12/11/16
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1D
Police broadcast, for short
APB
2D
Disfigure
MAR
3D
Climax of many a fantasy novel
EPIC BATTLE
4D
Mass, e.g.
RITUAL
5D
Doubter’s question
IS IT?
6D
Small monetary amts.
CTS
7D
Light-colored wood
ASH
8D
Rod user
ANGLER
9D
Apple alternatives
DELLS
10D
Reply to 5-Down
IT IS
11D
Rosy-fingered Greek goddess
EOS
12D
Releases, dramatically
UNHANDS
13D
Without a doubt
SURELY
14D
Something to bank on
ATM
15D
Look for business?
SUIT AND TIE
16D
Site of the infamous Hoa Lo Prison
HANOI
17D
___ bloom (result of fertilizer pollution)
ALGAL
19D
Burdens
ONUSES
20D
Home of Haleakala National Park
MAUI
22D
Empower
ENABLE
27D
Stomach-related
GASTRIC
29D
South American corn cakes
AREPAS
30D
Happened to
BEFELL
31D
Mark of success in business?
CUBAN
32D
Portrays feelings
EMOTES
33D
Was horrible
STUNK
34D
Onetime title for Bernie Sanders
MAYOR
36D
Me neither
NOR I
37D
Former attorney general Holder
ERIC
41D
Oof!
THAT HURTS!
42D
They go about two feet
SOCKS
44D
Ailing
SICK
46D
Spock’s rank: Abbr.
CMDR
47D
Declined
SLID
49D
Target demographic for Hot Wheels
BOYS
50D
Bee follower
CEE
52D
Ta-ta!
BYE!
53D
The Simpsons girl
LISA
56D
Like the planet in “Dune”
ARID
60D
lol
HA-HA!
61D
Upright
ON END
63D
Observe
OBEY
64D
Drag away
TOW
66D
Zilch
NADA
67D
Opposite of fore
AFT
68D
Tea Partiers in Congress, e.g.
BLOC
69D
Apparel also called clamdiggers
CAPRI PANTS
71D
Agrees to fight
TAKES ON
73D
Like many wedding cakes
TIERED
75D
Purported rural shenanigan
COW TIPPING
76D
Lags
TRAILS
77D
Argument-ending reply
SAYS ME
79D
Go ahead, I’m listening
TRY ME
80D
Like snakes
SCALY
81D
Ticket
CITE
83D
Court reporter, e.g.
STENO
84D
Helper: Abbr.
ASST
87D
Caesar’s “Commentaries on the ___ War”
GALLIC
90D
The Real Slim Shady, for one
RAP SONG
91D
Actor Bruce
WILLIS
94D
Primps
PREENS
96D
Brown Sugar band, with “the”
STONES
97D
Not as lax
FIRMER
98D
Vibrating device
PAGER
99D
Siri iPhone :: ___ Amazon Echo
ALEXA
100D
Go for
COST
101D
___ even
I CAN’T
105D
I’s
EGOS
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
106D
O mio babbino caro, for one
ARIA
108D
Be an agent (for)
REP
110D
Charles, par exemple
ROI
111D
Ice Bucket Challenge, for one
FAD
112D
Quaff in Middle-earth
ALE
113D
Opposite of paleo-
NEO-
114D
Goal for some dropouts, for short
GED
1A
The cauldron of Democracy
AMERICA
8A
Leaving word
ADIEU
13A
Figure skater Cohen
SASHA
18A
Opponents of the Protestant Reformation
PAPISTS
19A
Pickup truck’s capacity, maybe
ONE TON
20A
Common word in insurance company names
MUTUAL
21A
Dialect that was called 22-Across before the age of colonialism
BRITISH ENGLISH (“English”)
23A
Giving heat?
ARMING
24A
Share
CUT
25A
Dummy symbols in ciphers
NULLS
26A
Fever fit
AGUE
28A
___ point
TO A
29A
Fernando band
ABBA
31A
Stops
CEASES
33A
System that was called 34-Across before the Internet
SNAIL MAIL (“mail”)
35A
Concept that was called 36-Across before research into the square root of negatives
REAL NUMBER (“NUMBER”)
37A
Airport figs.
ETDS
38A
PBS’s “___ Can Cook”
YAN
39A
Small newt
EFT
40A
Coins that pay for passage over the River Styx
OBOLS
41A
Believes (in)
TRUSTS
43A
Gridiron gains: Abbr.
YDS
45A
Terrier carrier
PET CRATE
47A
___ splints (runner’s ailment)
SHIN
48A
Machinelike
ROBOTIC
51A
Cackle from a greedy person
ALL MINE!
52A
Food that was called 53-Across before Twizzlers and the like
BLACK LICORICE (“licorice”)
54A
Skimobile, informally
SLED
55A
Tell me how you really feel!
SAY IT!
57A
Gross
ICKY
58A
Squeeze (out)
EKE
59A
Symbol for density
RHO
62A
Cinnamon candies
RED HOTS
65A
Personal datum: Abbr.
SSN
67A
Jackson 5 1 hit
ABC
70A
Against
ANTI
72A
W.W. II danger
U-BOAT
74A
Source of the saying “It is more blessed to give than to receive”
ACTS
78A
Fastener that was called 80-Across before a rounded design was implemented
FLATHEAD SCREW (“SCREW”)
82A
Dancer Duncan
ISADORA
85A
Belonging to the highest level
TOP-RANK
86A
Part of the names of four state capitals
CITY
87A
Escapes
GETS AWAY
88A
Whoop
CRY
89A
Rids of vermin, in a way
DERATS
91A
Peddler’s stock
WARES
92A
Quaint contraction
‘TIS
93A
Nickname of a “Game of Thrones” dwarf, with “the”
IMP
95A
Realtor’s goal
SALE
96A
Entertainment category that was called 97-Across before talkies
SILENT FILM (“FILM”)
98A
Object that was called 100-Across before electronic documents
PAPER COPY (“COPY”)
101A
Good enough
IT’LL DO
102A
___ dixit
IPSE
103A
Part of Dixie: Abbr.
ALA
104A
Ages and ages
EONS
105A
Something you might have a gut feeling about?
E COLI
106A
Painter Jean
ARP
107A
Horror and mystery
GENRES
109A
Activity that was called 111-Across before pesticides
ORGANIC FARMING (“FARMING”)
115A
Degree
EXTENT
116A
Not belonging to anybody
NO ONE’S
117A
Property recipient
ALIENEE
118A
Aids in filing
RASPS
119A
Main points
GISTS
120A
Oh, jeez!
DEAR GOD!