5/22/16
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1D
Fairy tale trio
PIGS
2D
Underlying cause
ROOT
3D
Goya’s “Duchess of __”
ALBA
4D
It often includes sides
MAIN DISH
5D
Second coming
REBIRTH
6D
How writers usually work
ALONE
7D
Plods (through)
SLOGS
8D
Scrabble piece
TILE
9D
Without obligation
AS A FAVOR
10D
Work out
RESOLVE
11D
Qatari bigwigs
EMIRS
12D
Part of IRA: Abbr.
ACCT
13D
Wood finish?
DEE
14D
Like parts of the Great Plains
SEMIARID
15D
Count (on)
DEPEND
16D
D.C. location, familiarly
US OF A
17D
Chocolate substitute
CAROB
18D
Hint
TINGE
28D
Court figs.
DAS
29D
Texter’s “Just sayin'”
FWIW
31D
Site for techies
C|NET
34D
Nilla product
WAFER
35D
Pilgrim John
ALDEN
36D
They can make good impressions
SEALS
37D
Gregarious play group?
SOCIAL CAST (“social outcast”)
38D
Hebrew opener
ALEPH
39D
First word of “The Raven”
ONCE
42D
Distinctive mark
A-PLUS
43D
Gone With the Wind actress
LEIGH
44D
Assuage
EASE
45D
Blog entry about garden edging?
BORDER POST (“border outpost”)
46D
Winter Games vehicle
LUGE
47D
Walked (on)
TROD
49D
United route
AIRWAY
52D
Two of a kind
PAIR
55D
It covers a lot of ground
SOIL
56D
Maori carvings
TIKIS
57D
Like many an Internet troll: Abbr.
ANON
58D
Wine order
CARAFE
61D
Interstellar dist.
LT YR
62D
Navigation hazard
REEF
64D
Slick
OILY
66D
Cincy-based consumer products giant
P AND G
67D
Like Oscar Wilde
IRISH
68D
Whatever floats your boat
FINE
69D
Energy source
ATOM
70D
This Gun for Hire actor
LADD
71D
Astronaut’s garb
G-SUIT
73D
Innocent words
NOT ME
74D
Mount to mount
STEED
76D
Word in two state names
SOUTH
77D
Soup aisle array
CANS
81D
Department of Labor training program
JOB CORPS
82D
Hang in there
BE STRONG
84D
Not-too-potent potable
NEAR BEER
86D
Gets in the pool, maybe
BETS
87D
Seasonal pharmacy offering
FLU SHOT
88D
Frantic monologue
RANT
89D
Potter’s pedal
TREADLE
91D
Arm-twisting
DURESS
94D
Took off
RAN
95D
Tropical lizard
GECKO
96D
Like jellybeans
OVOID
97D
Like urban population
DENSE
98D
One learning the ropes
PUPIL
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
99D
Toil (away)
SLAVE
100D
Bores for ore
MINES
102D
Wasatch Mountains resort
ALTA
103D
Burn remedy
ALOE
104D
Spread measurement
ACRE
105D
Mint product
COIN
106D
Often-skinned spot
KNEE
109D
Fan reaction?
AAH!
1C
Hyde Park carriage
PRAM
5C
One with ropelike tresses
RASTA
10C
Enjoys King and Queen
READS
15C
Water carrier
DUCT
19C
Seat of Allen County, Kansas
IOLA
20C
__ Bell: Emily Brontë pen name
ELLIS
21C
Run the show
EMCEE
22C
Morales of “Jericho”
ESAI
23C
Mongolian for “waterless place”
GOBI
24C
Half a Yale cheer
BOOLA!
25C
Order to attack
SIC ‘EM!
26C
Reason to ban a book
PORN
27C
Exertion while getting up?
STANDING EFFORT (“outstanding effort”)
30C
Crystallized mist
ICE FOG
32C
Shows some spunk
DARES
33C
Leather piercers
AWLS
34C
Aspirant
WANNABE
35C
Take under one’s wing
ASSIST
38C
Tel __
AVIV
39C
Had a row?
OARED
40C
Many August births
LEOS
41C
Angry reaction to insolent trick-or-treaters?
HALLOWEEN FIT (“Halloween outfit”)
45C
Short deli order?
BLT
48C
Russian retreat
DACHA
50C
Pressure source
PEER
51C
Completed with one stroke
ACED
52C
Really come down
POUR
53C
Member of college music’s Whiffenpoofs
ELI
54C
Long Island airport town
ISLIP
56C
Shock source
TASER
58C
__ pants
CARGO
59C
Bug-loving org.
NSA
60C
Pickup shtick that needs refinement?
ROUGH LINE (“rough outline”)
62C
Attacked without warning
RAIDED
63C
Somewhat soft, as a sound
LOWISH
65C
Ref’s call
TKO
66C
Capital east of the Black Hills
PIERRE
68C
Spa treatment
FACIAL
70C
Place for perjurers?
LYING AREA (“outlying area”)
72C
MD associates
RNS
75C
Three-time Olympics host country
ITALY
76C
They may be emotional
SCARS
78C
Express disdain (at)
SNIFF
79C
Cioppino cooker
POT
80C
Curious to a fault
NOSY
81C
Steinbeck surname
JOAD
82C
Some light beers
BUDS
83C
Cyberjotting
E-NOTE
85C
Ambulance
VIP EMT
86C
Ship’s secure containers?
BOUND FREIGHT (“outbound freight”)
90C
Salinger title teen
ESME
91C
Collectors’ items?
DEBTS
92C
Go on
LAST
93C
Too violent, perhaps
R-RATED
95C
Split the tab
GO DUTCH
98C
Fourth down play
PUNT
99C
Bit of ugly politics
SMEAR
101C
Extremely
EVER SO
102C
Wing for rugby’s Wallabies?
AUSTRALIAN BACK (“Australian Outback”)
107C
Retina feature
CONE
108C
Invisible Man author Ellison
RALPH
110C
Chan portrayer
OLAND
111C
Supply-and-demand sci.
ECON
112C
Rock band famous for face paint
KISS
113C
Often-bricked surface
PATIO
114C
King creation
NOVEL
115C
Northern terminus of I-79
ERIE
116C
Some Neruda poems
ODES
117C
Old will?
SHALT
118C
Noisy fliers
GEESE
119C
Peace Nobelist Cassin
RENE