Crossword by: Matt Skoczen and edited by Rich Norris
Across
1. Filled fast food TACO
5. Orange County city ANAHEIM: Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 336,265, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in …Wikipedia
12. Picks, with “for” OPTS
16. Improv piece BIT
19. Algerian seaport ORAN: Oran is a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria, and the second largest city of the country. It is closely associated with its neighboring city, Aïn Témouchent. Located north-west of Algeria, 432 km from the capital Algiers. Wikipedia
20. Brand formerly marketed as Philishave outside the U.S. NORELCO
21. __-mutuel PARI
22. Fruity finish? -ADE
23. Way off the highway RAMP
24. Land on the Red Sea ARABIAN PENINSULA: The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. Wikipedia
27. Pick up the tab for TREAT TO
29. Homeowner’s burden LIEN
30. They include skateboarding and snowboarding X GAMES
31. “__ Angel”: doo-wop classic EARTH
32. __ about ON OR
36. Genus subdivision SPECIES
38. Mall unit STORE
39. Eponymous Italian educator MARIA MONTESSORI: Maria Tecla Artemesia Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Roman Catholic best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy. Wikipedia
44. Yule quenchers NOGS
46. Ben Gurion airline EL AL: David Ben-Gurion was an Israeli statesman. He is the main founder and the first Prime Minister of Israel. Wikipedia
47. ’60s activist gp. SDS
48. Fancy pitcher EWER
49. Laura Bush’s birth city MIDLAND: Laura Lane Welch Bush is the wife of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush. She was the First Lady from 2001 to 2009.Wikipedia
52. Turow work about first-year law students ONE L
54. About to come up ON DECK
56. “I’d like to buy __” AN I
57. Time Warner, to CNN PARENT COMPANY
62. Driller’s deg. DDS
63. Diagnostic test SCAN
65. Sling spirits GIN
66. Rise dramatically SPROUT UP
68. Driver’s license word, maybe HAZEL
70. “Horton Hears a Who!” villain VLAD
73. “Don’t change that” STET
74. New Zealand exports KIWIS: Kiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand, in the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae. At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites and lay the largest … Wikipedia
78. Wrongly left the base GONE AWOL
81. Russian fighter MIG: The Mikoyan MiG-29 is a fourth-generation jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with … Wikipedia
83. Rain block TARP
84. MC’s aid MIC
87. Periodic “Top Chef” judge with a restaurant in Manhattan WYLIE DUFRESNE: Wylie Dufresne is the chef and owner of wd~50 restaurant in Manhattan. Dufresne is a leading American proponent of molecular gastronomy, the movement to incorporate science and new techniques in the preparation and presentation of food. Wikipedia
91. Wee SMA’
92. Orbital extreme APOGEE
94. Una y __ vez: time after time OTRA
95. Grabbed the chance MADE HAY
97. Golfer Aoki ISAO: Isao Aoki is one of Japan’s most successful golfers. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004. Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. Wikipedia
98. Yukon winter hrs. PST
101. Smaller serving SIDE
103. Learned WISE
104. Rioter’s weapon MOLOTOV COCKTAIL
109. City on the Po TURIN
112. California city associated with the founding of Hells Angels FONTANA: Fontana is a city of 200,762 residents in San Bernardino County, California. Founded by Azariel Blanchard Miller in 1913, it remained essentially rural until World War II, when entrepreneur Henry J. Kaiser built a large steel mill in the area. Wikipedia
113. Normandy river ORNE: The Orne is a river in Normandy, within northwestern France. It discharges into the English Channel at the port of Ouistreham. Its source is in Aunou-sur-Orne, east of Sées. The Odon is one of its tributaries. Wikipedia
114. “Friend __?” OR FOE
115. Not vulnerable (to) IMMUNE
118. Score symbol REST
120. Ford and others GERALDS: Gerald Rudolph “Jerry” Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and prior to this, was the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974. Wikipedia
122. Macro, e.g. COMPUTER SHORTCUT
127. Bedtime in Burgundy NUIT
128. Music-licensing org. BMI
129. Affectedly quaint, in Colchester TWEE
130. “Great show!” in headlines IT’S A HIT!
131. Theater CINE
132. Utmost MAX
133. Word often written diagonally on signs SOLD
134. Taboo NOT DONE
135. River in central Germany EDER: The Eder is a 177 km long river in Germany, and a tributary of the Fulda River. It was first mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus as the Adrana in the territory of the Chatti. Wikipedia
Down
1. Linzer treats TORTES
2. Biblical landfall ARARAT
3. She voiced Princess Fiona in “Shrek” CAMERON DIAZ: Cameron Michelle Diaz is an American actress and former model. She rose to prominence during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend’s Wedding and There’s Something About Mary. Wikipedia
4. Policing the area ON PATROL
5. Future MD’s course ANAT
6. Bad news at the inn NO ROOM
7. Altar constellation ARA
8. N.T. epistle HEB
9. Actor Wallach ELI: Eli Herschel Wallach is an American film, television and stage actor whose career has spanned more than six decades, beginning in late 1940s. Wikipedia
10. Myth ending -ICAL
11. Philosophy espousing a single reality MONISM
12. Like some auto leases OPEN-END
13. Kitchen cooker PAN
14. Upstairs neighbor of Ralph and Alice TRIXIE
15. Sears SINGES
16. “Queen Zixi of Ix” author BAUM
17. Not going IDLE
18. Brews for parties TEAS
25. Gourd fruits PEPOS
26. Got fresh with SASSED
28. Thing to mind, on train platforms THE GAP
33. Captain Kidd’s negative NAE
34. DuPont acrylic ORLON
35. Cheerful RIANT
37. Amt. after a period CTS
40. Smart ones? ALECS
41. Due OWED
42. Stamp on a packing list RECD
43. Peeves IRKS
45. Catch SNAG
49. Sour __ MASH
50. Worshipper of the sun god Inti INCA
51. Hooey DRIVEL
53. Hacks LOPS
54. CN Tower prov. ONT
55. Stooge chuckle NYUK
58. Zhou of China ENLAI
59. He played Clubber Lang in “Rocky III” MR T
60. Vichy verse POEME
61. Temple Grandin’s disorder AUTISM
64. Below zero: Abbr. NEG
67. Stomach part? PIT
69. Actor Rob LOWE: Robert Hepler “Rob” Lowe is an American film and television actor. He garnered fame after appearing in such films as The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, About Last Night…, St. Elmo’s Fire, Wayne’s World, … Wikipedia
71. Bowl over AWE
72. Lamebrain DODO
75. Under-the-hood cleaner WASHER FLUID
76. Culinary author Rombauer IRMA: Irma Starkloff Rombauer was an American author of The Joy of Cooking. It is one of the world’s most-published cookbooks, having been in print continuously since 1936. Wikipedia
77. Fix, as a pet SPAY
79. TV’s “Science Guy” NYE
80. Ukraine city LUTSK: Lutsk is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast. Wikipedia
82. Eat away GNAW
84. Seriously injure MAIM
85. __ facto IPSO
86. Stove fuel COAL
88. It can be dipped in dip FRITO
89. Meteorologist’s tool RADAR
90. 73-Across writer EDITOR
93. Err GOOF UP
96. Allstate online subsidiary ESURANCE
98. Many a GI PVT
99. Like Capone’s face SCARRED
100. Moderates, with “down” TONES
102. A, in Augsburg EIN
105. From soup __ TO NUTS
106. Punch combo ONE-TWO
107. Make bread from chips? CASH IN
108. “Earthsea” series author Ursula LEGUIN: Ursula Kroeber Le Guin is an American author of novels, children’s books, and short stories, mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. She has also written poetry and essays. Wikipedia
110. First-aid kit staple IODINE
111. Empty __ NESTER
115. SALT weapon ICBM
116. NYC cultural center MOMA
117. International Year of Astronomy year MMIX
119. Dog who reveals he can speak in “Tik-Tok of Oz” TOTO
121. Kitchen add-on? -ETTE
123. Sushi selection EEL
124. What U can follow RST
125. Mite TAD
126. Sulu player John CHO: John Yohan Cho is an American actor and musician. He starred as Harold Lee in the Harold & Kumar films and played the character John, MILF Guy No. 2 who popularized the term “MILF” in the American Pie films. Wikipedia
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