Theme: "Um, Yeah"- Um sound is added to common phrase, changing spellings as needed.
26. Switching out tedious people?: ROTATING THE TIRESOME. Rotating the tires.
37. Classroom ennui?: SCHOOL BOREDOM. School board.
45. Extremely powerful networking device?: BEAST MODEM. Beast mode.
68. Strange guy at a class reunion?: WEIRD ALUM. Weird Al.
90. "Life is short, don't drink Coke," e.g.?: PEPSI MAXIM. Pepsi Max.
98. Visual aids for treating snake bites?: VENOM DIAGRAMS. Venn diagrams.
112. Responses to questions at an anglers' conference?: FISHING FORUM ANSWERS. Fishing for answers.
Noticed the added letters are mostly different. Amazing. This theme requires tons of creativity. Chuckled at the 90A clue.
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| Michael & Kevin |
Another low-word Sunday grid. Only 138 words. Mine is often 144. Our blog labels show that this is the first LAT Sunday for both of them. Somehow I thought Kevin had a Sunday before. Here's another great picture of him.
Across:
1. Wraps (up): SEWS.
5. Young lady: LASS.
9. Last name of football brothers J.J. and T.J.: WATT. Their brother Derek is a football player also.
13. Cuts with light: LASES.
18. Start to fall?: PRAT. Pratfall.
19. Skip past: OMIT.
20. Complicated: MESSY.
21. College sports channel: ESPNU.
22. "Voyage to India" Grammy winner: ARIE. India.Arie.
23. Actress Rowlands: GENA. She was the old Allie in "The Notebook". Beautiful movie.
24. At hand: ON TAP.
25. Braces (oneself): GIRDS.
30. 1948 presidential election winner: TRUMAN.
31. "Money __": Spanish Netflix crime series: HEIST. Unknown to me.
32. TripTik output: AAA MAP.
34. Egyptian viper: ASP.
35. Body art: INK.
41. Grandma: NANA.
43. Verdi opera: AIDA.
44. Cliched plot device: TROPE.
51. Home of Arizona State: TEMPE. Leon Marchand brought them the NCAA championship last year.
54. Company with brown trucks: UPS.
55. Pet food brand: ALPO.
56. Strikingly strange: EXOTIC. Pets.
58. "Likewise," informally: BACK AT YA. Quite a few nice long fill in this grid.
61. Lots: SLEWS.
63. Makers of top 10 lists: RATERS.
66. Hover (over): LOOM.
67. Obama daughter: SASHA.
70. Roves around: ROAMS.
74. Opera number: ARIA.
76. Use for support: LEAN ON. Thank God for my blogging team, friends and my three Tom's! So happy to see you back, TTP!
77. Home of the Sherpa people: NEPAL. 120. 77-Across's locale: ASIA.
78. Steeplechase barrier: OBSTACLE.
82. "Drag Race" host: RUPAUL.
85. Lugosi of "Dracula" fame: BELA.
86. After taxes: NET.
87. Shrill cries: YELPS.
92. R&B singer Braxton: TRACI. Ton Braxton's younger sister.
95. Opening course: SOUP.
97. Till stack: TENS.
103. Rust shade: RED.
104. Small batteries: AAS.
107. "Rocky" role: ADRIAN.
108. Overjoy: ELATE.
110. Amp handler: ROADIE.
116. Target Field team: TWINS. Been ages since I was there.
118. Durable jacket material: DENIM.
119. Prefix with bot: NANO.
121. Carried: BORNE.
122. Linney of "Ozark": LAURA.
123. Shade: TINT.
124. Academic acronym: STEM.
125. Like some enclosed stadiums: DOMED. Metrodome before Target Field.
126. Otherwise: ELSE.
127. Tart fruit used to make gin: SLOE.
128. In this place: HERE.
Down:
2. Stat for a bad defense: ERRORS.
3. Call from a slowpoke: WAIT UP.
4. Cook bao, say: STEAM. We don't say bao alone. Always baozi or Cha siu bao.
5. Password partner: LOGIN NAME.
6. Blessing ender: AMEN.
7. Golfer Vijay: SINGH. He was a machine for many years.
8. Utters: STATES.
9. Got started: WENT TO IT.
10. Piedmont wine center: ASTI.
11. Ruler until 1917: TSAR.
12. Rare blood designation: TYPE AB.
13. Creative displays made with toy bricks: LEGO ART.
14. Barely boiling: ASIMMER.
15. Few and far between: SPREAD OUT.
16. "__ of story": END.
17. Fishy, in slang: SUS. Suspicious.
20. Title role for Brandy Norwood: MOESHA.
27. Tarnish: TAINT.
28. Hawaiian Punch rival: HIC.
29. __ Tomé and PrÃncipe: SAO.
33. State flower of California: POPPY.
36. Kentucky fort: KNOX.
38. Tribute in verse: ODE.
39. Petting zoo cutie: LAMB.
40. Table in the desert: MESA.
42. Love: ADORE.
45. Adam Clayton's instrument: BASS. Bassist for U2.
46. First name in scat: ELLA.
47. "Planet of the __": APES.
48. "Why should I care?": SO WHAT.
49. Cybercommerce: E-TAIL.
50. Bishop's hat: MITRE.
52. __ reader: PALM.
53. Environmentally friendly prefix: ECO.
57. __ chest: CEDAR.
59. "Freak on a Leash" band: KORN.
60. Blob on a microscope slide: AMOEBA.
62. "Born to Fly" singer Evans: SARA.
64. Incurred: RAN UP.
65. Skiing spot: SLOPE.
68. Corduroy ridge: WALE. The higher, the better? I never liked corduroy.
69. Not suitable: UNAPT.
71. Acme: APEX.
72. Senegal neighbor: MALI.
73. Poetry event: SLAM.
75. Frozen over: ICY.
78. "As seen __": ON TV.
79. Liberal arts college in Kentucky: BEREA. Reminds me of Windhover.
80. Refuse to budge: STAND FIRM.
81. "Frozen" sister: ELSA.
83. Type of interface: USER.
84. Factoid in a CD booklet: LINER NOTE.
88. 1990s fad disc: POG.
89. Certain: SUREFIRE.
91. Windows precursor: MS DOS.
93. "Put Your Records On" singer Bailey Rae: CORINNE.
94. "That one didn't hit the target": I MISSED.
96. Cocktail of tequila and grapefruit soda: PALOMA.
99. Morse code unit: DAH.
100. Not going anywhere: IN IDLE.
101. Dent or scratch: MAR.
102. Double takes?: STUNTS. Great clue. Stunt doubles.
104. "__ Fideles": ADESTE.
105. Not as close: AIRIER.
106. Bagel option: SESAME. Hmm, I'm going to make this next.
109. Yahoo! service: EMAIL.
111. Overflowing (with): AWASH.
113. "Snow Crash" novelist Stephenson: NEAL.
114. Wildebeests: GNUS.
115. Part of A.D.: ANNO.
116. Up in the air, for short: TBD.
117. Court: WOO.
C.C.
