Theme: "Encapsulating" - N is added to each theme entry.
23A. Designated meditation area? : CHANT ROOM. Chat room.
25A. Key to a discography including "Purple Rain"? : PRINCE INDEX. Price index.
46A. Vacant look, e.g.? : TRANCE ELEMENT. Trace element.
69A. Tirade from an underground worker? : SEWER RANT. Sewer rat.
90A. Elegant knight's accoutrement? : SATIN AND LANCE. Satin and lace.
112A. New Englander from Lhasa? : TIBETAN YANK. Tibetan yak. We also have 34. Lhasa __: small dog : APSO
114A. Viper's bar order? : SNAKE PINT. Snake pit.
32D. What to click in response to an offensive tweet? : RESENT BUTTON. Reset button.
42D. Insufficient medley? : SCANT SINGING. Scat singing.
Most of N's are added after A, two are after I.
The
grid is also very nicely designed, with 7 Across, 2 Downs. Four of the
non-theme fill (all sparkly) are of the same length of the theme
entries. Sometimes solvers can mistaken them for theme entries, but
today's ? in the theme entries should make things clear.
Across:
1. Parcel of land : TRACT
6. Confused state : FOG
9. Chapter XXVIII of "Moby-Dick" : AHAB. Obtainable. Never read the book.
13. Creator of a quirky cartoon family : ADDAMS. The Addams Family.
19. Island veranda : LANAI. What a luxury.
20. Old cereal box no. : RDA. Also 75. Cereal brand since 1955 : SPECIAL K. Do you all eat cold cereal for breakfast?
21. __ Alto : PALO
22. Vacation option : CRUISE. Lemonade just had a short one.
27. Writer known for his surprise endings : O. HENRY
28. Old lemon : EDSEL. Not our Lemonade.
29. Pick : ELECT
30. Longtime TV host Carol : BURNETT
33. Expansive : VAST
36. Dots in l'océan : ILEs
37. Lift : UPRAISE. I use RAISE UP.
40. Exist : ARE
41. Library attention-getter : PSST. I have not been to our local library for years.
45. Purity meas. : KTS (Karats)
49. Annual report VIP : CEO. And 77. 49-Acrosses lead them : COs
50. Quaint "before" : ERE
51. High school phase for many : ANGST
52. Testing site : LAB. I've been eating more meat. Hope my CBC results trend better next time.
53. Oral dozen : MOLARs
55. Got out of the stable, say : RAN FREE
57. "Platoon" setting : NAM. Marc Maron had a great interview with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
60. Atlantic and Pacific, e.g. : TIME ZONES. China only has one time zone: Beijing Standard Time.
62. Lincoln in-law : TODD
63. One who doesn't stay put : NOMAD
65. Bard's bedtime : EEN
66. __ Reader : UTNE
67. Southampton sword : SABRE. Alliteration.
71. Smartened (up) : WISED
72. Stopper : PLUG
73. Water control project : DAM. Tough hurricane season.
74. Hound attraction : SCENT
75. Spanish ayes : SI SI
76. Fashionable sort? : LATECOMER. Fashionably late.
79. Witch : HAG
80. In abundance : APLENTY
83. Emcee responsibilities : INTROS
84. Opposite of pref. : SUF. OK, suffix.
86. Dominated : OWNED
88. "That's surprising" : GEE
89. Loving murmur : COO
94. Tap choice, for short : IPA
95. Lombardy Castle city : ENNA. Have not seen this fill for a few months.
97. USO show audience : GIs
98. "Me too" : SO HAVE I
99. Tech news website : CNET
100. Browning, e.g. : POET
102. Rocky areas?: Abbr. : MTNs. Rocky Mountains.
103. Oversees : MANAGES
105. Unemotional : STOIC. My grandma was a stoic. Never complained about her bound feet.
108. Farewell that's bid : ADIEU
110. One of two using matched weapons : DUELER
118. Storied restaurant : ALICE'S. Alice's Restaurant.
119. Suit to __ : A TEE
120. Fallen space station : MIR
121. Rink fakes : DEKES
122. Hems in : BESETS
123. Hires competitor : DAD'S. Never had root beer.
124. BART stop, e.g. : STA
125. Rarely ordered food? : STEAK. Great clue!
Down:
1. Comfort during a tough time, for short : TLC
2. Bleachers sound : RAH
3. California's Santa __ River : ANA
4. Camera choices : CANONS
5. 10% donation : TITHE
6. Like the biggest stories : FRONT PAGE. Boomer has to have his breakfast with newspaper.
7. Smell : ODOR
8. Reminiscent of venison : GAMY
9. Soothe : APPEASE
10. Aggressive marketing : HARD SELL. CenturyLink has been aggressive.
11. Posh party invitees : A-LIST
12. Doggy bag item : BONE
13. Expert : ACE
14. Hangs on a line : DRIES
15. Longtime rubber company : DUNLOP. They make golf balls also.
16. Personal assistant : AIDE
17. PC speed unit : MSEC. Millisecond.
18. Suggestive message : SEXT. Hey, it's cool to own a flip phone. Look at Anna Wintour.
24. Took back : RETURNED
26. Shannon's county : CLARE
30. Yamaha user : BIKER
31. Extreme : ULTRA. Look at these dirty jeans at Nordstrom. $425. This will drive our PK nuts.
33. Fight (for) : VIE
35. Writers : PENMEN
38. ICU personnel : RNs
39. Infomercial urging : ACT NOW
40. Completely surrounding : AMBIENT
43. Calm : SERENE
44. Like green salads : TOSSED. Dole's Sesame Asian salad kit is tasty.
46. Time for una siesta : TARDE. Afternoon.
47. Down : EAT
48. From A __ : TO Z
54. Title name that "Every little breeze seems to whisper," in a Chevalier song : LOUISE. Here it is. Boomer knows the song. I don't.
56. One may be exposed by an expert : FORGER
58. Iowa State city : AMES
59. Spring time : MARCH
61. First got acquainted : MET. Oh read this story (Facebook Figured Out My Family Secrets, And It Won't Tell Me How).
63. Serious foe : NEMESIS
64. De Matteo of "The Sopranos" : DREA
67. Do film editing work : SPLICE
68. Program with steps : AL-ANON. Good luck with the interview tomorrow, Splynter!
69. Green eggs advocate : SAM. And Ham.
70. Namibia neighbor : ANGOLA
71. Author who wrote "Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life" : WILDE
73. Two pills, perhaps : DOSAGE
80. "Archie Bunker's Place" co-star : ANNE MEARA
81. Plains dwelling : TEPEE
82. Dublin-born poet : YEATS
85. Nailed, say : FASTENED
87. Sound file suffix : WAV. A la Wiki: Waveform Audio File Format (WAVE, or more commonly known as WAV due to its filename extension).
91. Business baron : TITAN
92. Cold War protest sign slogan : NO NUKES
93. They don't play the field: Abbr. : DHs (Designated Hitters)
96. Each : APIECE
99. Floor covering : CARPET
101. Two trios and a duo : OCTET. Eight-piece. Here is the Eight-Treasure Porridge I make in the cold months. You must have glutinous rice. I also prefer Aldi's Medjool dates.
102. Mazda sports car : MIATA
104. Requirements : NEEDS
105. Shot in the dark : STAB
106. Floor covering : TILE
107. Kimono holders : OBIs
109. Twosome : DYAD
110. Mil. awards : DSMs. DSM: Distinguished Service Medal.
111. Quart, say : UNIT
113. Pack animal : ASS
115. '50s White House nickname : IKE
116. 1995 Tony honoree for Excellence in the Theatre: Abbr. : NEA. Unaware of the trivia.
117. Sound of reproach : TSK
C.C.
