Edited By WILL SHORTZ
Across
1 Played for a fool 5 Total mess
11 Big piece of cake 15 Buzzed
19 "It's all good" 21 Guido ____, painter of the "Crucifixion of St. Peter"
22 "Do I ____!" 23 Trying to show no signs of life 24 Show out? 26 Metaphorical time in hell 27 Future exec, maybe 28 Began a PC session 29 Seminary study: Abbr.
30 One who "went a-courtin'," in a children's song 32 Hurried along 33 Asian berry marketed as a "superfood" 36 "Darth Vader is Luke's father," e.g. 38 Kind of yoga
39 Lily Potter's maiden name in the Harry Potter books
41 Fair
42 Attention getters 44 Longtime CBS police procedural 48 Voodoo, e.g. 50 Quite a bash, in slang 52 Partner of shock 53 Wrecks, as chances 55 Relating to gaps 59 Norm: Abbr. 62 Burrow
63 Bit of office greenery 65 Dead-end sign 67 Kind of state
68 Was forced to turn down an invitation 69 Big character? 71 Take as a bride 72 News commentator Navarro
73 Ball of yarn and others 74 Confession inducers 77 "Jeez, you should keep that private" 78 Get down
79 Go as far down as 84 ____ diagram 86 Green surroundings? 88 Seize
90 Work
91 "You betcha!" 93 Had a leading role? 96 SorM
97 Sam of Watergate hearings 98 Ipecac, e.g. 99 Openly gay
101 Fix, as a mess of wires
103 Singer Garfunkel
104 Big part of an orchestra
108 Bottle for a beachgoer
109 It's left on a highway ... or a path used by five answers in this puzzle? 111 ____ about (approximately) 112 A little
113 "Yeah, that makes sense" 114 Nota ____
115 Had too much, for short
116 Go on a drinking spree, in slang 117 Nuggets in "Poor Richard's Almanack"
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1 Not using sensitive language, say 2 Dis-banded? 3 List ender: Abbr. 4 Not wait till evening to crack a bottle 5 Semester's end 6 Rapper ____ Azalea 7 General's assistant: Abbr.
8 Tool for undoing stitches 9 What many runners do before a marathon 10 Senectitude 11 "r u 4 real?" 12 Jared of "Dallas Buyers Club" 13 Nerd's epithet for the president? 14 Lions and tigers 15 Tidbit with rice in Creole cuisine 16 Sidestep
17 It's under helium in the periodic table 18 Dog's warning 20 Endure
25 Per
30 ____ News 31 Annoy, in a way 33 Goal for many a H.S. dropout 34 Donations to certain clinics 35 Pantry item 37 David ____, C.I.A. director under Obama 38 "Watch it!" 40 Took a breather 43 Possess, as thou might 45 Old Testament land
46 "Pick me! Pick me!" 47 Certain Spanish murals 49 Elapse, as years 51 Braided floor covering 54 Where coal miners work 55 Doesn't bother 56 Telly pitch 57 1040 reviewer, for short 58 Humerus connection 59 "How uncool!" 60 "Yer darn ____!" 61 It may bring a tear to one's eye 64 "____ Is Us" (65-Down drama) 65 See 64-Down 66 Bout result, in brief 67 Like a game with equal winners and losers 70 'Vette option 71 Happenin' place 75 Election that's too close to call 76 Peachy 78 "Phooey!" 80 Like many clowns and beachside houses 81 Kennedy Library architect 82 Nickname for a devil 83 Flowery poem
85 Help grow 86 "You agree?" 87 Enjoy consistent, favorable luck, in poker lingo 89 Story line
92 Sort of rooftop unit, familiarly 94 Another name for a porpoise or dolphin 95 Certain domain suffix 97 Subject of a 2001-02 scandal 98 Caught congers 100 Strong desire 101 ____ Reader
102 Shade of green 104 "Absolutely!" to Alejandro
105 Capital of Okinawa 106 Chew (on)
107 Match makers? 108 Get all blubbery 110 Show with Kate McKinnon, for short