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LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday April 17th 2016

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday April 17th 2016
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday April 17th 2016, LA Times crossword puzzle.
The theme of Sunday’s puzzle was thunder, lightening and more specifically, storms. Some of the themed answers were: STREAK OF LUCK, FLASH MOB, RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE, BOLT CUTTERS, FLASH OF TWENTY NINE, ROLL TIDE and CLAP TOGETHER.

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Across

1. Office alerts MEMOS
6. Lubricate GREASE
12. Golfer for whom the original web.com Tour was named BEN HOGAN
20. Vols’ school UTENN
21. Family reunion attendees NIECES
22. Baja tourist city ENSENADA
23. *Vegas visitor’s hope STREAK OF LUCK
25. *Seemingly impromptu public performance FLASH MOB
26. Brief and on point SUCCINCT
27. Corn serving EAR
29. Buffalo NHLer SABRE
30. Director Jean-__ Godard LUC
31. Formal opening DEAR SIRS
36. Troon turndowns NAES
37. Greek earth goddess GAIA
41. Caught in __ THE ACT
43. Frisbee golf starting point TEE PAD
45. *Classic 1974 sports contest RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
48. Word to a restaurant host TWO
51. Barcelona bye ADIOS
52. Chargers linebacker Manti __ TE’O
53. Unusual ODD
54. “Honest!” I SWEAR!
56. Sales chart, e.g. VISUAL AID
59. Sales chart metaphor PIE
60. Attic function STORAGE
61. Reputed UFO fliers ETS
62. Arcade no-no TILT
63. Where to find “The Blacklist” ON NBC
65. “Mr. __ Passes By”: Milne play PIM
66. Time fraction: Abbr. NSEC
68. *Solution for a forgotten combination BOLT CUTTERS
72. USAF noncom TSGT
75. Driver’s lic. info DOB
77. Aired for binge-watching, say RERAN
78. Film princess LEIA
80. Screened leader? PRE-
81. Nestlé candy with a white covering SNO-CAPS
84. “Another thing … ” AND …
85. Old-style delivery man TOWN CRIER
87. Exotic pet IGUANA
88. Bermuda hrs. AST
89. Word in discount store names SAV
90. Long-eared critters HARES
91. Base bed COT
92. *Historic 20th-century disaster CRASH OF TWENTY-NINE
97. “Frankenstein” genre GOTHIC
98. Cause to be RENDER
99. Old Roman road ITER
100. Word from a doll MAMA
103. Extreme folly INSANITY
105. 120-Down source TAP
107. 2003 NBA Rookie of the Year Stoudemire AMAR’E
109. Brian of ambient music ENO
110. Fish pond treatment ALGICIDE
115. *Bama rallying cry ROLL TIDE!
118. *Arrange hastily CLAP TOGETHER
122. It established Congress ARTICLE I
123. Ancient serfs HELOTS
124. Dental treatment CROWN
125. Box for bags TEA CHEST
126. Plant swellings EDEMAS
127. Best Game and Best Upset ESPYS

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1. Disarray MUSS
2. Words to a traitor ET TU
3. Grand Marquis, for short MERC
4. 100 smackers ONE C
5. Mail modifier SNAIL
6. Ristorante dumplings GNOCCHI
7. Break RIFT
8. Anago or unagi EEL
9. Start to pressure? ACU-
10. Champagne label word SEC
11. Glacial ridge ESKER
12. Get close to BEFRIEND
13. Photo lab svc. ENL
14. DOD intel arm NSA
15. Company with toy trucks HESS
16. Available ON HAND
17. Viola da __ GAMBA
18. Cherish ADORE
19. Theaters in the area, briefly NABES
24. Immortal coaching name KNUTE
28. Dean’s list topper A-STUDENT
31. Not exactly new DATED
32. Repeat ECHO
33. Picked at, say ATE
34. Coffee order: Abbr. REG
35. Breakup SPLIT
37. Second Commandment word GRAVEN
38. Annual reviews AUDITS
39. Rueful words about an opportunity I MISSED OUT
40. “__ Ben Adhem” ABOU
42. Give the right ENTITLE
44. Legendary storyteller AESOP
46. Future D.A.’s hurdle LSAT
47. Like some custody JOINT
48. It may be affected by a tough loss TEAM SPIRIT
49. Tail movement WAG
50. Salem home: Abbr. ORE
55. Lawyer’s petition WRIT
57. Women’s __ LIB
58. Then, in Toulouse ALORS
59. Egyptian currency POUND
60. Hardware fastener SCREW
64. Cherished BELOVED
67. Half a soft drink COCA-
69. Place for deleted files? TRASH CAN
70. Spanish song CANTO
71. Offense SIN
73. “The Quiet American” author GREENE
74. Not so wordy TERSER
76. Baccarat call BANCO
79. Sore ACHY
81. [Originally shown this way] SIC
82. Park __: airport facility N GO
83. Saga opening PART I
85. Like a lion’s coat TAWNY
86. Hindu royal RANI
88. “In my opinion … ” AS I SEE IT ….
89. Editor’s mark STET
93. Master Kan portrayer on “Kung Fu” AHN
94. Part of TGIF: Abbr. FRI
95. Disappointing result NET LOSS
96. “Perry Mason” lieutenant TRAGG
97. Spaghetti sauce staple GARLIC
100. Corday victim MARAT
101. Luigi’s love AMORE
102. European island nation MALTA
104. Night in Nogales NOCHE
106. Composition PIECE
108. Engrave ETCH
110. “__ boy!” ATTA
111. Part of CDC: Abbr. CTRS
112. Rooty Jr. server IHOP
113. __-eyed DEWY
114. Sea eagles ERNS
116. Key for Ravel? ILE
117. __ Moines DES
119. Played the first card LED
120. Scottish __ ALE
121. Fluffy toy, briefly POM

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday April 10th 2016

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday, April 10th 2016, LA Times crossword puzzle.

Across

1. Check some figures? OGLE
5. Mulching material PEAT
9. Hot spot RANGE
14. It leaves trails JET
17. Song often sung in Italian ARIA
18. Tiny tank plant ALGA
19. Brain freeze-causing drinks ICEES
20. Photo subject for NASA’s New Horizons PLUTO
22. “Forever” purchase FIRST CLASS STAMP
25. Broad-leaved ornamental HOSTA
26. Desert climate feature DRY HEAT
27. Blog updates POSTS
28. Like easier-to-swallow pills COATED
29. “__ Miniver” MRS
30. Strain to lift HEFT
32. Humana rival AETNA
33. Chinese gambling mecca MACAO
36. Sloppy, as security LAX
37. Sauce with a kick TABASCO
41. “The Simpsons” disco guy STU
44. “Suits me fine!” I SURE DO!
46. Government meeting for delicate subjects CLOSED SESSION
49. Storage medium DISK
50. Bulgarian capital SOFIA
52. Enterprise counselor TROI
53. Capital with a Viking Ship Museum OSLO
54. Prohibition era gun GAT
55. Simple to use, in adspeak NO FUSS, NO MUSS
58. Reminders on cards CUES
59. “Feliz año nuevo” time ENERO
61. “You __ right!” ARE SO
62. Champion TITLIST
64. Like Gen. Powell RETD
66. More painful SORER
69. __ year LEAP
70. WWII Navy vessel named for the 29th state USS IOWA
73. Ocular sign of mischief GLEAM
76. On the ball ALERT
79. Puerto Rico, por ejemplo ISLA
80. Corporate uncertainty BUSINESS RISK
84. Cedar Rapids campus COE
85. Marsh duck TEAL
86. Hindu deity RAMA
87. Salentina Peninsula country ITALY
88. Bowl over STUN
89. Judge’s decree CASE DISMISSED
93. Three-syllable foot ANAPEST
95. FDR successor HST
96. Erode EAT INTO
97. “Kung Fu” actor Philip AHN
99. Gets one’s feet wet WADES
100. Bombards with e-junk SPAMS
102. Yucatán native MAYA
104. Billion-year span EON
105. Takes in, say ALTERS
107. Weapon in a scabbard SABER
110. Nutmeg State team HUSKIES
114. Kingdom REALM
115. It has a November kickoff CHRISTMAS SEASON
118. Kunta __ of “Roots” KINTE
119. Ritzy retreat VILLA
120. “Oy vey!” AH ME!
121. Figure of interest? RATE
122. Blue SAD
123. Great __ Mountains SMOKY
124. Orgs. that donate to runners PACS
125. Do some cleaning DUST

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1. Clumsy type OAF
2. Electrical system GRID
3. New York MTA-owned commuter line LIRR
4. Patsy EASY MARK
5. Treasure map units PACES
6. “__ Enchanted”: 2004 film ELLA
7. Aunt in P.G. Wodehouse’s “Jeeves” stories AGATHA
8. Prof’s aides TAS
9. Ristorante rice dish RISOTTO
10. Play times? ACTS
11. Trim NEAT
12. Peridot and garnet GEMS
13. Claim subject to debate ESP
14. “Aha!” JUST AS I SUSPECTED!
15. Relative of -let -ETTE
16. Pond hopper TOAD
20. Instagram fodder PHOTOS
21. Wells Fargo product LOAN
23. Pain usually pluralized THROE
24. UV-blocker rating syst. SPF
28. Gospel singer Winans CECE
31. Takes out EXCISES
32. St. Clare’s town ASSISI
33. Tiny biting fly MIDGE
34. Like most people ASIAN
35. Great Sioux War of 1876 event CUSTER’S LAST STAND
36. Sponge made from a vine fruit LOOFA
38. Regarding AS TO
39. Highway noise barrier BERM
40. Score after deuce AD OUT
42. Vacancy sign TO LET
43. Pizzeria chain, familiarly UNO’S
45. Brit. military award DSO
47. Loop on the range LASSO
48. Get-together SOCIAL
51. What a Sphynx cat lacks FUR
55. “Don’t look at me!” NOT I!
56. 53-Across locale, to natives NORGE
57. Cardinal cap letters STL
60. Flea market deal RESALE
63. Reporter’s source LEAK
65. Bio info DOB
67. Borden spokescow ELSIE
68. Tour de France downtime REST DAY
70. __ directed USE AS
71. Lousy sausages? WURSTS
72. “Ditto” AS AM I
74. Altar up above ARA
75. 87-Across fashion center MILAN
77. Stir ROUSE
78. Places for cots TENTS
79. Sign of a recent bite ITCH
81. Hacker’s cry I’M IN!
82. Harper’s Weekly caricaturist NAST
83. Bawling, for crying out loud: Abbr. SYN
88. Don Quixote, for one SPANIARD
90. “Gosh!” DEAR ME!
91. Brand with a paw print in its logo IAMS
92. “The rumor is … ” SOME SAY …
94. Got up AWOKE
98. “Very funny!” HA HA HA!
101. Hit with hail, say PELT
103. Museum pieces ART
104. Twisty turns … and the “quad” in each of this puzzle’s eight longest answers ESSES
105. Torah holders ARKS
106. Luke’s twin LEIA
107. Thin strip of wood SHIM
108. Woody’s son ARLO
109. Take for a ride BILK
111. “Semper Fi” org. USMC
112. Biblical name meaning “hairy” ESAU
113. They’re often pickled SOTS
115. Walgreens rival CVS
116. Hiking guide MAP
117. Ping-Pong need NET

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday April 3rd 2016

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday April 3rd 2016
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday, April 3rd 2016, LA Times crossword puzzle.

Across

1. Let the tears out BAWL
5. Fast-food pork sandwich MCRIB
10. Oar SCULL
15. Datebook opening SLOT
19. Ad, basically LURE
20. “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d,” for one ELEGY
21. Riveting woman? ROSIE
22. Break-even transaction WASH
23. Twistable snack OREO
24. Rock guitarist Eddy DUANE
25. Bungling INEPT
26. Off-the-wall answer? ECHO
27. Bud who’s been fired? CANNED BRO (from “canned broth”)
29. Search online about auditory issues? GOOGLE “EAR” (from “Google Earth”)
31. Sources of complaints ILLS
32. Porch furniture material RATTAN
36. Breakfast grain OAT
37. Course accomplishment BIRDIE
40. High-altitude home AERIE
41. Maine course LOBSTER
45. 1941 FDR creation USO
46. GEICO gecko’s financial counterpart? CREDIT CARD EFT (from “credit card theft”)
50. “Bambi” role ENA
51. Talmudic scholar RABBI
53. Pull-down beneficiaries LATS
54. Some tech sch. grads EES
55. Spew out EGEST
57. “Happy to help” NO BOTHER
59. Trickles SEEPS
61. Smooth transition SEGUE
62. “Hedda Gabler” playwright IBSEN
63. Colorado county or its seat PUEBLO
65. Kept for later STORED
66. Reunion attendees KIN
68. One fastidious about table manners? EATER CRITIC (from “theater critic”)
71. Medit. country ISR
72. Bing’s co-star in “The Bells of St. Mary’s” INGRID
75. Use as support REST ON
76. Oscar winner Williams ROBIN
79. March VIP ST PAT
80. “Papa Bear” of football HALAS
81. Chicago’s “in the Park” time SATURDAY
84. Mazda sports car MIATA
85. Rocks in rye ICE
86. Primatologist Fossey DIAN
88. Easily deceived NAIVE
89. One-time Capitol Records parent EMI
90. Editor’s marks in the margin? LATERAL INKING (from “lateral thinking”)
95. “Get it done” NOW
96. Alley game TENPINS
98. Moto portrayer LORRE
99. Evens up ALIGNS
101. High bond rating AAA
102. Willowy SVELTE
104. Radio-active sort? CBER
105. Displeased reaction to election turnout? VOTING BOO (from “voting booth”)
109. Streams stocked with elongated fish? GAR BROOKS (from “Garth Brooks”)
114. Rare cry from the slots I WON!
115. Come from behind RALLY
117. Asian capital HANOI
118. Technology prefix NANO-
119. It may be reserved SEAT
120. Guadalajara gal pal AMIGA
121. “What the Butler Saw” playwright ORTON
122. Chain with stacks IHOP
123. Puts in ADDS
124. Polite title MADAM
125. Picking out, as a perp IDING
126. Team that’s played in the same park for 100 years CUBS

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1. Political coalition BLOC
2. Intangible quality AURA
3. Little singer WREN
4. Ex-Soviet leader Brezhnev LEONID
5. One getting too personal MEDDLER
6. Caddies carry them CLUBS
7. Back REAR
8. “That’s not important” IGNORE IT
9. Tournament pass BYE
10. __ Lanka SRI
11. Dance in a line CONGA
12. Apply to USE ON
13. Slimming option, for short LIPO
14. Release LET GO OF
15. Term of affection SWEETS
16. Make more potent LACE
17. Org. with an Anti-Retaliation webpage OSHA
18. Red-bearded god THOR
28. Brings forth ELICITS
30. Blood work, e.g. LAB TEST
33. Cultural pursuits ARTS
34. It may be a sign of stress TIC
35. Caddy contents, perhaps TEA
37. Ruin in the kitchen BURN
38. Golfer Aoki ISAO
39. Consequence of a heist injury? ROBBING PAIN (from “throbbing pain”)
40. Purim month ADAR
41. Lower in price LESS
42. Part of a project to recycle golf accessories? TEE GRINDING (from “teeth grinding”)
43. Comes after ENSUES
44. Like “American Sniper” RATED R
47. Supreme Court appointee after Sonia ELENA
48. Land on the sea? REEL IN
49. Stop on a line DEPOT
52. Tiny Tim’s dad BOB
56. Graphic beginning? GEO-
58. Be mindful of HEED
59. Breakaway factions SECTS
60. Iberian river to the Mediterranean EBRO
63. Kitchen gadget PEELER
64. __ Minor URSA
65. Conan Doyle, by birth SCOT
66. Fate KISMET
67. Eventually IN TIME
69. Barely detectable amount TRACE
70. Tabriz native IRANI
73. State secrets? RAT
74. Salad bar choice ITALIAN
77. Criminal likely to get caught BUNGLER
78. Portfolio holding, for short IRA
80. Stage successes HITS
81. Benefit SAKE
82. Lady’s company? AVON
83. Trees used for archery bows YEWS
86. Scuttlebutt DIRT
87. Concerning, with “to” IN REGARD
91. Parties, to pirates ANAGRAM
92. Part of IPA ALE
93. Bit of cybermirth LOL
94. Picking up NABBING
97. Goes over the wall? PAINTS
100. Having a twist IRONIC
102. Not flimsy SOLID
103. Europe’s longest river VOLGA
104. Sing like Rudy Vallee CROON
105. Plastic choice VISA
106. Had to pay OWED
107. Despicable sort TOAD
108. The Tide BAMA
110. Dead set against ANTI
111. Island where Bette Midler was born OAHU
112. A lock may be in one KNOB
113. Soaks (up) SOPS
116. Holiday veggie YAM
117. __ polloi HOI

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday March 27th 2016

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday, March 27th 2016, LA Times crossword puzzle.

Across

1. Fads MANIAS
7. They were introduced to Western pop music during the British Invasion SITARS
13. Quantities like mass and volume SCALARS
20. Earth pigment SIENNA
21. Slow movement ADAGIO
22. Hamlet’s friend HORATIO
23. Film monster at a construction site? CRANE OF TERROR (C + “Reign of Terror”)
25. Subject for Dumbledore ALCHEMY
26. Plane staff CREW
27. Kitchen top LID
28. Unrestricted ruler DESPOT
30. Govt. intel org. NSA
31. Co-star of “Suspect” (1987) CHER
32. Author Rand AYN
33. Spanish eye OJO
35. Confine, as on a farm PEN IN
37. __ Fáil: Irish coronation stone LIA
38. Civil War prez ABE
39. Peat moss heist? NURSERY CRIME (C + “nursery rhyme”)
44. Double without a seatbelt? UNSECURED CLONE (C + “unsecured loan”)
48. Sticks often with curved tops CANES
49. Ones having a bite EATERS
50. Former “Daily Show” correspondent Samantha BEE
51. Recipe words A DASH
54. Vietnam’s last emperor Bao __ DAI
55. Update the machinery RETOOL
57. Bagel topper LOX
59. Apprehensive of FEARING
61. Art opening? POP
64. Reason to call the landlord NO HEAT
66. Something in the air NITROGEN
67. “Return of the Jedi” dancer OOLA
69. Exclusive editing websites? WIKI CLIQUES (C + “WikiLeaks”)
71. Adored speaker BOSE
72. Gerard Trenité poem about eccentricities of English pronunciation THE CHAOS
74. Not dressy CASUAL
75. Part of PST: Abbr. STD
76. Historic metropolitan district OLD TOWN
77. Miss piggy? SOW
78. Astronomer Celsius ANDERS
82. Time, e.g., briefly MAG
83. Iraqi port BASRA
85. French pen name BIC
86. Research GO INTO
90. “… __, mean, fightin’ machine!”: John Candy in “Stripes” A LEAN
92. Marx feature? CRAZED EYEBROWS (C + “raised eyebrows”)
96. Garden center bulk purchase? CASE OF SPADES (C + “ace of spades”)
99. Carbohydrate ending -OSE
100. “Dinosaur Train” watcher TOT
101. WWII German minesweeper R BOAT
102. 6, on a phone MNO
103. __ instinct GUT
104. Riot squad spray MACE
105. Munich lament ACH!
108. Tree in a tray BONSAI
110. Breakfast morsel OAT
111. Prying NOSY
112. Go before PRECEDE
114. Be tearfully grateful about comfy shoes? CRY ON THE CROCS (C + “rye, on the rocks”)
119. Ursa Minor star POLARIS
120. Interfere MEDDLE
121. “Real love __ me through”: Steve Winwood lyric TO PULL
122. Matching tops worn together TWINSET
123. Franklin writings ESSAYS
124. Large furniture chain ASHLEY

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1. Advanced math deg., in Canada MSC
2. Carrier with a Shanghai hub AIR CHINA
3. Qatar locale NEAR EAST
4. __ peace INNER
5. Yet again ANEW
6. Brazil map word SAO
7. Observed, maybe SAT IN
8. Fingered IDED
9. Sailor TAR
10. Cabinet dept. AGR
11. Aldi supermarket juice brand that translates to “river of gold” RIO D’ORO
12. Ticked SORE
13. Machine shop tool SHAPER
14. Groups of bats or beavers COLONY
15. Northernmost freshwater fish ARCTIC CHAR
16. “Well, __-di-dah!” LAH
17. UMass’s conference A-TEN
18. Edges RIMS
19. Tofu source SOYA
24. Handbill FLYER
29. 1994 film set on a bus SPEED
31. Game with a rope CLUE
32. “Perched upon __ of Pallas”: “The Raven” A BUST
33. Fairy tale opener ONCE …
34. Summer mo. JUL
36. Org. for marksmen NRA
38. 43,560 square feet ACRE
40. Junk food, in ads SNAX
41. Dyes used for blue jeans INDIGOS
42. Most Grinch-like MEANEST
43. Digitally endorsed E-SIGNED
45. Bard’s “always” E’ER
46. Nook downloads E-BOOKS
47. Home of Humayun’s Tomb DELHI
52. Off the beaten path AFIELD
53. Puts in rollers SETS
56. Dip ingredients ONIONS
57. Award-winning courtroom drama LA LAW
58. Elevator innovator OTIS
60. Hold up ROB
61. Chesapeake Bay feeder POTOMAC
62. “C’est magnifique!” OOH LA LA!
63. Telethon commitments PLEDGES
65. Maker of Cage golf shoes ECCO
66. Subtlety NUANCE
68. Be on a role? ACT
69. Trumpet sound WA-WA
70. “Brokeback Mountain” actor QUAID
73. Schmoozers HOBNOBBERS
77. 1986 Starship chart-topper SARA
79. Spew out EGEST
80. Obi-Wan’s attire ROBE
81. Title of honor SIR
84. Tax audit needs: Abbr. RCPTS
85. Smooch from Sofía BESO
87. Absolutely no one NOT A SOUL
88. Type of engine or oil TWO-CYCLE
89. Bone: Pref. OSTE-
91. Fizzy prefix AER-
93. Looks up to ADMIRES
94. __ garden ZEN
95. What “comes but once in a lifetime”: Longfellow YOUTH
97. “Jamie” reader FOODIE
98. Most stable SANEST
103. Defense secretary before Panetta GATES
104. Transform, in sci-fi MORPH
105. iCal entry APPT
106. Bad avian omen in much mythology CROW
107. Prefix with port HELI-
109. Peak ACME
110. Just ONLY
111. Sgts. and cpls. NCOS
113. Discharge CAN
115. NFL stat YDS
116. “Ghost” psychic __ Mae Brown ODA
117. Greek vowel ETA
118. Cagey SLY

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday March 20th 2016

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday March 20th 2016
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday, March 20th 2016, LA Times crossword puzzle.

Across

1. Beauty pageant accessories SASHES
7. Won’t take no for an answer INSIST
13. Information unit FACTOID
20. Grammar class subject CLAUSE
21. More malicious MEANER
22. Not done externally IN-HOUSE
23. *Part of a Quaker recipe batch OATMEAL COOKIE
25. Shock STARTLE
26. Thurman of film UMA
27. New Mexico county or its seat TAOS
28. Alicia’s son in “The Good Wife” ZACH
30. Golf tournament kickoff PRO-AM
31. Schroeder’s most prized possession TOY PIANO
34. Vatican City statue PIETA
36. Character on a staff CLEF
37. *It attracts koalas EUCALYPTUS TREE
40. Corvallis sch. OSU
43. First-stringers A-TEAM
46. Each A POP
47. Ristorante desserts TORTONIS
49. One not honoring an oath LIAR
50. Hideaway LAIR
53. Data measure BYTE
54. Big Ten athlete since 2014, briefly TERP
55. Slugger Mel OTT
56. *Beverage made from sun-withered leaves OOLONG TEA
60. Absorption process OSMOSIS
62. Buzz and trim HAIRCUTS
64. Assessment LEVY
65. 2015 Verizon acquisition AOL
66. With 48-Down, Martha Kent portrayer on “Smallville” ANNETTE
67. Divine rings HALOS
68. Sole food FILLETS
72. “Today” rival, initially GMA
73. Bk. before Daniel EZEK
74. “Don’t worry” REST EASY
75. Many a text writer SCHOLAR
79. *Cyclades setting AEGEAN SEA
81. Roadside sign GAS
82. Été month AOUT
83. Outdo BEST
85. Check numbers DATE
86. Songwriter Bacharach BURT
87. South Carolina athlete GAMECOCK
89. Start of a solution IDEA
92. Get ready for work DRESS
93. Wagering letters OTB
94. *Financial oversight group AUDIT COMMITTEE
99. Sequence of 106-Across LIST
101. English city that’s home to Kirkgate Market LEEDS
102. Diamond gem NO-HITTER
106. 99-Across things ITEMS
108. Monthly pmt. ELEC
109. “Un-shareable since 1972” breakfast food EGGO
110. “Norma __” RAE
111. Dover diapers NAPPIES
113. Answers to starred clues, as hinted by this puzzle’s title? VOWEL LANGUAGE
118. Buds in a circle FRIENDS
119. Slide by ELAPSE
120. Adorned GRACED
121. The least bit ONE IOTA
122. Circular currents EDDIES
123. Underground maze SEWERS

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1. One getting ahead? SCOUT
2. Texas mission ALAMO
3. Skewered Thai dish SATAY
4. Run smoothly HUM
5. Language suffix -ESE
6. Washington airport SEA-TAC
7. “It’s all good, dude” I’M COOL
8. Revivalists NEOS
9. __ Tomé SAO
10. Fluid applied through a nib INK
11. Stop running, as an engine SEIZE UP
12. Rewards for tricks TREATS
13. Seek sneakily, with “for” FISH
14. Tiny crawler ANT
15. Rosary relative CHAPLET
16. Yankee manager after Showalter TORRE
17. *Too much to handle OUT OF ONE’S LEAGUE
18. Land in un lago ISLA
19. Regard DEEM
24. Lang on “Smallville” LANA
29. Slyly spiteful CATTY
32. Apple cousin PEAR
33. End of chem class? -IUM
34. “Moonlight Sonata” directive PPP
35. “How was __ know?” I TO
36. Demeter’s Roman counterpart CERES
38. Tale YARN
39. Prefix with tiller ROTO-
41. Acronymic Apple assistant SIRI
42. Gp. putting letters in boxes USPS
43. Maui ciao ALOHA
44. Business bigwig TITAN
45. *Forced to apologize EATING HUMBLE PIE
48. See 66-Across O’TOOLE
50. Boor LOUT
51. Old, in Oberhausen ALTE
52. Cyclades island IOS
53. Bights, e.g. BAYS
56. In base eight OCTAL
57. Cruller coating GLAZE
58. Comm. with STOP signs TELEG
59. Call to mind EVOKE
61. Mediterranean island country MALTA
63. 95-Down convenience REMOTE
67. What culinary alarms measure HEAT
68. Ending for song or slug -FEST
69. “Right you are” I SEE
70. Old Russian monarchs TSARS
71. Betting aids: Abbr. SYSTS
74. Genetics lab subject RNA
75. Palm starch SAGO
76. Dredge, as with flour COAT
77. Partner of up ABOUT
78. In, on a stamp RECD
80. Inspector Dalgliesh in P.D. James novels ADAM
84. Ability SKILL
86. Poker Flat chronicler Harte BRET
88. City NNW of Naples CASSINO
89. Freezing ICE-COLD
90. Pentagon org. DOD
91. Ambulance initials EMS
92. Agnus __ DEI
95. Den fixture TEEVEE
96. Hearths INGLES
97. Frat party garment TOGA
98. Flip-flops THONGS
100. Louvre Pyramid architect IM PEI
103. Vestige TRACE
104. Like one who can’t wait EAGER
105. Wetland stalks REEDS
106. What FAQs offer INFO
107. Mountain lake TARN
108. She, in Salerno ESSA
109. In addition ELSE
112. Mount Washington summer hrs. EDT
114. Tidy sum WAD
115. Prefix with dermis EPI-
116. Univ. senior’s exam GRE
117. Motor City org. UAW