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Passing Grades by NYTimes

Across

  1. 1. Summer refreshers
  2. 5. Israel's Netanyahu, informally
  3. 9. Bowler and sailor
  4. 13. Tracking systems
  5. 19. Ports
  6. 21. Memphis deity
  7. 22. Actress Cuthbert of "24"
  8. 23. One who turned Cinderella's pumpkin into pumpkin cheesecake?
  9. 25. Drive away
  10. 26. Reference
  11. 27. New York's Jacob ___ Park
  12. 28. Crude coconut opener
  13. 29. Cherry part
  14. 30. Worth mentioning
  15. 32. Iglu and yoghurt, e.g.
  16. 33. Bad beginning?
  17. 36. ___ cycle
  18. 37. Dustin Hoffman title role
  19. 39. County or lake of Cooperstown, N.Y.
  20. 42. Dunking cookie
  21. 44. Be too syrupy
  22. 45. Liquor unit
  23. 49. Snorkeling bargain?
  24. 52. Hip-hop artist with the 2013 #1 album "Born Sinner"
  25. 53. Up to, shortly
  26. 54. French noodles?
  27. 55. What makes blue jeans blue
  28. 56. "She's got electric boots, a ___ suit" ("Bennie and the Jets" lyric)
  29. 57. Rust-causing agents
  30. 59. Vex
  31. 60. Stomachs
  32. 61. Fit to ___
  33. 62. Tin can plinker, maybe
  34. 63. Challenge for a speech coach
  35. 64. Oscar winner Leachman
  36. 67. Setting of "The Crucible"
  37. 68. Nappy fabric
  38. 72. Undeveloped
  39. 73. Elizabeth Taylor role of '63
  40. 74. Roman ruler before Caesar
  41. 75. Subj. of Snowden leaks
  42. 76. Dismantle on a ship
  43. 77. Transportation company that skimps on safety?
  44. 80. Conk
  45. 81. Wisecrack
  46. 82. Of the flock
  47. 83. Lawn care brand
  48. 84. Mythological monster
  49. 87. Addr. book datum
  50. 88. Even if, in brief
  51. 89. Corkscrewed
  52. 92. "___ no turning back"
  53. 95. Dress accessory
  54. 99. Knacks
  55. 100. Reason for an ophthalmologist's visit
  56. 101. It might be answered "Muy bien, gracias"
  57. 104. Sergeant's order
  58. 105. Stephen Hawking's computer-generated voice?
  59. 107. Church vessel
  60. 108. Bring in
  61. 109. Duvel pub offering
  62. 110. Prepares to propose
  63. 111. Kind of rug
  64. 112. Buttonhole, for example
  65. 113. NASA's ___ Research Center

Down

  1. 1. Acting family
  2. 2. Did a Vegas job
  3. 3. Return option
  4. 4. Pulled strings, maybe?
  5. 5. Former 6'9" N.B.A.'er Hayes, to fans
  6. 6. "What did ___ deserve this?"
  7. 7. Comfortable state
  8. 8. Suffix with age
  9. 9. Band's cue
  10. 10. More wan
  11. 11. Draws
  12. 12. Old atlas initials
  13. 13. Force under Stalin
  14. 14. Keys on a piano
  15. 15. Two things seen beside James Bond at a casino?
  16. 16. Popular ski spot
  17. 17. Butler of literature
  18. 18. Register ring-ups
  19. 20. Screenwriting guru Field
  20. 24. Call from a balcony
  21. 28. Massenet opera
  22. 31. Indoor balls
  23. 32. In a loathsome way
  24. 34. Starting trouble
  25. 35. Tryst site
  26. 38. Director's cry
  27. 39. "The Simpsons" character with a habit of calling things "gnarly"
  28. 40. Candy bar that comes two to a pack
  29. 41. Most arias
  30. 43. Insect repellent ingredient
  31. 46. Artery
  32. 47. "That's ___!"
  33. 48. Bodies of eau
  34. 50. Little: Suffix
  35. 51. Per ___
  36. 52. Use for a résumé
  37. 56. Spammer enabler
  38. 58. "Oh yeah? Let's see you hold your breath for TWO minutes!," e.g.?
  39. 59. Better qualified
  40. 62. Like Bruce Willis, in his later movie roles
  41. 63. She "drank champagne and danced all night," in song
  42. 64. Crude weapon
  43. 65. 46-Down division
  44. 66. Spanish alternative?
  45. 67. Checked (out)
  46. 68. Myocyte
  47. 69. Sweater, e.g.
  48. 70. "___ it rich?" (Sondheim lyric)
  49. 71. Highlands refusals
  50. 74. Better at conniving
  51. 77. Handles
  52. 78. Triangular sail
  53. 79. Infuser contents
  54. 81. Altar no-shows
  55. 85. Gingerbread house visitor
  56. 86. Enrobe
  57. 89. Heap
  58. 90. Eucharist holder
  59. 91. TV actress Graff
  60. 93. Spotted scavenger
  61. 94. "Ditto"
  62. 96. "Take me ___"
  63. 97. Lifted
  64. 98. Hosiery brand
  65. 100. Kind of tissue
  66. 102. Coin grade
  67. 103. Repetitive behavior condition, for short
  68. 105. View from a boardwalk
  69. 106. Grammy Awards airer

This puzzle was published on Sunday, Feb 16, 2014 in the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. Edited by Will Shortz.

— NYTimes

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