12/18/16
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1D
Like architectural drawings
IN SCALE
2D
*Lots opposite
NOT A BIT
3D
Big name in civil rights
CORETTA
4D
Burden
ONUS
5D
*Be blessed by Lady Luck
GET A BREAK
6D
Like the flight of a boomerang
ARCED
7D
“Very funny”
HA-HA
8D
Muckrakers’ subjects
SCANDALS
9D
Thumbs-ups
OKS
10D
“All that is or ever was or ever will be”: Sagan
COSMOS
11D
Result of a leadoff single
ONE ON
12D
Order
BOSS
13D
*Traveled to Europe, say
WENT ABROAD
14D
Former TWA owner
ICAHN
15D
Get fewer votes than
LOSE TO
16D
Red choice
CLARET
17D
Edmonton skaters
OILERS
20D
Rock formations that often meet in dark places, as illustrated here
STALACTIT(E)TIMGALATS
25D
TV classic “__ Three Lives”
I LED
28D
Court matter
RES
30D
Little pigs, e.g.
TRIO
34D
Hurler’s stat
ERA
37D
Future tweeter
EGG
38D
*Annual postseason game played in Arizona
FIESTA BOWL
39D
2016 FedExCup winner McIlroy
RORY
42D
Trials for aspiring D.A.’s
LSATS
43D
*Go all in
BET A BUNDLE
44D
Lemon-lime drink
SPRITE
46D
“The Da Vinci Code” priory
SION
48D
To be safe
IN CASE
49D
“Doesn’t do much for me”
MEH
51D
Chaotic situation
TUMULT
52D
Spanish airline
IBERIA
53D
Vampire’s daybed
CASKET
54D
Alarm sounds
CLANGS
55D
Arnaz-Ball collaboration
DESILU
56D
Fishing nets
SEINES
58D
Sherpa, usually
NEPALI
61D
Indian dignitaries
RAJAHS
69D
Former Uh-Oh! cookies, now called Golden
OREOS
70D
Sigourney’s “Gorillas in the Mist” role
DIAN
73D
*”Sweet Love” R&B singer
ANITA BAKER
75D
Stadium cheer
RAH!
79D
Strong wind: GALE
81D
*Middle Eastern staple
PITA BREAD
85D
Marketing of pieces?
ARMS SALE
86D
Title in a Poitier title
SIR
88D
Tabloid twosome
ITEM
90D
Spleen
IRE
92D
Earn
BRING IN
93D
Hangout for the Dark Knight, and for creatures in the answers to starred clues
BATCAVE
94D
More diaphanous
SHEERER
95D
Comes clean about
ADMITS
96D
Fruit in a Poitier title
RAISIN
97D
Half-baked
INSANE
99D
Condescends
DEIGNS
100D
Per person
EACH
101D
Charlemagne’s domain: Abbr.
HRE
103D
Grammar subject
USAGE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
104D
First-class
PRIMO
105D
Places to raise dough
OVENS
108D
Does as humans do?
ERRS
110D
Carbon compound
ENOL
111D
“__ want for Christmas … ”
ALL I
114D
Fall behind
LAG
1A
Disguised, for short
INCOG
6A
“I see”
AHSO
10A
Pipe material
COB
13A
Ham’s response
WILCO
18A
Terrible turnout
NO ONE
19A
Spice holders
RACKS
21A
Yoko from Tokyo
ONO
22A
Often harmful bacteria
E COLI
23A
Auto suspension component
STRUT
24A
Dresses down
CHASTISES
26A
Type of air passage
NASAL
27A
Like “Et tu, Brute?”
CAESAREAN
29A
Close
ALMOST THERE
31A
NYC dance company
ABT
32A
Garden plot
BED
33A
Explorer Ponce __
DE LEON
35A
Demagogue, e.g.
RANTER
36A
Liquid measures
LITERS
38A
Eponymous electrical units
FARADS
39A
Tease
RIB
40A
Decisive parts of some NFL games
OTS
41A
Floor in la maison
ETAGE
42A
Color named for a flower
LILAC
43A
Louts
BOORS
45A
Space fillers?
GASSES
47A
Track official
TIMER
50A
__ nerve
OPTIC
54A
Some audio books
CDS
57A
Korean imports
KIAS
58A
“Baseball is __ percent mental. The other half is physical”: Yogi Berra
NINETY
59A
Caribbean destination
ARUBA
60A
Lascivious look
LEER
62A
’40s Giant manager
OTT
63A
__ Sketch
ETCH A
64A
“Mercury” coins
DIMES
65A
Where Tibet is
ASIA
66A
U.S. global monitor
NSA
67A
Fried rice veggie
PEA
68A
Hunk’s pride
BOD
71A
Young __: political reformer
TURK
72A
Turtle of comics and film
NINJA
74A
Mouthy munchkins
BRATS
76A
The Rams of the Atlantic 10 Conf.
URI
77A
Author Wiesel
ELIE
78A
Gather bit by bit
GLEAN
79A
Lacrosse position
GOALIE
80A
Half-moon tide
NEAP
82A
Skin coloring, briefly?
TAT
83A
Raw fish dish
SUSHI
84A
Capriciously, with “on”
A WHIM
85A
Aphrodite’s love
ADONIS
87A
One way to sit
STILL
89A
Clothing store section
GIRLS
91A
Poitier title role
TIBBS
95A
Shapiro of NPR
ARI
98A
Consumed
ATE
99A
“Oh gee”
DEAR ME
101A
Big name in gaming
HARRAH
102A
Strauss waltz subject
DANUBE
104A
Portraitist Charles and his artist sons
PEALES
105A
Mars or Venus
ORB
106A
Residential ending
ITE
107A
Title awarded only once to a New Englander (Connecticut, 1933)
MISS AMERICA
109A
Last check, maybe
SEVERANCE
112A
“Wicked Game” singer Chris
ISAAK
113A
Shoulder neighbor
RIGHT LANE
115A
Knighted composer
ELGAR
116A
Hint of color
TINGE
117A
DDE’s VP
RMN
118A
122-Across user
SALON
119A
Vibrant
ALIVE
120A
Scornful look
SNEER
121A
Distress letters
SOS
122A
Lock fixers
GELS
123A
Alice’s workplace
DINER