Theme: "Plush Material" - Plus H Material.
23A. Tolerate shrubland? : STAND THE HEATH. Stand the heat.
Across
1. "I'm waiting ... " : TAP, TAP
7. "Volunteers?" : ANYONE?
13. Bobbing refuse : FLOTSAM
20. Word with man or dope : INSIDE
21. Like typical laundromats : COIN-OP
22. Affluent San Diego community : LA JOLLA
25. Crowd-drawing bars : IN SPOTS
26. Ancient queen, familiarly : CLEO
27. Pot for paella : OLLA
28. Sicilian six : SEI
29. Sports figure : STAT
30. Sewer needs : PATTERNS
34. Hates : DEPLORES
37. MLB set a season record for them in 2017 : HRs
38. Times to call, in ads : EVES
39. Markers : IOUs
41. Submerged threat : REEF
42. Office supply quantity : REAM
44. Term in wrestling or bowling : PIN
48. Doctor's orders : X-RAYS
51. Receiver of many letters : SANTA
53. Actress Kathryn : ERBE
54. Pocket breads : PITAs
56. BCS org. : NCAA
57. Franklin's 1936 opponent : ALF. Alf Landon
59. Spanish coin : EURO
61. Local pic shower : NABE. desper-otto said the neighborhood movie theater is shortened in slang to the NABE.
62. Distress signal? : OH, MY!
63. One who's learned : SCHOLAR
67. Pres. after USG : RBH. Ulysses S. Grant / Rutherford B. Hayes
68. Langley org. : CIA
69. Online exchange, briefly : IMs
70. Troon turndowns : NAEs
75. Basie's "__'Clock Jump" : ONE O
76. Director DuVernay : AVA
77. Actor Vigoda : ABE
78. Bard's dusk : E'EN
79. Lumber mill workers : SAWYERs
81. BOLO target : PERP
83. It can be hammered out : DENT
85. Runway adornment : SASH
87. "__ me ae spark o' Nature's fire": Burns : GIE
88. London's __ Modern : TATE
89. Some Deco works : ERTÉs
91. Sea, with "the" : DEEP
93. Maestro Georg : SZELL
97. Different : OTHER
102. Overtake in a race, in a way : LAP
103. Grammy winner Jason : MRAZ
105. Schoolmarmish : PRIM
106. One given to forward looks : SEER
107. Similar : AKIN
108. East Lansing sch. : MSU. Michigan State University
110. "How clever of you!" : NEAT IDEA
113. Office supplies, or, minus a letter, a supplier of them : STAPLERS
115. Nashville attraction : OPRY
117. Spanish 116-Down : ANO
118. Howard's wife, to the Fonz : MRS. C
120. Letters before a view : IMHO
121. Half of nothing new? : SAME OLD
128. Peru neighbor : ECUADOR
129. "The Wind in the Willows" croaker : MR. TOAD
130. Shamed : ABASED
131. Saw-toothed : SERRATE. Serrate or serrated can be an adjective meaning having a notched edge or saw-like teeth, especially for cutting.
132. Blouse partners : SKIRTS
133. Already-seen fare : RERUNS
Down:
1. "'__ some visitor,' I muttered ... ": Poe : 'TIS
2. __ farm : ANT
3. TV awareness-raiser : PSA
4. Colors : TINCTs
5. Confuse : ADDLE
6. Teenage Russian emperor (1727-1730) : PETER II
7. Pitching staff leader : ACE
8. Acronymic NYC neighborhood : NOHO
9. Give in : YIELD
10. Ready : ON ALERT
11. "Shh!" : NOT A PEEP
12. N.T. book : EPH.
13. Paper under a wiper : FLIER
14. Man-made Georgia lake : LANIER
15. Screwdriver parts, for short : OJs
16. Best : TOPS
18. Union setting : ALTAR
19. Spinnaker holders : MASTS
24. Writer __ de Balzac : HONORÉ
28. Tortilla treat : SOFT TACO
30. Livens (up) : PEPs
31. Nike competitor : AVIA
32. N.C. neighbor : TENN.
33. Bolivian capital : SUCRE
35. Red Square honoree : LENIN
36. __ roles : SEX
40. Literally, "under city" : SUBURB
43. Ponte Vecchio's river : ARNO
45. See the bet : CALL
46. __-Croatian : SERBO
47. They're hard to break : HABITS
49. Whine : YAMMER
50. Decision makers have them : SAY SOs
52. New Mexico art hub : TAOS
55. Witch enemy of Popeye : SEA HAG
58. False front : FACADE
60. "Without a doubt" : OH, YES
63. Acknowledge the brass : SNAP TO
64. Admonition : CAVEAT
66. Stack seen on-screen : ROBERT
72. Approached : WENT UP TO
73. Small and glittering, like eyes : BEADY
74. Beginnings : ONSETs
75. Court cry : OYEZ
80. Something made on a star? : WISH
82. Jury member : PEER
84. Country singer Gibbs : TERRI
86. Glass-raised word : HERE'S
90. Accident investigation clue : SKID MARK
92. __ license : POETIC
94. Sommer of "The Prize" : ELKE
95. Animal house : LAIR
96. Hosp. personnel : LPNs
98. Headed up : RAN
100. Academic retirees : EMERITI
101. Ore carrier : TRAM CAR
104. Gung-ho type : ZEALOT
107. 10-time Gold Glove winner Roberto : ALOMAR. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Blue Jay. - CanadianEh!
108. Early receiver of tablets : MOSES
109. __ bar : SPACE
111. Netman Agassi : ANDRE
112. Fur tycoon : ASTOR
114. Suffix with xeno- : PHOBE
116. English 117-Across : YEAR
119. Series of 69-Across : CHAT
122. "Ghost" psychic __ Mae Brown : ODA
123. Radio settings : FMs
124. Reasons for some sportscast split screens : ADs
125. Big Ten sch. : PSU. Pennsylvania State University
126. Novelist Deighton : LEN
127. Picks out of a mug book : IDs
23A. Tolerate shrubland? : STAND THE HEATH. Stand the heat.
45A. .3 rings? : CIRCUS TENTH. Circus tent.
71A. Texas team's fair exhibit? : COWBOY BOOTH. Cowboy boot.
99A. Loyalty from a farm bird? : TURKEY TROTH. Turkey trot.
123A. Successful religious conversion? : FAITH ACCOMPLI. Fait accompli.
17D. Apparatus that breeds laziness? : SLOTH MACHINE. Slot machine.
65D. Sound from a dying fire? : HEARTH MURMUR. Heart murmur.
1. "I'm waiting ... " : TAP, TAP
7. "Volunteers?" : ANYONE?
13. Bobbing refuse : FLOTSAM
20. Word with man or dope : INSIDE
21. Like typical laundromats : COIN-OP
22. Affluent San Diego community : LA JOLLA
25. Crowd-drawing bars : IN SPOTS
26. Ancient queen, familiarly : CLEO
27. Pot for paella : OLLA
28. Sicilian six : SEI
29. Sports figure : STAT
30. Sewer needs : PATTERNS
34. Hates : DEPLORES
37. MLB set a season record for them in 2017 : HRs
38. Times to call, in ads : EVES
39. Markers : IOUs
41. Submerged threat : REEF
42. Office supply quantity : REAM
44. Term in wrestling or bowling : PIN
48. Doctor's orders : X-RAYS
51. Receiver of many letters : SANTA
53. Actress Kathryn : ERBE
54. Pocket breads : PITAs
56. BCS org. : NCAA
57. Franklin's 1936 opponent : ALF. Alf Landon
59. Spanish coin : EURO
61. Local pic shower : NABE. desper-otto said the neighborhood movie theater is shortened in slang to the NABE.
62. Distress signal? : OH, MY!
63. One who's learned : SCHOLAR
67. Pres. after USG : RBH. Ulysses S. Grant / Rutherford B. Hayes
68. Langley org. : CIA
69. Online exchange, briefly : IMs
70. Troon turndowns : NAEs
75. Basie's "__'Clock Jump" : ONE O
76. Director DuVernay : AVA
77. Actor Vigoda : ABE
78. Bard's dusk : E'EN
79. Lumber mill workers : SAWYERs
81. BOLO target : PERP
83. It can be hammered out : DENT
85. Runway adornment : SASH
87. "__ me ae spark o' Nature's fire": Burns : GIE
88. London's __ Modern : TATE
89. Some Deco works : ERTÉs
91. Sea, with "the" : DEEP
93. Maestro Georg : SZELL
97. Different : OTHER
102. Overtake in a race, in a way : LAP
103. Grammy winner Jason : MRAZ
105. Schoolmarmish : PRIM
106. One given to forward looks : SEER
107. Similar : AKIN
108. East Lansing sch. : MSU. Michigan State University
110. "How clever of you!" : NEAT IDEA
113. Office supplies, or, minus a letter, a supplier of them : STAPLERS
115. Nashville attraction : OPRY
117. Spanish 116-Down : ANO
118. Howard's wife, to the Fonz : MRS. C
120. Letters before a view : IMHO
121. Half of nothing new? : SAME OLD
128. Peru neighbor : ECUADOR
129. "The Wind in the Willows" croaker : MR. TOAD
130. Shamed : ABASED
131. Saw-toothed : SERRATE. Serrate or serrated can be an adjective meaning having a notched edge or saw-like teeth, especially for cutting.
132. Blouse partners : SKIRTS
133. Already-seen fare : RERUNS
Down:
1. "'__ some visitor,' I muttered ... ": Poe : 'TIS
2. __ farm : ANT
3. TV awareness-raiser : PSA
4. Colors : TINCTs
5. Confuse : ADDLE
6. Teenage Russian emperor (1727-1730) : PETER II
7. Pitching staff leader : ACE
8. Acronymic NYC neighborhood : NOHO
9. Give in : YIELD
10. Ready : ON ALERT
11. "Shh!" : NOT A PEEP
12. N.T. book : EPH.
13. Paper under a wiper : FLIER
14. Man-made Georgia lake : LANIER
15. Screwdriver parts, for short : OJs
16. Best : TOPS
18. Union setting : ALTAR
19. Spinnaker holders : MASTS
24. Writer __ de Balzac : HONORÉ
28. Tortilla treat : SOFT TACO
30. Livens (up) : PEPs
31. Nike competitor : AVIA
32. N.C. neighbor : TENN.
33. Bolivian capital : SUCRE
35. Red Square honoree : LENIN
36. __ roles : SEX
40. Literally, "under city" : SUBURB
43. Ponte Vecchio's river : ARNO
45. See the bet : CALL
46. __-Croatian : SERBO
47. They're hard to break : HABITS
49. Whine : YAMMER
50. Decision makers have them : SAY SOs
52. New Mexico art hub : TAOS
55. Witch enemy of Popeye : SEA HAG
58. False front : FACADE
60. "Without a doubt" : OH, YES
63. Acknowledge the brass : SNAP TO
64. Admonition : CAVEAT
66. Stack seen on-screen : ROBERT
72. Approached : WENT UP TO
73. Small and glittering, like eyes : BEADY
74. Beginnings : ONSETs
75. Court cry : OYEZ
80. Something made on a star? : WISH
82. Jury member : PEER
84. Country singer Gibbs : TERRI
86. Glass-raised word : HERE'S
90. Accident investigation clue : SKID MARK
92. __ license : POETIC
94. Sommer of "The Prize" : ELKE
95. Animal house : LAIR
96. Hosp. personnel : LPNs
98. Headed up : RAN
100. Academic retirees : EMERITI
101. Ore carrier : TRAM CAR
104. Gung-ho type : ZEALOT
107. 10-time Gold Glove winner Roberto : ALOMAR. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Blue Jay. - CanadianEh!
108. Early receiver of tablets : MOSES
109. __ bar : SPACE
111. Netman Agassi : ANDRE
112. Fur tycoon : ASTOR
114. Suffix with xeno- : PHOBE
116. English 117-Across : YEAR
119. Series of 69-Across : CHAT
122. "Ghost" psychic __ Mae Brown : ODA
123. Radio settings : FMs
124. Reasons for some sportscast split screens : ADs
125. Big Ten sch. : PSU. Pennsylvania State University
126. Novelist Deighton : LEN
127. Picks out of a mug book : IDs
