Theme: "Tee Time"- TY (Tee sound) is added to each two-word theme entry.
27A. Really old deck of cards? : RATTY PACK. Rat Pack.
29A. Feline in the headlines? : PRESS KITTY. Press kit.
48A. Thief who begs to be arrested? : CRIME NOVELTY. Crime novel.
65A. Frogumentary? : WARTY FILM. War film. Fun clue.
82A. Price tag on a toilet for tots? : POTTY STICKER. We call it Jiaozi in China.
101A. Humongous harbor wall? : JUMBO JETTY. Jumbo jet. Asiana has great food. I still think Cathay Pacific is the best.
104A. Sitcom with spiteful scripts? : CATTY SHOW. Cat show.
36D. Flickering bulb? : SPOTTY LIGHT. Spotlight. The only entry where the base phrase is one word.
40D. Nitpicking kid minder? : PETTY SITTER. Pet sit.
This
is another puzzle where the theme entries start at Row 4 rather than
Row 3. Gail likes this kind of Across & Down pinwheel design.
If she had a pair of 13's rather than 12's, she might have put a pair of 9 & 11 in Row 3. Grid design is rather subjective, just like fill.
Across:
1. Put one's hands together, in a way : CLAP
5. Apple products : MACs
9. Concert memorabilia : STUBS
14. Preserves, in a way : SALTS
19. Hip dance? : HULA
20. "Summertime," for one : ARIA
21. They're forbidden : NONOs. Like D-Otto's Russian triangle.
22. Genre of Vasarely's "Zebras" : OP ART
23. Before thou know'st : ANON
24. Many a cheerleader : GIRL
25. Golf green border : APRON. I call it fringe.
26. South-of-the-border residences : CASAs
31. Catamaran mover : SAIL
32. WWII torpedo vessel : E-BOAT
33. "Uh-uh" : NAH
34. Guarantee : ASSURE
37. Like skilled negotiators : SHREWD
39. Perch in a pond : LILY PAD
43. __ Robert: nickname for pitcher Bob Feller : RAPID. Also "Bullet Bob". 44 shutouts.
44. Watchdog breed : AKITA
45. Go bad : ROT
46. From Athens to Augusta, Ga. : ESE
47. When some deadlocks are broken, briefly : IN OT
52. Word alphabetizers ignore : THE. I pronounced it as "de" when I started learning English. TH is not easy.
53. Get stuck for, as a cost : EAT
54. Stroked tools : OARS. Huh?
55. Mouth piece? : LIP
56. Sunrise service occasion : EASTER
58. Jazz nickname : SATCHMO. Louis Armstrong.
60. Wrecker's fee : TOWAGE. Spelling check does not like this word.
63. Hickman who portrayed Dobie Gillis : DWAYNE
64. Decade divs. : YRs
68. Where Hillary was a sen. : NYS (NY State)
69. Miss the beginning : BE LATE
72. Macadamia product : NUT OIL. Not fond of macadamia or pecans.
73. Quitter's words : I RESIGN
77. Tampico pals : AMIGOS. Never heard of Tampico.
78. Union agreement? : I DO
79. Epitome of virility : STUD
80. Excessively : TOO
81. Christmas cupful : NOG
87. Initial step : A TO B
88. Ultimate power : NTH
89. Certain suit top : BRA. Bathing suit.
90. Deduce : INFER
91. 1980s attorney general : MEESE (Ed)
92. Uncaged : SET FREE
95. Cuddly companion : LAP DOG
97. It's not good to be over one : BARREL. Oh, over a barrel.
98. Dawn deity : EOS. This is Lemonade's word.
99. People now known as Sami : LAPPS
100. Mark's successor : EURO
109. Sweetheart : SUGAR
110. Trying to lose, after "on" : A DIET
111. Share a border with : ABUT
112. Makeshift swing : TIRE
113. Saxon leader? : ANGLO. Anglo Saxon.
114. Old laundry soap : RINSO
115. Start over : RE-DO
116. They're drawn in bars : ALES
117. Saunter : MOSEY
118. Conservative IRA asset : T-NOTE
119. WWII weapon : STEN
120. Traffic sound : TOOT
Down:
1. Turn black : CHAR
2. Moon goddess : LUNA
3. Often : A LOT
4. Saint Laurent's Le Smoking, e.g. : PANTSUIT
5. Chatterbox : MAGPIE
6. Serif-free font : ARIAL
7. Copies per day, say: Abbr. : CIRC
8. Virologist Jonas : SALK
9. Edible with a crisp pod : SNAP BEAN. I just harvested a few snap peas.
10. Cheap-seats spot : TOP ROW
11. Like much small print : UNREAD
12. Leg up : BOOST
13. Three-part figs. : SSNs
14. Gregarious : SOCIAL. Lucina's sisters are all gregarious.
15. Ho-hum feeling : APATHY
16. Wear : LAST
17. Server's aid : TRAY
18. Rd. atlas listings : STs
28. Place to play bocce, perhaps : YARD
30. Like sweaters : KNITTED
32. "Symphony in Black" artist : ERTE
34. Taurus neighbor : ARIES
35. Arabian peninsula capital : SANA'A. Yemen.
37. Items on an auto rack : SKIS
38. "I Will Follow ___": 1963 chart-topper : HIM
39. Twitter titter, and then some : LOL
41. Visibly frightened : ASHEN
42. Mower handle? : DEERE. Can't fool me.
44. Hood's missile : ARROW. Robin Hood.
45. Force back : REPEL
48. Baby or nanny follower : CAM. Male nanny = Manny.
49. Norwegian king, 995-1000 : OLAF I
50. Watch : VIGIL
51. Was about to nod, maybe : YAWNED
54. "Quit worrying about it" : OH STOP. This comment is from a man!
57. Comes out with : SAYS
59. Mountaineer's challenge : CRAG. Dictionary says it's "A steep rugged mass of rock projecting upward or outward."
60. Pete's wife on "Mad Men" : TRUDY
61. Bismarck et al. : OTTOS
62. Devils Tower st. : WYO (Wyoming). I've only used WY.
66. Santa __ racetrack : ANITA
67. Carpentry joint : MITER
69. Premarital posting : BANNS
70. Act the wrong way? : EMOTE
71. Anka hit with a Spanish title : ESO BESO
74. Capek play about automatons : R.U.R.. It introduced the word "robot".
75. Silly sort : GOOSE
76. Dynamite guy? : NOBEL. Nice clue.
79. Surfboard fin : SKEG
83. Half of sei : TRE
84. What one might sneak out on : TIPPY TOE
85. Swing voters: Abbr. : INDS. Independents.
86. Fiscal exec : CFO
87. Balloon or blimp : AEROSTAT. New word to me.
91. Gardener of rhyme : MARY. "Mary, Mary, quite contrary / How does your garden grow?...". I drew a blank. Nursery rhyme often stumps me.
93. What "F" often means : FEMALE
94. Cocktail with scotch : ROB ROY
95. Bodega patron : LATINO
96. Most fitting : APTEST
97. Symbol of precision : BUTTON. "Neat as a button", right?
99. Escorted : LED IN
100. Scriabin composition : ETUDE. Alexander Scriabin.
102. Trendy warm boots : UGGS
103. Lawn game missile : JART
104. They're sometimes seen in jams : CARS
105. Partner of aid : ABET
106. Big Island port : HILO
107. Versatile cookie : OREO
108. Wild place, once : WEST
109. Avuncular top hat wearer : SAM. Uncle Sam.
C.C.
