A Mental Pepper-Upper
ACROSS
1 Apple on a desk 5 Raises with effort 10 Site for a bite 14 Playful fish-lover 19 Second opening? 20 Word on a French envelope 21 Afflicts 22 Floorboard sound 23 How some businesses are built 26 Depp in a 2013 western 27 “My good man,” to a Brit 28 Sullivan-show fave Fields 29 TV anchor Lester 30 Wade foe 31 1830 novel with the same historical backdrop as “Les Miserables” 37 Aptly named author Charles 38 Intro to bear or wolf 39 Dubliner’s homeland 40 Sock tip 41 Payroll tax acronym 44 Harem chamber 46 High price to pay, perhaps 48 19th-century English philosopher and economist 54 Robbie’s risktaking dad 55 Barhopping 56 “Concentrate!” 57 Forever young 60 Tears to shreds 61 She won Oscars for two Woody Allen films 62 Swindle 63 Court figs. 64 Suburb of Cleveland 67 Snowy peak 70 Wherewithal 71 Cousin of gracias 72 “You said it, ___!” 74 Reawakens 77 Ladd or Lane 78 Say “I lost,” e.g. 79 Ice cream mix-in, ___ crumbles 80 Swearing and such 82 Mattel bestseller since 1968 86 Type of assn. 87 Govt. gangbusters 88 Santa ___, Calif. 89 Affleck award-winner 90 Nasser was its pres. 93 Chowderheads 96 Quite a feat 100 Biter of a famous queen 103 Intro to space 104 What some corporations pay 105 Defeat soundly 107 ___ wrap 109 Just ___ a bit (why I made this puzzle) 112 Theater divider 113 Foil alternative 114 Makes an effort 115 Place for a choir 116 Future flour 117 Alerting abbr. 118 Secret supply 119 News you can use
DOWN
1 About to experience 2 Danny’s daughter 3 Jumper-cable clip-on spot 4 Knot remover of a sort 5 Gag reflex? 6 Became balanced 7 Black mission fruit 8 Rich cake 9 Cafeteria workers’ headwear 10 Type of animal or tooth 11 Helped 12 What some shots are for 13 Particularly: abbr. 14 National Pizza Month 15 Fairy tale menace 16 Hesitant 17 “___ before it gets cold” 18 Studio that made 50 Down 24 Henri’s head 25 Setting of much of the first Sherlock Holmes tale, “A Study in Scarlet” 29 Superman, for one 32 Hester Prynne’s emblem 33 Greenish blue 34 KLM’s predecessors 35 Ice cream shop options 36 Topples (over) 37 Tirades 41 Oslo’s on one 42 Piece of old Turkey 43 Leather leggings 45 Garfunkel, to Paul 46 Jan. honoree 47 Derby material 49 Drunk tank candidates 50 1935 dance classic 51 It follows hyper or hypo 52 Get the lyrics wrong, maybe 53 Many D.C. workers 57 Slipping-into-tub-sound 58 Boards 59 Letting (up on) 61 Calendar rows: abbr. 62 High-tech special FX 65 “I’ll take that as ___” 66 Slurpee alternatives 67 Best crew 68 Hard place to look down from 69 Fuss in front of a mirror 70 Catty remark? 73 Rabbit tails 74 He was actually born on the third of July 75 Maine university town 76 Foot bones 77 Windows precursor 78 Uncontrollable desire, often for something harmful 80 Thicken, as cream 81 City in Poland 83 Cafeteria worker’s headwear 84 Rubik’s first name 85 Silly Putty container 90 Annual tournament in Queens 91 Inflammatory opening? 92 Flinches, e.g. 94 County, in Louisiana 95 Orwell’s alma mater 97 Becomes good as new 98 Initial indication 99 Apply, as pressure 100 Potsie on “Happy Days,” ___ Williams 101 Shoe mark 102 ___-Bismol 106 Jamaican tangelo 107 Mattresses do it over time 108 It may be sucked through a duct 109 ___ party 110 Decide 111 Spanish aunt