Sunday March 3, 2019 C.C. Burnikel

Title:  "Revisiting the Past" - ETAD (DATE backwards) spans across each theme entry.
 
23. Process that may transform a neutron into a proton: BETA DECAY.

28. Line on a package: STREET ADDRESS.
 
45. Navy bigwig: FLEET ADMIRAL.

53. Online pop-up, say: INTERNET AD.

69. Common animal welfare goal: PET ADOPTION.

90. Tip for a loser?: DIET ADVICE.

97. Barbershop standard: SWEET ADELINE.

114. Anonymous fan: SECRET ADMIRER.

Reveal:

122. Makes retroactive ... or what the eight other longest Across answers have: BACKDATES.

Very simple theme. Very Gail G, right? I just adore her.

I did make a big goof in my original grid. See 63-Across? METADATA, which has DATE goes backward as well. Totally escaped me. Thankfully Rich noticed it and redid that part himself.  Thanks, Rich!

Across: 
 
1. Island near Java: BALI.

5. At the drop of __: A HAT. As you can see from the grid, I have A RAT crossing ROC, the skincare brand. Rich probably does not think the brand is common enough.

9. Players with parts: CAST.

13. Like highways: LANED.

18. Apple variety: IMAC. Not the edible GALA.

19. Jay of "Jerry Maguire": MOHR.

20. Top story: ATTIC.

22. Post with a column: EMILY. Lovely clue. Rich's creation. I had "Blunt on screen".

25. Tree with edible nuts: BEECH.

26. "I swear!": NO LIE.

27. Man of La Mancha: SENOR.

31. Hefty closer: TWIST TIE.

34. Out before the term ends: PAROLED.

35. Sturdy trees: ELMS.

38. Cote call: COO.

39. Hectic hosp. areas: ERS. That fateful day in Sept.

41. "Iron Man" Ripken: CAL.

42. Ostrich relative: EMU.

48. School notebook decorations: DOODLES.

51. Sound mixing control: FADER.

52. Georgia, once: Abbr.: SSR.

56. Asia's __ Darya river: AMU. Learned from doing crosswords. Looks like it originates in the shrinking Aral Sea.

57. Expert: ACE.

60. Magazine since 1850: HARPER'S.

62. Princess in "The Princess and the Frog": TIANA. Wikis says she's "The ninth Disney Princess, Tiana is the first to be of African-American heritage."

63. Don Juan: CASANOVA.

66. One of Donald Duck's nephews: HUEY.

67. Google : Android :: Apple : __: IOS.

68. Isaac's eldest: ESAU.

73. Actor __ James of "Divergent" films: THEO.

77. It ends in Nov.: DST.

79. Like die-hard fans: AVID.

80. Hearty bowlful often topped with tortilla chips: TACO SOUP.

82. Skate park move: OLLIE.

85. Spice rack staple: OREGANO. I don't like the taste of oregano.

88. Like the Beatles?: FAB. Rich's clue.

89. __ Fridays: TGI.

92. Raised rumblers: ELS.

94. Every hour on the hour, say: OFTEN.

96. An official election ballot can't have one: ERASURE. Rich's clue as well. What if you make a mistake? Can you use Wite-Out? I have not screwed up yet, but I only focus on the races I care about and leave lots of stuff blank.

101. Bummed: SAD.

102. Clearance rack abbr.: IRR.

104. Danson of TV's "Fargo": TED.

105. Bus sched. item: ARR.

106. Tailless primates: APES.

107. Withdrawal charges: ATM FEES.

111. Longtime comic with a "Great Jewish Joke Book": ALAN KING. Also Rich's clue.

117. Singer Jones: NORAH.

120. Brown with a frying pan: ALTON. Here he is.

121. Permanent marks: SCARS.

126. Sun block?: CLOUD.

127. Mississippi's __ River: YAZOO.

128. Sandbox boo-boo: OWIE.

129. Sushi roll wrap: NORI. Some rolls have the nori wrapped inside.

130. Mini racers: KARTS.

131. The Ivy League's Quakers: PENN.

132. Caboose: REAR.

133. Agt. after tax evaders: T MAN.

Down:

1. Marathon runner's wear: BIB. These four are stealing others' bib numbers.

2. Iowa college town: AMES.

3. Past the deadline: LATE.

4. Complaint from the nosebleed section: I CAN'T SEE.

5. "West Side Story" number: AMERICA.

6. Ad __ committee: HOC.

7. "Gotcha!": AHA.

8. Clandestine arrangement: TRYST.

9. 11-time MLB All-Star Miguel: CABRERA. One of Boomer's favorite players.

10. Perfectly, with "to": A TEE. Partial.

11. Exorbitant: STEEP.

12. Altoids rival: TIC TAC.

13. Tennis great Ivan: LENDL.

14. Valentino's love: AMORE.

15. Rosetta Stone discovery area: NILE DELTA. Have any of you seen the Rosetta Stone in person?

16. Yale alumni: ELIS.

17. Turns red, perhaps: DYES.

21. Classic parlor game: CHARADES.

24. Investor's barometer, with "the": DOW.

29. __ del Fuego: TIERRA.

30. Melancholy: DOLOR.

32. Ground cover: SOD. Our townhouse association hired these guys to clean the snow and icicles on the roof last Wednesday. This year is extra tough because of the rain we got in January. It turned into ice and made walking dangerous. The heavy snow that followed after eased up the walking considerably, but the snow just won't stop.

33. Alley prowlers: TOMS. Oh hi, Texas "alley prowler"  and Chicago "alley prowler"!

35. Rub out: EFFACE.

36. Incan herd members: LLAMAS.

37. Gorgon slain by Perseus: MEDUSA.

40. Mistake: SLIP UP.

43. Like the Grinch: MEAN.

44. Org. that may request food recalls: USDA.

46. Air__: Southwest subsidiary: TRAN. Dave 2's nephew is a Southwest pilot.

47. "More or less" cousin: ISH.

49. "I'm __ you!": ONTO.

50. Franklin and Jefferson, religiously: DEISTS.

54. Nair rival, once: NEET.

55. "Taste this": TRY IT. Hmm, I'd like some chicken peanut butter stew on my rice.

58. Egyptian Christian: COPT.

59. Prior night: EVE.

61. Mary's best friend: RHODA. Mary Tyler Moore.

64. Accounting jobs: AUDITS.

65. Missile Command producer: ATARI.

67. Pizarro victim: INCA.

70. Con counterpart, across the Pyrenees: AVEC.  My sister-in-law Connie avec moi. I asked D-Otto what the color of my scarf is. He said tan, pink or gray. He settled on pink.

C.C. & Connie, Feb 11, 2019, The Orleans

71. Compendium: DIGEST.

72. Clumsy one: OAF.

74. Inside investment info: HOT TIP.

75. Oregon college town: EUGENE.

76. Offers a view: OPINES.

78. Hall of Fame linebacker Junior: SEAU.

81. English horn relative: OBOE.

82. Tributes in verse: ODES. I loved TTP's Neruda ODE observations. He was indeed getting hungry. 

83. Constantinople coin: LIRA.

84. Star: LEAD ACTOR. I love this performance so much. Just amazing.

85. Eggs order: OVER EASY.

86. Tattoo parlor sticker: NEEDLE.

87. Flamenco cheer: OLE.

91. Snowstorm consequence: DRIFT. We really don't have place for more snow.

93. Suffix meaning "country": STAN.

95. Egregious: FLAGRANT.

98. Becomes tiresome to: WEARS ON.

99. Vessel for couples: ARK.

100. Pub patron: DRINKER.

103. One with a lot of baggage: REDCAP.

108. Salmon cousin: TROUT.

109. Gives a darn?: MENDS.

110. Pollution portmanteau: SMAZE. Smoke and Haze.

112. Shady area: ARBOR.

113. Wordless agreement: NOD.

114. Quarterback's setback: SACK.

115. Jazz great Fitzgerald: ELLA.

116. Tofu nutrient: IRON. I pan-fry mine often.

118. Splittable bit: ATOM.

119. Eldest daughter of Cronus: HERA.

123. Wonder: AWE. Hi, JJM, it's TTP who posted last week's IRISH EYES pic. Not me. He is just amazing.

124. Its HQ is named for George H.W. Bush: CIA.

125. Sloth, e.g.: SIN.

Great to see both Dave 2 and Lorraine posting on the blog now. It's been tough for both of them. Thanks for the continued support and encouragement for them!

C.C.