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Frequently Asked Question: Why isn’t the puzzle in my paper the same as the one shown on your blog?
If the puzzle in your paper doesn’t match the one that I solved, it is probably a Sunday crossword. On Sundays, the “LA Times” chooses to publish Merl Reagle’s excellent crossword, and not their own “LA Times” Crossword. The “LA Times” puzzle is still sent out in syndication, and is also published in the “LA Times” online. I’ve been asked to blog about Merl Reagle’s crossword, but frankly I don’t have the time. Sunday puzzles have lots of clues!

Today’s Wiki-est, Amazonian Googlies
Across
15. ’70s-’80s Big Apple mayor KOCH
Ed Koch was a Democratic Representative in the US Congress from 1969-73, and then Mayor of New York City from 1978-89. From 1997 to 1999 Koch was a “judge” on the TV show “The People’s Court”. And in 2004, he collaborated with his sister Pat Koch, and wrote a children’s book called “Eddie, Harold’s Little Brother”, a tale about Ed’s own childhood experiences.

19. With 30-Across, Revolutionary patriot ETHAN
(30A. See 19-Across ALLEN)
Ethan Allen was one of the founders of the state of Vermont. Allen was also a hero in the American Revolutionary War, famous for leading (along with Benedict Arnold) the small band of men that captured Fort Ticonderoga. And yes, the Ethan Allen store and furniture line is named for Ethan Allen the patriot.

21. 1978 Broadway revue EUBIE
James Hubert “Eubie” Blake was a composer and pianist from Baltimore, Maryland. Blake was a noted composer and performer of ragtime music. The 1978 musical revue “Eubie!” features his music. Apparently Blake claimed to have started smoking cigarettes at the age of 10 years, and died 85 years later in 1983. Blake’s celebrity status and long life as a smoker was often cited by politicians who opposed anti-tobacco legislation.

22. Quito’s land: Abbr. ECUA
The full name of the capital city of Ecuador is San Francisco de Quito. Quito is the second-highest administrative capital city in the world, after La Paz, Bolivia.

23. Comment about paparazzi? LOOK WHO’S STALKING (from “Look Who’s Talking”)
“Look Who’s Talking” is a 1989 romantic comedy starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley, assisted by Bruce Willis as the voice of a baby born to the Kirstie Alley character.

27. Lend, as a fin or a fifty SPOT
“To spot” is an informal term meaning “to loan”.

The US five-dollar bill is often called an “Abe”, as President Lincoln’s portrait is on the front. An Abe is also referred to as a “fin”, a term that has been used for a five-pound note in Britain since 1868.

33. Nicklaus has won five of them, briefly PGAS
The four major golf competitions in men’s golf are:

– the Masters Tournament
– the US Open
– the Open Championship (aka “the British Open”)
– the PGA Championship

Jack Nicklaus is a professional golfer from Columbus, Ohio. Nicknamed “the Golden Bear”, Nicklaus holds the record for winning the most major championships (18). Tiger Woods is in second place, having won 14 to date.

34. Arabian Peninsula locale MIDEAST
The Arabian Peninsula (also “Arabia”) is part of Western Asia that is located just north-east of Africa. The peninsula is bordered to the west by the Red Sea, to the northeast by the Persian Gulf, and to the southeast by the Indian Ocean. Most of the Arabian Peninsula is taken up by Saudi Arabia, but also included are Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

36. Momentum in Hagel’s department? DEFENSE STEAM (from “defense team”)
Chuck Hagel has served as Secretary of Defense since February 2013. Prior to joining President Obama’s cabinet, Hagel served as US Senator for the state of Nebraska from 1997 to 2009, as a member of the Republican Party. The lighter side of Senator Chuck Hagel came out on Halloween each year when he famously came to work in the Senate dressed like one of his colleagues or other political figures. Hagen mimicked Joe Biden, John McCain, Colin Powell and Pat Roberts among others.

43. “Here Comes Santa Claus” co-songwriter AUTRY
Gene Autry was a so-called singing cowboy who had an incredibly successful career on radio, television and in films starting in the thirties. Autry’s signature song was “Back in the Saddle Again”, and his biggest hit was “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”. He also had a hit with his own Christmas song called “Here Comes Santa Claus”. There’s even a town in Oklahoma called Gene Autry, named in his honor. Famously, Autry owned the Los Angeles Angels (now the Anaheim Angels) for many years, from 1961 to 1997.

48. Mine in Milan MIO
Milan is Italy’s second largest city, second only to Rome. Milan is a European fashion capital, the headquarters for the big Italian fashion houses of Valentino, Gucci, Versace, Armani, Prada and others. Mario Prada was even born in Milan, and helped establish the city’s reputation in the world of fashion.

49. Uffizi display ARTE
The Uffizi Gallery is one of the oldest art museums in the western world and is housed in the Palazzo degli Uffizi in Florence, Italy. The Palazzo was built in 1560, intended to house the offices of the Florentine magistrates. This original usage gave the gallery its name, as “uffizi” is Italian for “offices”.

50. GameCube successor WII
I just ordered the newest version of the Wii gaming system for my youngest son for Christmas. I have no idea why …

The Nintendo GameCube video game console was the successor to the Nintendo 64, and the predecessor to the Nintendo Wii.

51. Carrier renamed in 1997 USAIR
From 1953, what today is US Airways was called Allegheny Airlines. In the seventies, customers became very dissatisfied with the company’s service levels as it struggled to manage a rapid expansion in its number of flights. These problems earned the airline the nickname “Agony Air”. Allegheny tried to leave the “agony” behind in 1979 and changed its name to USAir. In 1997, the name was again changed, to US Airways.

52. It’s up your sleeve ULNA
The humerus is the long bone in the upper arm. The bones in the forearm are the radius and ulna. “Ulna” is the Latin word for “elbow”, and “radius” is Latin for “ray”.

54. Alpine fabric sample? SWISS SWATCH (from “Swiss watch”)
The third largest group of exported goods from Switzerland is watches (after chemicals and machines/electronics). Over half the watches made in the world are made by Swiss companies such as Omega, Swatch, Rolex and TAG Heuer.

58. Shore flier ERNE
The ern (also erne) is also called the white-tailed eagle or sea-eagle.

61. Sites for mice PADS
A computer mouse often sits on a mousepad.

68. Target of a 1984 breakup MA BELL
The term “Ma Bell” was of course used to describe the monopoly led by the American Bell Telephone Company and AT&T, that controlled telephone service right across the country. The name “Bell” is after Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the first practical telephone.

71. Smarmy OILY
The term “smarm”, meaning insincere flattery, comes from a colloquial word “smalm” meaning to smear the hair with some sort of styling product.

76. Parisian peer EGAL
“Egal” is the French word for “equal, alike”, and a word we sometimes use in English. The national motto of France is “Liberté, égalité, fraternité”, meaning “Liberty, equality, fraternity (brotherhood).

77. Young John McEnroe? TENNIS SCAMP (from “tennis camp”)
The former No. 1 tennis player John McEnroe was born in Wiesbaden in Germany, while his father was serving there with the US Air force.

84. Pencil game loser XOX
When I was growing up in Ireland we played “noughts and crosses” … our name for the game tic-tac-toe.

86. With 26-Across, London police group, familiarly THE
(26. See 86-Across YARD)
London’s Metropolitan Police Service was originally headquartered at 4 Whitehall Place, and the rear entrance to the building was in a street called Great Scotland Yard. As the public entrance to the headquarters became that rear entrance, the headquarters and the force itself became known as “Scotland Yard”. The current headquarters is nowhere near that first building, and hasn’t been so since 1890, and the new facility is called New Scotland Yard.

91. Ballet position POINTE
“En pointe” is a French term used to describe the ballet technique of dancing on the toes.

94. First Niagara Center NHLer SABRE
The Buffalo Sabres joined the National Hockey League in the 1970-71 season. The team took the name “Sabres” following a fan contest.

100. Canonical hour SEXT
“Sext” is an ecclesiastical term that describes the sixth hour after dawn, or noon. “Sexta” is Latin for “sixth”. Sext is a fixed time of prayer in many Christian traditions.

101. Apollo org. NASA
The Apollo program is of course very much associated with President Kennedy, as he gave NASA the challenge to land men on the moon by the end of the sixties. However, the Apollo program was conceived during the Eisenhower administration as a follow-up to Project Mercury that put the first Americans in space.

103. Weaving fiber ISTLE
Istle is a fiber that is obtained from various tropical plants, including the agave and yucca tree.

107. Small cleaner Q-TIP
Cotton swabs were originally marketed under the name “Baby Gays”, but this was changed in 1926 to “Q-Tips”, with the Q standing for “quality”.

115. Tivoli’s Villa d’__ ESTE
The Villa d’Este is a beautiful villa close to Tivoli near Rome, Italy.

116. Coup __ D’ETAT
A coup d’état (often just “coup”) is the sudden overthrow of a government, and comes from the French for “stroke of state”.

118. Shire of “Rocky” TALIA
The actress Talia Shire is best-known for playing Rocky’s wife Adrian in the “Rocky” series of movies. She also played the daughter of Don Corleone in “The Godfather” films. Shire is the sister of movie director Francis Ford Coppola and the aunt of actor Nicolas Cage. Her son is the actor Jason Schwartzman.

119. Jeanne d’Arc et al.: Abbr. STES
Jeanne d’Arc was a female saint (“sainte” in French).

Joan of Arc (also Jeanne d’Arc, her birth name) led the French Army successfully into battle a number of times during the Hundred Years War with England. When she was eventually captured, Joan was tried in Rouen, the seat of the occupying English government in France at that time. There she was burned at the stake having been found guilty of heresy. Joan of Arc was canonized some 600 years later, in 1920, and is now one of the patron saints of France.

121. Granola grain OATS
The name “Granola” (and “Granula”) were trademarked back in the late 1800s for whole grain foods that were crumbled and baked until crisp. Granola was created in Dansville, New York in 1894.

Down
1. Sitcom eatery MEL’S
The TV sitcom “Alice” ran from 1976 to 1985, a story about a widow named Alice who takes a job at Mel’s Diner. The show was based on a very successful 1974 movie called “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” directed by Martin Scorsese (his first Hollywood production) and starring Ellen Burstyn and Kris Kristofferson.

4. Yellow ribbon site of song OAK TREE
A yellow ribbon is symbolically worn by people awaiting the return of a loved one, usually from military service overseas, but also from a penal institution. The tradition dates back to the English Civil War (1642-1651). The Puritan Army that supported the English Parliament wore yellow ribbons when going into battle.

6. Orbital point APOGEE
In the celestial world, an apsis is a point in an orbit when the orbiting body is at its greatest, or least, distance from it’s center of orbit. The farthest and closest points of orbit are known as the apogee and perigee, when talking about bodies orbiting the Earth. The farthest and closest points for bodies orbiting the sun are known as the aphelion and perihelion.

8. Arizona desert sight MESA
“Mesa” is the Spanish for “table” and is of course is how we get the term “mesa” that describes a geographic feature. “What’s the difference between a butte and a mesa? Both are hills with flat tops, but a mesa has a top that is wider than it is tall. A butte is a much narrower formation, taller than it is wide.

10. Ralph who played FDR in “Sunrise at Campobello” BELLAMY
Ralph Bellamy was a respected actor from Chicago who had a long career on stage and screen. Bellamy was known as one of “the Irish Mafia”(an affectionate term) of Hollywood in the thirties and forties. Included in his “set” were James Cagney, Pat O’Brien and Spencer Tracy.

“Sunrise at Campobello” is a 1960 biographical film about the early life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The movie is based on a 1958 play of the same name by Dore Schary.

11. Haas of “Jobs” LUKAS
Lukas Haas is an American actor best known for the role he played as an 8-year-old child in the excellent 1985 film “Witness”. In “Witness” Haas played a young Amish boy, alongside Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis. Although Haas still acts today, he is also a musician and plays drums and piano for a band called The Rogues.

“Jobs” is a 2013 biopic about high-tech entrepreneur Steve Jobs. Ashton Kutcher plays the title role.

12. Passing remarks? OBIT
“Obituary” comes from the Latin “obituaris”, originally the record of the death of a person, although the literal meaning is “pertaining to death”.

16. City in Florida’s horse country OCALA
The city of Ocala, Florida was founded near a historic village with the same name. In the local Timucua language “Ocala” means “Big Hammock”. Thoroughbred horse farming in Florida started in Ocala, back in 1943. Some folks today call Ocala the “Horse Capital of the World”, but I bet that’s disputed by others …

25. Eponymous newborn score creator APGAR
The Apgar scale is used to assess the health of newborn babies. The newborn is evaluated in five categories that are given by the acronym APGAR, namely:

– Appearance
– Pulse
– Grimace
– Activity
– Respiration

The acronym is actually a “backronym”, as the test is name for Dr. Virginia Apgar who devised it in 1952.

30. Bid word ADIEU
I bid you adieu.

“Adieu” is the French for “goodbye” or “farewell”, from “à Dieu” meaning “to God”.

32. Short reply? ANS
Answer (ans.)

33. “For __ sake!” PETE’S
“For Pete’s sake” is a minced oath, meaning it’s a milder version of a less pleasant expression. “For Pete’s sake” probably came from “for God’s sake”, and maybe even refers to St. Peter.

37. IRS requirement, often E-FILE
E-file: that’s what I do with my tax returns each year. I saved myself a fortune by saying a polite “goodbye” to my tax accountant five years ago and trusting Turbotax instead. Apologies to any tax accountants reading the blog …

39. “Slumdog Millionaire” wear SARIS
The brilliant film “Slumdog Millionaire” is a screen adaptation of a 2005 novel by Indian author Vikas Swarup. This low-budget movie won eight Oscars in 2008. I reckon it turned a profit …

45. Container weight TARE
“Tare” is the weight of a container that is deducted from the gross weight to determine the net weight, the weight of the container’s contents.

47. Slave Scott DRED
Famously, the slave Dred Scott was unsuccessful in suing for his freedom in St. Louis, Missouri in 1857.

53. Accessories for Lansbury? ANGELA’S SASHES (from “Angela’s Ashes”)
“Angela’s Ashes” is a Pulitzer-winning memoir by Frank McCourt. It tells of McCourt’s upbringing in an impoverished family in Limerick in the west of Ireland.

Angela Lansbury is a veteran actress and singer from London. Lansbury has been entertaining professionally for over 70 years now. She has won five Tony Awards, a number that has only be equalled by Julie Harris and Audra McDonald. My wife and I watched Lansbury in the 1944 film “Gaslight” the other night, her first film role. Lansbury played Jessica Fletcher on the small screen in “Murder, She Wrote”.

54. Refine, as ore SMELT
Metals are found in ore in the form of oxides. In order to get pure metal from the ore, the ore is heated and the metal oxides within are reduced (i.e. the oxygen is removed) in the chemical process known as smelting. The oxygen is extracted by adding a source of carbon or carbon monoxide which uses up the excess oxygen atoms to make carbon dioxide, a waste product of smelting (and of course, a greenhouse gas).

60. MapQuest parent AOL
MapQuest is a very popular Internet site, one that provides driving directions and maps. MapQuest is actually owned by AOL.

63. D.C. player NAT
The Washington Nationals baseball team started out life as the Montreal Expos in 1969. The Expos moved to Washington in 2005 becoming the Nats. There are only two Major Leagues teams that have never played in a World Series, one being the Mariners and the other the Nats.

65. Seductress MINX
A minx is a flirtatious woman. The term derives from the 16th-century word “mynx” used for a pet dog.

66. Giant Manning ELI
Eli Manning plays as quarterback for the New York Giants. Eli’s brother Peyton Manning is quarterback for the Denver Broncos. Eli and Peyton’s father is Archie Manning, who also was a successful NFL quarterback.

67. Sch. periods SEMS
“Semester” is a German word from the Latin “semestris”, an adjective meaning “of six months”. We of course use “semester” in a system that divides an academic year into two roughly equal parts. A trimester system has three parts, and a quarter system has four.

68. Happy __ MEAL
The McDonalds Happy Meal was introduced in 1977. The Happy Meal was inspired by a selection of food designed in a Guatemala McDonalds to suit children that was called “Menu Ronald”.

69. It can give you fits AGUE
An ague is a fever, one usually associated with malaria.

70. Toon troublemaker BART
Bart Simpson is the main character in television’s “The Simpsons”. Bart’s name was chosen by the writers as it is an anagram of “brat”.

71. Live-income filler ON ONE
Live on one income.

72. Pacific island republic NAURU
Nauru is the world’s smallest island nation, located in the South Pacific 300 km to the east of Kiribati. The island was taken as a colony by Germany in the late 1800s, and came under the administration of Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom after WWI. The Japanese invaded during WWII, but Nauru was one of the islands that was bypassed in the US advance across the Pacific towards Japan. Nauru achieved independence in 1968.

73. Blue Cross rival AETNA
When the health care management and insurance company known as Aetna was founded, the name was chosen to evoke images of Mt. Etna, the European volcano.

The Blue Cross association of health plans was established in 1929 in Dallas, Texas. The first plan put in place was for teachers, and guaranteed 21 days of hospital care if needed, for a premium of $6 a year. One can only dream …

74. Christine who directed the Oscar-winning short film “Lieberman in Love” LAHTI
Christine Lahti is an actress probably best known for playing Dr. Kate Austen on the TV medical drama “Chicago Hope”. If you read “The Huffington Post” you might run across her as well, as Lahti is a contributing blogger.

“Lieberman in Love” is a 1005 short film based on a short story of the same name by W. P. Kinsella. The film was directed by and starred Christine Lahti, and won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject.

78. Emulates Father Damien, in a 1973 movie EXORCISES
“The Exorcist” is a 1973 horror film based on a 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty. I’m no fan of horror, so I’ve never seen it. …

80. Stylish CHIC
“Chic” is a French word meaning “stylish”.

83. Former NPR host Hansen LIANE
Liane Hansen was the very capable host of Weekend Edition Sunday, who retired quite recently from broadcasting. She is married to a fellow NPR broadcaster Neil Conan, although the two have announced that they are in the process of divorcing.

88. Jazz gp. NBA
The Utah Jazz professional basketball team moved to their current home in Salt Lake City in 1979. As one might guess from the name, the team originated in New Orleans, but only played there for five seasons. New Orleans was a tough place to be based because venues were hard to come by, and Mardi Gras forced the team to play on the road for a whole month.

89. Leopardlike cats OCELOTS
The ocelot is found mainly in South and Central America, although there have been sightings as far north as Arkansas. An ocelot doesn’t look too different from a domestic cat, and some have been kept as pets. Perhaps most famously, Salvador Dali had one that he carried around everywhere with him.

90. Said no to NIXED
The use of “nix” as a verb, meaning “to shoot down”, dates back to the early 1900s. Before that “nix” was just a noun meaning “nothing”. “Nix” comes from the German “nichts”, which also means “nothing”.

91. H.S. exams PSATS
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT)

92. Five-minute 88-Down periods OTS
Overtime (OT)

93. 21st-century conflict IRAQ WAR
What we now know as the Iraq War started on 20 March 2003 with an invasion by a coalition of forces led by the US. The end of the Iraq War has been set at 15 December 2011, on which date there was a flag-lowering ceremony in Baghdad. The last US troops left Iraq three days later.

96. Sluggards SNAILS
A “sluggard” is a person who is habitually lazy and inactive.

97. Pinnacles ACMES
The “acme” is the highest point, coming from the Greek word “akme” which has the same meaning.

98. LCD component LEAST
The lowest/least common denominator (LCD) of a set of fractions is the least common multiple of the denominators of those fractions. For example, the LCD of ⅓ an ¼ is 12 as both ⅓ and ¼ can be expressed in multiples of 1/12 (⅓ is 4/12 and ¼ is 3/12).

100. Weasel relative STOAT
Ermine is another name for the stoat. The stoat has dark brown fur in the summer, and white fur in the winter. Sometimes the term “ermine” is reserved for the animal during the winter when the fur is white. Ermine skins have long been prized by royalty and are often used for white trim on ceremonial robes.

104. Friday and York: Abbr. SGTS
Jack Webb played Sergeant Joe Friday on “Dragnet” on both TV and radio … and what a voice he had! Off the screen Webb was a lover of jazz, and he played the cornet. It was within the world of jazz that he met and fell in love with Julie London, the famous singer with “the smoky voice”. The couple married and had two kids together.

The marvelous 1941 film called “Sergeant York” stars Gary Cooper playing the WWI hero Alvin York. York was the most decorated American soldier in the First World War, and his story helped make the movie about his life the highest grossing film of 1941. For his heroism, York was not only awarded the Medal of Honor by the United States, but also the French Légion d’honneur (the highest decoration in France) and the Italian Croce di Guerra.

108. Gilded metalware TOLE
Tole is metalware that has been lacquered or enameled, and usually painted or gilded. “Tôle” is the French word for “sheet metal”.

109. You can see right through it IRIS
The iris is the colored part of the eye with an aperture in the center that can open or close depending on the level of light hitting the eye.

110. Modern organizers, for short PDAS
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

112. Oral health org. ADA
American Dental Association (ADA)

113. Kerfuffle ADO
“Kerfuffle” comes from the Scottish “curfuffle”, with both words meaning “disruption”.

114. Longtime sponsor in NASCAR events STP
STP motor oil takes its name from “Scientifically Treated Petroleum”.

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For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
Across
1. Stonewaller? MASON
6. Shooter’s stockpile AMMO
10. Building toy BLOCK
15. ’70s-’80s Big Apple mayor KOCH
19. With 30-Across, Revolutionary patriot ETHAN
20. Nest protest PEEP
21. 1978 Broadway revue EUBIE
22. Quito’s land: Abbr. ECUA
23. Comment about paparazzi? LOOK WHO’S STALKING (from “Look Who’s Talking”)
26. See 86-Across YARD
27. Lend, as a fin or a fifty SPOT
28. Turkish VIP AGHA
29. Home __ PLATE
30. See 19-Across ALLEN
31. Less than medium RARE
33. Nicklaus has won five of them, briefly PGAS
34. Arabian Peninsula locale MIDEAST
36. Momentum in Hagel’s department? DEFENSE STEAM (from “defense team”)
41. Foundation BASIS
42. Once more AFRESH
43. “Here Comes Santa Claus” co-songwriter AUTRY
44. Said under oath ATTESTED
48. Mine in Milan MIO
49. Uffizi display ARTE
50. GameCube successor WII
51. Carrier renamed in 1997 USAIR
52. It’s up your sleeve ULNA
54. Alpine fabric sample? SWISS SWATCH (from “Swiss watch”)
58. Shore flier ERNE
59. Sugar and sweets PET NAMES
61. Sites for mice PADS
62. Lacking IN NEED
64. “What __ around …” GOES
65. Method MEANS
67. Sports number STAT
68. Target of a 1984 breakup MA BELL
71. Smarmy OILY
72. Fence-sitters NEUTRALS
76. Parisian peer EGAL
77. Young John McEnroe? TENNIS SCAMP (from “tennis camp”)
81. Casual agreement YEAH
82. Ear-relevant AURAL
84. Pencil game loser XOX
85. As indicated THUS
86. With 26-Across, London police group, familiarly THE
87. Makes privy to LETS IN ON
89. Studio sign ON AIR
91. Ballet position POINTE
94. First Niagara Center NHLer SABRE
95. Why the clown retired? CIRCUS STRAIN (from “circus train”)
97. Annual bestseller ALMANAC
100. Canonical hour SEXT
101. Apollo org. NASA
102. Knock off CEASE
103. Weaving fiber ISTLE
105. Curious as __ A CAT
107. Small cleaner Q-TIP
111. 91-Down section MATH
112. What the fencer proved he was? AS GOOD AS HIS SWORD (from “as good as his word”)
115. Tivoli’s Villa d’__ ESTE
116. Coup __ D’ETAT
117. Shuffle follower DEAL
118. Shire of “Rocky” TALIA
119. Jeanne d’Arc et al.: Abbr. STES
120. Aides: Abbr. ASSTS
121. Granola grain OATS
122. Reporters PRESS

Down
1. Sitcom eatery MEL’S
2. Sitting on ATOP
3. “Buzz off!” SHOO!
4. Yellow ribbon site of song OAK TREE
5. Miami-to-Orlando dir. NNW
6. Orbital point APOGEE
7. Screen door makeup MESH
8. Arizona desert sight MESA
9. Make a decision OPT
10. Ralph who played FDR in “Sunrise at Campobello” BELLAMY
11. Haas of “Jobs” LUKAS
12. Passing remarks? OBIT
13. Movie-related CINEMATIC
14. Frat party dispenser KEG
15. Forgetful night watchman? KEYLESS SENTRY (from “keyless entry”)
16. City in Florida’s horse country OCALA
17. Magic bullets, so to speak CURES
18. Lacked HADN’T
24. Like taskmasters HARSH
25. Eponymous newborn score creator APGAR
30. Bid word ADIEU
32. Short reply? ANS
33. “For __ sake!” PETE’S
35. Believer’s ending -IST
36. Obstruct DAM UP
37. IRS requirement, often E-FILE
38. Battle site FRONT
39. “Slumdog Millionaire” wear SARIS
40. Sounds of rebuke TUTS
41. Sets, as a trap BAITS
45. Container weight TARE
46. German “a” EINE
47. Slave Scott DRED
49. Leaves wide-eyed AWES
50. Rolls (up) WADS
53. Accessories for Lansbury? ANGELA’S SASHES (from “Angela’s Ashes”)
54. Refine, as ore SMELT
55. Fixes SPAYS
56. Washed-out WAN
57. __ for a loan HIT UP
60. MapQuest parent AOL
63. D.C. player NAT
65. Seductress MINX
66. Giant Manning ELI
67. Sch. periods SEMS
68. Happy __ MEAL
69. It can give you fits AGUE
70. Toon troublemaker BART
71. Live-income filler ON ONE
72. Pacific island republic NAURU
73. Blue Cross rival AETNA
74. Christine who directed the Oscar-winning short film “Lieberman in Love” LAHTI
75. Polish SHEEN
78. Emulates Father Damien, in a 1973 movie EXORCISES
79. Where to begin START
80. Stylish CHIC
83. Former NPR host Hansen LIANE
88. Jazz gp. NBA
89. Leopardlike cats OCELOTS
90. Said no to NIXED
91. H.S. exams PSATS
92. Five-minute 88-Down periods OTS
93. 21st-century conflict IRAQ WAR
96. Sluggards SNAILS
97. Pinnacles ACMES
98. LCD component LEAST
99. Photo finish MATTE
100. Weasel relative STOAT
104. Friday and York: Abbr. SGTS
105. Crossing the ocean ASEA
106. Casual talk CHAT
108. Gilded metalware TOLE
109. You can see right through it IRIS
110. Modern organizers, for short PDAS
112. Oral health org. ADA
113. Kerfuffle ADO
114. Longtime sponsor in NASCAR events STP

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