| 5
| KATIE |
Woman's Nickname That Sounds Like Its First And Third Letters |
| 5
| THREE |
Number Of 101-acrosses In [see Circled Letters] |
| 6
| MAGNET |
Object Represented Visually Twice In This Puzzle |
| 6
| SPIRAL |
When Preceded By [the Circled Letters], Natural Shape Said To Be Seen In 61-across And 27-down |
| 7
| PARTING |
With 58-across, What This Puzzle's Circled Letters Are ... Or What They're Doing |
| 7
| CHINESE |
With 43-across, Historical Period Found In Each Set Of Circled Letters |
| 8
| SEQUENCE |
When Preceded By [the Circled Letters], Progression Starting With 0 And 1 |
| 9
| LIMESTONE |
Approximately 5.5 Million Tons Of It Was Used To Build [see Circled Letters] |
| 9
| LOOSEENDS |
Unresolved Details ... And A Hint To This Puzzle's Circled Letters |
| 10
| GUTFEELING |
Intuition Without Logical Explanation, Or A Hint To This Puzzle's Circled Letters |
| 11
| GOLDENRATIO |
Numerical Constant Associated With [the Circled Letters] |
| 12
| BACKUPSINGER |
One Helping In A Band ... Or What Can Be Found In Each Set Of Circled Letters? |
| 12
| SEVENWONDERS |
With 51-across And 15-down, Group In Which [see Circled Letters] Is The Only One Still Largely Intact |
| 13
| PATHTOVICTORY |
Election Night Calculation ... Or What's Traced By The Circled Letters |
| 15
| CONGRATULATIONS |
First Part Of A Message Suggested By This Puzzle's Circled Letters |
| 3
| RID |
Clear (of) |
| 5
| ERASE |
Clear |
| 6
| IAMBIC |
Like "to Be Or Not To Be" |
| 3
| AKA |
Letters Before An Alternate Name |
| 3
| IND |
Like The Opening Of Mahler's Symphony No. 9 |
| 3
| QTS |
Four Of These Make A Gal. |
| 3
| RES |
Like Some Telephone Nos. |
| 3
| OTC |
Like Some Meds |
| 3
| ASL |
It Has Colloquial Gestures Like "kiss-fist" And "shaking L" Abbr. |
| 3
| DRY |
Like Some Humor And Wine |
| 3
| DRY |
Like Some Humor And Martinis |
| 3
| FYI |
Letters Accompanying A Tip |
| 3
| AKA |
Letters Before An Alias |
| 3
| VSO |
Letters On A Bottle Of Brandy |
| 3
| AKA |
Letters Between Two Names |
| 3
| IMO |
Letters Of Qualification |
| 3
| USA |
Letters On A Forever Stamp |
| 3
| VIP |
Letters On A Pass |
| 3
| SPF |
Letters On Some Foundations |
| 3
| STL |
Letters Seen On N.f.l. Scoreboards Between 1995 And 2015 |
| 3
| LSD |
Letters That Might Change Your Mind? |
| 3
| WET |
Like Some Blankets And Bars |
| 3
| DRY |
Like Wine Labeled "sec" |
| 3
| RED |
Like Diamonds |
| 3
| INE |
Like Bach's Partita For Violin No. 3 |
| 3
| APT |
Like Usain Bolt's Last Name |
| 3
| DIY |
Like Typical Projects In Popular Mechanics Magazine, In Brief |
| 3
| ODD |
Like Almost All Prime Numbers |
| 3
| HUM |
Make Music On A Kazoo, Say |
| 3
| ADA |
Tube Letters |
| 3
| PET |
Stroke ... Or The Object Of Strokes |
| 3
| OPT |
Make A Pick |
| 3
| EKE |
Barely Make, With "out" |
| 3
| SPF |
Beach Bottle Letters |
| 3
| BED |
Something To Make After You Wake |
| 3
| PBS |
Network Supported By "viewers Like You" |
| 3
| LOW |
Make Oneself Heard In A Herd |
| 3
| PAC |
Campaign Fund-raising Letters |
| 3
| DUH |
"like, Obviously!" |
| 3
| DAY |
Clear As ___ (plain To See) |
| 3
| TAT |
Make Lace |
| 4
| OILY |
Like Garage Floors, Often |
| 4
| RUNG |
Like Church Bells |
| 4
| AGED |
Like Scotch |
| 4
| ARID |
Like Much Of Sudan |
| 4
| APSE |
Word That Sounds Like A Plural Of 1-down |
| 4
| AIRY |
Like Cheese Puffs And Rice Cakes |
| 4
| INHD |
Like Many Tv Broadcasts Since The 1990s |
| 4
| ARID |
Like Climates Where Cacti Thrive |
| 4
| DEWY |
Like Grass On A Misty Morning |
| 4
| ARTY |
Like Many College Film Projects |
| 4
| ICED |
Like Many A Summertime Beverage |
| 4
| SKOL |
Vodka Brand That Sounds Like A Toast |
| 4
| SUED |
Like Discriminatory Employers, Often |
| 4
| TRUE |
To Set Or Make True |
| 4
| AVID |
Like Fans Who Hold Season Tickets, Typically |
| 4
| OAKY |
Like Many A Barrel-aged Wine |
| 4
| ENDS |
Make ___ Meet |
| 4
| SHOW |
To Make Known |
| 4
| MEEK |
Like The Eventual Inheritors Of The Earth, In Matthew |
| 4
| OILY |
Like Auto Shop Rags |
| 4
| VAST |
Like The Universe |
| 4
| SWUM |
Like The Start Of An Ironman Race |
| 4
| NEON |
Like The Radio City Music Hall Sign |
| 4
| SIGN |
Make Binding, In A Way |
| 4
| EVIL |
Like The More Interesting Twin, Some Would Say |
| 4
| ORAL |
Like Some Vaccines |
| 4
| TELL |
To Make Known |
| 4
| TALL |
Like Some Tales |
| 4
| ETCH |
Make One's Mark, In A Way |
| 4
| ARTY |
Like Some Designs On Etsy |
| 4
| ACNE |
Something You May Want To Clear Up |
| 4
| RASP |
Speak Like Clint Eastwood |
| 4
| SNAP |
Like Some Decisions |
| 4
| ARRS |
Talk Like A Pirate Day Outbursts |
| 4
| IKEA |
Store With A Three-syllable Name In Four Letters |
| 4
| PLEA |
Word That, Fittingly, Contains All Four Different Letters Of Appeal |
| 4
| THEM |
"how Do You Like ___ Apples?" |
| 4
| ANTI |
Like A Thumbs-down Vote |
| 4
| RSVP |
Invitation Letters |
| 4
| BAWL |
Cry Like A Baby |
| 4
| BLOC |
Contingent Of Like-minded Voters |
| 4
| RHOS |
Letters After Pis |
| 4
| INKY |
Like A Stamp Pad |
| 4
| RARE |
Like A T206 Honus Wagner Baseball Card |
| 4
| AHAB |
"grand, Ungodly, God-like" Man Of Fiction |
| 4
| ISEE |
"now It's Clear" |
| 4
| ASHY |
Like A Used Firepit |
| 4
| ISEE |
Clear Indication? |
| 4
| TEEN |
"smells Like ___ Spirit" (nirvana Song) |
| 4
| TAUT |
Like A Tug-of-war Rope |
| 5
| NOFEE |
Like Some Checking Accounts |
| 5
| DROLL |
Like Some "monty Python" Humor |
| 5
| STEEP |
Like Some Roller Coaster Drops |
| 5
| YESNO |
Like Some Questions |
| 5
| IOWAN |
Like Some Quad Cities Residents |
| 5
| ATOLL |
Island Like Kiritimati |
| 5
| WAXED |
Like Some Legs And Mustaches |
| 5
| ARTSY |
Like Some Gallery Displays |
| 5
| LADEN |
Packed, Like A Ship With Cargo |
| 5
| LOOTS |
Ransacks Like A Pirate |
| 5
| PAPAL |
Like Some Bulls |
| 5
| PRNDL |
Letters On A Gearshift |
| 5
| OOZES |
Moves Like Muck |
| 5
| VOLES |
Animals That Become Different Animals When Their First Letter Is Changed To An "m" |
| 5
| TOTEM |
Spiritual Object |
| 5
| REPEL |
Act Like Some Poles |
| 5
| JUICY |
Like Oranges And Some Gossip |
| 5
| REOIL |
Make Slicker, Maybe |
| 5
| PAPER |
Game Option Represented By A Flat Palm |
| 5
| DEFOG |
Clear Up, As Ski Goggles |
| 5
| RUNTO |
Make Altogether |
| 5
| YODEL |
Make A Long-distance Call? |
| 5
| RECAP |
Make A Long Story Short? |
| 5
| UNTIE |
Make A Knot Not? |
| 5
| ICEIN |
Make It So There's Snow Way Out? |
| 5
| OGLES |
Looks Like A Jerk |
| 5
| SEEMS |
Looks Like |
| 5
| AZURE |
Clear Sky's Color |
| 5
| RARER |
Like Uranium Vis-à-vis Carbon |
| 5
| OOZED |
Moved Like Molasses |
| 5
| TRANS |
Like Those Celebrated With An Annual Day Of Visibility On March 31 |
| 5
| NORSE |
Like Thor Or Loki |
| 5
| TASED |
Like The Villainous Max Shreck, At The End Of "batman Returns" |
| 5
| BLEAT |
Cry Like A Kid |
| 5
| KHUFU |
Fill In This Answer With Letters From Five Clue Numbers 74, 92, 21, 52, 118 |
| 5
| SIXTH |
Like The Most Recent Pope Paul Among All Popes Named Paul |
| 5
| BULGY |
Like Pronounced Muscles |
| 5
| JAIME |
French "i Like" |
| 5
| FINED |
Like Speeders, Often |
| 5
| DRIER |
Like Prunes Vis-à-vis Plums |
| 5
| ATONE |
Make Amends |
| 5
| INEPT |
Like A Schlemiel |
| 5
| NEEDY |
Like A Partner Who Can't Spend A Second Apart From You |
| 5
| NOISY |
Like Many Street-level Apartments |
| 5
| SAGGY |
Like A Dewlap |
| 5
| LITUP |
Like Festive Houses During The Holidays |
| 5
| STRUT |
Walk Around Like You Own The Place |
| 5
| OAKEN |
Like Many Chardonnay Barrels |
| 5
| NOOUT |
Like A Situation At The Start Of An Inning |
| 5
| RETRO |
Like Men's Double-breasted Suits, E.g. |
| 5
| PLUSH |
Like Many A Stuffed Toy |
| 5
| WILLA |
___ Player, First Black Woman To Become President Of A Four-year College |
| 5
| SWEET |
Like Most Desserts |
| 5
| MESSY |
Like A Breakup Gone Bad |
| 5
| INANE |
Like Much Three Stooges Humor |
| 5
| MINTY |
Like Much Toothpaste |
| 5
| RIGHT |
To Set Or Make True |
| 5
| FLOWN |
Like Planes And Flags |
| 5
| THINK |
To Think Carefully About Especially In Order To Make A Decision |
| 5
| ADEAL |
"let's Make ___" |
| 5
| BAGGY |
Like Hammer Pants |
| 5
| AGILE |
Like Ballet Dancers |
| 5
| INERT |
Like Helium |
| 5
| PALER |
Like Pastels Compared To Primary Colors |
| 5
| TENTH |
Like J, Alphabetically |
| 5
| ASIAN |
Like Almost Two-thirds Of The Earth's Population |
| 5
| RURAL |
Like Farm Country |
| 6
| ORANGE |
Like A Screwdriver |
| 6
| RIBBED |
Like Twill And Faille |
| 6
| SALTED |
Like Pretzels And Winter Highways |
| 6
| ARETOO |
Comeback That Sounds Like A "star Wars" Character |
| 6
| ARCHED |
Like Eyebrows |
| 6
| TOPEKA |
Capital That Ends With Its State's First Two Letters |
| 6
| OBLONG |
Like Kiwis And Plum Tomatoes, By Shape |
| 6
| ANIMES |
Cartoon Films Like "spirited Away" And "ninja Scroll" |
| 6
| SASHAY |
Walk Like You Own The Place |
| 6
| NOCARB |
Like Diets That Cut Out Bread And Pasta |
| 6
| TOOTHY |
Like A Wide Grin |
| 6
| SCULPT |
Make A Bust, Say |
| 6
| FEARED |
Like Bogeymen |
| 6
| QATARI |
Like Al Jazeera |
| 6
| VISINE |
Clear Eyes Rival |
| 6
| SLUSHY |
Like Winter Roads During A Thaw |
| 6
| TWOHIT |
Like Some Well-pitched Games |
| 6
| MOLTEN |
Like The Inside Of A Lava Cake |
| 6
| PAGODA |
Place Of Worship Whose Third, Fourth And Fifth Letters Are Appropriate |
| 6
| PREWEB |
Like Pioneering Search Engines Of The 1980s |
| 6
| RAIDED |
Like Refrigerators At Night, Sometimes |
| 6
| SEWNON |
Like Scouting Patches |
| 6
| REVEAL |
To Make Known |
| 6
| FREEUP |
Make Available |
| 6
| EXPOSE |
To Make Known |
| 6
| INLAID |
Like Mosaic Tiles |
| 6
| EASEUP |
Become Less Harsh |
| 6
| SEEDED |
Like Some Fruits And Tennis Players |
| 6
| ELDEST |
Like Meg Among The March Sisters |
| 6
| STRAWY |
Like Some Horse Bedding |
| 6
| SWAMPY |
Like Marshes |
| 6
| THEMED |
Like Many Crossword Puzzles (though Not This One) |
| 6
| DEEPEN |
Become More Complicated, Say |
| 6
| JAMMED |
Like Some Signals And Traffic |
| 6
| FOLDUP |
Like Some Space-saving Beds |
| 6
| INBETA |
Like Many Apps With Faulty Features |
| 6
| LESSER |
Like The "5" Of "5 & 10" |
| 6
| ACIDIC |
Like Apples And Oranges |
| 7
| CORRECT |
To Set Or Make True |
| 7
| ENCRYPT |
Make Secret, In A Way |
| 7
| TUESDAY |
Calendar Column ... Or A Punny Hint To The Circled Squares |
| 7
| FACTUAL |
To Set Or Make True |
| 7
| MEDIATE |
To Think Carefully About Especially In Order To Make A Decision |
| 7
| LOLCATS |
Memes With Captions Like "i Can Has Cheezburger?" |
| 7
| POLLUTE |
To Make Impure Or Unsuitable By Contact Or Mixture With Something Unclean |
| 7
| REFLECT |
To Think Carefully About Especially In Order To Make A Decision |
| 7
| GRAWLIX |
String Of Typographical Symbols, Like @%$&!, To Represent An Obscenity |
| 7
| STRANGE |
Like Anomalies |
| 7
| BREADED |
Like Some Chicken Cutlets |
| 7
| WARTORN |
Like The Balkans In The 1990s |
| 7
| SAMESEX |
Like Some Couples |
| 7
| RHYMING |
Like 17-, 26-, 40-, 51- And 64-across, With Respect To The Numbers In Their Clues |
| 7
| DCBASED |
Like Much White House Press |
| 7
| MOONLIT |
Like A Romantic Evening Stroll, Perhaps |
| 7
| FUZZIER |
Less Clear |
| 7
| GLITCHY |
Like Many A Beta Release |
| 7
| SAMESEX |
Like Some Relationships |
| 7
| INFUSED |
Like Some Vodkas |
| 7
| ARTDECO |
Like Los Angeles's Griffith Observatory |
| 7
| AQUATIC |
Like The Five Animals In This Puzzle's Theme |
| 7
| TACTFUL |
Like Whatever Comes After "how Should I Put This?" |
| 7
| EASIEST |
Like Crosswords On Monday Vis-à-vis Those In The Rest Of The Week |
| 7
| CLARION |
Loud And Clear, As A Call To Action |
| 7
| SLURRED |
Like Drunken Speech |
| 7
| CLASSIC |
Like Works Of Shakespeare Or Frank Sinatra |
| 7
| ROUNDED |
Like 100 Vis-à-vis 99, Say |
| 7
| PRECODE |
Like Early Uncensored Hollywood Films |
| 7
| ONETERM |
Like Trump's Presidency |
| 7
| HEAVIER |
Like épées Vis-à-vis Foils |
| 8
| CONSIDER |
To Think Carefully About Especially In Order To Make A Decision |
| 8
| EGYPTIAN |
Like Hathor, Goddess Of Motherhood |
| 8
| HALFREAD |
Like A Book With A Bookmark In The Middle, Say |
| 8
| DISCLOSE |
To Make Known |
| 8
| IMPERIAL |
Like Rome Starting In The First Century B.c. |
| 8
| SOLIDIFY |
Make Into A Hard Or Compact Mass |
| 8
| CHEROKEE |
Like Sequoyah, For Whom The Tree Is Named |
| 8
| ACCURATE |
To Set Or Make True |
| 8
| ALVEOLAR |
Like The Consonants "t" And "d" |
| 8
| NAMEDROP |
Make It Well Known That You Know Someone Well-known Well |
| 8
| WEARTHIN |
Become Harder To Bear |
| 8
| TOETOTOE |
Like Some Confrontations |
| 9
| MRSANDMAN |
Classic Song With The Line "give Him A Lonely Heart Like Pagliacci / And Lots Of Wavy Hair Like Liberace" |
| 9
| TRAPDOORS |
Secret Exits Represented Five Times In This Puzzle's Grid |
| 9
| UMMACHINE |
What A Nervous Public Speaker Sounds Like? |
| 9
| WARMSUPTO |
Begins To Like |
| 9
| KISSIMMEE |
Florida City Whose Name Has Three Pairs Of Doubled Letters |
| 9
| QUEBECOIS |
One Represented By A Blue-and-white Flag With Four Fleurs-de-lis |
| 9
| PROTECTED |
Like Many Endangered Species |
| 9
| SIMMERING |
Like Some Feuds And Foods On A Stove |
| 9
| BUNCHEDUP |
Like Part Of A Dress Affected By Static Cling, Say |
| 9
| THIGHHIGH |
Like Some Fashion Boots |
| 10
| HYPERBARIC |
Like Oxygen Therapy Chambers |
| 10
| STRENGTHEN |
Make Into A Hard Or Compact Mass |
| 10
| MUSTBENICE |
"wish I Could Live Like That ..." |
| 10
| NONAPOLOGY |
" It Was Not My Intention To Make Anyone Upset," Often |
| 11
| CONTEMPLATE |
To Think Carefully About Especially In Order To Make A Decision |
| 11
| POWERPOSING |
Standing Like Wonder Woman, Say |
| 11
| GWENSTEFANI |
Singer With The 2016 #1 Album "this Is What The Truth Feels Like" |
| 11
| CONTAMINATE |
To Make Impure Or Unsuitable By Contact Or Mixture With Something Unclean |
| 12
| SOLDFORPARTS |
Like Many A Lemon, Eventually |
| 12
| REALORIGINAL |
Sarcastic "oh, Like You Thought Of That Yourself" |
| 13
| WINDOWCLEANER |
It Might Help Clear Things Up |
| 13
| SHROUDOFTURIN |
Pope Pius Xii Called It "a Holy Thing Perhaps Like Nothing Else" |
| 13
| NAMEOFTHEGAME |
Something's Essential Aspect ... Or What's Spelled Out By Letters In This Puzzle's Eight "cups" |
| 13
| AMILLIONBUCKS |
Great Thing To Feel Like |
| 15
| FROMSTEMTOSTERN |
Thoroughly ... Or A Hint For Parsing Some Lowercase Letters In Four Of This Puzzle's Clues |
| 15
| OPTICALILLUSION |
This Isn't What It Looks Like! |
| 15
| LIVEINTHEMOMENT |
Make No Plans |
| 15
| TAKEOUTTHETRASH |
What To Do Before The Answers To The Starred Clues Will Make Sense |
