8/28/16
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1D
Basics
ABCS
2D
Joint venture
CO-OP
3D
Boots brand with Bouncing Soles
DR MARTENS
4D
Charge
COMMAND
5D
”___ voyage!”
BON
6D
Heavy metal relative
ACID ROCK
7D
Brussels-based defense gpD
NATO
8D
Pest control device
FLYPAPER
9D
Confronted
FACED
10D
Beat year after year after year D
OWN
11D
”Phooey!”
RATS!
12D
”This is disgusting!”
BLEH!
13D
Sharpening tool
STROP
14D
Many unscripted programs
GAME SHOWS
15D
Gas additive, perhaps
ODOR
16D
Incredulous response
WHO ME?
17D
Pitching legend Ryan
NOLAN
18D
Improvises with nonsense syllables
SCATS
24D
Amer. currency
USD
25D
Set one’s sights on
EYED
30D
Hit hard
WHACKED
32D
Yoga poses
ASANAS
34D
Maker of Candy Buttons
NECCO
37D
Little more than
MERE
39D
Preceder of an alt. name
AKA
41D
”I’m gonna pass”
NAH
42D
Schoolwork
STUDIES
44D
Dabblers
AMATEURS
45D
Short time
SEC
46D
Short breaths
PANTS
47D
Turkic Russian
TATAR
50D
”Enough already!”
I GIVE!
51D
Deep sleeps
COMAS
52D
Mario Paint console, initially
SNES
56D
Greek vacation isle
CORFU
58D
Composer with a Helsinki academy named for him
SIBELIUS
60D
Smart guys?
ALECS
63D
Basic matter
ATOMS
64D
Arp’s school
DADAISM
65D
Palindromic file extension
EXE
66D
Storage unit
BIN
68D
Talk nonstop
RUN ON
69D
Pro-and-con newspaper pair, perhaps
OP-EDS
71D
Powerball, e.gD
LOTTO
72D
Flip side?
HEADS
73D
Catch a few z’s
DOZE
74D
Entered quickly
RACED IN
76D
VirusScan developer
MCAFEE
78D
”60 Minutes” correspondent
LARA LOGAN
79D
Traffic tangle
SNARL
81D
Pope Francis’ birthplace
ARGENTINA
82D
Nobelist who developed a model for 63-Down
BOHR
83D
Sugar bowl visitor
ANT
85D
H.S. benchmark
GPA
87D
Pole, for one
EUROPEAN
88D
WWII venue
ETO
89D
Circle in a fabric pattern
POLKA DOT
94D
Harebrained
IDIOTIC
97D
It’s filled and folded
TACO
100D
Not exactly high-strung
TYPE B
101D
Tadpole, say
LARVA
102D
Group in robes
CHOIR
104D
Big name in Scotch
DEWAR
106D
__ ray
GAMMA
108D
ROTC school near D.CD
VMI
110D
Not tricked by
ONTO
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
111D
Are no more
WERE
112D
”__ That Bass”: Gershwin song
SLAP
114D
Hindu princess
RANI
116D
__ oak: Mediterranean tree
HOLM
117D
Start of a gridiron play
SNAP
120D
”48 Hours” airer
CBS
121D
It might be recombinant
DNA
1C
”Thunderstruck” band
AC/DC
5C
Alberta resort town
BANFF
10C
Heavenly spheres
ORBS
14C
Caps’ partners
GOWNS
19C
Manhattan or Queens, briefly
BORO
20C
City NW of Orlando
OCALA
21C
Bryan’s “Breaking Bad” role
WALT
22C
Formed for a specific purpose
AD HOC
23C
Town gathering place
COMMUNITY CENTER (“welcome center”)
26C
Dough
MOOLA
27C
Bombards with bogus offers
SPAMS
28C
One of a toon septet
DOPEY
29C
Bathroom safety feature
SHOWER MAT (“welcome mat”)
31C
Highway deterrent
RADAR
33C
Arabian Peninsula port
ADEN
35C
Acidity levels: AbbrC
PHS
36C
Pennant trio?
ENS
37C
Sherpa’s domain: AbbrC
MTN
38C
Ivory or Coast
SOAP
40C
Lions’ homes
DENS
43C
”Eureka!”
AHA!
45C
Gardener’s purchase
SEED PACKET (“welcome packet”)
48C
Witch’s familiar, maybe
CAT
49C
Shtick figures
COMICS
53C
Coastal flier
ERN
54C
Eurasian capital
ANKARA
55C
Fixture on many a cattle drive
CHUCKWAGON (“Welcome Wagon”)
57C
Jet with suits?
CESSNA
59C
Eastern way
TAO
61C
Remains in the cooler
DOES TIME
62C
”You’re on!”
IT’S A DEAL!
66C
Cardinal, e.gC
BIRD
67C
Some NASA missions
EVAS
68C
Fleeces
ROBS
70C
Purpose of some government credits
TAX RELIEF (“welcome relief”)
72C
Artist’s choices
HUES
73C
Bamboozle
DUPE
74C
Teased
RODE
75C
Retail focus
CONSUMER
77C
”Priest” in a Nash poem
ONE-L LAMA
79C
Runway retiree of ’03
SST
80C
Cantaloupe cousin
CASABA
84C
Astrological sector
ZODIAC SIGN (“welcome sign”)
86C
Disc golf starting point
TEE PAD
90C
Friend of Harry
RON
91C
Guarantee
ENSURE
92C
Place to see a facial mask
SPA
93C
Hidden
OUT OF SIGHT (“welcome sight”)
95C
Bummed
SAD
96C
K follower
MART
98C
Acting opportunity
ROLE
99C
__ Spiegel: German magazine
DER
100C
Attention that can help healing, briefly
TLC
103C
Kettle cover
LID
105C
Titicaca, por ejemplo
LAGO
107C
Bacon with six degrees?
KEVIN
109C
Source of many breaking stories
YAHOO! NEWS (“welcome news”)
113C
Italian-born three-time Oscar winner
CAPRA
115C
Night fliers
MOTHS
118C
It helps when picking up
PRONG
119C
Breath of fresh air or, literally, what the last word of eight long Across answers can be
WELCOME ADDITION
122C
Rice/Lloyd Webber musical
EVITA
123C
Sheikh, e.gC
ARAB
124C
”__ Fire”: Denzel Washington movie
MAN ON
125C
Visiting the Getty Mus., say
IN LA
126C
Business bigwig
BARON
127C
Workout stat
REPS
128C
Santa __ racetrack
ANITA
129C
Training locale
CAMP