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August 2015 Crossword Answer Key

Across

1. Obey, like a red light

7. “Indeed!”

11. Guitar phrases

16. Talk endlessly

19. Criminal Al

20. Warn other drivers

21. “Give me a break,” for example

22. Be behind

23. Hot-air-balloon rider’s shout

25. Worked with another company, maybe

27. Whole bunch

28. Has too much

29. Blue rectangle,on Google Earth

31. Main roles

32. Unfaithful type

35. RC or Virgin

37. The same as last time

41. National League MVP of 1982 and 1983

47. Americans’ former rivals

48. Trying to lose

50. “Call Me Maybe” singer Carly ____ Jepsen

51. Overused

52. Person who leaves the country

54. Pageant headwear

56. Calendar abbr.

57. Like women at a Japanese tea ceremony

59. Yachtsman Dennis

60. Triple-jump location

63. Fischer’s rival at chess

65. Plays along with

66. Hard to find

67. Opposite of not enough

69. Phrasing in the nicest way possible

75. Kind of fin

76. She had a hit with “Stay (I Missed You)”

77. Ruin

78. Tail-____

79. Worked on a sculpture

81. Salty water

83. Greek letter that looks like a capital H

84. First, to Francisco

85. Best Supporting Actor winner forCity Slickers

87. One of the Traveling Wilburys

90. Disney CEO since 2005

93. Thyme or rosemary

94. Runs

96. Clinton Cabinet member

99. Reid of Sharknado

101. Free throw’s trajectory

102. Poker-table material

106. Its motto is “It’s Fun to Play!”

109. Where you can find the nine animals hidden in this puzzle’s theme entries

113. One step below the major leagues

114. Spooky

115. Shakespeare’s river

116. Word before cautious or sensitive

117. Home with straw

118. Judges

119. Lauriol Plaza drink, casually

120. Olympics awards

Down

1. The lowest of the low

2. Record

3. The penguin in Bloom County

4. Explodes

5. Ortiz or Ivanovic

6. Lowest two-digit number

7. “There was no choice!”

8. Brings to harbor

9. “Message ____ Bottle”

10. Some job interviews are conducted on it

11. Puerto ____

12. Admired person

13. Little white lie

14. In favor of

15. Last letter in Urdu?

16. Little green guy he is

17. Amazed

18. Shoe brand

24. They may be French or swinging

26. In the vicinity of

30. Selected off the menu

32. You, long ago

33. Moisten

34. Part of an Arabic-speaking city

35. Word on a penny

36. Texter’s “I’m shocked!”

37. Part of NAACP

38. Tree marking

39. Egg-shaped

40. Up to the point that

42. Not much

43. Jeremy of the NBA

44. April 1 fun

45. Author of the Curious George books

46. MMXV, for one

49. Stravinsky or Sikorsky

52. Florida’s ____-Riddle Aeronautical University

53. Cow sounds

54. Puccini opera

55. Map within a map

57. Turkey’s Ataturk

58. Classic Monopoly token

59. Chocolate substitute

61. Picked

62. Harold & ____ Go to White Castle

63. Young fish

64. Rate of speed

66. When prices are slashed

67. Jay Silverheels role

68. Night ____ (whenever)

69. “Yes, sir!” in the Yucatán

70. Manipulative type

71. In abundance

72. Writing to online

73. John ____ Garner (Vice President, 1933–41)

74. Best Actress winner Garson

75. Animal silhouetted on road signs

76. Hollywood wheels

79. Baby’s place

80. Not hers

81. Sandwich-shop choices

82. Aishwarya of Bollywood

84. Hipster’s beer, for short

85. Store that sells catnip

86. Exist

88. Its state quarter features an astronaut

89. Wasn’t buying it?

91. Public speaker

92. Exposing, as one’s soul

95. Airline in The Aviator

96. ____ Israel (Cleveland Park synagogue)

97. “Get out of here!”

98. YouTube button

99. Quick haircut

100. House votes

102. Skedaddled

103. Klein of Vox.com

104. Relax

105. Chest items

107. There’s one on FedExField at kickoff

108. Before, to bards

110. Director DuVernay

111. LOLcat’s eating sound

112. Maryland or Virginia, in DC