2/19/17
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1D
Of poor quality, in modern slang
JANKY
2D
Set apart
ALONE
3D
College in Lewiston, Me.
BATES
4D
Steep
BREW
5D
Big movie theater chain
AMC
6D
Miniature lobster lookalikes
CRAWDADS
7D
Every
EACH
8D
They may be put up before a fight
DUKES
9D
President-___
ELECT
10D
Starts of many emails
HIS
11D
Burma’s first prime minister
UNU
12D
Warm welcome at Waikiki
LEI
13D
Exams for some H.S. students
AP TESTS
14D
Singer/guitarist ___ Ray Vaughan
STEVIE
15D
Early wheels
TRIKE
16D
Rousing
WAKING UP
17D
Unsolved crime
OPEN CASE
18D
Theater backdrop
STAGE SET
24D
Clamor
RACKET
25D
Onetime MGM rival
RKO
30D
Trite
OLD
32D
Coming up
ON TAP
34D
Canon rival
NIKON
35D
Hardly ___
EVER
36D
Fishing vessel
DORY
37D
In the neighborhood
AROUND
40D
Changing room?
COCOON
41D
Go-betweens
AGENTS
42D
Fine-tuning
HONING
43D
Acrobatic
AGILE
44D
Be overly sweet
CLOY
45D
Hip-hop’s ___ Def
MOS
46D
Cubbyhole
NICHE
47D
Performing beneath one’s usual level
NOT ON
48D
Late times, in ads
NITES
49D
Bigger than big
EPIC
52D
The Bee Gees, for much of their career
TRIO
54D
Ancient market
AGORA
55D
Ruth’s 2,214
RBIS
56D
Circular things that arrive in square boxes
PIZZAS
57D
Lumberjacks
AX MEN
58DNarcoticOPIATE
59D
One carrying a torch?
WELDER
60D
Ending with poly-
ESTER
62D
Valhalla V.I.P.
ODIN
63D
Certain vacuum tube
DIODE
64D
Actually, come to think of it …
OH WAIT …
67D
Egg on
GOAD
69D
Hiking group, with “the”?
FED
70D
Greek city mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles
BEREA
71D
Backs, anatomically
DORSA
72D
With consequences
AT A PRICE
73D
As much as possible
TO THE MAX
74D
Motor oil brand
HAVOLINE
75D
The Lord of the Rings actor Billy
BOYD
76D
Step up or down
RUNG
77D
Relied (on)
DEPENDED
78D
Theme for an annual city-magazine issue
BEST OF
80D
The inside track
LANE ONE
83D
Narc’s org.
DEA
84D
Arroyos
WASHES
87D
Spanish kids
NENES
88D
Cold War flier
MIG
89D
Glow in the dark?
EMBER
90D
Say cheese!
SMILE
92D
Dressed to the nines, with “up”
DUDED
93D
Goddess of peace
IRENE
94D
Canon rival
XEROX
97D
___ Major
URSA
98D
Mother of Artemis
LETO
101D
Farm call
MOO!
102D
Post-O.R. stop
ICU
103D
Grp. of Senators
NHL
104D
PC key
ESC
1A
Bloblike “Star Wars” character
JABBA
6A
Give over
CEDE
10A
Great shakes?
HULAS
15A
Low rolls
TWOS
19A
Auto feature
ALARM
20A
Julia of Hollywood
RAUL
21A
Ham-handed
INEPT
22A
Enthralled
RAPT
23A
Office for decoding messages?
NOTE CRACKER SUITE (“Nutcracker Suite”)
26A
The average size of its stores is 300,000 square feet
IKEA
27A
Had more than an inkling
KNEW
28A
Rats!
AW HECK!
29A
Bringing to mind
EVOKING
31A
Indubitably!
YES!
32A
Anxious condition, briefly
OCD
33A
What one might sit in at a Cheech & Chong movie?
STONED SILENCE (“stunned silence”)
37A
Puppy Love singer, 1960
ANKA
38A
Election Day affirmation
I VOTED
39A
Oomph
GAS
40A
Hauled (away)
CARTED
42A
WikiLeaks associates
HACKERS
45A
Inspiration
MUSE
46A
Herder’s mantra?
NO GOATS, NO GLORY (“no guts, no glory”)
48A
Virtual dog or cat, maybe
NEOPET
50A
Glaciate
ICE UP
51A
Fake news site, with “The”
ONION
52A
Sign on a jar at a bar
TIPS
53A
Mass. Neighbor
CONN
54A
In a pretentious manner
ARTILY
56A
Series opener
PART I
58A
Fall behind
OWE
61A
Quality control problem at Oscar Mayer?
HOT DOG BONE (“hot dog bun”)
63A
Title of a book about Southern Reconstruction?
DIXIE COPES (“Dixie cups”)
65A
Nav. Rank
ENS
66A
Word before or after nothing
DOING
67A
Doohickeys
GIZMOS
68A
Sword handle
HILT
69A
They may be decorated for the holidays
FIRS
70A
Sauce
BOOZE
71A
Nickname for a Miami 12-time N.B.A. All-Star
DWADE
72A
Goddess usually pictured with a helmet
ATHENA
75A
Two sights in a yacht’s galley?
BREAD AND BOATER (“bread and butter”)
79A
Prey for a heron or garter snake
TOAD
80A
French pilgrimage site
LOURDES
81A
Stranger
EERIER
82A
Off-road transport, informally
ATV
83A
___ Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock
DWAYNE
85A
Sound heard by an exam proctor, say
PSST!
86A
Helpful things for killing time nowadays?
PHONE AND GAMES (“fun and games”)
91A
Fraternity letter
ETA
92A
Number of French kings named Charles
DIX
95A
Catch’s partner
RELEASE
96A
Prefix with therapy
IMMUNO
98A
Draw
LURE
99A
Sign me up!
I’M IN!
100A
Pigeon trainer, at times?
HOMING BIRD FEEDER (“hummingbird feeder”)
105A
Crook, e.g.
CANE
106A
Book of ___ (ancient Jewish text)
ENOCH
107A
Who ___?
ELSE
108A
Kind of pad
STENO
109A
Past partners
EXES
110A
1988 Olympics site
SEOUL
111A
Studied
READ
112A
Ancient manuscript
CODEX
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