8/21/16
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1D
Blessed thing?
SNEEZE
2D
Painkiller containing caffeine
ANACIN
3D
Neighbor of Ger.
AUS
4D
Luncheonette order, for short
BLT
5D
Six, in Italy
SEI
6D
Dazzling
RESPLENDENT
7D
Annoy
IRK
8D
The Henry who founded the House of Tudor
VII
9D
Raiders’ org.
ATF
10D
Erupter at 32-Across
OLD FAITHFUL
11D
Radio host Shapiro
ARI
12D
Kind of pass
VIP
13D
Nothing but
ALL
14D
Henry W. ___, Union major general during the Civil War
SLOCUM
15D
Disco relative
TECHNO
16D
So You Think You Can Dance judge
ABDUL
17D
Wire message
TELEX
19D
Harris’s role in “The Right Stuff”
GLENN
20D
Jumps higher than, in sports slang
SKIES
26D
Gran Paradiso, e.g.
ALP
28D
It’s as good as XXX
OOO
31D
Partner of sound
SAFE
32D
Word of support
YEA
33D
Dog created by Jim Davis
ODIE
34D
Actor Wheaton
WIL
35D
France’s so-called “Capital of the Ruins”
ST LO
36D
Exit key
ESC
37D
Sprint
RACE
42D
Parts of a Jerusalem skyline
DOMES
45D
Harry’s Hogwarts enemy
DRACO
46D
Drivel
PAP
47D
Man, that feels good!
AAH!
48D
Indoor plants popular in waiting rooms
LADY PALMS
49D
Like the name Nguyen in Vietnam
COMMON
50D
Beethoven’s “Sinfonia ___”
EROICA
52D
Purchase at an optometrist’s
FRAMES
53D
Help!
SAVE ME!
55D
Feature of the Six Million Dollar Man
BIONIC EYE
56D
Samovar, e.g.
URN
57D
Capeesh?
SEE?
60D
Had too much of, briefly
ODED ON
62D
Term of address for a noble
MILORD
66D
Tyrant
DESPOT
67D
Islamic law
SHARIA
70D
Defeat in a Nathan’s Famous contest
OUTEAT
72D
Cracker shape
ANIMAL
73D
Win by ___
A NOSE
76D
Feeling of hunger
PANG
79D
Mends
HEALS
81D
Not quite right
IMPRECISE
82D
PolitiFact finding
LIE
83D
Actor Penn
KAL
84D
Regimen adopted by Bill Clinton in 2010
VEGAN DIET
85D
Clancy’s Red October, e.g.
SUB
88D
Born
NEE
90D
Store head: Abbr.
MGR
91D
Mayo container?
ANO
94D
Egg: Prefix
OVO-
95D
It’s the ___ (“I’ve changed”)
NEW ME
97D
Annual athletic honors
ESPYS
98D
For whom the Edgar awards are named
POE
100D
Wall St. 500
S AND P
101D
Drive-thru decision
ORDER
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
102D
Bob alternative …or partner
WEAVE
103D
At this point
BY NOW
104D
Webmaster’s medium
HTML
105D
Cookie with a Thins variety
OREO
106D
Oscar winner for “Dallas Buyers Club”
LETO
107D
Part of Y.S.L.
YVES
109D
Thom ___ shoes
MCAN
111D
Virgin Mary’s mother
ANNE
112D
Zippo
NADA
113D
Ninny
TWIT
114D
Goes down
SETS
117D
Tavern attachment
INN
118D
A.M.A. members
DRS
1C
It’s a pity other cars aren’t built this way cars
SAABS
6C
Fischer, to Spassky, e.g.
RIVAL
11C
Stop!, at a port
AVAST!
16C
Ring around a classical column
ANNULET
18C
Verdi aria
ERI TU
19C
Spots for auto logos
GRILLES
21C
Rap’s ___ Boys
BEASTIE
22C
Flat-bottomed boat
SKIFF
23C
Passionate kiss
LIP-LOCK
24C
Busy time for malls: Abbr.
DEC
25C
Nascar unit
LAP
27C
Row maker
HOE
29C
Life force in Chinese philosophy
CHI
30C
High-powered guns
UZIS
32C
Home to more than half the world’s active geysers
YELLOWSTONE
37C
Enigmatic one in “The Hobbit”
RUNE
38C
Dunham of “Girls”
LENA
39C
Organized hikes
EXPEDITIONS
40C
Follower of Joel
AMOS
41C
Approver of new meds
FDA
43C
Snack brand whose name hints at its flavor
NILLA
44C
Zika monitoring org.
CDC
46C
Alternative regimen to an 84-Down, informally
PALEO
49C
Surrender
CEDE
51C
Whacks
OFFS
54C
I C U, e.g.
REBUS
58C
Highly rated bond
AAA
59C
Highly rated Bond?
MOORE
61C
Telenovela, e.g.
DRAMA
63C
Fury
IRE
64C
Result of many years of study, for short
PHD
65C
Halley of Halley’s comet
EDMOND
67C
Like Serbs, but not Hungarians
SLAVIC
68C
What might replace you?
ONE
69C
Subject of many Ansel Adams photos
YOSEMITE
71C
Mortgage, often
HOME LOAN
73C
The Simpsons character in a green jacket
APU
74C
Disney dwarf
DOC
75C
Kind of treatment
SPA
77C
Cousin of goth
EMO
78C
Bethesda-based research agcy.
NIH
80C
Federal agency established on August 25, 1916
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
85C
Like some oaths
SOLEMN
86C
Region of ancient Greece
IONIA
87C
Insult, say
DEMEAN
89C
Election night graphic, for short
US MAP
90C
Annual N.Y.C. fund-raising event
MET GALA
92C
Oprah’s BFF
GAYLE
93C
Keep fighting the good fight!
BE STRONG!
96C
Like Sherpas
NEPALESE
99C
Very, very
EVER SO
102C
Subatomic particle named for the weak force
W BOSON
104C
Mind ..C#blown!
HOLY COW!
108C
House majority leader before DeLay
ARMEY
110C
Good fact-checking types
PEDANTS
115C
Three Coins in the Fountain fountain
TREVI
116C
Light and breezy entertainment, informally
MIND CANDY
119C
Dazzled
IN AWE
120C
Portions
METES
121C
Concerted efforts
ENDEAVORS
122C
Break up with someone
END IT
123C
Untethered
LOOSE
124C
Nina Totenberg’s milieu
NPR NEWS
125C
Milk dispensers?
TEATS