10/2/16
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1D
Hit band heard on the soundtrack of “Back to the Future”
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
2D
Am not! rebuttal
ARE SO!
3D
PBS’s “___ the Science Kid”
SID
4D
The so-called “path of virtue”
TAO
5D
Trees associated with the underworld in Celtic myth
ELMS
6D
___-mouthed
POTTY
7D
Throb
ACHE
8D
Summertime coffee order
ICED LATTE
9D
Weigh down
DEPRESS
10D
Like flip phones, now
BEHIND THE TIMES
11D
Things to settle
OLD SCORES
12D
Word before strike or ball
AIR
13D
Mmes., to Don Juan
SRAS
14D
Commotion
TO-DO
15D
Commotion
STIR
16D
Orthodontist’s recommendation
BRACES
17D
Key next to A
B-FLAT
19D
Plot turner
HOE
20D
Darts about
FLITS
21D
Rest spots for camels
OASES
25D
Amount ___
DUE
28D
It’ll give you a lift
UBER
29D
Big name in medical scales
DETECTO
32D
Con
ANTI
33D
Hold on there!
HEY!
36D
Start over
REDO
37D
To be clear …
JUST FOR THE RECORD …
38D
Classic lie
THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL
39D
Rear end
PATOOTIE
40D
Final performance
SWAN SONG
43D
Grilling site
PATIO
47D
Like Comic-Con attendees vis-à-vis the general public
NERDIER
48D
Bow tie topper
PESTO
49D
Short rest
CATNAP
50D
Much organic matter
BIOMASS
51D
Topping station at a Mexican restaurant
SALSA BAR
52D
Three before seven?
AREA CODE
54D
Part of LIFO, to an accountant
LAST IN
58D
Took courses
ATE
60D
Target
AIM AT
61D
Solo in space
HAN
64D
Golf resort known for its Blue Monster course
DORAL
65D
Canadian hockey team
CANUCKS
67D
Shocked cry
WHAT IN THE WORLD?!
71D
If memory serves …
AS I RECALL …
72D
Dancer’s boss
SAINT NICK
73D
Another, in Aragón
OTRA
77D
Ending with Jumbo
TRON
79D
Comedy Central host Daniel
TOSH
81D
Suitable
APT
83D
One writing about “hare loss”?
AESOP
85D
Water whirls
EDDIES
86D
Upright
GOALPOST
89D
___ Diego
SAN
90D
French pastry
TARTE
93D
Basilica recesses
APSES
95D
No longer in the closet
OUTED
96D
OB/GYNs, e.g.
MDS
97D
Trees used for making wands
YEWS
98D
Like some chances
SLIM
99D
Weymouth of Talking Heads
TINA
102D
Rowdy revelry
ORGY
103D
Like Sir Ben Kingsley
BALD
106D
Bad cholesterol, for short
LDL
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
107D
Most music radio stations
FMS
108D
Understand?
SEE?
109D
Rural power org.
TVA
1A
Waste generator?
HASTE
6A
Bookkeeper’s stamp
PAID
10A
Talks a big game
BOASTS
16A
Time capsule ceremony
BURIAL
17A
Lawn game that’s in the Special Olympics
BOCCE
18A
Director of the “Hostel” films
ELI ROTH
20A
First Amendment guarantee
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
22A
Digital technology that provides higher-quality sound
HD RADIO
23A
Big name in chips
LAY’S
24A
Like most 23-Across chips
SALTED
25A
Bad-mouth
DIS
26A
In need of an ice bath, say
SORE
27A
Dropbox competitor
ICLOUD
30A
Not just imply
SAY
31A
Send into space
LAUNCH
34A
It’s not used in miniature golf
TEE
35A
French topper
BERET
37A
Miss in court?
JANE DOE
38A
Pulls a yard prank on, briefly
TPS
41A
Duluth-to-St Paul dir.
SSW
42A
Vous ___ ici
ETES
43A
Last shot, often
PUTT
44A
Give it a go
TRY
45A
Yee-___!
HAW
46A
How Chinese brides are often dressed
IN RED
48A
Hodgepodge
PASTICHE
50A
It may be full of bugs
BETA
51A
Business reply encl.
SASE
53A
Gigi author, 1944
COLETTE
55A
D.D.E.’s two-time presidential rival
AES
56A
App image
ICON
57A
Biblical landing site
ARARAT
59A
Yeah, right!
AS IF!
60A
Now and then
AT TIMES
61A
Alternatives to Twinkies
HO HOS
62A
Give for a bit
LEND TO
63A
Pinch-hit (for)
STOOD IN
65A
Totaled
CAME TO
66A
Beatles girl who “made a fool of everyone”
SADIE
67A
International commerce assn.
WTO
68A
Fontana di Trevi locale
ROMA
69A
Aleve shelfmate
ANACIN
70A
Entr’___
ACTE
71A
Tuna variety
AHI
72A
Attach, as a seat belt
STRAP ON
74A
Surfboard stabilizer
SKEG
75A
Physicist who said “Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it”
BOHR
76A
What may go to your head around Christmas?
SANTA HAT
78A
Tribe under attack in “Hotel Rwanda”
TUTSI
80A
Fruity drink
ADE
81A
Islet in the Thames
AIT
82A
Tip of Cambodia?
RIEL
83A
West Coast gas brand
ARCO
84A
Line part: Abbr.
SEG
87A
Extends, in a way
RENEWS
88A
Black mark uncovered in a background check
PRISON RECORD
90A
Trees used for making furniture
TEAKS
91A
Agreement preceding a kiss
I DO
92A
Flat need?
TENANT
93A
Little batteries
AAS
94A
Rhimes who created “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal”
SHONDA
96A
Hit 1990s computer game
MYST
100A
U.P.S delivery: Abbr.
CTN
101A
Sure thing!
NO PROB!
104A
Elec., e.g.
UTIL
105A
She betrayed Samson
DELILAH
107A
Like a simple-majority voting system
FIRST PAST THE POST
110A
Con
SWINDLE
111A
Two-time N.L batting champ Willie
MCGEE
112A
Banks that are too important to fail?
LEVEES
113A
What are the chances of seeing you here?!
SMALL WORLD!
114A
The ___ the limit!
SKY’S
115A
It’ll never reach its destination
DEAD MAIL