| 12
| BACKUPSINGER |
One Helping In A Band ... Or What Can Be Found In Each Set Of Circled Letters? |
| 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 |
| 12
| SEVENWONDERS |
With 51-across And 15-down, Group In Which [see Circled Letters] Is The Only One Still Largely Intact |
| 5
| THREE |
Number Of 101-acrosses In [see Circled Letters] |
| 5
| ATTAR |
Sufi Poet Thought To Have Coined The Adage Found At The Starts Of 19-, 27-, 45- And 52-across |
| 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] |
| 13
| PATHTOVICTORY |
Election Night Calculation ... Or What's Traced By The Circled Letters |
| 13
| FALLINTOPLACE |
Become Clear ... Or Make Like The Object Represented By The Circled Letters |
| 15
| CONGRATULATIONS |
First Part Of A Message Suggested By This Puzzle's Circled Letters |
| 3
| PER |
Each |
| 3
| ERA |
Period |
| 6
| MANTIS |
With 38-across, Underwater Creature That's Not Actually A 38-across (nor A 36-across, For That Matter) |
| 3
| IND |
State In Which "parks & Recreation" Is Set Abbr. |
| 3
| POP |
See 63-across |
| 3
| RIG |
See 30-across |
| 3
| EEL |
See 23-across |
| 3
| NSA |
Org. Whose Initials Are Found In "unsafe," Ironically |
| 3
| AKA |
Letters Before An Alternate Name |
| 3
| FYI |
Letters Accompanying A Tip |
| 3
| REF |
One With A Whistle ... Who Sometimes 1-across? |
| 3
| AKA |
Letters Before An Alias |
| 3
| STL |
Letters Seen On N.f.l. Scoreboards Between 1995 And 2015 |
| 3
| AKA |
Letters Between Two Names |
| 3
| IMO |
Letters Of Qualification |
| 3
| VSO |
Letters On A Bottle Of Brandy |
| 3
| USA |
Letters On A Forever Stamp |
| 3
| MIA |
Nowhere To Be Found, Informally |
| 3
| VIP |
Letters On A Pass |
| 3
| SPF |
Letters On Some Foundations |
| 3
| RUN |
To Go Quickly By Moving The Legs More Rapidly Than At A Walk And In Such A Manner That For An Instant In Each Step All Or Both Feet Are Off The Ground |
| 3
| LSD |
Letters That Might Change Your Mind? |
| 3
| ORE |
Nickel Found In A Pocket, Say |
| 3
| EON |
Time Period, Or An Anagram Of One? |
| 3
| ADA |
Tube Letters |
| 3
| HOP |
Move Barefoot Across A Scorchingly Hot Beach, Maybe |
| 3
| ARM |
Where The Biceps And Triceps Are Found |
| 3
| REN |
___ Faire (historical Festival, Informally) |
| 3
| PAT |
With 74-across, Gesture Of Approval |
| 3
| EYE |
With 63-across, Test For Pupils |
| 3
| NFL |
With 59-across, Flag Bearers, For Short? |
| 3
| TEA |
With 59-across, "madam Secretary" Star |
| 3
| NBC |
43-down's Network |
| 3
| SUM |
45, For Each Row And Column In A Sudoku Grid |
| 3
| SEA |
With 48-across, Underwater Creature That's Certainly Not A 48-across |
| 3
| SPF |
Beach Bottle Letters |
| 3
| EMU |
Bird Found In The Mud? |
| 3
| PAC |
Campaign Fund-raising Letters |
| 3
| FIB |
Little 19-across |
| 3
| VIN |
Diesel Often Found In A Muscle Car |
| 3
| MAE |
West With The Classic Movie Line "i'm No 45-across ..." |
| 4
| IKEA |
Store With A Three-syllable Name In Four Letters |
| 4
| TRUE |
To Set Or Make True |
| 4
| RUSH |
To Go Quickly By Moving The Legs More Rapidly Than At A Walk And In Such A Manner That For An Instant In Each Step All Or Both Feet Are Off The Ground |
| 4
| SODA |
With 66-across, Fizzy Drink |
| 4
| ORCA |
With 65-across, Underwater Creature That Actually Is A 65-across Despite A Common Misconception |
| 4
| DASH |
To Go Quickly By Moving The Legs More Rapidly Than At A Walk And In Such A Manner That For An Instant In Each Step All Or Both Feet Are Off The Ground |
| 4
| RACE |
To Go Quickly By Moving The Legs More Rapidly Than At A Walk And In Such A Manner That For An Instant In Each Step All Or Both Feet Are Off The Ground |
| 4
| AIDA |
Verdi Opera Set In Ancient Egypt |
| 4
| LATS |
They're Found Near Traps |
| 4
| CHOU |
With 52-down, 39-across Leader From 1949 To 1976 |
| 4
| SLIM |
See 88-across |
| 4
| EXAM |
See 62-across |
| 4
| SLAT |
Something Found Under A Mattress |
| 4
| ACUT |
With 39-across, Superior |
| 4
| HITS |
With 36-across, Plays Dirty |
| 4
| EYES |
Set Of Eight For Most Spiders |
| 4
| LENT |
Pre-easter Period |
| 4
| FISH |
See 1-across |
| 4
| CARS |
Train Set |
| 4
| TETE |
Where To Set Une Couronne |
| 4
| SAYS |
See 37-across |
| 4
| ROOF |
See 49-across |
| 4
| REFS |
See 58-across |
| 4
| DATA |
With 30-across, Numbers Displayed In Rows And Columns |
| 4
| AIDA |
Opera Set In Egypt |
| 4
| PLEA |
Word That, Fittingly, Contains All Four Different Letters Of Appeal |
| 4
| LOGO |
Jordan Is Found On One, Notably |
| 4
| SAIL |
It Might Be Set At Sea |
| 4
| NYPD |
1-across In Manhattan, For Short |
| 4
| TRON |
1982 Film Set In A Mainframe |
| 4
| ROKU |
Iv Device Found In Many Homes Nowadays |
| 4
| ENDS |
65-across Justifiers, In A Saying |
| 4
| ERSE |
Language That's A Letter Off From 26-across |
| 4
| ERAS |
Historical Periods |
| 4
| RSVP |
Invitation Letters |
| 4
| RHOS |
Letters After Pis |
| 5
| RELAY |
Get Across |
| 5
| BROOD |
Hatchlings For A 43-down |
| 5
| WHALE |
See 64-across |
| 5
| ERNIE |
Shorter Roommate Of 14-across |
| 5
| ABOAT |
See 69-across |
| 5
| CSPAN |
It Has Cameras Set Up Around The House |
| 5
| CRUST |
It May Be Found Above The Mantle |
| 5
| FARGO |
Fx Series Set In The Great Plains |
| 5
| KHUFU |
Fill In This Answer With Letters From Five Clue Numbers 74, 92, 21, 52, 118 |
| 5
| RIGHT |
To Set Or Make True |
| 5
| BREAD |
It's Found At The Bottom Of The Food Pyramid |
| 5
| LONGO |
Vowel Sound At The End Of 15- And 26-across |
| 5
| KINGS |
With 101-across, Where This Puzzle's Enclosed Answer Is Located |
| 5
| BENDS |
With 20-across, Goes To Great Lengths |
| 5
| RADIO |
With 21-across, Broadcast Unit That May Operate With 50,000 Watts |
| 5
| STINT |
Brief Period Of Work |
| 5
| SOLAR |
With 41-across, A Celestial Event ... Or A Hint To Four Squares In This Puzzle |
| 5
| SLATE |
With 51-across, Long-lasting Cover For A House |
| 5
| WATER |
With 55-across, No Longer An Issue |
| 5
| JELLY |
With 6-across, Underwater Creature That's Not Actually A 6-across |
| 5
| TREME |
*2010-13 Hbo Series Set Shortly After Hurricane Katrina |
| 5
| KATIE |
Woman's Nickname That Sounds Like Its First And Third Letters |
| 5
| WORDS |
See 56-across |
| 5
| SLANG |
Sort Of Language Generally Found In Urban Dictionary |
| 5
| TABLE |
See 27-across |
| 5
| STINT |
Period Of Work |
| 5
| MEANS |
See 39-across |
| 5
| PRNDL |
Letters On A Gearshift |
| 5
| LEONI |
See 35-across |
| 5
| TEMPO |
Pace Set By A Metronome |
| 6
| PERMED |
Set In Waves, As Hair |
| 6
| BIGTOE |
Largest Digit In A Set |
| 6
| PICKUP |
Learn, As A New Skill ... Or What Can Precede The Ends Of 20-, 36-, 42- And 59-across |
| 6
| TOPEKA |
Capital That Ends With Its State's First Two Letters |
| 6
| SPRINT |
To Go Quickly By Moving The Legs More Rapidly Than At A Walk And In Such A Manner That For An Instant In Each Step All Or Both Feet Are Off The Ground |
| 6
| TEACUP |
Where A Sleeping Bag May Be Found |
| 6
| PAGODA |
Place Of Worship Whose Third, Fourth And Fifth Letters Are Appropriate |
| 6
| SHRIMP |
See 36-across |
| 6
| ENOKIS |
Mushrooms Found In Ramen |
| 6
| CARLOS |
With 76-across, Mexican Business Magnate Who Was Once The World's Richest Person |
| 6
| ISSUES |
See 43-down |
| 7
| FACTUAL |
To Set Or Make True |
| 7
| THEBELT |
See 41-across |
| 7
| CORRECT |
To Set Or Make True |
| 7
| DYNASTY |
See 39-across |
| 7
| AMERICA |
With 18-across, Emmy-winning "ugly Betty" Actress |
| 7
| TUESDAY |
Calendar Column ... Or A Punny Hint To The Circled Squares |
| 7
| ASHTRAY |
Once-standard Feature Not Found In Most Newer Vehicles |
| 7
| COLONEL |
With 49-across, The Face Of Kentucky Fried Chicken |
| 7
| RHYMING |
Like 17-, 26-, 40-, 51- And 64-across, With Respect To The Numbers In Their Clues |
| 7
| FERRERA |
See 17-across |
| 7
| HANSOLO |
Major Role In 70-across |
| 7
| THEREST |
See 35-across |
| 7
| EDITING |
See 29-across |
| 7
| SANDERS |
See 26-across |
| 7
| STATION |
See 20-across |
| 7
| MRSPOCK |
Major Role In 70-across |
| 8
| CUCUMBER |
See 47-across |
| 8
| ACCURATE |
To Set Or Make True |
| 8
| OPTIMIST |
One Who Identifies With The Answers To The Starred Across Clues |
| 8
| OVERTIME |
Extra Sports Period |
| 8
| ELECTRIC |
With 25-across, Underwater Creature That's Not Actually A 25-across |
| 9
| KISSIMMEE |
Florida City Whose Name Has Three Pairs Of Doubled Letters |
| 9
| WHATMAKES |
With 114-across, Exasperated Question To Parking Enforcement? |
| 9
| YOUTICKET |
See 25-across |
| 9
| MOUSEOVER |
Move A Cursor Across |
| 9
| THEBRIDGE |
See 60-across |
| 9
| FOODFIGHT |
Type Of Battle That 17-, 26-/49- And 60-across Might Be Engaged In? |
| 9
| BACKWARDS |
See 18-across |
| 10
| ITSTHEPITS |
"awful!" ... Or A Hint To The Common Element Of 17-, 23-, 36- And 50-across |
| 10
| STARTINGQB |
Key Member Of A Football Team, In Brief ... Or A Feature Of 16-, 29-, 35- And 42-across? |
| 10
| PASTASAUCE |
It's Often Found On Bow Ties |
| 10
| GROUPTHINK |
Intellectual Conformity ... Or A Hint To Interpreting 17-, 22- And 51-across |
| 10
| SPORTSSHOP |
Where Bats And Birdies Are Found |
| 10
| JELLIEDEEL |
*traditional English Pub Order Of Fish In A Set Stock |
| 10
| HOLDMYBEER |
Comment Before A Stupid Stunt ... Or A Hint To The Ends Of 17-, 25-, 36- And 50-across |
| 10
| SMARTPHONE |
Device That Can Replace 16-, 23-, 37-, 40- And 51-across |
| 11
| ANNEWITHANE |
Netflix Series Set At Green Gables |
| 11
| WINDOWFRAME |
Outer Border For 36-across |
| 11
| COUNTRYSTAR |
Grand Ole Opry Performer ... Or A Hint To 17-/18-across And 23- And 36-down |
| 12
| GOINGWAYBACK |
In The Distant Past [#43] |
| 12
| SPOILERALERT |
Important Warning Before You Answer 32-, 40- And 52-across? |
| 12
| PARTYANIMALS |
They're Always Ready For A Good Time ... Or A Description Of 18-, 25-, 35- And 49-across? |
| 12
| YOUCANTTHINK |
Start Of An Optimistic Quote By 57-across |
| 13
| CAMETONOTHING |
"then My Friend Set Me Up With A Recluse, But He ..." |
| 13
| REBELALLIANCE |
Good Side In 70-across |
| 13
| BODICERIPPERS |
Steamy Period Pieces |
| 13
| THEFEDERATION |
Good Side In 70-across |
| 13
| NAMEOFTHEGAME |
Something's Essential Aspect ... Or What's Spelled Out By Letters In This Puzzle's Eight "cups" |
| 14
| THEDOCTORISOUT |
Lucy's Empty-booth Sign In "peanuts" ... Or A Hint To 16-, 24-, 37- And 55-across |
| 15
| SIGNFORDELIVERY |
Accept A Package Formally ... Or A Hint To 17-, 29-, 45- And 62-across? |
| 15
| CREATEDAMONSTER |
Emulated Dr. Frankenstein ... Or What You Did After You Filled In The Shaded Parts Of 17-, 23-, 50- And 61-across? |
| 15
| FROMSTEMTOSTERN |
Thoroughly ... Or A Hint For Parsing Some Lowercase Letters In Four Of This Puzzle's Clues |
| 16
| COATOFMANYCOLORS |
Envy Source In Genesis 37 That Hints At 18-, 24-, 49- And 58-across |
| 21
| SPACETHEFINALFRONTIER |
Memorable Quote From 70-across |
| 21
| DOORDONOTTHEREISNOTRY |
Memorable Quote From 70-across |
