7/17/16
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1D
Nike competitor
FILA
2D
Reproductive cell
OVUM
3D
Cooperation
COMPLIANCY
4D
Sch. near Providence
URI
5D
Unit, for one: AbbrD
SYN
6D
Sudden wind increase
SQUALL
7D
Disco activity
HUSTLE
8D
Pershing’s WWI command
AEF
9D
They often precede entrances
CUES
10D
Actress Knightley
KEIRA
11D
Folly
LUNACY
12D
Capable, jokingly
EPT
13D
Arctic coast explorer
RAE
14D
Charge in an Everglades water taxi?
ALLIGATOR FARE (“alligator pear”)
15D
Metallic noises
CLANGS
16D
Like some promises, alas
EMPTY
17D
Roberto’s residence
CASA
18D
Oldest Baldwin brother
ALEC
19D
Others
REST
24D
Five Norse kings
OLAFS
31D
Yellow fever mosquito
AEDES
32D
Cioppino, e.gD
STEW
33D
”Do I dare to __ peach?”: Eliot
EAT A
35D
Bear young
CUBS
36D
Online payment
E-CASH
37D
Versatile Unilever brand
Q-TIPS
38D
”Family Matters” nerd
URKEL
39D
Dressing ingredient
SALAD OIL
41D
Ducklike bird
COOT
42D
”Almost anything can be improved with the addition of __”: Jasper Fforde
BACON
43D
In the air
ALOFT
44D
Enjoys the links
GOLFS
47D
Quite a lot
IMMENSELY
49D
Martin’s partner
LEWIS
51D
Links star McIlroy
RORY
52D
Sock ending
EROO
56D
”Charlie’s Angels” actress on her sloop?
FARRAH SAILING (“parasailing”)
58D
First act?
CREATION
60D
Crew members
OARS
62D
Tupperware sound
BURP
63D
Mail svc. in the sticks
RFD
64D
Derisive sound
SSS
66D
Burned-out
JADED
67D
Unit of work: AbbrD
FT-LB
68D
Neurol. readouts
EEGS
69D
Ski resort centerpiece
LODGE
70D
Split
APART
71D
Doc
MEDIC
73D
Make susceptible
PREDISPOSE
74D
Canal transport
BARGE
75D
Supérieurs des moines
ABBES
77D
They often have matching caps
GOWNS
78D
State of France
ETAT
81D
Honda luxury brand
ACURA
84D
’60s-’70s bullpen star Sparky
LYLE
86D
No longer relevant
MOOT
87D
Radio option
AM/FM
91D
Snow remnants
SLUSH
93D
Cocktail with an umbrella
MAI TAI
94D
Rio Grande city
EL PASO
96D
Ice cream company founder
BREYER
97D
Locale in a 1987 Cheech Marin title
EAST LA
98D
Mars’ pair
MOONS
100D
Thick
MIDST
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
102D
Kelly of talk
RIPA
103D
First place?
EDEN
104D
Firmly attach
BIND
106D
”Breaking Bad” drug
METH
109D
Protection in a box
FUSE
110D
Street __
CRED
112D
UPS unit
CTN
113D
Natural coat
FUR
114D
In Chinese, the “north” part of China’s “northern capital”
BEI-
115D
Terrestrial newt
EFT
116D
Question as to technique
HOW?
1C
Concentrate
FOCUS
6C
Impose restraints on
SHACKLE
13C
Talladega sight
RACECAR
20C
Creamy white
IVORY
21C
Assemble at a theater, say
QUEUE UP
22C
Like Hobart College
ALL-MALE
23C
Brilliant bit of deception?
LUMINOUS FEINT (“luminous paint”)
25C
Goes by
ELAPSES
26C
Roadie’s burden
AMP
27C
Source of many med. terms
LAT
28C
Toledo title: AbbrC
SRA
29C
Unhurt
INTACT
30C
Mississippi explorer
LA SALLE
34C
Clemson U. is in it
ACC
36C
Like a brioche
EGGY
37C
Taciturn circus entertainers?
QUIET FLEAS (“quiet, please”)
40C
Joshua trees, e.gC
YUCCAS
42C
Variety of tricks?
BAG
45C
Baseball news
TRADES
46C
Skater Babilonia
TAI
48C
Predicament metaphor
BOAT
49C
19th-century French composer Édouard
LALO
50C
”This came as no surprise”
I KNEW
51C
Domain
REALM
53C
Okay
SO-SO
54C
Sci. with biomes
ECOL
55C
Muscle mag display
PECS
56C
On the occasion of
FOR
57C
”Breaking Bad” channel
AMC
59C
Mislead
THROW OFF
61C
Crafty
SLY
62C
Scotch and soda, e.gC
BAR ORDERS
65C
Passes out
FAINTS
66C
Panel judging phobic reactions?
JURY OF ONE’S FEARS (“jury of one’s peers”)
69C
Co-star of Boyer in “Algiers”
LAMARR
72C
FEMA concerns
DISASTERS
73C
Org. found in alleys
PBA
76C
Good place for views
OP-ED PAGE
79C
Service inaccuracy
LET
80C
T size
LGE
81C
Many a Mideast native
ARAB
82C
Florida’s __ City
DADE
83C
Lanford Wilson’s “The __ Baltimore”
HOT L
85C
An arm and a leg
LIMBS
87C
Cutting
ACERB
88C
Crossword component
GRID
89C
Influence
SWAY
90C
”__-hoo!”
YOO
91C
Makeup mishap
SMUDGE
92C
Sequence-shortening letters
ETC
93C
Switch-hitter with the most career homers
MANTLE
95C
Award ceremony side dish?
NOBEL FRIES (“Nobel Prize”)
98C
Brest “but”
MAIS
99C
Eponymous tree, streetwise
ELM
101C
Triage priorities
TRAUMAS
102C
Get to bubble over?
REBOIL
105C
Milne’s absent-minded MrC
PIM
107C
Supergirl’s symbol
ESS
108C
Enlisted mil. rank
PFC
111C
Not bright at all
IDIOTIC
113C
Gradually doze during a long meeting?
FADE BY THE HOUR (“paid by the hour”)
117C
League championship
PENNANT
118C
Its NYSE symbol is “X”
US STEEL
119C
Commemorative 1999 Broadway revue
FOSSE
120C
Part of Procter & Gamble
AND SIGN
121C
Savings vehicle named for a senC
ROTH IRA
122C
Jacket material
TWEED