” is “a stringing together of words”, from the Latin “serere” meaning “to join”, as in the related word “series”.

82. “Mad Men” actor Jon : HAMM

Jon Hamm lived the life of a struggling actor for quite some time before he hit gold with the starring role in the AMC drama “Mad Men”. He plays the main character, advertising executive (and man about town), Don Draper.

83. MISO : “I’M SO” CONFUSED

Miso is the name of the seasoning that makes miso soup. Basic miso seasoning is made by fermenting rice, barley and soybeans with salt and a fungus to produce a paste. The paste can be added to stock to make miso soup, or perhaps to flavor tofu.

90. Fail big-time : LAY AN EGG

Apparently the expression “to lay an egg”, meaning “to perform or play really badly” comes from the resemblance of the number 0 to an egg. One laying an egg scores zero.

94. La., once : TERR

In the Louisiana Purchase, the US government bought French Louisiana from France. Soon after the purchase was made, the newly acquired land was split into the Orleans Territory (lands south of the 33rd parallel) and the Louisiana Territory (lands north of the 33rd parallel). The Louisiana Territory stretched northwards as far as the Great Lakes, and the seat of government was chosen as the city of St. Louis. Just to confuse everyone (such as foreigners like me), the Orleans Territory was admitted to the Union in 1812 as the State of Louisiana. At the same time, in a measure designed to prevent confusion, the Louisiana Territory was renamed to the Territory of Missouri.

96. Less than hardly : NARY

The adjective “nary” means “not one”, as in “nary a soul”.

97. Like much FM radio : IN STEREO

In telecommunications, a radio signal is transmitted using a sinusoidal carrier wave. Information is transmitted using this carrier wave in two main ways, by varying (modulating) the instantaneous amplitude (signal strength) of the carrier wave, and by modulating the instantaneous frequency of the carrier wave. The former is referred to as an AM signal (“amplitude modulation”), and the latter as an FM signal (“frequency modulation”).

102. Keats and Shelley : ODISTS

The poet John Keats is famous for writing a whole series of beautiful odes. The most renowned are the so-called “1819 Odes”, a collection from the year 1819 that includes famous poems such as “Ode on a Grecian Urn”, “Ode to a Nightingale” and “Ode to Psyche”.

Percy Bysshe Shelley was an English Romantic poet. Shelley had strong views on vegetarianism. He was dedicated to the cause of all sentient beings, believing that the slaughter of animals by humans for the use of food was a barbaric practice. He wrote a famous essay on the subject called “A Vindication of Natural Diet” in 1813.

115. Troll’s cousin : OGRE

“Troll” is a term that comes from Norse mythology. Trolls are less than helpful creatures that tend to live on isolated mountains, in caves and under bridges.

119. Heckles : BOOS

Originally, the verb “to heckle” meant to question severely, and for many years was associated with the public questioning of parliamentary candidates in Scotland. In more recent times, the meaning has evolved into questioning that is less polite and that is directed at stand-up comics.

120. Tennis wear : SKORTS

The garment called a “skort” is a hybrid between shorts and a skirt.

121. Oz. and lb. : QTYS

The unit of mass that we know today as a pound is descended from the old Roman unit of weight known as a libra. That libra connection is why we abbreviate “pound” to “lb”. The name “pound” though comes from the Latin “pondo” meaning “weight”. Our term “ounce” (abbreviated to “oz.”) comes from the Latin “uncia”, which was 1/12 of a Roman “libra”.

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2. Protected side : LEE

Alee is the direction away from the wind. If a sailor points into the wind, he or she is pointing aweather.

3. In the way of : A LA

The phrase “in the style of” can be translated in “alla” in Italian and “à la” in French.

5. House of Dana fragrance : TABU

Tabu is a whole line of cosmetics and perfumes produced by the House of Dana. The company’s brand names were purchased by a Florida company called Dana Classic Fragrances in 1999.

6. Rink star and a “Catch-22” pilot : ORRS

Bobby Orr is regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time. By the time he retired in 1978 he had undergone over a dozen knee surgeries. At 31 years of age, he concluded that he just couldn’t skate anymore. Reportedly, he was even having trouble walking. While still 31 years old, in 1979, Orr became the youngest person inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The bomber pilot in Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22” is named Orr. He has no other name, just “Orr”.

8. Pickled veggies : CUKES

Apparently scientists have shown that the inside of a cucumber (“cuke” for short) growing in a field can be up to twenty degrees cooler than the surrounding air. That’s something that was believed by farmers as early as the 1730s, at which time the phrase “cool as a cucumber” was coined.

9. Enzyme suffix : -ASE

The names of enzymes usually include the suffix “-ase”. Enzymes are basically catalysts, chemicals that act to increase the rate of a particular chemical reaction. For example, starches will break down into sugars over time, especially under the right conditions. However, in the presence of the enzyme amylase (found in saliva) this production of sugar happens very, very quickly.

13. Mosque leader : IMAM

An imam is a Muslim leader, and often the person in charge of a mosque or perhaps a Muslim community.

14. Move like molasses : OOZE

When sugarcane is processed to extract sugar, it is crushed and mashed to produce a juice. The juice is boiled to make a sugary concentrate called cane syrup, from which sugar crystals are extracted. A second boiling of the leftover syrup produces second molasses, from which more sugar crystals can be extracted. A third boiling results in what is called blackstrap molasses.

16. Bloke : LAD

“Bloke” is British slang for “fellow”. The etymology of “bloke” seems to have been lost in the mists of time.

18. Code-breaking org. : NSA

National Security Agency (NSA)

24. Metric weight : TONNE

The tonne, also known as a metric ton, is equivalent to 1,000 kg (or 2,205 lb). The tonne isn’t an official unit of mass in the metric system, but it is used a lot.

29. Hawthorne cover image : RED A

The main character in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel “The Scarlet Letter” is Hester Prynne. After the birth of her illegitimate daughter Pearl, she is convicted by her puritanical neighbors of the crime of adultery. Hester is forced to wear a scarlet “A” (for “adultery”) on her clothing for the rest of her life, hence the novel’s title “The Scarlet Letter”.

33. El Pollo __: southwestern restaurant chain : LOCO

El Pollo Loco (Spanish for “The Crazy Chicken”) is a chain of American-based restaurants that specialize in the Mexican-style grilled chicken. The original El Pollo Loco restaurant was opened by Juan Francisco Ochoa in 1974 in Guasave, a city on the west coast of Mexico. He opened several more restaurants in Mexico before expanding into the US. He sold the US restaurants to Denny’s in 1983, but continues to operate an independent Mexico-based chain that uses the same “El Pollo Loco” name.

35. RESIST : TWISTED “SISTER”

Twisted Sister was a heavy metal band from New Jersey that was active intermittently from 1976 through 2016. The band’s biggest hit is probably “We’re Not Gonna Take It” released in 1984.

40. Between-courses serving : SORBET

“Sorbet” can mean different things around the world. Here in the US, sorbet is a non-fat frozen dessert that is made without any dairy content.

41. Silver, for one : STEED

Famously, the Lone Ranger’s horse was called Silver and Tonto’s mount was named Scout. In the earlier shows, Tonto rode a horse called White Feller.

43. Goof-ups : SNAFUS

SNAFU is an acronym standing for “situation normal: all fouled up” (well, that’s the polite version!). As one might perhaps imagine, the term developed in the US Army, during WWII.

50. Some entrance requirements : IDS

Identity document (ID)

51. Asian island capital : TAIPEI

Taipei (officially “Taipei City”) is the capital of Taiwan (officially “the Republic of China”). “Taipei” translates from Chinese as “Northern Taiwan City” and indeed, the capital is situated at the northern tip of Taiwan. The city is nicknamed “City of Azaleas” as flowers are said to bloom better in Taipei than in any other city on the island.

60. Senate wear : TOGAS

In Ancient Rome, the classical attire known as a toga (plural “togae” or “togas”) was usually worn over a tunic. The tunic was made from linen, and the toga itself was a piece of cloth about twenty feet long made from wool. The toga could only be worn by men, and only if those men were Roman citizens. The female equivalent of the toga was called a “stola”.

64. “Horsefeathers!” : BALONEY!

“Horsefeathers” is probably a euphemism for a similar word that’s a little more crude. The term is said to have been coined by cartoonist Billy DeBeck in 1928. DeBeck’s most famous strip is called “Barney Google”.

67. Solidarity leader Lech : WALESA

Lech Walesa worked as an electrician in the Gdansk Shipyards in Poland. Walesa was active in the trade union movement in the days when unions were not welcome behind the Iron Curtain. His efforts resulted in the founding of Solidarity, the first independent trade union in Soviet-controlled territory. For his work, Walesa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and in 1990 he became the first democratically elected President of Poland. He has lost support in Poland in recent years, but he is a very popular booking on the international speaking circuit.

71. Iraqi city on the Tigris : MOSUL

Mosul is located in northern Iraq and is the third largest city in the country, after Baghdad and Basra. It is located on the west bank of the Tigris river, opposite the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh in the east bank. Mosul was captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in 2014. Those residents of Mosul who did not escape suffered under the rule of ISIL until the city’s liberation following the Battle of Mosul in 2016/2017.

72. “E” in a classic equation : ENERGY

In Albert Einstein’s famous equation E=mc^2, “E” stands for energy, “m” stands for mass, and “c” stands for the speed of light.

75. Abbr. on a bounced check : NSF

Not sufficient funds (NSF)

79. Collins ingredient : GIN

The cocktail known as a Tom Collins is a mixture of gin, lemon juice, sugar and club soda. The original recipe was supposedly invented by a head waiter called John Collins, in a London hotel in the early 1800s. Called a John Collins back then, the drink’s name was changed around 1869 when a popular recipe specifically called for Old Tom gin.

86. “Inferno” poet : DANTE

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”.

89. New Rochelle college : IONA

Iona College is a Roman Catholic school run by Christian Brothers in New Rochelle, New York. The school’s sports teams are called the Iona Gaels, and the team mascot goes by the name Killian.

91. Tech-heavy exchange : NASDAQ

The Nasdaq has some descriptive symbols to represent companies. Here are some examples:

  • HOG – Harley Davidson
  • HEINY – Heineken
  • ROCK – Gibraltar Industries
  • GRR – The Asian Tigers Fund
  • BEN – Franklin Resources
  • TWNK – Hostess Brands

93. “In Search of…” host : NIMOY

“In Search of…” was a pseudo-documentary series narrated by actor Leonard Nimoy that explored the paranormal and the unexplained. The show was created to take advantage of the success of the 1973 special “In Search of Ancient Astronauts”, which was followed by two similar themed one-how programs. These three shows were narrated by Rod Serling. Serling had died by the time the weekly series started to air in 1977, and so Leonard Nimoy was given the job of narrator.

95. Lively movement : RONDO

A rondo was often chosen by composers in the classical period for the last movement of a sonata (or symphony or concerto, for that matter). In rondo form there is a principal theme that alternates with a contrasting theme(s). So, the original theme anchors the whole piece in between secondary digressions.

98. Pretentious sort : SNOB

Back in the 1780s, a snob was a shoemaker or a shoemaker’s apprentice. By the end of the 18th century the word “snob” was being used by students at Cambridge University in England to refer to all local merchants and people of the town. The term evolved to mean one who copies those who are his or her social superior (and not in a good way). From there it wasn’t a big leap for “snob” to include anyone who emphasized their superior social standing and not just those who aspired to rank. Nowadays a snob is anyone who looks down on those considered to be of inferior standing.

100. Mark’s replacement : EURO

One of the currencies replaced by the euro was Germany’s Deutsche Mark (known as “deutschmark” in English).

103. Couture giant : DIOR

Christian Dior was a French fashion designer. As WWII approached, Dior was called up by the French military, drawing a temporary halt to his career in fashion. He left the army in 1942 and for the duration of the war designed clothes for wives of Nazi officers and French collaborators. After the war his designs became so popular that he helped re-establish Paris as the fashion center of the world.

105. Hens and heifers : SHES

A calf is a young cow of either sex that is not more than a year old. A heifer is a young cow that has not calved, and the term “cow” can be used for a female of the species that has given birth.

106. Galley need : OAR

Galleys were large medieval ships found mainly in the Mediterranean. They were propelled by a combination of sails and oars.

107. __ volente : DEO

“Deo volente” is Latin for “God willing”. If you read letters or emails from Ireland, you might come across “D.V.” in the text, as it is an abbreviation that we Irish commonly use to mean “God willing” or “Please God”.

110. Press agent’s goal : INK

Both of the terms “ink” and “press” are used informally to mean “publicity”, especially in the print media.

111. Scrap for Rover : ORT

Orts are small scraps of food left after a meal. “Ort” comes from Middle English, and originally described scraps left by animals.

112. “30 Rock” creator : FEY

“30 Rock” is a sitcom on NBC that was created by the show’s star Tina Fey. Fey plays an ex-performer and writer from “Saturday Night Live” and uses her experiences on that show as a basis for the “30 Rock” storyline. Fey plays Liz Lemon, the head writer for the fictional sketch comedy series “TGS with Tracy Jordan”.

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Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1. Pole, e.g. : SLAV
5. Old toon feline with an alley gang : TOP CAT
11. Pro Football Hall of Fame state : OHIO
15. Moonwalker Shepard : ALAN
19. Pad starter : HELI-
20. Stir up : AROUSE
21. Early sci-fi captain : NEMO
22. Travels randomly : GADS
23. EARTH : “HEART” BROKEN
25. AIDE : CRAZY “IDEA”
27. Muss up, as hair : TOUSLE
28. Soup kitchen service : FREE MEAL
30. Leave slack-jawed : STUN
32. Shrub with a purple fruit : SLOE
34. Lab dish eponym : PETRI
38. Workout aftermath, often : SORENESS
42. Grizzled seafarers : OLD SALTS
47. Harmless cyst : WEN
48. Eastern path : TAO
49. CRANED : EXOTIC “DANCER”
51. You take them at your own risk : TIPS
52. Kwik-E-Mart owner : APU
53. Belief system : CREDO
54. Bar assn. member : ATTY
55. “Strange __ may seem … ” : AS IT
56. Impediment : RUB
57. Sugar portions : CUBES
58. Bookstore adjuncts : CAFES
60. Inscription on a spine : TITLE
61. Tickled pink : PLEASED
63. Tijuana toast : SALUD!
64. Nursery rhyme girl : BO PEEP
65. “Snowy” sight in Florida : EGRET
66. Edible pockets : PITAS
67. Carried on : WAGED
68. Starts over : REDOES
70. Fixed looks : GAZES
71. Vague discomfort : MALAISE
73. They aren’t pros : ANTIS
74. More fetching : CUTER
75. Some court pleas, for short : NOLOS
76. Forbes rival : INC
78. Hindu titles of respect : SRIS
79. Party or movie ending : -GOER
80. City on the Ruhr : ESSEN
81. Weekly talk with a msg. : SER
82. “Mad Men” actor Jon : HAMM
83. MISO : “I’M SO” CONFUSED
87. La-la lead-in : TRA-
88. Clothing dept. size : LGE
89. Like many an injured arm : IN A SLING
90. Fail big-time : LAY AN EGG
92. Simple type of question : YES-NO
94. La., once : TERR
96. Less than hardly : NARY
97. Like much FM radio : IN STEREO
102. Keats and Shelley : ODISTS
106. AMOUNT : ODD “MAN OUT”
109. FIENDISH : “FINISHED” OFF
114. Aviation-related prefix : AERO-
115. Troll’s cousin : OGRE
116. No longer fastened : UNDONE
117. Region : AREA
118. Like positive outlooks : ROSY
119. Heckles : BOOS
120. Tennis wear : SKORTS
121. Oz. and lb. : QTYS

Down

1. Hospital reminder, perhaps : SHH!
2. Protected side : LEE
3. In the way of : A LA
4. Patience, they say : VIRTUE
5. House of Dana fragrance : TABU
6. Rink star and a “Catch-22” pilot : ORRS
7. Backyard party centerpiece : POOL
8. Pickled veggies : CUKES
9. Enzyme suffix : -ASE
10. Like an increase from six to sixty : TENFOLD
11. At some former time : ONCE
12. “__ we go” : HERE
13. Mosque leader : IMAM
14. Move like molasses : OOZE
15. Deft : AGILE
16. Bloke : LAD
17. Soothing suffix for a hot day : -ADE
18. Code-breaking org. : NSA
24. Metric weight : TONNE
26. Sounds at pounds : YAPS
29. Hawthorne cover image : RED A
30. Get all sudsy : SOAP UP
31. SMITE : TROUBLED “TIMES”
33. El Pollo __: southwestern restaurant chain : LOCO
35. RESIST : TWISTED “SISTER”
36. Stack again : RE-PILE
37. Boot part : INSTEP
38. Take the main part : STAR
39. They may be lame : EXCUSES
40. Between-courses serving : SORBET
41. Silver, for one : STEED
43. Goof-ups : SNAFUS
44. Made a scene? : ACTED
45. “Why don’t we?” : LET’S
46. Crack : TRY
50. Some entrance requirements : IDS
51. Asian island capital : TAIPEI
57. Gives a hoot : CARES
58. Do wedding work : CATER
59. Word said with a sigh : ALAS
60. Senate wear : TOGAS
62. Conceit : EGOISM
63. Concern for a tailor : SIZE
64. “Horsefeathers!” : BALONEY!
66. Security guard’s duty : PATROL
67. Solidarity leader Lech : WALESA
68. Without thinking : RASHLY
69. Cause to turn red, maybe : ENRAGE
70. Stab : GUESS
71. Iraqi city on the Tigris : MOSUL
72. “E” in a classic equation : ENERGY
74. Extended time out? : COMA
75. Abbr. on a bounced check : NSF
77. Rocky outcropping : CRAG
79. Collins ingredient : GIN
80. Software pro, in want ads : ENGR
84. Name in a footnote : CITE
85. A trusted friend : ONE OF US
86. “Inferno” poet : DANTE
89. New Rochelle college : IONA
91. Tech-heavy exchange : NASDAQ
93. “In Search of…” host : NIMOY
95. Lively movement : RONDO
98. Pretentious sort : SNOB
99. Like drive-thru orders : TO GO
100. Mark’s replacement : EURO
101. Fwys., e.g. : RTES
103. Couture giant : DIOR
104. “It __ my fault” : ISN’T
105. Hens and heifers : SHES
106. Galley need : OAR
107. __ volente : DEO
108. Hosp. personnel : DRS
110. Press agent’s goal : INK
111. Scrap for Rover : ORT
112. “30 Rock” creator : FEY
113. B-flats in an F major scale : FAS

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