Theme: "Gathering Eggcorns" — Note from Merl: "Eggcorns" are things people say and write that are technically incorrect but which have a logic of their own, like "wheelbarrel." Forthwith, some of my faves.
[Note: This is the puzzle that appears in the Sunday L.A. Times newspaper. If you don't get the paper, you can find the puzzle here. Scroll down to see today's syndicated puzzle.]
Theme answers:
- 16A: Tantalize in a mouth-watering way? (WET ONE'S APPETITE).
- 21A: Disagreement of biblical proportions? (PARTING OF THE WAVES).
- 37A: Sharpen the focus of? (HONE IN ON).
- 41A: Completely exposed? (BUTT-NAKED).
- 50A: Counter to one's faith? (SACRELIGIOUS).
- 59A: Yard planning that requires no grass or watering? (ZEROSCAPING).
- 73A: Indicator of the winds of change? (BELLWEATHER).
- 83A: Loosely interested? (LAXADAISICAL).
- 92A: Formerly gung-ho sort who leaves the country? (EXPATRIOT).
- 94A: Agreeing words from one in attendance? (HERE HERE).
- 115A: Strange places where even hired boats never go? (UNCHARTERED WATERS).
- 120A: No easy matter, especially if there's asphalt? (A TOUGH ROAD TO HOE).
Everything Else — 1A: Inbox clogger (SPAM); 5A: Joan of art (MIRÓ); 9A: Tot's pop (DADA); 13A: Home of "The View" (ABC); 20A: It comes with status (QUO); 23A: Spigoted server (URN); 24A: UAE VIP (EMIR); 25A: Sickly pale (WAN); 26A: Words from "the great and powerful" (I AM OZ); 27A: Bring ruin upon (RAVAGE); 29A: Rice ___ (PILAF); 31A: Little diggers (ANTS); 32A: Frigid finale (-AIRE); 33A: Dance, slangily (CUT A RUG); 44A: Like a sequoia (GIANT); 46A: The old you (THOU); 48A: Good, Bad, Ugly / Clint, Lee, ? (ELI); 49A: Work with needles (KNIT); 53A: Patricia of "Hud" (NEAL); 55A: Having claws (TALONED); 57A: "___ the first cock crow" (Shak.) (ERE); 58A: Tornado dir., maybe (SSE); 62A: Leaped (SPRANG); 65A: Katey of "Married ... with Children" (SAGAL); 66A: CD followup (EFG); 67A: Bonus recipient, often (CEO); 68A: As good as dead (TOAST); 71A: Thinly scattered (SPARSE); 76A: Litigators' org. (ABA); 79A: Tax-deferred item (IRA); 80A: Type of singer or fisherman (TROLLER); 82A: "___ help you are" (SOME); 86A: Bern's river (AARE); 89A: Wedding figs. (JP'S); 90A: Rights defender (ACLU); 91A: Green beans (LIMAS); 97A: Orchestra leader (MAESTRO); 98A: Solved with ease (ACED); 99A: Toga party site (FRAT); 101A: Become one on the run (ELOPE); 105A: Not old-school (MODERN); 108A: Scare (SPOOK); 110A: Said twice, a treat (BON); 113A: Scientology founder, partly (L. RON); 114A: "___ in your way?" (AM I); 119A: Ltd. relative (INC.); 121A: Polygraph exciter (LIE); 122A: Romeo or Juliet, e.g. (ROLE); 123A: Becomes Jell-O (SETS); 124A: Marked down (LESS); 1D: Wise guy (SWAMI); 2D: Jeopardy (PERIL); 3D: Draw (ATTRACT); 4D: "Pretentious? ___?" ("MOI?"); 5D: Watt starter (MEGA-); 6D: Has begun (IS ON); 7D: Org. that flew Lancasters (RAF); 8D: Deciding (OPTING); 9D: Judges (DEEMS); 10D: Jukebox selection for a Lawrence Welk tune? (A-TWO); 11D: "Knight and Day" co-star (DIAZ); 12D: Off-road four-wheeler, briefly (ATV); 13D: Pool shade (AQUA); 14D: Harris or Vicks ending (BURG); 15D: Volcano top (CONE); 17D: Opp. of 58 Across (NNW); 18D: Excellent, slangily (PHAT); 19D: An ___ resemblance (EERIE); 21D: Vitality (PEP); 22D: Delhi dress (SARI); 28D: Large, at Starbucks (VENTI); 30D: Blue state? (FUNK); 31D: Sound portion: abbr. (AUD.); 32D: Buck feature (ANTLER); 34D: Beach shade (TAN); 35D: Yokohama woofer (AKITA); 36D: Fixes again, as a book spine (RETAPES); 37D: High-pressure pitch (HARD SELL); 38D: No longer separate (ONE); 39D: Cries of surprise (OHO'S); 40D: We, in Chamonix (NOUS); 41D: Auto pioneer Karl (BENZ); 42D: Peter Fonda film, "___ Gold" (ULEE'S); 43D: Princess topper (TIARA); 44D: Lovable bunch (GANG); 45D: Rocks, at a bar (ICE); 47D: Take off the shelf (USE); 50D: Dance partner? (SONG); 51D: Mighty mad (IRATE); 52D: Columbus's hometown (GENOA); 54D: Cabin walls, sometimes (LOGS); 56D: Mortal span (LIFETIME); 60D: Flavorful (SAPID); 61D: Nurse Barton (CLARA); 63D: Medieval weapon (POLEAXE); 64D: Goons' guns (GATS); 67D: Mobile phone (CELL); 69D: Japanese sliding screen (SHOJI); 70D: Largo or lento, e.g. (TEMPO); 72D: Complained bitterly (RAILED); 73D: Feathery scarves (BOAS); 74D: Finishes filming (WRAPS); 75D: Breather (REST); 76D: It's under Tenn. (ALA.); 77D: Fugue figure (BACH); 78D: Limo bar? (AXLE); 81D: Presley's label (RCA); 84D: Surrounding glows (AURAE); 85D: Military address (SIR); 87D: Singing mobster (RAT); 88D: French 101 verb (ÊTRE); 92D: Mom's dinner order (EAT); 93D: Take a chance, with 107 Down (ROLL THE); 95D: Hosiery hue (ECRU); 96D: Salon dye (HENNA); 97D: "From the ___ of ..." (MAKERS); 99D: Valley ___, Pa. (FORGE); 100D: Tim of "Pulp Fiction" (ROTH); 102D: Often-dipped snacks (OREOS); 103D: Skin-care subjects (PORES); 104D: Nav. rank (ENS.); 105D: It may be junk (MAIL); 106D: Old Dodge (OMNI); 107D: See 93 Down (DICE); 108D: "Out, out, out!" ("SHOO!"); 109D: Fast Eddie portrayer (PAUL); 110D: Exhausted (BEAT); 111D: Casino figures (ODDS); 112D: Area E of the Yukon: abbr. (NWT); 116D: Kennedy or Lincoln, for ex. (CTR.); 117D: Wade opponent (ROE); 118D: Comcast alternative (AOL).
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