3. Hacker's coup: DATA BREACH.
5. SunTrust Park player: ATLANTA BRAVE.
11. Presidential moniker: HONEST ABE.
15. Genre from Mississippi: DELTA BLUES.
40. Heart rhythm manager: BETA BLOCKER.
66. University of California city: SANTA BARBARA. And 50. City near 66-Down: OJAI.
74. "Sweet Love" R&B singer: ANITA BAKER.
79. Annual Arizona football game: FIESTA BOWL.
82. Almost: JUST ABOUT.
Reveal:
118. Something flipped after a walk-off home run ... and in the nine longest Down answers: BAT.
Again, the title is Rich's, who is a devoted Yankees fan. I originally had "Bat Flip" as a title. Rich suggested that I put BAT in the grid and used "Walk-Off" as title.
Rich accepts Sunday theme queries, so constructors do not waste time filling in a Sunday grid. Such a luxury!
Across:
1. Org. with the slogan "No More Victims": MADD. You can't talk on the phone while driving in Minnesota now. Hands-free law went into effect last Thursday.
5. Addis __ University: ABABA.
10. Thunder god: THOR.
14. Tributes in verse: ODES.
18. Inbox pileup: EMAIL.
20. Made level, with "up": TRUED. I only submitted "Made level". Rich added [ " with "up" ] extra. TRUED up = Made level. Hence the extra. He's just a wordsmith.
21. State since 1846: IOWA.
22. Present: HERE.
23. Mucho: LOTSA.
24. Ski resort hangout: LODGE.
25. Big name in women's apparel: ANN TAYLOR. Owns the Loft brand.
27. "Ozark" or "Fargo": DRAMA.
28. Young Darth: ANI.
29. Goose that sometimes nests in lava fields: NENE.
31. Lies for, maybe: ABETS.
32. On an even keel: BALANCED.
35. Job for Sam Spade: CASE.
37. Remote battery: AAA.
38. Two-time NBA Finals MVP: BRYANT. Kobe.
39. Asian fusion restaurant chain: NOBU. Their signature dish is miso-marinated black cod. Yellowrocks probably made this before.
41. Glad offering: TRASH BAG.
45. Become defunct: DIE.
46. Multi-platinum Steely Dan album: AJA.
47. Type of sale: CLEARANCE.
49. Language in the Tai family: LAO. Lots of vowels in Lao: 33.
52. Challenge in court: OBJECT.
54. Orchestra pitch setter: OBOE.
55. Fourth-down play: PUNT.
56. Unbearably confident: COCKSURE.
58. Instruction Alice followed: EAT ME.
60. Rapid-fire: SPEEDY.
62. "Hmm ... doubt it": UH NO.
63. Withdrawal site: ATM. Money withdrawal.
65. Cry at a shearing: BAA.
66. "I'm good with it": SUITS ME.
67. Streamed, perhaps: ON TV.
69. Run-D.M.C.'s "You Be __": ILLIN.
71. Pretended to be: APED.
72. "You don't have to remind me": I'M AWARE.
75. "The Matrix" role: NEO.
76. Big ball of energy: SUN.
78. Food since the Han Dynasty: TOFU. One of my favorite food.
81. "Casino" co-star: DE NIRO.
82. Like ripe mangoes: JUICY. These are the Asian-style mangoes.
84. "Well done, sista!": ATTA GIRL.
87. Chocolat chaud need: LAIT. Hot chocolate.
88. It has colorful suspects: CLUE.
90. __ Khan: KUBLAI. Grandson of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire.
92. Crazy Taxi publisher: SEGA.
93. Summer hrs. in Buffalo: EDT.
94. Knock response: WHO'S THERE.
96. Deli order: BLT.
98. Put a Singer to work: SEW.
99. Track tie: DEAD HEAT.
101. 105-Across output: ARTE. 105. "Mae West Lips Sofa" sculptor: DALI.
102. Modifies to fit: ADAPTS.
104. Drone, e.g.: BEE.
107. Thai chili sauce: SRIRACHA. In that red bottle. Popular sauce for Pho. You should be able to find it in your local grocery store. Asian section.
109. Saves, with "away": SALTS.
111. Cause of some nodding: BORE.
113. "Hold on a sec," in texts: BRB. Be Right Back.
114. Lunar path: ORBIT.
117. Acknowledges the applause: TAKES A BOW.
119. Early life stage: LARVA.
121. Haka dancers: MAORI.
122. "American Psycho" author __ Easton Ellis: BRET.
123. Ancient France: GAUL.
124. Prime minister after Major: BLAIR. Tony Blair was the prime minster when Hong Kong was handed over to China. I don't remember paying attention to him, or Prince Charles at the ceremony. The guy in the middle is the then-governor Chris Patten, who was very liked. So sad to see what's happening in HK now.
125. Nubian Museum city: ASWAN.
126. Have the nerve: DARE.
127. Bar worker: Abbr.: ATTY.
128. Cigna rival: AETNA.
129. "Frozen Fever" queen: ELSA.
Down:
1. Canasta play: MELD.
2. Love in Spain: AMOR.
4. Consternation: DISMAY. A bit of mess when Boomer and I went to the Mississippi dam on Friday. Lots of construction work along the parking lot area. Looks like they're going to charge a fee next year.
6. Rodeo mount: BRONC.
7. Theater group: AUDIENCE.
8. Plead with: BEG.
9. Yemen's principal port: ADEN. Their capital now.
10. "The Princess and the Frog" princess: TIANA.
12. Beat consistently: OWN.
13. Pro __: RATA.
14. "Now I remember": OH YEAH.
16. Bow-toting god: EROS.
17. Sun. delivery: SER.
19. Yellow Teletubby with a curly antenna: LAA LAA.
26. Humiliate: ABASE.
30. Quito's land: Abbr.: ECUA.
33. European pear: ANJOU. I think I tried it once. I much prefer Korean pears on the bottom.
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34. Sweetly, to Salieri: DOLCE.
36. Game designer Rubik: ERNO.
38. Delicate trinket: BIJOU.
42. Hickok's last hand, reportedly: ACES UP.
43. Texas school, informally: A AND M.
44. "Somebody That I Used to Know" singer: GOTYE. Unusual name. Hope this area did not give you trouble.
45. Dwarf wearing specs: DOC.
48. Punic Wars fighters: ROMANS.
51. "You don't have to remind me": I KNOW IT.
53. Jacuzzi feature: JET.
55. Nana and Toto: PET DOGS.
57. Ping producer: SONAR.
59. __ chi: TAI.
61. St. Peter's Basilica sculpture: PIETA.
64. Movement in Brahms' Serenade No. 1: MINUET. Rich's clue, of course!
68. Throat lozenge: TROCHE. MedicinNet says "Strictly speaking, a troche should be circular since the word derives from the Greek "trokhiskos" meaning "a little wheel."
70. Molokai memento: LEI.
72. Sat at a light: IDLED.
73. Winner at Gettysburg: MEADE.
77. AA flying rival: UAL. American Airlines.
80. Prompts: URGES.
83. Domed Asian shelters: YURTS.
85. Swinton of "Burn After Reading": TILDA.
86. Bar code?: LAW.
89. Dryer unit: LOAD.
91. Sausage at tailgate parties: BEER BRAT.
94. Piques, as an appetite: WHETS.
95. Locks up?: HAIR.
97. Washington port: TACOMA.
100. Remove: DELETE.
103. Sentence fragment: PHRASE.
106. Humble: LOWLY.
108. NFL Network analyst Michael __: IRVIN.
109. Lee whom nobody doesn't like: SARA.
110. Long tale: SAGA.
112. Island off Tuscany: ELBA.
115. Some S&L plans: IRAS.
116. Grammy winner Turner: TINA.
117. Sched. uncertainty: TBD.
120. Mirror Pond product: ALE. Again, Rich's clue. Never heard of this brand.
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