Crossword by: Gail Grabowski and edited by Rich Norris
Across
1. Put one’s hands together, in a way CLAP
5. Apple products MACS: As of May 2013, Apple maintains 406 retail stores in fourteen countries as well as the online Apple Store and iTunes Store. It is the second-largest publicly traded corporation in the world by market capitalization, with an estimated value of US$414 billion as of January 2013. As of September 29, 2012, the company had 72,800 permanent full-time employees and 3,300 temporary full-time employees worldwide. Its worldwide annual revenue in 2012 totalled $156 billion. In May 2013, Apple entered the top ten of the Fortune 500 list of companies for the first time, rising 11 places above its 2012 ranking to take the sixth position. wikipedia
9. Concert memorabilia STUBS
14. Preserves, in a way SALTS
19. Hip dance? HULA
20. “Summertime,” for one ARIA
21. They’re forbidden NO-NOS
22. Genre of Vasarely’s “Zebras” OP ART: Victor Vasarely was a Hungarian–French artist whose work is generally seen as aligned with Op-art. His work entitled Zebra, created in the 1930s, is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op-art. Vasarely died in Paris in 1997. Wikipedia
23. Before thou know’st ANON
24. Many a cheerleader GIRL
25. Golf green border APRON
26. South-of-the-border residences CASAS
27. Really old deck of cards? RATTY PACK
29. Feline in the headlines? PRESS KITTY
31. Catamaran mover SAIL
32. WWII torpedo vessel E-BOAT
33. “Uh-uh” NAH
34. Guarantee ASSURE
37. Like skilled negotiators SHREWD
39. Perch in a pond LILY PAD
43. __ Robert: nickname for pitcher Bob Feller RAPID: Robert William Andrew Feller, nicknamed “The Heater from Van Meter,” “Bullet Bob,” and “Rapid Robert,” was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1936 to 1941, when he enlisted in the navy.Wikipedia
44. Watchdog breed AKITA: The Akita is a large spitz breed of dog originating from the mountainous northern regions of Japan. There are two separate varieties of Akita: a Japanese strain, known as the “Akita Inu” or “Japanese … Wikipedia
45. Go bad ROT
46. From Athens to Augusta, Ga. ESE
47. When some deadlocks are broken, briefly IN OT
48. Thief who begs to be arrested? CRIME NOVELTY
52. Word alphabetizers ignore THE
53. Get stuck for, as a cost EAT
54. Stroked tools OARS
55. Mouth piece? LIP
56. Sunrise service occasion EASTER
58. Jazz nickname SATCHMO: Born August 4 1901 Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Wikipedia
60. Wrecker’s fee TOWAGE
63. Hickman who portrayed Dobie Gillis DWAYNE: Dwayne Bernard Hickman is a former American actor and television executive at CBS. Hickman is known primarily for his “teenager” roles on television sitcoms. Wikipedia
64. Decade divs. YRS
65. Frogumentary? WARTY FILM
68. Where Hillary was a sen. NYS
69. Miss the beginning BELATE
72. Macadamia product NUT OIL
73. Quitter’s words I RESIGN
77. Tampico pals AMIGOS: Tampico is a city and port in the state of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, directly north across the border from Veracruz. Wikipedia
78. Union agreement? I DO
79. Epitome of virility STUD
80. Excessively TOO
81. Christmas cupful NOG
82. Price tag on a toilet for tots? POTTY STICKER
87. Initial step A TO B
88. Ultimate power NTH
89. Certain suit top BRA
90. Deduce INFER
91. 1980s attorney general MEESE: Edwin “Ed” Meese, III is a noted Republican attorney, law professor, and author who served in official capacities within the Ronald Reagan Gubernatorial Administration, the Reagan Presidential Transition …Wikipedia
92. Uncaged SET FREE
95. Cuddly companion LAPDOG
97. It’s not good to be over one BARREL
98. Dawn deity EOS
99. People now known as Sami LAPPS
100. Mark’s successor EURO
101. Humongous harbor wall? JUMBO JETTY
104. Sitcom with spiteful scripts? CATTY SHOW
109. Sweetheart SUGAR
110. Trying to lose, after “on” A DIET
111. Share a border with ABUT
112. Makeshift swing TIRE
113. Saxon leader? ANGLO
114. Old laundry soap RINSO
115. Start over REDO
116. They’re drawn in bars ALES
117. Saunter MOSEY
118. Conservative IRA asset T-NOTE
119. WWII weapon STEN: The STEN (or Sten gun) was a family of British 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and the Korean War. They were notable for having a simple design and very low production cost making them effective insurgency weapons for resistance groups. wikipedia
120. Traffic sound TOOT
Down
1. Turn black CHAR
2. Moon goddess LUNA
3. Often A LOT
4. Saint Laurent’s Le Smoking, e.g. PANTSUIT
5. Chatterbox MAGPIE
6. Serif-free font ARIAL
7. Copies per day, say: Abbr. CIRC
8. Virologist Jonas SALK: Jonas Edward Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist, best known for his discovery and development of the first successful polio vaccine. He was born in New York City to Jewish parents. Wikipedia
9. Edible with a crisp pod SNAP BEAN
10. Cheap-seats spot TOP ROW
11. Like much small print UNREAD
12. Leg up BOOST
13. Three-part figs. SSNS
14. Gregarious SOCIAL
15. Ho-hum feeling APATHY
16. Wear LAST
17. Server’s aid TRAY
18. Rd. atlas listings STS
28. Place to play bocce, perhaps YARD
30. Like sweaters KNITTED
32. “Symphony in Black” artist ERTE
34. Taurus neighbor ARIES
35. Arabian peninsula capital SANA’A
36. Flickering bulb? SPOTTY LIGHT
37. Items on an auto rack SKIS
38. “I Will Follow ___”: 1963 chart-topper HIM
39. Twitter titter, and then some LOL
40. Nitpicking kid minder? PETTY SITTER
41. Visibly frightened ASHEN
42. Mower handle? DEERE
44. Hood’s missile ARROW
45. Force back REPEL
48. Baby or nanny follower CAM
49. Norwegian king, 995-1000 OLAF I: Olaf Tryggvason was King of Norway from 995 to 1000. He was the son of Tryggvi Olafsson, king of Viken, and, according to later sagas, the great-grandson of Harald Fairhair, first King of Norway. Wikipedia
50. Watch VIGIL
51. Was about to nod, maybe YAWNED
54. “Quit worrying about it” OH STOP
57. Comes out with SAYS
59. Mountaineer’s challenge CRAG
60. Pete’s wife on “Mad Men” TRUDY
61. Bismarck et al. OTTOS: Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg, simply known as Otto von Bismarck, was a conservative German statesman who dominated European affairs from the 1860s to his dismissal in 1890 by Emperor Wilhelm II. Wikipedia
62. Devils Tower st. WYO
66. Santa __ racetrack ANITA
67. Carpentry joint MITER
69. Premarital posting BANNS
70. Act the wrong way? EMOTE
71. Anka hit with a Spanish title ESO BESO
74. Capek play about automatons RUR
75. Silly sort GOOSE
76. Dynamite guy? NOBEL: Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer. He was the inventor of dynamite. Wikipedia
79. Surfboard fin SKEG
83. Half of sei TRE
84. What one might sneak out on TIPPY TOE
85. Swing voters: Abbr. INDS
86. Fiscal exec CFO
87. Balloon or blimp AEROSTAT
91. Gardener of rhyme MARY
93. What “F” often means FEMALE
94. Cocktail with scotch ROB ROY
95. Bodega patron LATINO
96. Most fitting APTEST
97. Symbol of precision BUTTON
99. Escorted LED IN
100. Scriabin composition ETUDE
101. Jupiter’s wife JUNO
102. Trendy warm boots UGGS
103. Lawn game missile JART
104. They’re sometimes seen in jams CARS
105. Partner of aid ABET
106. Big Island port HILO: Hilo is the largest census-designated place and the largest settlement on the Island of Hawaiʻi, also known as the County of Hawaiʻi. The population was 40,759 at the 2000 census. The population increased by 6.1% to 43,263 at the 2010 census. Wikipedia
107. Versatile cookie OREO
108. Wild place, once WEST
109. Avuncular top hat wearer SAM
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