Theme: "Go Figure"- ADD spans across each theme entry.
23. Usually retrospective assessment: BAD DECISION.
25. Cop (to), as a lesser charge: PLEAD DOWN.
35. Brazen crime time: BROAD DAYLIGHT.
46. It's often designed to rise: BREAD DOUGH.
65. South Beach, say: FAD DIET.
79. Tire measurement that can be checked by the "penny test": TREAD DEPTH.
92. Place to buy a train ticket: RAILROAD DEPOT.
106. Buffet stack item: SALAD DISH.
Reveal:
108. Combine ... and a hint to what's hidden in eight long answers: ADD TOGETHER
This puzzle has a perfect reveal and perfect title!
Gail
is my crossword hero. Her themes are always so simple yet
never-been-done. So much hard work and thorough Cruciverb database
search behind Gail's puzzles.
Across:
1. Abacus unit: BEAD. I'm probably the only one who used abacus in primary school.
5. Brother of Lucrezia Borgia: CESARE.
Wiki says "Lucrezia Borgia was an Italian noblewoman of the House of
Borgia who was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei
Cattanei."
11. Lipstick shade: RUBY.
15. Insignificant: MERE.
19. Drivetrain component: AXLE.
20. Rhododendron variety: AZALEA. Augusta!
21. Sport with masks: EPEE.
22. "Cake Boss" competitor, at times: ICER.
27. Service that manages network messages: EMAIL HOST. So who hosts Gmail?
28. Ingenuous one: NAIF.
29. Kemper who plays Kimmy Schmidt: ELLIE.
30. Feed a line: CUE.
31. "About time!": AT LAST.
34. Grabs with a toothpick: SPEARS.
40. Palate-cleansing serving: SHERBET. Never had sherbet.
41. Way to go: ROUTE.
42. Winds into rings: COILS.
43. Common scale extreme: TEN. Oh, on a scale of one to ten.
44. Cathedral section: APSE.
45. Shade of pink: CORAL.
53. Pull in: NET.
54. Zebra mom: MARE.
55. Sound quality?: SANITY. Nice clue.
57. First Nations tribe: CREE.
58. Cash or credit, e.g.: NOUN. NOUN and VERB are always fun to clue.
59. California county or its seat: NAPA. Also the cabbage in Kimchi.
60. Pub orders: STEINS.
62. Kilt features: PLEATS.
68. Ribs: TEASES.
69. It isn't negotiable: SET FEE.
70. "That's not true!": LIAR.
71. Go over: SPAN.
72. Barcelona-born muralist: SERT. MIRO too.
73. Lightly washed: RINSED.
75. Comedy club sound: ROAR.
76. Old school dance: HOP.
82. "I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie" author: EBERT.
84. "Arbitrage" actor: GERE.
85. Apples run on it: IOS.
86. Bush, for one: PLANT. Great mislead.
87. Where van Gogh painted "Sunflowers": ARLES. We have this on our wall.
88. Letter writing, sadly: LOST ART.
95. Fifth-century conqueror: ATTILA.
96. Washington airport: SEA-TAC. Seattle–Tacoma.
97. Sushi bar offering: ROE.
98. Put away for later: STORE.
99. Unveiling shout: TA DA.
100. Showbiz honors: OSCAR NODS. Sparkly fill.
110. Had to fork over: OWED.
111. Letters before a viewpoint: IMHO.
112. Lowlife, slangily: CREEPO.
113. Actress Watson: EMMA. Argyle loved her.
114. Pollster's enc.: SASE. I do take on-line poll from time to time. Not other forms.
115. Ravioli filling: MEAT.
116. "Hear me out": LISTEN.
117. Resale caveat: AS IS.
Down:
1. Sonny & Cher's "I Got You __": BABE.
2. Class struggle?: EXAM. Another fun clue.
3. "Same Time, Next Year" actor: ALDA.
4. Inscribe personally: DEDICATE.
5. Hidden: CACHED.
6. Basso Pinza: EZIO.
7. Fresh words: SASS.
8. Carrier with a hub in Fiumicino: ALITALIA. Fiumicino is the home of Da Vinci Airport. Learning moment for me.
9. 1906 Runabout, e.g.: REO. Looks like this.
10. Suffix with Jacob: EAN.
11. Meal: REPAST.
12. Illuminated indirectly: UP-LIT.
13. Complaint: BEEF.
14. Word of support: YEA.
15. "The Rose" singer: MIDLER.
16. Big name in food safety: ECOLAB. Headquartered here in St. Paul, Minnesota.
17. Do some electrical updating: REWIRE.
18. Gallo family brother: ERNEST.
24. Lose, as a tail: ELUDE.
26. Be contingent (on): DEPEND.
28. "Doubt it": NAH.
32. Cash holders: TILLS.
33. Some HDTVs: LGS.
34. Place for a rototiller: SHED. This "roto" makes me sad. Don't ever use Roto-Rooter!
35. Fiber source: BRAN.
36. Boxing ring boundary: ROPE.
37. Kick out: OUST.
38. Nut with a hat: ACORN. Such a visual clue.
39. Time long past: YORE.
40. Stick it out: STAY.
45. Protest principle: CAUSE.
46. __ B'rith: B'NAI.
47. Smelly: RIPE.
48. Nouveau-Mexique, par exemple: ETAT.
49. Vast expanse: OCEAN.
50. "Topaz" novelist: URIS (Leon)
51. Code carrier: GENE.
52. Company with toy trucks: HESS.
54. Sunbeam floater: MOTE.
56. Watts at a keyboard: ANDRE.
58. 1990s trade acronym: NAFTA.
60. Annual parade VIP: ST PAT.
61. Sign of remorse: TEAR.
62. Subtle summons: PSST.
63. Look the wrong way?: LEER.
64. Raison d'__: ETRE.
65. Wig out: FLIP.
66. "It __ Necessarily So": Gershwin song: AIN'T.
67. Smidgen: DASH.
71. More or less, informally: SORTA.
73. Interval of inactivity: REST.
74. "Don't You Know?" singer Reese: DELLA.
75. City near the California-Nevada border: RENO.
76. Pitch in: HELP.
77. Cookie with a Thins Bites variety: OREO. Look at these new flavors in Asia.
78. Bug or brat: PEST.
80. Increased in intensity, with "up": DIALED.
81. Kid-vid explorer: DORA.
83. Lines at the grocery: BAR CODES.
84. Beverage with antioxidants: GREEN TEA. And 92. Sizzling: RED HOT.
86. Sizable hole: PIT.
87. Really fancy: ADORE. Verb "fancy".
88. Catchers on the range: LASSOS.
89. North American capital, or its river: OTTAWA.
90. Some wraps: STOLES.
91. Vehement speech: TIRADE.
93. Battery choice: AAA.
94. Jackie Paper's imaginary friend is one: DRAGON. "Puff, the Magic Dragon".
96. Recent White House daughter: SASHA.
99. Smartphone display: TIME.
I chuckled reading last Sunday's comments. Those who still own flip
phones are super-cool. Like Irish Miss, Yuval Noah Harari does not even
own a cell phone.
101. Newsroom cancellation: STET.
102. Roll with the punches: COPE. Boomer still coaches the kids at his old high school despite his intense back pain. He's just incredible.
103. Electrical units: OHMS.
104. Patrick's "Ghost" co-star: DEMI. The unforgettable "Ditto". I like "As You Wish" better though.
105. Ladies of Sp.: SRAS.
107. Barely lit: DIM.
108. Knee injury initials: ACL.
109. Nike's __-FIT fabric: DRI.
