11/6/16
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1D
First word in the Beach Boys’ “Kokomo”
ARUBA
2D
Drive off
REPEL
3D
Lean-eater Jack
SPRAT
4D
“Fear of Flying” author Jong
ERICA
5D
Close at hand
NIGH
6D
Smoke remains
ASH
7D
Mail
LETTERS
8D
Easter Island’s country
CHILE
9D
Pair for date night
HEELS
10D
It may be checked at the station
OIL
11D
Pakistani language
URDU
12D
Like a storied wolf
BIG BAD
13D
Medicinal plants
ALOES
14D
Senate garment
TOGA
15D
Tree that typically has paddle-shaped leaves
FAN PALM
16D
Baltic republic
ESTONIA
17D
Organs sometimes vented?
SPLEENS
18D
African menaces
TSETSES
24D
Tailor’s concern
FIT
26D
Old anesthetics
ETHERS
30D
Numbers to shoot for
PARS
32D
“Forrest Gump” lieutenant
DAN
33D
Compared to
THAN
36D
Pop/country singer Lee and others
BRENDAS
38D
Juice for PCs
ELEC
39D
Features of many ’50s-’60s cars
FINS
40D
Ryder Cup team
USA
41D
Advanced deg.
PHD
42D
Bit
TAD
43D
Reuters competitor
UPI
44D
Personal
INTIMATE
45D
Grand Canal traveler
GONDOLA
46D
Celebrated
NOTED
47D
Knowledgeable, in Nantes
AU FAIT
50D
Move up the corporate ladder
GET AHEAD
52D
Come together
GEL
55D
“The Walking Dead” veterinarian
HERSHEL
56D
Dude
BRO
57D
OrgD
for physicians
58D
Wine choice
RED
59D
QB stats
TDS
61D
Leave a note for, maybe
REMIND
62D
Morning phenomenon
DEW
64D
Settler?
ARBITER
65D
Project Blue Book subj.
UFO
66D
Presidential souvenir
PEN
67D
Mineo of “Exodus”
SAL
68D
Shout
CRY
69D
It may be coiled on a saddle horn
LASSO
70D
Car nut
LUG
75D
Pitchfork part
TINE
76D
What a ponytail partly covers
NAPE
79D
OED info
DEF
80D
Ike’s WWII command
ETO
81D
Friend of Yossarian in “Catch-22”
ORR
82D
__ Geo: nature channel
NAT
83D
Diamond surfaces
FACETS
85D
The bad guys
THEM
87D
Gets coverage for
INSURES
88D
Penny-colored
COPPERY
89D
Vague answer, say
EVASION
90D
Driving need
LICENSE
91D
Drive
URGE
92D
Suddenly caught on
TWIGGED
93D
Possesses
HAS
95D
Hand-played drum
TOM-TOM
98D
Sorrowful song
DIRGE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
100D
Test for purity, as gold
ASSAY
101D
They’re often taken orally
OATHS
102D
Cellular messenger
RNA
103D
Titleholder
CHAMP
104D
Guides for drivers
LANES
105D
Confuse
ADDLE
106D
Not at all in order
MESSY
108D
Fabric flaw
TEAR
109D
Finished
SUNK
111D
Piece of fiction
SHAM
114D
“The Tell-Tale Heart” author
POE
115D
Peoria-to-Gary dir.
ENE
1A
Manchester United rival
ARSENAL
8A
__ En-lai
CHOU
12A
Tool used in a box
BAT
15A
Film add-on
FEST
19A
Perform again
REPRISE
20A
Next in line
HEIR
21A
U.N. workers’ agcy
ILO
22A
The snakes in Indiana Jones’ “Why do they have to be snakes?”
ASPS
23A
Profession for the principled?
UPRIGHT FIELD (“right field”)
25A
Exit quietly, in a Dylan Thomas poem
GO GENTLE
27A
Run ashore
BEACH
28A
Bill collector
TILL
29A
Dr. Seuss, e.g.?
UPBEAT POET (“Beat poet”)
31A
Sask neighbor
ALTA
32A
Can’t abide
DETEST
34A
Small cells
AAS
35A
Jockey competitor
HANES
36A
__ code
BAR
37A
Get together on a ranch
HERD
39A
Catlike
FELINE
40A
Promising market indicators?
UPTURN SIGNALS (“turn signals”)
47A
Weather map depiction
AIR MASS
48A
It’s not always easy to get into
SHAPE
49A
Not a soul
NO ONE
50A
Tries earnestly (for)
GUNS
51A
Piling on, say
ADDING
53A
“The Librarians” channel
TNT
54A
More than just cooks
CHEFS
56A
Challenge for Homer
BART
60A
Put down
DERIDED
63A
ORD posting
ETA
64A
Equipped
ARMED
65A
Toy trains for tycoons?
UPSCALE MODEL RAILROADS (“scale model railroads”)
71A
Phobias
FEARS
72A
__ de mer
MAL
73A
Resonator for a jug band bass
WASHTUB
74A
No more than
ONLY
75A
Nissan Stadium player
TITAN
77A
“… ’tis not to me __ speaks”: Romeo
SHE
78A
Big name in Bible distribution
GIDEON
83A
Delicate
FINE
84A
Totally lost
AT SEA
86A
Aquarium fish
TETRA
87A
Only NATO member with no standing army
ICELAND
91A
What pillows may do, in a kids’ room?
UPHOLD THE FORT (“hold the fort”)
94A
Newcomer
NOVICE
95A
Nursery resident
TREE
96A
Sun Tzu subject
WAR
97A
Where to see stars
SPACE
98A
Pursue relentlessly
DOG
99A
“The Piano” extras
MAORIS
103A
Buck
CLAM
107A
Periods of distress?
UPSET TIMES (“set times”)
110A
Blew the whistle
SANG
111A
What oaks may provide
SHADE
112A
Put back in
REINSERT
113A
Outperform crew members in the ship play?
UPSTAGE HANDS (“stagehands”)
116A
Love god
EROS
117A
In the past
AGO
118A
Biblical captain
NOAH
119A
Crown coatings
ENAMELS
120A
Holiday song closer
SYNE
121A
“Man on the Moon” group
REM
122A
Ring jinglers
KEYS
123A
Boxing’s “Manassa Mauler”
DEMPSEY