2/21/16
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1D
Winged stinger
WASP
2D
A propensity to hope and joy is real riches philosopher
HUME
3D
Pennsylvania snowbelt city
ERIE
4D
Smack
WALLOP
5D
__ fever
HAY
6D
Dope
INFO
7D
Like some triathlon segments
SWUM
8D
Root beer source
SASSAFRAS
9D
Cen. Components
YRS
10D
How-to
MANUAL
11D
Sports figure
STAT
12D
Means of access
DOOR
13D
Early Mexican civilization
OLMEC
14D
Did a deli job
SLICED
15D
Greek warrior famous for his weak spot
ACHILLES
16D
Title role for which Adrien Brody won an Oscar
THE PIANIST
17D
Shopping spot
MART
18D
Body wrap offerers
SPAS
24D
Like “Halloween” music
EERIE
29D
Mountain passes
GAPS
30D
Tesla Motors CEO Musk
ELON
32D
HUD financing gp.
GNMA
34D
Number of good men?
A FEW
36D
Traitor
JUDAS
37D
Eel, at sushi bars
UNAGI
38D
Joe __, only MLB catcher with three batting titles
MAUER
39D
Cuban base, familiarly
GITMO
40D
Unwelcome looks
OGLES
41D
Sole
UNIQUE
42D
Enemy lines infiltrator
SCOUT
44D
Martinique volcano
PELEE
45D
Astronomical red giant
S STAR
49D
Singer Redding
OTIS
52D
Record-breaking base stealer Lou
BROCK
54D
Flat hat
BERET
55D
Rose pest
APHID
58D
Really clean
SCOUR
61D
Hurting more
SORER
64D
Dealt
COPED
65D
Quake
SEISM
66D
Sets in dens
TVS
67D
Contrary afterthought …
OR NOT
69D
Star Trek regular ultimately promoted to Cmdr.
LT SULU
71D
Worked in a shaft
MINED
72D
Member of the NCAA’s A-10 Conf.
UMASS
73D
Makeshift car door opener
COAT HANGER
74D
West Point, e.g.: Abbr.
ACAD
75D
Label again
RETAG
76D
Not still anymore
ASTIR
77D
Red pig
DUROC
78D
Elder statesman
DOYEN
79D
Called on the field
UMPED
80D
SNL alum Mike
MYERS
83D
Ford, for one
AUTOMAKER
86D
7 on the Beaufort scale
NEAR GALE
88D
Dozing place, perhaps
SOFA
89D
Once more
ANEW
92D
Therefore
ERGO
94D
Honorary legal degs.
LLDS
95D
Bee team
SWARM
98D
Swollen, with “up”
PUFFED
100D
LPGA member?
LADIES
101D
They’re not literal
IDIOMS
103D
Virtual transaction
E-SALE
106D
Ray of fast food
KROC
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
107D
Collector’s suffix –
IANA
108D
Prude
PRIG
109D
Court org.
USTA
111D
Netflix competitor
HULU
112D
Voices below soprani
ALTI
114D
Chief Norse god
ODIN
115D
Yoda trainee
JEDI
116D
Landed
ALIT
119D
Sunblock letters
SPF
120D
Versatile ETO carrier
LST
1C
Relieved reaction
WHEW!
5C
__ fit
HISSY
10C
PC debut of 1981
MS-DOS
15C
Cabbage dispensers?
ATMS
19C
Emanating quality
AURA
20C
Sadat of Egypt
ANWAR
21C
Ring-shaped ocean formation
ATOLL
22C
Fellow
CHAP
23C
Good-natured complaint?
SMILEY FUSS (from “smiley face”)
25C
Wynonna’s mother
NAOMI
26C
Olympian queen
HERA
27C
Key & __: Comedy Central series
PEELE
28C
Meditation class chorus
OMS
29C
Everything you eat?
GUT RECEIPTS (from “gate receipts”)
31C
Cousin of com
ORG
33C
Computer stylus battery
AAAA
35C
Big strings
CELLI
36C
Skilled diver’s advantage?
JUMPING-OFF PLUS (from “jumping-off place”)
43C
Exercise in a pool
DO LAPS
46C
One, to Juanita
UNA
47C
Political fugitives
EMIGRES
48C
Sgt., e.g.
NCO
50C
Tampico tots
NENES
51C
Slap (on), as cologne
DAUB
53C
Attorney-__
AT-LAW
54C
Flora and fauna
BIOTA
56C
Bank material
SILT
57C
Teen attachment?
AGERS
59C
Quincy of ’70s-’80s TV et al.
MES
60C
Outfits
EQUIPS
62C
..C#against a __ of troubles: Hamlet
SEA
63C
Saharan dust swirlers
SIROCCOS
65C
Fashion show photographer?
STRUT SHOOTER (from “straight shooter”)
68C
Cote call
COO
69C
Bank construction
LEVEE
70C
Like some marked-down mdse.
IRR
71C
Inept painter?
MUCK-UP ARTIST (from “makeup artist”)
76C
Book supplement
ADDENDUM
81C
Angle preceder, in texts
IMO
82C
Playtime
RECESS
83C
2016 Cactus Bowl sch.
ASU
84C
Not cramped
ROOMY
85C
Bread sometimes prepared with chutney
NAAN
87C
11-Down, say
DATUM
88C
Kama __
SUTRA
90C
Key in
TYPE
91C
First name in skin care
ESTEE
93C
Indian lentil dish
DAL
94C
Limited carry-on items
LOTIONS
96C
Always, in verse
E’ER
97C
Key below E
D-SHARP
99C
Shore breezes caused by flapping wings?
GULL FORCE WINDS (from “gale force winds”)
102C
Present in court
ARGUE
104C
Garden resident
ADAM
105C
Gum ball
WAD
106C
Potato expert?
KING OF SPUDS (from “king of spades”)
110C
There you are!
AHA!
113C
__ Alavesa: Spanish wine
RIOJA
117C
Sitar music
RAGA
118C
Language that gave us “shawl”
FARSI
119C
Prop for the gravedigger scene in “Hamlet”?
SKULL MODEL (from “scale model”)
121C
Law school newbie
ONE L
122C
Esteemed group
ELITE
123C
Hides
PELTS
124C
Modest dress
MIDI
125C
Close attention
CARE
126C
The Dance Class painter
DEGAS
127C
Product, as of labor
FRUIT
128C
Huff relative
SNIT