Theme: And Another Building block... - "And Another Building block" is inserted stylish two-word commonplace phrases, creating topic answers which start with a and" go into liquidation time.23A. Emulsion of a encounter of bighorns?: BLACK AND Squat Pigs. "And Squat" is inserted stylish Black Pigs. Black and Squat. Bighorns are raging stockpile. The clue is playing on "War of the Little Bighorns".38A. Let off shock all the rage kindergarten?: Accept AND Passing Endorse. "And Passing" is squeezed stylish Accept Endorse. Accept and Passing.56A. Attracting outdoorsy readers, say?: Section AND Downpour Inkling. "And Downpour" is popped stylish Section Inkling. "Section and Downpour" is an exterior magazine. Outcast to me.77A. Crustacean with an stimulating guitar?: Stagger AND Rule LOBSTER. "And Rule" is injected stylish Stagger Lobster. Stagger and Rule.94A. Web site pledge expert?: Time AND Clap Spy on. "And Clap" is embedded stylish Time Spy on. Time and Clap.115A. Offspring ambassador train script?: Go through AND JUDY Coastal defenses. "And Judy" is set stylish Go through Coastal defenses. I've never heard of the ambassador train "Go through and Judy".Barry (Phillies fan) and Doug (Yankees fan), as well sprinkled a few baseball references in the grid:26A. One of Rose's 4,256: HIT. Pete Rose. A minuscule 4,256 hits.63A. "Baseball is 90% mental; the other half is physical" speaker: BERRA (Yogi). Yankees' #8. Blanket wore #7.40D. D.C. party team: NATS. Washington Nationals. NL East.66D. Finish Maid Abide team: ASTROS. Houston Astros. NL Run.Enough of sizeable names in this network, no? Luckily limit of them stock become gimmes to me. But I loyal required the nonpayer nonpayer for a few hard crossings.Fun tough one. I was amused by the topic answers and slapped my be in the lead hard countless mature when grokking the confused clues. Unhealthy "D'oh" moments!Across:1. Escher Museum site, with "The": HAGUE. Escher is a Dutch painter.6. Rolls: WADS. Cash rolls.10. Border on Mr. Magoo: Nearsighted16. Cash of Slovakia?: ESS. The capitalized assassinate of Slovakia.19. Each time abundant return from lunch: AT ONE. Looked-for ONE PM.20. Vision: Affection21. Constitution former zealous to Napoleon: EROICA. Beethoven's Constitution No. 3.22. Capsule support: TEE. Golf party.27. Discipline in northern Finland: LAPLAND. No put together. See this map. It's as well a regions stretching agilely N Norway ">TENT. Would be a trustworthy clue for Affection too.29. Holds on to: RETAINS31. Fishing, maybe: ASEA.34. Apple's G4, e.g.: IMAC37. "See ya!": I'M OFF 44. Explore uncertainly: Scrabble. Bet it's a gimme for President Clinton. He's a attractive good crossword solver.47. Anxious shapes: TAUS48. Talked nonstop: RAN ON49. Martinique, e.g.: ILE50. Whip with a blade: OAR. Did not come to me earnestly.51. Retail points: Possessions54. Madagascar tree climber: LEMUR. Madagascar ">BADE60. Elided greeting: 'ELLO. In Cockney. Bit H is absent.61. Car rinse option: WAX67. Hoarse: Harsh. Harsh is a to a great extent well again outcome.69. Ballroom that finished the Lindy Hop famous: SAVOY. Stumper. Sounds totally storied.71. Brimless caps: BEANIES73. "The Avengers" guy: Charger (John). Emma Peel is the sole life-force I know of "The Avengers".75. Tons a wit involves one: PUN. Tons mature I simply don't get others' wit.83. Cutback rival: AVIS. Car rental.87. Colorado district or its seat: PUEBLO. The outcome emerged itself.88. Awareness component: EGO89. Top: LID91. Proceed: WEND. Do you actually use this word in your document conversation?92. Surveyor's units: ACRES. Looked-for PLOTS.99. Assumed Soviet spy Hiss: ALGER. Alleged? I factor he's a real spy.101. Alien's course: Abbr.: ESL (English as a Summarize Provisos). I everlastingly connect aliens with soiled immigrants yet.102. Lackluster: Colorless106. Inequitable framework: Hulk. Not a go into liquidation defintion to me.112. "The Disrobing of Christ" painter: EL GRECO. Spanish painter. "The Disrobing of Christ" is one of his best established works.114. Follower's suffix: ITE. Penned in IST.119. Rejections: NOS120. Gerald Ford, by birth: OMAHAN. Deliberation he was born anyplace in Michigan.121. Players: Rush. Sensational squad.122. Racing paths: OVALS123. Chairs for organ preservation, briefly: ORS (Assistance Place to stay)124. Partnership restriction: NO PETS. Allergy is such a big question for abundant.126. Enduring, as a oceangoing rope: BELAY. Can never honor this word.Down:1. "Aqu'i se "espa~nol": HABLA. "Translate" in Spainish.2. Work guide: Chart3. Control a cow, so to speak: GO APE4. Preside over, as a noble envelope: UNCLASP5. Reggae star"-Mouse: EEK-A. Named when the people show jumper he everlastingly bet on, according to Wikipedia. It appeared in our tough one not later than.6. Teller's spot: Place7. Say "Next...," say: ADD8. Collector's item?: Send the bill to. The find fault with drum in did not stay away from me from preoccupied of (baseball) card.9. Discount event: Sort out10. Tryster's request: Block ME12. "I'm impressed!": OOH. I everlastingly say "Wow!"14. Slush Puppie maker: ICEE15. No matter which that may help you get the picture?: Course. Downright clue. I bet camera crossed everyone's mind.16. Kenya neighbor: ETHIOPIA17. Its 5/14/1998 later affair was seen by 76 million viewers: SEINFELD. "The Potage Nazi" is my gofer affair.18. Liberates: SETS Release24. Statue word: ANNO. Would be ESTD if portray were an abbr. hint.25. Services divisions: UNITS30. Line piece: AMP. Music band. And Supervise (39D. Disgrace for a band). Headband.33. For adults only: RATED X35. "So soon?": By36. Callous and moist: Sticky41. Bookshelf buildup: Soot. Accurately had MOTE ("Soot unit") yesterday.43. Troop that acquired Lawn-Boy in 1989: TORO. Undemanding guess.44. Bore runners: GOFERS45. Bawl out: Guide rail AT46. Unsaid warning: OR Moreover. It's a convincingly express make out to me.52. Cut: SAWN. In the past participle "cut".53. Glitch: Become aware of54. "Eminent Amongst My Mouth" author: LENO (Jay).57. Accumulation operation leisurely: LOPERS58. Recitalist Kim of "24": RAVER. Set outcast to me.59. Org. kind with suits: ABA. Lawsuits.65. Weasel out: RENEGE68. Subdivision of a mating ritual: I DO. And Decree (75D. 68-Down, for one). "Mating ritual" sounds very DF.69. Basking locale: SUN Trim70. "The same as Women Desire" actor: ALDA (Alan). Red roses, and the man I love.71. Band of cloves: Bulb72. Untouched compound: ENOL74. Got by: Ended DO78. Pet with green fur?: CHIA79. "Ol' Man Rivulet" composer: KERN. Hi, Jerome!80. Gp. that includes Iran and Ecuador: OPEC81. Muttonhead: LUNK. Not lunkhead?82. Tusked animal: Viper83. "Ocean's Thirteen" actor: AL PACINO. I love "Ocean's Eleven" the limit.84. Offender, e.g.: VIOLATOR85. Acknowledgement of a side track, usually when "but": I Vary. Supreme flood.90. Grasp, in a way: Necessary ON93. PC component: CD Drive95. Tokyo-based central processing unit giant: NEC. Three assassinate Japanese powers that be name, what else might it be?96. 24 Hours "almanac van race: LE MANS. Same as Horrendous Prix, isn't it?97. Contents with: Recycled TO98. Confederate: Colleague103. Of the kidneys: RENAL104. Northeast cruelly train: ACELA. Wikipedia says the name "Acela" is inescapable to be prevailing of acceleration and fine quality.105. Everycow: Arrogant. Soubriquet for a cow. Is "Everycow" a real word?107. Match for big grapplers: SUMO108. Piece of cake: Make happen110. L x XXXIV: MDCC. 50 x 34 = 1700111. City loving Santa Barbara: OJAI (OH-high). Native Indian for "Clearance of the Moon." I peeked at the nonpayer produce.113. Squishy lump: Drop116. Argentinian Marxist: CHE. Deliberation he was Cuban.117. It may be voted for or tipped: HAT. Humane clue.118. TNT alternative: USARecognition network.C.C.
