LA Times Crossword Answers 18 Aug 13, Sunday

CROSSWORD SETTER: Amy Johnson
THEME: Extra! Extra! … today’s themed answers are common two-word phrases, with the second word being a common name for a newspaper:

23A. Newspaper for visionaries? DREAM JOURNAL
28A. Newspaper for convicts? CRIMINAL RECORD
44A. Newspaper for settlers? COLONIAL TIMES
69A. Newspaper for skiers? SNOW GLOBE
93A. Newspaper for hams? RADIO DISPATCH
110A. Newspaper for demons? DEVIL’S ADVOCATE
119A. Newspaper for wedding planners? HITCHING POST
35D. Newspaper for bumpkins? COUNTRY STAR
40D. Newspaper for bakers? COOKIE PRESS

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Today’s Wiki-est, Amazonian Googlies
Across
1. Gelatin garnish ASPIC
“Aspic” is a French word for “jelly”.

11. 99 on tags, often: Abbr. CTS
99 cents (cts.)

14. __ and Buster Bunny: “Tiny Toons” stars BABS
Babs and Buster Bunny are the cartoon stars of the TV show “Tiny Toon Adventures”. Babs and Buster act a lot like Bugs Bunny, although they are no relation.

18. Disco era star Summer DONNA
Donna Summer is known as “The Queen of Disco”, with great hits like “Love to Love You, Baby”, “I Feel Love” and “Hot Stuff”. In the late sixties and early seventies, LaDonna Gaines (her real name) lived and worked in Germany. There she met and married an Austrian actor called Helmuth Sommer. They divorced not long after the marriage, but Donna kept his family name, just changing the “o” to “u” to give her the stage name of “Donna Summer”.

21. Scoot HIE
“To hie” is to move quickly, to bolt.

22. Zeno’s town ELEA
Zeno of Elea was a Greek philosopher who lived in Elea, a Greek colony in Southern Italy. Zeno is famous for his “paradoxes”, a set of problems that really make you think! In the problem known as Achilles and the Tortoise, Zeno tells us that Achilles races a tortoise, giving the tortoise a head start (of say 100 meters). By the time Achilles reaches the starting point of the tortoise, the tortoise will have moved on, albeit only a small distance. Achilles then sets his sights on the tortoise’s new position and runs to it. Again the tortoise has moved ahead a little. Achilles keeps on moving to the tortoise’s new position but can never actually catch his slower rival. Or can he …?

27. Golfer Watson BUBBA
Bubba Watson is a golfer on the PGA Tour from Bagdad, Florida. Watson is known as a big driver of the ball. He can hit a golf ball over 350 yards.

32. Gp. with a Creative Cities Network project UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is better known by the acronym “UNESCO”. UNESCO’s mission is help build peace in the world using programs focused on education, the sciences, culture, communication and information. The organization’s work is aimed in particular at Africa, and gender equalization.

The Creative Cities Network is a UNESCO project with the aim of finding and enriching the member city’s cultural identity. Each city is designated as a City of Literature, Film, Music, Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Media Arts or Gastronomy. Examples are:

– Montreal, Canada – City of Design
– Santa Fe, USA – City of Crafts and Folk Art
– Liverpool, UK – City of Music
– Dublin, Ireland – City of Literature

43. Classic roadster REO
The REO Motor Company was founded by Ransom E. Olds (hence the name REO). The company made cars, trucks and buses, and was in business from 1905 to 1975 in Lansing, Michigan. Among the company’s most famous models were the REO Royale and the REO Flying Cloud.

50. Harem chamber ODA
“Oda” is the Turkish word for “room”, and is the name used for a room within a harem in the days of the Ottoman Empire. We use the derivative word “odalisque” for “a concubine” or “a chamber girl”.

51. Jack-in-the-pulpit family ARUM
Jack-in-the-pulpit is a perennial plant native to eastern North America. It’s a nasty plant though and contains oxalic acid, a compound that can be very painful if ingested and that can even cause death if taken in sufficient quantities.

53. 1982 Grammy winner for Record of the Year ROSANNA
Toto is an American rock band dating back to 1977. As well as their famous “Rosanna”, they also sang another good tune called “Africa”.

58. 911 respondent EMT
Emergency medical technician (EMT)

The first use of an emergency phone number nationally was in the UK in 1937, where the number 999 was introduced to call emergency services. If you need emergency services in the UK or Ireland to this day, you have to dial 999. It’s not really clear why 911 became the emergency number in the US. The most credible suggestion (to me) is that when it was introduced by the FCC in 1967, it was a number that “fit” with the numbers already used by AT&T for free services (211-long distance; 411-information; 611-repair service).

62. Barely manages, with “out” EKES
To “eke out” means to “make something go further or last longer”. For example, you could eke out your income by cutting back on expenses. I always have a problem with the commonly cited definition of “eke out” as “barely get by”. Close but no cigar, I say …

64. Morning deity EOS
In Greek mythology, Eos is the goddess of the dawn who lived at the edge of the ocean. Eos would wake each morning to welcome her brother Helios the sun. The Roman equivalent of Eos is Aurora.

67. Golfer’s back NINE
There’s an urban myth that the standard number of holes on a golf course is 18 because it takes 18 shots to polish off a fifth of scotch whisky. However, the truth is that the standard number of holes in the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland happened to settle down over time at 18, and that standard was adopted all around the world.

68. Dietary no. RDA
Recommended Daily Allowances (RDAs) were introduced during WWII and were replaced by Recommended Daily Intakes (RDIs) in 1997.

69. Newspaper for skiers? SNOW GLOBE
It is believed that the first snow globes were introduced in France in the early 1800s. They were a development of glass paperweights that were already common, and were initially used to do the same job.

72. “The Bells” poet POE
Edgar Allan Poe lived a life of many firsts. Poe is considered to be the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He was also the first notable American author to make his living through his writing, something that didn’t really go too well for him as he was always financially strapped. In 1849 he was found on the streets of Baltimore, delirious from either drugs or alcohol. Poe died a few days later in hospital at 39 years of age.

73. Country poem IDYL
An idyl is a short poem with a pastoral theme, usually depicting the scene in romantic and idealized terms. The word comes from the Greek “eidyllion”, which literally translates to “little picture” but was a word describing a short, poem with a rustic theme.

76. Tyke TOT
“Tyke” has been used playfully to describe a young child since at least 1902, but for centuries before that a tyke was a cur or mongrel, or perhaps a lazy or lower-class man.

80. Jazzman Allison MOSE
Mose Allison is a pianist and singer of the jazz blues genre of music.

81. Order to a boxer SIC ‘EM
Sic ’em is an attack order given to a dog, instructing the animal to growl, bark or even bite. The term dates back to the 1830s, with “sic” being a variation of “seek”.

The boxer breed of dog (one of my favorites!) originated in Germany. My first dog was a boxer/Labrador mix, a beautiful animal. Our current family dog is a boxer/pug mix, another gorgeous creature.

83. Old PC monitor CRT
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) … there aren’t many of them available in stores these days!

85. Pied-__: temporary home A-TERRE
A “pied-à-terre” is a secondary living space or temporary accommodation, often somewhere to live in a big city that is some distance away from a primary residence. “Pied-à-terre” is French for “foot on the ground”.

92. Baja bear OSA
In Spanish, “osa” is a female bear, and “oso” is a male.

Baja California is both the most northern, and the most western of the Mexican states.

93. Newspaper for hams? RADIO DISPATCH
Amateur radio enthusiasts were originally called ham operators by professional telegraph operators, and the term was intended to be insulting. It came from the similar term “ham actor”, describing a person who is less than effective on the stage. But amateur operators eventually embraced the moniker and so it stuck.

97. Complex bus. office STE
Suite (ste.)

100. 1990s game console release, initially SNES
The acronym Super NES (or SNES) stands for Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Our kids probably have one somewhere …

106. “Have You Seen __”: 1971 hit HER
“Have You Seen Her” is a 1971 song recorded by the Chi-Lites.

The Chi-Lites are a vocal quartet who sing smooth soul songs. The foursome got together in the early seventies in Chicago (hence the name “Chi-Lites”).

109. Old cosmonauts’ destination MIR
The Russian Mir Space Station was a remarkably successful project, with the station still holding the record for the longest continuous manned presence in space, at just under ten years. Towards the end of the space station’s life however, the years began to take their toll. There was a dangerous fire, multiple system failures, and a collision with a resupply ship. The Russian commitment to the International Space Station drained funds for repairs, so Mir was allowed to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up in 2001.

118. Tiramisu flavoring, perhaps AMARETTO
Amaretto is an Italian liqueur with a sweet almond flavor. Even though the drink is sweet, it has a bitterness lent to it by the bitter almonds that are often used as a flavoring. The name “amaretto” is a diminutive of the Italian word “amaro” meaning “bitter”.

Tiramisu is an Italian cake. The name “tiramisu” translates from Italian as “pull me up”.

122. Scrabble piece TILE
The game of Scrabble has been produced in many international versions, and each of these editions has its own tile distribution to suit the local language. For example, in English we have two tiles worth ten points: one “Q” and one “Z”. If you play the game in French then there are five tiles worth ten points: one “K”, one “W”, one “X”, one “Y” and one “Z”.

125. Extract with a solvent ELUTE
Elution is a technique that I used to employ many years ago when I worked as a biochemist. Elution is the extraction of one material from a mixture by washing it out with a solvent. Often this is done with the help of solid substance that adsorbs one material in the mixture so that the second, unadsorbed material can easily be dissolved and collected.

126. Belligerent Olympian ARES
The Greek god Ares is often referred to as the Olympian god of warfare, but originally he was regarded as the god of blood-lust and slaughter. Ares united with Aphrodite to create several gods, including Phobos, Deimos and Eros. The Roman equivalent to Ares was Mars.

127. Cape Town’s country: Abbr. RSA
Republic of South Africa (RSA)

Cape Town is the legislative capital of the Republic of South Africa (RSA), and is one of three capital cities in the country. Bloemfontein is the judicial capital, and Pretoria is the executive capital.

129. Painter Neiman LEROY
LeRoy Neiman is an artist from Braham, Minnesota who is known for his vibrant paintings of athletes and sporting events. Niemen lives in a home in New York City overlooking Central Park that has a great pedigree in terms of residents. Former occupants include artist Norman Rockwell as well as entertainers Rudolph Valentino and Noël Coward.

Down
3. Tire, in Toulouse PNEU
I’ve always considered “pneu” such a lovely French word as it has a unique nasal sound. “Un pneu” is what we call “a tire” in France, well, I’d probably translate “pneu” as “tyre” …

Toulouse is the fourth largest city in France, and is locate in the southwest of the country. These days, Toulouse is noted as home to the Airbus headquarters and is known as the center of the European aerospace industry.

5. Fabric used in lace CAMBRIC
Cambric is a fine cloth made from cotton, that used to be made from linen. The fabric is named for the French commune call Cambrai, where Cambric originated.

9. Potts of “Designing Women” ANNIE
Annie Potts is an actress from Nashville, Tennessee. She had roles in successful films such as “Ghostbusters” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and did voice work for “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2”. Potts was lucky to survive a car crash when she was 21 years old, as she broke nearly every bone in her lower body.

“Designing Women” is a sitcom about four women and one man in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. The show’s original run was from 1986 to 1993.

10. Paper unit REAM
A ream is 500 sheets of paper. As there were 24 sheets in a quire, and 20 quires made up a ream, there used to be 480 sheets in a ream. Ever since the standard was changed to 500, a 480-sheet packet of paper has been called a “short ream”.

11. Italian red CHIANTI
Chianti is a red wine from Tuscany in Italy. Historically, Chianti was stored in a characteristically bulbous bottle wrapped in a straw basket. However, the pragmatists have won the day and regular wine bottles tend to be used nowadays.

13. Tarot readers SEERS
Tarot cards have been around since the mid-1400s, and for centuries were simply used for entertainment as a game. It has only been since the late 1800s that the cards have been used by fortune tellers to predict the future.

15. Like some saxes ALTO
The saxophone was invented by Belgian Adolphe Sax. Sax developed lip cancer at one point in his life, and one has to wonder if his affliction was related to his saxophone playing (I am sure not!). I had the privilege of visiting Sax’s grave in the Cemetery of Montmartre in Paris a few years ago.

17. DUI-fighting org. SADD
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) was founded in Massachusetts in 1981. SADD’s aim is to prevent road traffic accidents by urging students to avoid potentially destructive decisions (such as driving under the influence of alcohol).

In some states, there is no longer a legal difference between a DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) and a DUI (Driving Under the Influence). Other states retain that difference, so that by definition a DUI is a lesser offence than a DWI.

24. Big Scouts meeting JAMBOREE
A jamboree is a very large gathering of scouts from around the country, and sometimes from around the world. The exact etymology of “jamboree” is much debated, but it is likely to be a term coined by Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the scouting movement. Baden-Powell lived in Africa for many years and so many think that the term is based on “jambo”, the Swahili word for “hello”.

29. Jour’s opposite NUIT
In French, night (nuit) follows day (jour).

34. Suit material SERGE
Serge is a type of twill fabric with diagonal ridges on both sides. The name “serge” comes from the Greek word for “silken”.

36. “Evil Woman” rockers, familiarly ELO
ELO of course stands for the Electric Light Orchestra, a symphonic rock group from the north of England. ELO’s manager was Don Arden, father of Sharon Osbourne (wife of Ozzy).

38. Banned fruit spray ALAR
The chemical name for Alar, a plant growth regulator and color enhancer, is daminozide. Alar was primarily used on apples but was withdrawn from the market when it was linked to cancer.

42. Bel __: creamy cheese PAESE
Bel Paese is a mild Italian cheese that was developed in 1906. The name “bel paese” means beautiful country in Italian, and is taken from the title of a book written by Antonio Stoppani.

45. Suffix with lact- -OSE
The sugar we consume as “table sugar” is mainly sucrose that is extracted from sugar cane and sugar beet. We also consume lactose, naturally occurring in milk, and fructose, naturally occurring in fruit. But most of the sugar we eat or drink tends to be prepared commercially, the most famous being high-fructose corn syrup, which is glucose that is industrially processed into a glucose/fructose mix. Don’t get me started on the politics of food …

48. River to the Seine MARNE
The River Marne runs roughly northwestward for over 300 miles, running into the River Seine just outside Paris. The Marne was the site of two major battles in WWI, one fought in 1914, and one in 1918.

49. Dweller on the forest moon of Endor EWOK
The Ewoks are creatures who live on the moon of Endor, first appearing in “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi”. They’re the cute and cuddly little guys that look like teddy bears.

55. Three amigos, e.g. SENORES
In Spanish, three male friends (amigos) are gentlemen (senores).

57. Aunt, to 55-Down TIA
“Tia” is the Spanish word for “aunt” (and “tio” means “uncle”).

70. Tokyo-based electronics giant NEC
NEC is the name that the Nippon Electric Company chose for itself outside of Japan after a re-branding exercise in 1983.

71. Rannoch and Tummel LOCHS
Loch Rannoch and Loch Tummel are lakes in Scotland.

72. Square in a breadbasket PAT
A “pat” of butter is so called because of the tradition of forming it by “patting”.

75. Greek mount OSSA
Mt. Ossa in Greece is located between Mt. Pelion in the south, and the famed Mt. Olympus in the north. Mount Ossa is also known as Kissavos.

78. Pindar’s Muse ERATO
In Greek mythology, Erato was the Muse of Lyric Poetry.

Pindar was an Ancient Greek poet, best known perhaps for composing a series of Victory Odes that celebrated triumph in competition, most notably the Olympian Games of the day.

79. Two-time Olivier Award winner Jacobi DEREK
Derek Jacobi is an English actor, and a holder of a knighthood. Although Jacobi is mainly a stage actor, the role I most associate him with is the title character in the television adaptation of Robert Graves’s “I, Claudius”.

82. Ancient Persian MEDE
The Medes were an ancient people that lived in what is now northwestern Iran. The Medes held sway in the region only for about 60 years, until Cyrus the Great came along and defeated Astyages, the king of Media (not to be confused with Howard Stern, the self-proclaimed “king of all media”!).

84. “We really don’t know yet,” on a sched. TBA
To Be Advised (TBA)

87. Ring of color AREOLE
An areola (sometimes “areole”) in anatomy is a small ring of color, as in the areola surrounding the nipple, and the areola surrounding the pupil of the eye. “Areola” comes from Latin, meaning “small open space”, and is a diminutive of the Latin word “area”, meaning “open space”.

89. Omicron preceders XIS
The Greek letter “xi”, despite the name, is not the precursor of our letter X. Our X comes from the Greek letter “chi”.

The first letter in the “Odyssey”, if written in Greek, would by “omicron”. The name of the Greek letter “omicron” translates as “little O” (o-micron). This compares with the Greek letter “omega” which translates as “big O” (o-mega).

90. Addams family member ITT
In the television sitcom “The Addams Family”, the family had a frequent visitor called Cousin Itt. Itt is a short man with long hair that runs from his head to the floor. Cousin Itt was played by Italian actor Felix Silla.

94. Dancing Duncan ISADORA
Isadora Duncan was an American dancer, inventor of American modern dance. Duncan emphasised the torso in her moves, a break from the balletic tradition of moving from the feet. She left the US when she was 22 years old and moved to Europe around 1900, and from there emigrated to the Soviet Union. Duncan had a tragic passing. She loved to travel in open automobiles wearing a long, flowing scarf. One day her scarf got wrapped around the spokes and axle of the car in which she was travelling, and broke her neck.

99. British counties SHIRES
The word “shire” comes from the Old English “scir” meaning “administrative district”. The term was replaced with county as far back as the 14th century, but the usage persists to this day, largely because some counties retain the use of -shire as a suffix (Yorkshire, Lancashire etc.).

104. Blender brand OSTER
The Oster brand of small appliances was introduced in 1924 by John Oster. He started out by making manually-powered hair clippers designed for cutting women’s hair, and followed up with a motorized version in 1928. The clippers kept the company in business until 1946 when Oster diversified, buying a manufacturer of liquefying blenders in 1946. The blender was renamed an Osterizer, and was a big hit. Oster was bought up by Sunbeam, which has owned the brand since 1960.

105. Casual good-byes TA-TAS
An Englishman might say “ta-ta” or “cheerio” instead of “goodbye”. Well, supposedly so …

107. __ Sketch ETCH A
The Etch A Sketch toy was introduced in 1960. The toy was developed in France by inventor André Cassagnes.

111. Kuwaiti ruler EMIR
The State of Kuwait sits at the northern tip of the Persian Gulf, famously sharing a border to the north with Iraq. After WWI, Kuwait was a Protectorate within the British Empire and then gained independence from the UK in 1961. Iraq annexed Kuwait in 1990, which led to the Gulf War of 1990-1991.

113. “__ just can’t wait to be king”: “The Lion King” lyric OH, I
The highly successful stage musical “The Lion King” started out life as a 1994 animated feature film of the same name from the Disney studio. The film is the highest earning traditionally-animated feature of all time. The animated film “Finding Nemo” has made more money, but it was created using computer animation.

114. Prez’s title CINC
Commander-in-Chief (CINC)

116. Whiskey drink SOUR
A whiskey sour is made from whiskey, lemon juice and sugar, usually garnished with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry.

117. This, to 55-Down ESTO
In Spanish, if it’s not “this” (esto) or “that” (eso) then it’s the “other” (otro).

120. www access ISP
An Internet Service Provider (ISP) is just what the name indicates, a company that provides its customers with access to the Internet. One way that ISPs differentiate themselves from each other is in the way in which end users are connected to the ISP’s network. So, there are cable ISPs, DSL ISPs, dial-up ISPs and satellite ISPs. I’d go with cable if I were you, if it’s available in your area …

121. Mystery writer Josephine TEY
Josephine Tey is the pen name of Scottish mystery writer Elizabeth Mackintosh. One of Tey’s novels is “Miss Pym Disposes”, first published in 1946.

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For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
Across
1. Gelatin garnish ASPIC
6. Engaged in battle AT WAR
11. 99 on tags, often: Abbr. CTS
14. __ and Buster Bunny: “Tiny Toons” stars BABS
18. Disco era star Summer DONNA
19. Buzzed DRONED
21. Scoot HIE
22. Zeno’s town ELEA
23. Newspaper for visionaries? DREAM JOURNAL
25. Said over ITERATED
27. Golfer Watson BUBBA
28. Newspaper for convicts? CRIMINAL RECORD
30. Shirt part ARM
31. __ candy EYE
32. Gp. with a Creative Cities Network project UNESCO
33. Attribute ASCRIBE
37. What some lie in WAIT
39. Open, as a vitamin bottle UNCAP
43. Classic roadster REO
44. Newspaper for settlers? COLONIAL TIMES
50. Harem chamber ODA
51. Jack-in-the-pulpit family ARUM
53. 1982 Grammy winner for Record of the Year ROSANNA
54. “Cool!” AWESOME!
56. Kindle IGNITE
58. 911 respondent EMT
59. In again RETRO
62. Barely manages, with “out” EKES
63. Chose not to pursue, as an issue LET DIE
64. Morning deity EOS
66. Oil filter accumulation GUNK
67. Golfer’s back NINE
68. Dietary no. RDA
69. Newspaper for skiers? SNOW GLOBE
72. “The Bells” poet POE
73. Country poem IDYL
75. Ready for business OPEN
76. Tyke TOT
77. Twisted WARPED
80. Jazzman Allison MOSE
81. Order to a boxer SIC ‘EM
83. Old PC monitor CRT
85. Pied-__: temporary home A-TERRE
86. Eccentric NUTCASE
88. Museum offering EXHIBIT
91. Blacken SEAR
92. Baja bear OSA
93. Newspaper for hams? RADIO DISPATCH
97. Complex bus. office STE
98. Not inclined to go on TERSE
100. 1990s game console release, initially SNES
101. “No sweat” THAT’S OK
103. Heckle HOOT AT
106. “Have You Seen __”: 1971 hit HER
109. Old cosmonauts’ destination MIR
110. Newspaper for demons? DEVIL’S ADVOCATE
115. Greet the day ARISE
118. Tiramisu flavoring, perhaps AMARETTO
119. Newspaper for wedding planners? HITCHING POST
122. Scrabble piece TILE
123. Canal site EAR
124. Dieter’s statistic INCHES
125. Extract with a solvent ELUTE
126. Belligerent Olympian ARES
127. Cape Town’s country: Abbr. RSA
128. Ring leader? CHAMP
129. Painter Neiman LEROY

Down
1. Put in ADD
2. Ending for ab or ad -SORB
3. Tire, in Toulouse PNEU
4. Where many jokes are set IN A BAR
5. Fabric used in lace CAMBRIC
6. “Without further __ …” ADO
7. Start of a postwar period TRUCE
8. Fret WORRY
9. Potts of “Designing Women” ANNIE
10. Paper unit REAM
11. Italian red CHIANTI
12. Best-seller list datum TITLE
13. Tarot readers SEERS
14. Major Boston street BEACON
15. Like some saxes ALTO
16. Craft __ BEER
17. DUI-fighting org. SADD
20. Sixth-century year DLI
24. Big Scouts meeting JAMBOREE
26. Dismiss, as a potential juror RECUSE
29. Jour’s opposite NUIT
33. Thin as __ A RAIL
34. Suit material SERGE
35. Newspaper for bumpkins? COUNTRY STAR
36. “Evil Woman” rockers, familiarly ELO
37. Colorless WAN
38. Banned fruit spray ALAR
40. Newspaper for bakers? COOKIE PRESS
41. Jingle writers AD MEN
42. Bel __: creamy cheese PAESE
45. Suffix with lact- -OSE
46. “I bet you don’t know any!” NAME ONE!
47. Being pulled IN TOW
48. River to the Seine MARNE
49. Dweller on the forest moon of Endor EWOK
52. Good note for beginners to start on MIDDLE C
55. Three amigos, e.g. SENORES
57. Aunt, to 55-Down TIA
60. Voyage taken alone? EGOTRIP
61. Place for a soak TUB
65. Pvt.’s boss SGT
69. Saw SPIED
70. Tokyo-based electronics giant NEC
71. Rannoch and Tummel LOCHS
72. Square in a breadbasket PAT
73. “__ making this up” I’M NOT
74. Put out DOUSE
75. Greek mount OSSA
77. Guard WATCHMAN
78. Pindar’s Muse ERATO
79. Two-time Olivier Award winner Jacobi DEREK
82. Ancient Persian MEDE
84. “We really don’t know yet,” on a sched. TBA
87. Ring of color AREOLE
89. Omicron preceders XIS
90. Addams family member ITT
94. Dancing Duncan ISADORA
95. Being broadcast ON TV
96. Stylist’s supply HAIR GEL
99. British counties SHIRES
102. Hit that clears the bases TRIPLE
104. Blender brand OSTER
105. Casual good-byes TA-TAS
106. Come out of one’s shell HATCH
107. __ Sketch ETCH A
108. Adjust the length of REHEM
110. Much input DATA
111. Kuwaiti ruler EMIR
112. Depressed area VALE
113. “__ just can’t wait to be king”: “The Lion King” lyric OH, I
114. Prez’s title CINC
116. Whiskey drink SOUR
117. This, to 55-Down ESTO
120. www access ISP
121. Mystery writer Josephine TEY

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