LA Times Crossword Answers 16 Oct 16, Sunday

Constructed by: Matt McKinley

Edited by: Rich Norris

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Theme: Get With It

We need to preface each of today’s themed clues WITH the word GET in order to make sense of the themed answers:

• 23A…(Get) Away..EVADE THE POLICE
• 42A…(Get) By..MAKE ENDS MEET
• 50A…(Get) Hitched..TIE THE KNOT
• 68A…(Get) Wise..ACT ARROGANTLY
• 89A…(Get) On..JUMP ABOARD
• 96A…(Get) Even..AVENGE A WRONG
• 118A…(Get) Ahead..ACHIEVE SUCCESS
• 17D…(Get) Through..BECOME CLEAR
• 67D…(Get) Over..RECOVER FROM

Bill’s time: 22m 49s

Bill’s errors: 2

• DARIEN (Dareen)
• REID (Reed!!!)

Today’s Wiki-est, Amazonian Googlies

Across

14…Frozen dessert..SORBET

“Sorbet” can mean different things around the world. Here in the US, sorbet is a non-fat frozen dessert that is made without any dairy content.

20…Snack chip..DORITO

Doritos are a brand of flavored tortilla chips launched in 1964. The name “Doritos” means “little bits of gold” in Spanish.

21…Derogatory statement..CALUMNY

A “calumny” is a false statement designed to sully somebody’s or something’s reputation. Calumnies are pretty common around election time …

22…Puddy tat’s quarry..TWEETY

Sylvester J. Pussycat was also known as Puddy Tat, and was a character who appeared in “Looney Tunes” and “Merrie Melodies” cartoons. Sylvester was the cat who was often trying to get the better of Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzales and Hippety Hopper. Sylvester’s trademark line is the exclamation “Sufferin’ succotash!”, which emphasizes the characters pronounced lisp.

25…Baggage porter..REDCAP

“Redcap” is a term used for a railroad station porter here in North America. That term comes from the fact that redcaps wear red caps!

27…Throat tissue..TONSIL

The palatine tonsils are located at the back of the human throat. The exact role that tonsils play isn’t completely understood, but it is known that they are in the first line of defense in the body’s immune system. They provide some level of protection against pathogens that are ingested and inhaled.

28…Org. associated with long lines..TSA

The TSA is the Transportation Security Administration, the agency that employs the good folks that check passengers and baggage at airports.

30…2016 Olympics golf gold medalist Justin __..ROSE

Justin Rose is a professional golfer from England, although he was actually born in South Africa. Justin Rose won the US Open in 2013, becoming the first Englishman to do so since Tony Jacklin in 1970. Rose also won the men’s individual golf event at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

31…Honey brand..SUE BEE

Sue Bee is a brand of honey that is produced by a cooperative of American beekeepers, the largest cooperative of beekeepers in the world.

38…Blanc with many voices..MEL

Mel Blanc was known as “The Man of a Thousand Voices”. We’ve all heard Mel Blanc at one time or another, I am sure. His was the voice behind such cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Woody Woodpecker, Elmer Fudd and Barney Rubble. And the words on Blanc’s tombstone are … “That’s All Folks”.

41…Resort NE of Los Alamos..TAOS

Taos Ski Valley is a resort village in New Mexico, founded in 1955. About twelve families live there, making up thirty or so households and a population of about 60 people. It is said to very much resemble a Swiss village, and even includes an elected village council.

The town of Los Alamos, New Mexico takes its name from the Spanish for “the poplars” or “the cottonwoods”. Famously, it is home to Los Alamos National Laboratory which was founded during WWII to work on the Manhattan Project, the development of the first atomic bomb. The town of Los Alamos didn’t exist as such, until it was planned and constructed to support the employees working on development of the bomb.

54…Street __..CRED

“Street cred” is slang for “street credibility”, of which I have none …

57…Vintage autos..REOS

The REO Motor Company was founded by Ransom Eli 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.

60…Frozen drinks..ICEES

Icee and Slurpee are brand names of slushy drinks. Ugh …

61…Ounce..SCINTILLA

A “scintilla” is a small amount. The term can also be used to describe a spark or a flash (as in “to scintillate”). The term came into English from Latin, in which language it means “spark, particle of fire, atom”.

64…Patriot Silas..DEANE

Silas Deane was a member of the Continental Congress. When Deane was dispatched to Paris by the Congress, he became America’s first foreign diplomat. His amazing story is told in Joel Richard Paul’s book called “Unlikely Allies”.

65…Round fig…CIR

Circle (cir.)

73…In medias __..RES

“In media res” is a Latin phrase that translates as “into the middle of things”. We use “in media res” to describe a literary technique in which a story starts at some point other than the beginning of the plot.

76…Literary motto words..ONE FOR ALL

“All for one, and one for all” is a motto associated with the title characters in the Alexandre Dumas novel “Three Musketeers”. Actually, it is the motto of the Three Musketeers and their comrade d’Artagnan …

82…Setting of Camus’ “The Plague”..ORAN

“The Plague” is a novel by Albert Camus, first published in 1947. It is set in the Algerian port of Oran during a terrible plague.

Albert Camus was a French author, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. Sadly, Camus died in a car accident just two years after he received the prize, at only 46 years of age.

91…AFC South, e.g…DIV

American Football Conference (AFC)

98…Bedside toggle switch..AM/FM

That would be on a clock radio.

103…Case in Eng. class..OBJ

In a sentence, the noun preceding the verb is usually the subject, and the noun succeeding is usually the object. The subjective is in the nominative case, and the object is in the objective case.

106…Only president who was also chief justice..TAFT

William Howard Taft may have been the 27th President of the United States, but his lifelong ambition was to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. President Taft was able to realize that dream in 1921, eight years after losing his bid for re-election as president. As Chief Justice, this former US President swore in two new presidents: Calvin Coolidge (in 1925) and Herbert Hoover (in 1929). William Howard Taft is also remembered as the most obese president. In the last year of his presidency, he weighed about 340 pounds (he was 5 feet 11 inches tall). Twelve months after leaving the White House, President Taft had dropped 80 pounds and substantially lowered his blood pressure.

108…Norse war god..TYR

Týr is the Norse god of single combat, victory and heroic glory. According to legend, Týr showed great courage when he and his fellow gods were attempting to shackle the wolf monster called Fenrir. The wolf was tricked into accepting bindings that were actually magical ribbons of great strength. Fenrir submitted to the bonds because Týr agreed to place his hand in the wolf’s mouth, as a gesture of assurance that the ribbon was harmless. When Fenrir recognized the deceit, he bit off Týr’s hand. As a result, the god Týr is almost always depicted with only one hand.

110…Algonquin kin..OJIBWA

The Ojibwe (also “Ojibwa”) are the second-largest of the First Nations, surpassed only by the Cree. The name “Ojibwa” is more common in Canada, whereas the alternative anglicization “Chippewa” is more common in the US.

112…”Exodus” novelist..URIS

“Exodus” is a wonderful novel written by American writer Leon Uris, first published in 1947. The hero of the piece is Ari Ben Canaan, played by Paul Newman in the 1960 film adaptation directed by Otto Preminger.

122…Metaphor for the good life..CLOVER

To live “in clover” is to live the good life, to live luxuriously. The expression comes from cattle living the good life, living near a supply of clover, which apparently cows find to be particularly tasty.

124…Connecticut town on Long Island Sound..DARIEN

The town of Darien, Connecticut is home to the only ambulance service in the nation that is manned by high school students. Darien EMS – Post 53 is actually a scouting unit, but it still provides emergency care at no cost to patients and is funded by private donations. High school students can legally provide the service because the state of Connecticut permits emergency medical technicians to be certified at the age of 16. Another bit of Darien trivia is that the town was used for exterior shots in the movie “The Stepford Wives”, both the 1975 original and the 2004 remake.

127…Bergman and Borg..SWEDES

The wonderful actress Ingrid Bergman was born in Stockholm and named for Princess Ingrid of Sweden. The three Bergman performances that stand out for me are in 1942’s “Casablanca” opposite Humphrey Bogart, in 1944’s “Gaslight” opposite Charles Boyer and in 1946’s “Notorious” opposite Cary Grant. What a stunningly beautiful woman she was …

Björn Borg is a retired tennis player from Sweden, and a former World No. 1. Borg won 41% of the 27 Grand Slam singles tournaments that he entered, which is a record that stands to the day. He was known for reacting very calmly under pressure on the tennis court and hence earned the nicknames “Ice Man” and “Ice Borg”, which is my personal favorite.

Down

1…Middle March..IDES

There were three important days in each month of the old Roman calendar. These days originally depended on the cycles of the moon but were eventually “fixed” by law. “Kalendae” were the first days of each month, originally the days of the new moon. “Nonae” were originally the days of the half moon. And “idus” (the ides) was originally the day of the full moon, eventually fixed at the 15th day of a month. Well, actually the ides were the 15th day of March, May, July and October. For all other months, the ides fell on the 13th. Go figure …

2…Smoked salmon..NOVA

Nova lox is salmon that has been cured with a mild brine and then cold-smoked. The term originally applied to salmon from Nova Scotia.

4…Hill workers..AIDES

Washington D.C.’s designer Pierre L’Enfant chose the crest of a hill as the site for the future “Congress House”. He called the location “Jenkins Hill” and “Jenkins Heights”. Earlier records show the name as “New Troy”. Today we call it “Capitol Hill”.

5…Sault __ Marie..STE

Sault Ste. Marie is the name of two cities on either side of the Canada-US border, one in Ontario and the other in Michigan. The two cities were originally one settlement in the 17th century, established by Jesuit Missionaries. The missionaries gave the settlement the name “Sault Sainte Marie”, which can be translated as “Saint Mary’s Falls”. The city was one community until 1817, when a US-UK Joint Boundary Commission set the border along the St. Mary’s River.

9…Fair-haired sci-fi race..ELOI

In the 1895 novel by H. G. Wells called “The Time Machine”, there are two races that the hero encounter in his travels into the future. The Eloi are the “beautiful people” who live on the planet’s surface. The Morlocks are a race of cannibals living underground who use the Eloi as food.

10…Soda can feature..PULL TAB

The oldest method of opening a can with a device included in the can’s design is the pull tab or ring pull, invented in Canada in 1956. The design was long-lived but it had its problems, so the world heaved a sigh of relief with the invention of the stay-on-tab in 1975. The new design led to less injuries and eliminated all those used pull tabs that littered the streets.

11…”That’s more than enough!”..TMI

Too Much Information (TMI)!

12…Business issue..INC

“Inc.” is a business magazine that specializes in articles about growing companies. “Inc.” publishes a list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the country each year, calling it the “Inc. 500”. The “Inc 5000” is an expanded list also published by the magazine.

16…”The Shining” word with two mirror-image letters..REDRUM

In the 1980 movie “The Shining”, there is a young boy called Danny who has the gift of ESP and who has a bad feeling about the hotel where he and his family are to live. At one stage, Danny calls out the word “redrum” and then goes into a trance. “Redrum” is “murder” spelled backwards.

18…T-storms may delay them..ETAS

The estimated time of arrival (ETA) of a flight might be delayed by a thunderstorm (T-storm).

24…Bindle carrier..HOBO

No one seems to know for sure how the term “hobo” originated, although there are lots of colorful theories. My favorite is that “hobo” comes from the first letters in the words “ho-meward bo-und”, but it doesn’t seem very plausible. A kind blog reader tells me that according to Click and Clack from PBS’s “Car Talk” (a great source!), “hobo” comes from “hoe boy”. Hoe boys were young men with hoes looking for work after the Civil War. Hobos differed from “tramps” and “bums”, in that “bums” refused to work, “tramps” worked when they had to, while “hobos” traveled in search of work.

“Bindle” is the name given to that bag or sack that the stereotypical hobo carried on a stick over his shoulder. “Bindle” is possibly a corruption of “bundle”.

32…”Point Break” FBI agent Johnny..UTAH

“Point Break” is a 1991 film about an FBI agent investigating a series of robberies, with suspicion falling on a group of surfer dudes. Famously, Patrick Swayze plays the leader of the surfers, and Keanu Reeves the rookie FBI agent. A “point break” is location where waves hit a point of land jutting out from a coastline. The film was remade in 2015 under the same title.

34…Former 37-Down..UKR

(37D…Abbr. on Cold War maps..SSR)
Ukraine is a large country in Eastern Europe, a Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) before the dissolution of the USSR. In English we often call the country “the” Ukraine, but I am told that we should just say “Ukraine”.

The term “Cold War” was first used by the novelist George Orwell in a 1945 essay about the atomic bomb. Orwell described a world under threat of nuclear war as having a “peace that is no peace”, in a permanent state of “cold war”. The specific use of “cold war” to describe the tension between the Eastern bloc and the Western allies is attributed to a 1947 speech by Bernard Baruch.

39…Lake that anagrams 43-Down..ERIE
(43D…Land that anagrams 39-Down..EIRE)

Lake Erie is the fourth largest of the five Great Lakes by area (Lake Ontario is the smallest). The lake takes its name from the Erie tribe of Native Americans that used to live along its southern shore. Erie is the smallest of the Great Lakes by volume and the shallowest, something for which nearby residents must be quite grateful. Being relatively shallow, much of Erie freezes over part way through most winters putting an end to most of the lake effect snow that falls in the snow belt extending from the lake’s edge.

40…Movie mogul Marcus..LOEW

Marcus Loew was a New Yorker, born into a poor Jewish family. He started out in a penny arcade business and used its profits to buy into a nickelodeon. He built a whole chain of movie theaters, and then moved into the production of films so that he could guarantee supply of features that he could show in his theaters. Eventually he pulled together the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) film production company, and sadly passed away just three years after he inked the deal.

42…Clever remark..MOT

“Bon mot” translates from French as “good word”. We use “bon mot” (and sometimes just “mot”) to mean a quip, a witticism.

43…Land that anagrams 39-Down..EIRE

“Éire”, is the Irish word for “Ireland”. The related “Erin” is an anglicized version of “Éire” and actually corresponds to “Éirinn”, the dative case of “Éire”.

44…City south of Salem..EUGENE

Eugene is the second-largest city in Oregon (after Portland). The city is named for its founder, Eugene Franklin Skinner. Skinner arrived in the area in 1846, after which the settlement he established was called Skinner’s Mudhole. The name was changed to Eugene City in 1852, which was shortened to Eugene in 1889.

Salem is the state capital of Oregon. It is thought that the city takes its name from the older city of Salem, Massachusetts.

47…Ozarks, e.g.: Abbr…MTNS

The Ozark Mountains aren’t really mountains geographically speaking, and the Ozarks are better described by the alternate name, the Ozark Plateau. It’s not really certain how the Ozarks got their name, but my favorite theory is that “Ozarks” is the phonetic spelling of “aux Arks”, short for “of Arkansas” in French.

51…With 79-Across, 2003 N.L. Cy Young Award winner..ERIC
(79A…See 51-Down..GAGNE)

Éric Gagné former pitcher from Montreal. Gagné was named as a user of Human Growth Hormone in Senator George Mitchell’s report on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.

52…Lane co-worker..KENT

Lois Lane has been the love interest of Superman/Clark Kent since the comic series was first published in 1938. Lois and Clark both work for the big newspaper in the city of Metropolis called “The Daily Planet”. The couple finally got hitched in the comics (and on television’s “Lois and Clark”) in 1996. But never mind all that … one has to wonder how challenging the crossword is in “The Daily Planet” …

55…Golfer’s thrill..ACE

One well-documented hole-in-one (ace) was during a round of the British Open in 1973. American golfer Gene Sarazen achieved the feat that day, at the age of 71. A less well-documented series of holes-in-one was reported by the North Korean press in a story about the Korean leader Kim Jong-il. The report was that Kim Jong-il scored 11 holes-in-one in his one and only round of golf.

60…Country poem..IDYL

An “idyll” (also “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.

63…Dianetics creator Hubbard..L RON

L. Ron Hubbard wrote a self-improvement book in 1950 called “Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health”. A few years later, he use the concepts in the book as he founded his Church of Scientology.

65…Piña __..COLADA

“Piña colada” is a Spanish term which translates into “strained pineapple”. The Piña colada cocktail was introduced in the Caribe Hilton San Juan in 1954, and since 1978 it has been the official beverage of Puerto Rico. Yum …

66…”Terrible” tsar..IVAN IV

The Grand Prince of Moscow Ivan IV became known as Ivan the Terrible. The name “terrible” is a translation from Russian, and perhaps creates the wrong impression about the man. The Russian word is “Grozny”, which is more akin to “strict” and “powerful” rather than “cruel” or “abominable”.

72…Lois’ “Superboy” counterpart..LANA

Smallville, Kansas is the town on Earth in which Superman grew up (as Clark Kent). One of Clark’s best friends in Smallville, and the romantic interest of his youth, was Lana Lang.

75…Stimpy’s chum..REN

“The Ren and Stimpy Show” is an animated television show that ran on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1996. The title characters are Marland “Ren” Höek, a scrawny Chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat, a rotund Manx cat. Not my cup of tea …

77…Bird on Canada’s dollar coin..LOON

The great northern loon is the provincial bird of Ontario, and the state bird of Minnesota. The loon once appeared on Canadian $20 bills and also appears on the Canadian one dollar coin, giving the coin the nickname “the Loonie”.

85…Russian city northeast of Kiev..OREL

Orel (also Oryol) is a city lying on the Oka River, just over 200 miles SSW of Moscow. Orel was one of the cities occupied by Germany during WWII. It was liberated in 1943, but had been almost completely destroyed.

89…Spree..JAG

The word “jag” is used to describe periods of unrestrained activity, particularly involving alcohol, and has been in use since the 1800s.

90…Auburn rival, familiarly..BAMA

The athletic teams of the University of Alabama (“Bama”) are nicknamed the Crimson Tide, a reference to the team colors of crimson and white.

92…Cinematic FX..CGI

Computer-generated imagery (CGI)

“FX” is an abbreviation for “effects”, as in “special effects”.

94…Legally prohibits..ENJOINS

In legal terms, “enjoin” means “prohibit”, issue an injunction prohibiting a specific act.

98…Uncle in a McCartney hit..ALBERT

“Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” was a number one hit for Paul and Linda McCartney, released in 1971. Uncle Albert was Paul’s own uncle, and Admiral Halsey was the American William “Bull” Halsey.

104…McGarrett’s force, familiarly..FIVE-O

“Five-O” has become urban slang for a police officer, or the police force in general. The term is rooted in the 1970s TV Show “Hawaii Five-O”. Hawaii Five-O was a totally fictional police force created for the television show. The name recognizes that Hawaii was the 50th state to join the union. Steve McGarrett in the original show was played by Jack Lord, and “Danno” Williams was played by James MacArthur.

105…Immoral profit..LUCRE

Our word “lucre” meaning “money, profits” comes from the Latin “lucrum” that means the same thing.

106…Dash instrument..TACH

The tachometer takes its name from the Greek word “tachos” meaning “speed”. A tachometer measures engine revolutions per minute (rpm).

107…Woody’s son..ARLO

Arlo Guthrie is the son of Woody Guthrie. Both father and son are renowned for their singing of protest songs about social injustice. Arlo is most famous for his epic “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”, a song that lasts a full 18m 34s. In the song Guthrie tells how, after being drafted, he was rejected for service in the Vietnam War based on his criminal record. He had only one incident on his public record, a Thanksgiving Day arrest for littering and being a public nuisance when he was 18-years-old.

111…”Go Anywhere. Do Anything” vehicle..JEEP

The Jeep is the original off-road vehicle. It was developed by the American Bantam Car Company in 1940 at the request of the US government who recognized the upcoming need for the armed forces as American involvement in WWII loomed. The Bantam Company was too small to cope with demand, so the government gave the designs to competing car companies. The design and brand eventually ended up with AMC in the seventies and eighties.

113…Senate minority leader..REID

Democrat Harry Reid was the Senate Majority leader from 2007 until 2015. Reid had a big day in the Senate from a Democratic perspective with the successful passage of the so-called ObamaCare Bill. Paradoxically, Harry Reid’s wife was in hospital at the time, having broken her back in a car accident. Reid took over as Senate Majority leader from Republican Bill Frist who retired from politics in 2007. Reid was replaced in 2015 by Republican Mitch McConnell.

115…Tax form IDs..SSNS

Social Security number (SSN)

119…1955 labor merger gp…CIO

The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was founded in 1886, making it one of the first federations of unions in the country. Over time the AFL became dominated by craft unions, unions representing skilled workers of particular disciplines. In the early thirties, John L. Lewis led a movement within the AFL to organize workers by industry, believing this would be more effective for the members. But the craft unions refused to budge, so Lewis set up a rival federation of unions in 1932, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). The two federations became bitter rivals for over two decades until finally merging in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO.

120…I follower.. -HOP

The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) was founded back in 1958. IHOP was originally intended to be called IHOE, the International House of Eggs, but that name didn’t do too well in marketing tests …

121…Cry close to the ears..CAW

Crows might be cawing in a field full of ears of corn.

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Complete List of Clues and Answers

Across

1…Using currency..IN CASH

7…Reacted to a late night out..SLEPT IN

14…Frozen dessert..SORBET

20…Snack chip..DORITO

21…Derogatory statement..CALUMNY

22…Puddy tat’s quarry..TWEETY

23…(Get) Away..EVADE THE POLICE

25…Baggage porter..REDCAP

26…”__ difference”..SAME

27…Throat tissue..TONSIL

28…Org. associated with long lines..TSA

30…2016 Olympics golf gold medalist Justin __..ROSE

31…Honey brand..SUE BEE

33…Something to soak in..TUB

36…”Recapping … “..IN SUM …

38…Blanc with many voices..MEL

41…Resort NE of Los Alamos..TAOS

42…(Get) By..MAKE ENDS MEET

46…Pizza parlor lure..AROMA

48…”Duh!” evoker..NO-BRAINER

49…Stick in a parlor..CUE

50…(Get) Hitched..TIE THE KNOT

54…Street __..CRED

55…Pond growth..ALGA

56…Hanging on by a thread..SEWN

57…Vintage autos..REOS

58…Throbbed..ACHED

60…Frozen drinks..ICEES

61…Ounce..SCINTILLA

64…Patriot Silas..DEANE

65…Round fig…CIR

68…(Get) Wise..ACT ARROGANTLY

73…In medias __..RES

74…In full view..OVERT

76…Literary motto words..ONE FOR ALL

78…Securing strings..LACES

79…See 51-Down..GAGNE

82…Setting of Camus’ “The Plague”..ORAN

83…Wind with keys..OBOE

87…Soon, in verse..ANON

88…One way to fly..SOLO

89…(Get) On..JUMP ABOARD

91…AFC South, e.g…DIV

92…Typical fast-food offering..CHEAP MEAL

95…Tossed in a chip..ANTED

96…(Get) Even..AVENGE A WRONG

98…Bedside toggle switch..AM/FM

101…Crafty..SLY

102…Fence pieces..RAILS

103…Case in Eng. class..OBJ

104…Like some dress patterns..FLORAL

106…Only president who was also chief justice..TAFT

108…Norse war god..TYR

110…Algonquin kin..OJIBWA

112…”Exodus” novelist..URIS

116…Land, say..ARRIVE

118…(Get) Ahead..ACHIEVE SUCCESS

122…Metaphor for the good life..CLOVER

123…Explorer of new territory..PIONEER

124…Connecticut town on Long Island Sound..DARIEN

125…Hits involving trots..HOMERS

126…Leading position..TOP SPOT

127…Bergman and Borg..SWEDES

Down

1…Middle March..IDES

2…Smoked salmon..NOVA

3…Compensate for prior laziness, perhaps..CRAM

4…Hill workers..AIDES

5…Sault __ Marie..STE

6…It may be herbal..HOT TEA

7…Discomfiting displays..SCENES

8…Oversight..LAPSE

9…Fair-haired sci-fi race..ELOI

10…Soda can feature..PULL TAB

11…”That’s more than enough!”..TMI

12…Business issue..INC

13…Natasha’s no..NYET

14…Broken down, say..STRANDED

15…Must pay..OWE

16…”The Shining” word with two mirror-image letters..REDRUM

17…(Get) Through..BECOME CLEAR

18…T-storms may delay them..ETAS

19…Sort..TYPE

24…Bindle carrier..HOBO

29…Broke a Commandment..SINNED

32…”Point Break” FBI agent Johnny..UTAH

34…Former 37-Down..UKR

35…Vacation spot..BEACH

37…Abbr. on Cold War maps..SSR

38…Shoes may be left on them..MATS

39…Lake that anagrams 43-Down..ERIE

40…Movie mogul Marcus..LOEW

42…Clever remark..MOT

43…Land that anagrams 39-Down..EIRE

44…City south of Salem..EUGENE

45…Kids..TEASES

47…Ozarks, e.g.: Abbr…MTNS

48…Polite refusal..NO, SIR

51…With 79-Across, 2003 N.L. Cy Young Award winner..ERIC

52…Lane co-worker..KENT

53…”It’s __ good sign”..NOT A

55…Golfer’s thrill..ACE

58…Unaccompanied..ALONE

59…Put behind bars..CAGE

60…Country poem..IDYL

62…Scratching post users..CATS

63…Dianetics creator Hubbard..L RON

65…Piña __..COLADA

66…”Terrible” tsar..IVAN IV

67…(Get) Over..RECOVER FROM

69…On the bad side (of)..AFOUL

70…Expected result..NORM

71…Deceitful lure..TRAP

72…Lois’ “Superboy” counterpart..LANA

75…Stimpy’s chum..REN

77…Bird on Canada’s dollar coin..LOON

79…Give some slack, with “on”..GO EASY

80…What there oughta be..A LAW

81…Relinquish amateur status..GO PRO

84…Nocturnal mammals..BATS

85…Russian city northeast of Kiev..OREL

86…Hot tub feature..EDDY

88…Stray caretakers..SHELTERS

89…Spree..JAG

90…Auburn rival, familiarly..BAMA

92…Cinematic FX..CGI

93…Criminal element, with “the”..MOB

94…Legally prohibits..ENJOINS

97…Indigenous..NATIVE

98…Uncle in a McCartney hit..ALBERT

99…Trims the lawn..MOWS

100…Phonies..FRAUDS

104…McGarrett’s force, familiarly..FIVE-O

105…Immoral profit..LUCRE

106…Dash instrument..TACH

107…Woody’s son..ARLO

109…Absorbed..RAPT

111…”Go Anywhere. Do Anything” vehicle..JEEP

113…Senate minority leader..REID

114…”Of course”..I SEE

115…Tax form IDs..SSNS

117…Bible transl., e.g…VER

119…1955 labor merger gp…CIO

120…I follower.. -HOP

121…Cry close to the ears..CAW

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