2/12/17
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1D
Tour grp. since 1950
LPGA
2D
Breakfast chain
IHOP
3D
Disapproving sounds
BOOS
4D
Gather
INFER
5D
What’s the ___?
DIF
6D
Alito’s Supreme Court predecessor
O’CONNOR
7D
Creature on the movie poster for “The Silence of the Lambs”
MOTH
8D
With 34-Down, longtime public radio host
IRA
9D
Some space vehicles
LANDERS
10D
It must turn over to start
ENGINE
11D
Docket
AGENDA
12D
With 42-Down, “Frosty the Snowman” singer
GENE
13D
Super suffix?
EST
14D
Pacific island wrap
SARONG
15D
Worry of stratospheric proportions
OZONE
16D
That villain in comics has sure gotta be sore!?
FU MANCHU MUST ACHE (“Fu Manchu mustache”)
17D
Desiccated ___ Sea
ARAL
18D
Tear apart
REND
20D
Plunger alternative
SNAKE
24D
Deputy: Abbr.
ASST
29D
Dentist’s directive
RINSE
31D
Tip
APEX
32D
Traffic cone
PYLON
33D
Those who need sound memories, per Montaigne
LIARS
34D
See 8-Down
GLASS
35D
W. Hemisphere treaty of 1994
NAFTA
36D
What a cash-strapped beau might take you on?
UNFUNDED MAN DATES (“unfunded mandates”)
38D
Pay
REMIT
39D
Certain rod
DOWEL
41D
Was a busybody
PRIED
42D
See 12-Down
AUTRY
44D
Beatrix Potter’s genre
KIDDIE LIT
47D
Conveyance for soldiers
TROOPSHIP
49D
Timeline sections
ERAS
50D
___ Palmas (Spanish province)
LAS
51D
Talk wildly
RAVE
52D
Way to go: Abbr.
AVE
53D
Pricey French fashion label
CHLOE
55D
Club cousins
BLTS
56D
Utah’s ___ State University
WEBER
59D
Cap similar to a tam-o’-shanter
BERET
61D
London tea accessory
COSY
63D
Fleshy-leaved succulent
ALOE
64D
1950s French president René
COTY
65D
Steamed seafood dish
CLAMS
66D
Abductor of Persephone
HADES
67D
Exhibitor at 1863’s Salon des Refusés
MANET
68D
Something easy, so they say
ABC
69D
Grand Hotel star, 1932
GARBO
70D
A.A. or AAA
ORG
71D
Group’s basic beliefs
ETHOS
72D
Tool parts used for bending things
PEENS
74D
Run out
LAPSE
75D
High hairdos
POUFS
78D
Jeer
TAUNT
80D
Take some shots
FILM
83D
Annoys
NETTLES
84D
Ad agency output
SLOGANS
86D
Devil-may-care
JAUNTY
87D
Aha!
I GET IT!
88D
Mystical doctrine
CABALA
89D
Talk wildly
RANT
90D
Gaming trailblazer
ATARI
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
93D
Sluggish
INERT
96D
Having no room for more
SATED
97D
Fuel a fen
PEAT
98D
Building’s rain diverter
EAVE
99D
Sobel who wrote the Pulitzer-nominated “Galileo’s Daughter”
DAVA
100D
Editor’s override
STET
102D
One with a lot of tweets
BIRD
103D
Treat for a dog
BONE
104D
Presently
ANON
106D
Supplied
FED
107D
Parliamentary support
AYE
108D
Corp. bigwig
CFO
1A
Topic for Dr. Ruth
LIBIDO
7A
Reimbursed expense for a commuter, maybe
MILEAGE
14A
As yet
SO FAR
19A
Sound system?
PHONICS
21A
Major export of Florida
ORANGES
22A
Blue hue
AZURE
23A
Berate some guy for getting too much sun?
GO OFF ON A TAN GENT (“go off on a tangent”)
25A
Like most “Quo Vadis” characters
ROMAN
26A
Altar spot
APSE
27A
A bit of talcum / Is always walcum writer
NASH
28A
Banquet
DINE
29A
For whom Nancy was first lady
RONALD
30A
Gives an order
RANKS
32A
Remain undecided
PEND
33A
Fabric flax
LINEN
34A
Bearded animal
GNU
37A
Suggestion to a bored short story writer?
POE, TRY READING (“poetry reading”)
40A
Book reviewer?: Abbr.
CPA
43A
Having less heft
LANKER
45A
Swinging Ernie
ELS
46A
35-nation alliance, briefly
OAS
47A
Drive-___
THRU
48A
Fasten
AFFIX
49A
Kids’ TV character who refers to himself in the third person
ELMO
51A
Greenhorn on the force
RAW RECRUIT
54A
Horse for hire
STUD
55A
Result of a serious wardrobe malfunction at the beach?
BRA IN WAVES (“brain waves”)
57A
Hit one out
HOMER
58A
Clean with a pressurized spray
SANDBLAST
60A
First name in daredevilry
EVEL
61A
Turbid
CLOUDY
62A
Weighty matters?
DIETS
63A
He can be seen at the western end of the National Mall, informally
ABE
64A
Pens for hens
COOPS
65A
Toast word
CHEERS
67A
M, on a form
MALE
69A
March movement
GOOSE STEP
73A
It may deliver a punch
LADLE
74A
Scientist’s dilemma regarding work vs. play?
LAB OR PARTY (“Labor Party”)
76A
My only love sprung my only ___!: Juliet
HATE
77A
Entry
ADMITTANCE
79A
Wild revelry
ORGY
80A
Archives material
FICHE
81A
Gist
MEAT
82A
Sight at Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park
APE
83A
Gist
NUB
84A
It’s a drain
SIPHON
85A
Entry on an I.R.S. form: Abbr.
SSN
86A
Dismaying announcement about disaster aid?
JUST ICE FOR ALL (“justice for all”)
91A
What’s right in front of the tee?
ESS
92A
Photographer Arbus
DIANE
94A
Old gang weapons
GATS
95A
Heart of the matter?
ATOMS
97A
Bit of cushioning
PEANUT
99A
Arrears
DEBT
100A
Glitch
SNAG
101A
Waterloo band
ABBA
105A
Corroded
EATEN
106A
Roker’s appeal before gastric bypass surgery?
FAT AL ATTRACTION (“Fatal Attraction”)
109A
Turn aside
AVERT
110A
Bad look
EVIL EYE
111A
Five-alarmer
INFERNO
112A
Irritable
TESTY
113A
Spreadsheet contents
DATA SET
114A
Dripping
SODDEN