“SUBSTITUTE MEASURES”
Across
1 Hindu “sir” 5 Beaucoup 11 Engineer’s details 16 Shortening letters 19 Abba not known for singing
20 From the top, to Tiberius
21 “Yes __”: 2008 campaign slogan 22 Boomer’s kid 23 Measly treat for Polly? 25 Marinade used in Spanish cooking 26 __-Magnon 27 Lizard-like amphibian 28 Latin trio word 29 Breakers in semis 31 Ceremonies
32 Work required
to raise kids? 35 Decked out
38 Sextet in the Senate 39 Levelheaded
40 Math useful
for cooks 41 Advantage in
kickboxing? 47 Fragrant compound 48 Ancient jewelry
staples 49 Be an incredible speaker? 50 President Taft’s birthplace
51 Not dressed for swimming, generally 52 Small 27-Acrosses 53 Snake oil hawker, say 56 Wing
57 They’re heard in herds 59 Straight
60 2012 presidential candidate
62 The buying power of cash?
67 Like much folk music 69 Face or race
70 Mad king of the stage 71 One in a golfer’s bag 72 Certain winner 74 Some ‘Vette roofs 77 Musical ending 81 Divided sea 83 Crowded-room atmosphere 84 Longtime name in catalogs
85 “The Exorcist” actor Max von __ 86 Cub soda? 90 Former mid-sized Chevy 91 “A creel of __, all ripples”: Sylvia Plath 92 Fruit pastry 93 Reddened, perhaps
94 Polished pearls? 99 Barbecue brand 100 Popular type
101 Cleanup hitter’s stats 102 Milk choice
107 Non’s opposite 108 Popular type
110 Bad snippets of Miss
Muffet’s memory? 111 Topper for Rumpole
of the Bailey
112 Thicket of trees 113 Persevered in
114 Traveler from
76-Down
115 Sign before Virgo 116 Lugged
117 Treatment for some causes of backache 118 Puts to bed
Down
1 More than just asks 2 Start of a magical chant 3 Canaanite idol 4 Certain singles bar frequenter, in theory 5 Spot charges 6 Showed bias 7 How many boxed sets are recorded 8 Blackjack table
gratuity
9 Puts too much
in the fishtank
10 On behalf of
11 Hindu title
12 Organ part
13 Coral reef, e.g. 14 Hailed wine?
15 Cool, colorful treat 16 Reign supreme 17 Land at Orly? 18 Dracula repellent 24 Key with three flats 28 Shells on
Omaha Beach 30 Good, in Guadalupe 33 Painting and dancing 34 Preserves holder 35 Trojan War god 36 Mrs. on a spice rack 37 Germany’s von Bismarck 38 Suckling’s milk source
41 How many are chosen? 42 Ground grain 43 Muscle-bone connection 44 Belgian treaty city 45 4-point F, for one 46 Word with Ghost or Grail 48 First lady before Mamie 52 Tally-keeping cut 53 Wine label word 54 City NW of Marseille 55 Pelican St. acronym 58 Mayberry tippler 59 Little one 61 Marvin Gaye classic subtitled “The Ecology” 62 Gluten source 63 Texas Hold ‘em declaration 64 Mustang sally? 65 Tokyo dough 66 Hurdle for Hannibal 67 “More than I can list” abbr.
68 Actress Hatcher 73 Ad-libbed
74 Unwraps excitedly 75 Political asset 76 Home to 114-Across 78 One-eyed Norse deity 79 Ready to eat
80 Lots (of), as cash 82 ‘90s daytime talk show
84 Brief quarrel 85 Unrivaled
87 Bring to life, in a way 88 From the past 89 Ones affected by bad weather, briefly 90 First word in France’s motto 93 Opposite of pass 94 One might elicit a nervous “Nice dog” 95 “Taxi” dispatcher 96 La Paz paisano 97 Belittle 98 Nettled 99 Single-minded about
103 Little snorts
104 Berkshire school 105 Socially awkward one 106 Sounds of
disapproval
109 Jack, jill or joey 110 One of a pair on a rack