Theme: - "Living in the Past" - One word in each common phrase is replaced its past tense.
22. Totally wild bibliography text?: LIT SOURCE. Light source.
24. Number jammed in an adding machine printout?: STUCK FIGURE. Stick figure.
45. Drink to toast the Apollo 11 landing?: SHOT FOR THE MOON. Shoot for the moon.
66. Cowardly FBI agent?: CHICKEN FED. Chicken feed.
70. Indictment based on falsified evidence? : MADE-UP CASE. Makeup case.
91. Skirmish at sea?: SPAT IN THE OCEAN. Spit in the ocean.
115. Ballroom pro who spent all of their cash on costumes?: BROKE DANCER. Break dancer.
119. Tossed some hairpieces?: THREW RUGS. Throw rugs.
66A is the only entry where the last word has the tense change. Fun entry/clue though. I did a similar theme ages ago for the WSJ. Used CHICKEN FED also.
Gary and Amy's set is quite focused. They avoided bear/bore, see/saw where the nouns & verbs share no roots.
Across:
1. Guitar clamps: CAPOS. So happy for Splynter's new lifestyle.
6. Special __: OPS.
9. Jewish scholar: RABBI.
14. Omar of "House": EPPS.
18. Ticket category: ADULT.
19. Hard swing, in baseball slang: RIP.
20. Agree to take part: OPT IN.
21. French Revolution journalist: MARAT. Jean-Paul Marat, who's killed in his bathtub.
26. Hidden: LATENT.
27. Nutrient-rich berry: ACAI.
29. Cornmeal dish: POLENTA. I grew up eating plain steamed corn buns.
30. Former Nair competitor: NEET.
32. Laugh behind one's hand: SNICKER.
36. Paper purchase: REAM.
37. German pronoun: ICH. Wo in Chinese. Wo ai ni.
40. Swelter: ROAST.
43. Hillary Rodham __: CLINTON.
49. Sage and dill: HERBS.
53. Hard work: LABOR.
54. Jewelry for a piggie: TOE RING.
55. Private eye: GUMSHOE.
57. God, in the Torah: ADONAI. Hebrew for "My Lord".
59. Movie lines?: PLOTS. Oh story lines.
60. "Not long now!": VERY SOON.
61. Machu Picchu builder: INCA.
63. "I have read and agree to the above terms and conditions," often: LIE. Chuckled at the clue. Yes.
64. Sardine containers: TINS.
65. In-app convos: DMS.
73. Hee-__: HAW.
74. Housekeeping staffer: MAID.
75. Place for pennies: JAR.
76. Do well in a comedy club: SLAY.
77. Longtime "Masterpiece Theatre" host Cooke: ALISTAIR. Feels like he should have been a Sir.
80. Sealy rival: SERTA.
82. Chronicles: ANNALS.
86. Some deodorants: ROLL-ONS.
87. Draw in: ATTRACT.
89. Metric weights: KILOS. Infusion again next Tuesday. The total dosage is based on my weight.
90. Letter-shaped opening: T SLOT.
93. Tires out: WEARIES.
96. Indian tea region: ASSAM.
97. S&L investments: CDS.
98. "Right now!": ASAP.
101. Big squeeze: BEAR HUG.
103. __ bene: NOTA.
106. Totally committed: DEVOTED.
108. Three-piece suit garment: VEST.
111. Removable locks?: TOUPEE. Locks?= hair. Always.
121. Like plant-covered walls: IVIED.
122. "Arsenic and Old Lace" director: CAPRA (Frank)
123. Pro vote: YEA.
124. Some iPods: NANOS.
125. British puzzle pieces?: ZEDS. Just the letter Z.
126. About to cry: TEARY.
127. Final chapter: END.
128. Brief scrap: SET-TO.
Down:
1. Phone: CALL.
2. Sarah McLachlan hit: ADIA.
3. Stroke to hit par, often: PUTT. Putt for par.
4. Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin: OLSEN.
5. Avocado center: STONE.
6. Winner of eight consecutive Norris Trophies: ORR (Bobby). That's a record. Norris Trophy is awarded to the top defensive player.
7. Typesetting unit: PICA.
8. Design detail, for short: SPEC.
9. Violin bow need: ROSIN.
10. Fitting: APT.
11. HVAC meas.: BTU.
12. Brand of 13-Down: BIC. 13. Writing implement: INK PEN.
14. "I can't wait!" feeling: EAGERNESS.
15. Cut back: PRUNE.
17. Mirror fogger: STEAM.
21. Thousand thou: MIL.
23. In __: before birth: UTERO.
25. Military stronghold: FORT.
28. "Armageddon" threat: ASTEROID. An asteroid heading for Earth,
31. Material for a suit: TORT.
33. Toolbar symbols: ICONS.
34. Flow stopper: CLOG.
35. Close relations: KIN.
37. "Marge in Charge" writer Fisher: ISLA.
38. Neighbor of Sudan: CHAD.
39. __ bag: slouchy purse: HOBO.
41. Crowning: ATOP.
42. Ready to eat, as pistachios: SHELLED.
44. "Good heavens!": OH MY. Our whole neighborhood was super quiet yesterday. I live 2.2 miles miles away from the lawmaker's house.
46. Drink with quinine: TONIC.
47. Open and honest: FRANK.
48. Tiny pest: MITE.
50. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" spinoff: RHODA.
51. Prosperous periods: BOOMS.
52. Perceive: SENSE.
55. Pool contents: GENES.
56. Disney's "Poor Unfortunate Souls" singer: URSULA. "The Little Mermaid". Learning moment for me.
58. Who "cometh" in a Eugene O'Neill play: ICEMAN.
60. Reels post, for short: VID.
62. Diarist Nin: ANAIS.
64. Highlands designs: TARTANS. And 116. Edinburgh no: NAE.
66. Data display: CHART.
67. Angels' crowns: HALOS.
68. "Let me do it": I WILL.
69. Tree at a Christmas tree farm: FIR.
70. Suited king and queen, in pinochle: MARRIAGE.
71. Tonkatsu ingredient: PANKO. Tonkatsu is pork cutlet. Often paired with shredded cabbage.
72. Sour sort: CYNIC.
75. Rocker Joan: JETT.
78. Sidewalk impediments: SLOWPOKES.
79. Gift bag, often: TOTE.
80. Hiding place: STASH.
81. Is theatrical: ACTS.
83. "Lawrence of Arabia" co-star Guinness: ALEC.
84. "Get a __ of this!": LOAD.
85. Tax prep figs.: SSNS.
87. Parrot: APER.
88. Holier-__-thou: THAN.
91. "Gimme Love" singer: SIA.
92. Be theatrical: EMOTE.
94. Still not ready to get up: ABED.
95. Hide text in a document: REDACT.
98. Commercial trade, briefly: AD BIZ.
99. Wait tables: SERVE.
100. Sidestep: AVOID.
102. Vitamin D source: UV RAY. I probably do not need to take vitamin D supplement during summer months.
104. Dots on a map: TOWNS.
105. Surrounding glows: AURAE.
107. Danson of "A Man on the Inside": TED.
109. Eyelid problem: STYE.
110. Consequently: THEN.
112. Special teams responsibility: PUNT.
113. Awards acronym: EGOT.
114. Canadian gas company: ESSO.
117. Tax return pro: CPA.
118. Botch: ERR.
120. "So cool!": RAD.
C.C.
