MAKE THE CALL: As an ump would
Across
1 Thickener for pastries
5 Snakes like Cleo’s 9 Hammering sound 13 Gather from the
field
17 Ballerina painter 19 Best imaginable 20 Skin care brand 21 Just sitting around 22 Military assault unit 24 Hawaiian canoe
stabilizer
26 Silly ones
27 Noisy confusion 29 Sore spots
30 At minimal power 32 Become inedible 33 MD imperative 34 Leaves speechless 36 Bar mitzvah dances 39 Shows derived
from shows 43 Like-mindedness 44 Harry Potter’s study 45 Needing sharpening 46 Wine-cask wood 47 Costco competitor 48 Friction-reducing
sphere
50 Heat quickly in the
kitchen
51 Dr. of rap 52 “Understood” 53 Home with a bug 54 Propelled, as a raft 55 World Series
prelude: Abbr. 57 Bout enders 58 Oscar actress
Zellweger 60 Leaves little room
for 61 The Age of Anxiety
poet 63 First pope 64 Shut down 65 Planned in detail, with “out” 67 Vacation goal, for short 68 Lobster __ Diavolo 69 Erodes
72 Clark Kent colleague 73 Lacking tact 74 Moonwalker Bean 75 Sock tip 76 Speak unclearly 77 Auctioneer’s advisory 80 Islamic group 81 Shakespearean prince 82 Loretta Lynn mentor 83 Puerto Rican port 84 Unfilled pie crust 85 Monocle, for example
87 Give a speech 88 Put in the attic, say 89 Be worthy of 90 Expected in 91 More crafty 93 Criticize sharply 95 Warship fleet 98 Green-card holders 101 Theater
103 Freedom-ofmovement wartime document 106 Make the call 107 Pitchfork-shaped
letters
108 Make happy 109 Nation split in 2011 110 Fiscal period
111 Fresh talk
112 Round Table
members 113 Bottled (up)
Down
1 Billboard displays 2 Jazz saxophonist 3 Taj Mahal city 4 Umps call them 5 Ruckus 6 Belgrade native 7 Running speed 8 The Iditarod, for example 9 Berate, as an ump 10 Reunion attendee 11 D.C. ballplayer 12 Doing a pirouette 13 Informal assent 14 Outer limit 15 Foamy beverages 16 MPG part 18 Gossip, so to speak 19 “In that case . . .” 23 Sources of shocks in rivers
25 “Ask someone else” 28 __ Gatos, CA 31 Largest mammals 33 Feistiness 34 Fishing line annoyance 35 Historic cache for the future 37 Stare at 38 Barbecue bit
39 Pie serving 40 Blizzards, thunderstorms, etc. 41 Not authentic 42 Agendas, for short 43 __ ORGANIC (seal on some food packages) 44 Worker with bricks 45 Prickly plant 48 Went on two wheels 49 Voice actor in Up 50 Lariat loop 54 Career athlete 56 “Awesome!” 58 Publication exhortation 59 LAX datum 60 Metallic noise 62 Comfy retreat 63 Certain National Leaguer 64 Girder handler 65 Dayan of Israel 66 Mollify 67 Pompeii, today 68 Movies, so to speak
70 Linen fabric 71 Official mark 73 Uplift
74 Frozen princess 77 Aircraft carriers, to sailors 78 Mollifies
79 Eggs of 23 Down 80 Bolstered 82 Conflict, as colors 84 Souvenirs of Bavaria
86 More cloudcovered
87 Tally up 88 Building by some barns
90 Get ready for the day 92 Loafer’s lack 93 Shade of sky or sea 94 Singsong syllables 95 Auctioneer’s advisory 96 Flamboyant Spanish artist 97 Miles off
99 How Rodin sculpted The Thinker
100 Electronic read 101 Force (open) 102 Basic cable channel 104 UFO crew
105 Basic cable channel