4/24/16
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1D
Put on the map
LOCATE
2D
2009 Best Picture nominee set in the 22nd century
AVATAR
3D
Fix, as a pump
RESOLE
4D
Plastered
DRUNK
5D
Airplane maneuverer
AILERON
6D
___-in clause
OPT
7D
Answer sheets
KEYS
8D
Little bit
SMIDGEN
9D
Relief
AID
10D
Piece of cake
SNAP
11D
Georgetown player
HOYA
12D
Postal employee
SORTER
13D
Speaks up?
PRAYS
14D
End of many country names
LAND
15D
In addition
ALSO
16D
Diamond-shaped road sign
SLOW
17D
All Glory, Laud and Honor, e.g.
HYMN
19D
Campaign … or campaign topic
RACE
20D
Botanical cover
ARIL
23D
Wearing the most bling, say
FLASHIEST
28D
One of the Avengers
THOR
30D
First family name
SETH
32D
+ + +
ANDS
36D
Couple
DYAD
38D
Banned fruit spray
ALAR
39D
Family name of Pope Leo X, Leo XI and Clement VII
MEDICI
40D
Protective covering for a pier?
JETTY LINER (“jetliner”)
41D
Venus and Mars, so to speak
OPPOSITES
42D
It’s in the eye of the beholder
IRIS
43D
Security Council veto
NON
44D
Sign seen at a Heartbreakers concert?
PETTY ROCKS (“Pet Rocks”)
45D
Field
AREA
46D
Subject in metallurgy
ALLOYS
47D
Figure on a utility bill
RATE
48D
What a limo may be for
HIRE
49D
Served well?
ACED
50D
What some mascara does to lashes
LENGTHENS
53D
Remains suspended
HOVERS
55D
iTunes category
ALBUMS
57D
Debussy composition
LA MER
59D
Nerve-racking performance, maybe
SOLO
61D
Likewise
SAME
63D
Community service club
ROTARY
67D
Country capital with the world’s tallest building before the Burj Khalifa
TAIPEI
68D
Like AARP The Magazine
BIMONTHLY
70D
Spice
ZEST
71D
Part of AMPAS
ARTS
73D
Knocks the socks off
AWES
76D
Hon
BABE
77D
Later
CIAO
78D
Almost
NEAR
80D
+
PLUS
82D
Simple sandwich, simply
PBJ
84D
Actor Alan
ALDA
86D
Longtime Sudanese president ___ al-Bashir
OMAR
89D
First name in country music
REBA
90D
Sabotage
TORPEDO
91D
Troop group
BRIGADE
93D
Communion hosts, e.g.
WAFERS
95D
Moviedom
CINEMA
96D
Dug
ADORED
97D
Gentlemen: Abbr.
MESSRS
98D
Physics units
DYNES
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
100D
Ticket
CITE
102D
Brownish purple
PUCE
103D
Givee
TAKER
104D
Part of a trophy
BASE
105D
Operating system developed at Bell Labs
UNIX
106D
Align
SYNC
107D
It’s a drag
TOKE
108D
Queue after Q
R-S-T-U
109D
Acquire
EARN
111D
Sandy shade
ECRU
115D
Selfies around 2012-13, e.g.
FAD
116D
Low-___
RES
1C
Contents of some tubs
LARD
5C
Copacetic
A-OK
8C
Military band
SASH
12C
Showy debut
SPLASH
18C
Turning brown, as a banana
OVERRIPE
20C
Acid head?
AMINO
21C
How some papers are presented
ORALLY
22C
Nickname for an accident-prone L.A.P.D. sergeant?
CASUALTY FRIDAY (“casual Friday”)
24C
___ note
RANSOM
25C
Stat
AT ONCE
26C
Avoided a tag, say
SLID
27C
Cry an errant burger flipper?
PATTY DOWN! (“pat down”)
29C
Chatty Cathy types
TALKERS
31C
Bit of pond slime
ALGA
33C
Chaps
HES
34C
Able was I ___ I saw Elba
ERE
35C
Brit. reference sets
OEDS
37C
Captivate
ENAMOR
40C
Bridge
JOIN
44C
Victoria’s Secret job description?
PANTY HANDLER (“panhandler”)
47C
Copy, briefly
REPRO
48C
In better shape
HALER
51C
Weather forecast that’s hard to predict?
HAIL
52C
Low
SAD
53C
Milliner’s accessory
HATPIN
54C
Lemonade go-with in an Arnold Palmer
ICE TEA
56C
Farmer’s place
DELL
58C
Some trattoria orders
RISOTTOS
60C
Landlord’s business
RENTALS
62C
Wing it?
SOAR
64C
Groups of quail
COVEYS
65C
Avant-garde
EDGY
66C
Gulf Coast port that’s gone bonkers?
BATTY MOBILE (“Batmobile”)
69C
Multitalented Minnelli
LIZA
72C
Source of add-on damages in a lawsuit
TRAUMA
74C
___ Institute (astronomers’ org.)
SETI
75C
NASA vehicle
ORBITER
77C
Literally, “fried noodles”
CHOW MEIN
79C
Help for motorcycle daredevils
RAMP
81C
Having the most marbles
SANEST
82C
List for a recital
PIECES
83C
Word with green or brain
PEA
85C
Hershey chocolate-and-caramel candy
ROLO
87C
Personal highs
BESTS
88C
Targets of the Dodd-Frank Act
BANKS
89C
Three houses flipped this week, e.g.?
REALTY NUMBER (“real number”)
92C
Whedon who directed 2012’s “The Avengers”
JOSS
93C
Nut
WEIRDO
94C
Khan Mongolia :: ___ Russia
TSAR
95C
N.F.L. QB Newton
CAM
98C
Little bit
DAB
99C
Feature of the western end of the Champs-Élysées
ARCH
101C
Surfer’s worry
RIPTIDE
104C
Hooters menu?
BUSTY FARE (“busfare”)
110C
Nap
PILE
112C
Cave deposits
GUANOS
113C
Volunteers?
ANYONE?
114C
Biscuits with no sharp edges?
SAFETY CRACKERS (“safecrackers”)
117C
Deceptive pitch
SINKER
118C
Plumbing or bricklaying
TRADE
119C
Christ, with “the”
REDEEMER
120C
Overage
EXCESS
121C
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