Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1A Letters accompanying applications, for short : RECS
5A Includes without others knowing, in a way : BCCS
9A “I haven’t a clue” : BEATS ME
16A Plant with an edible inner gel : ALOE
17A Up to snuff : ABLE
18A All over the place : ERRATIC
19A Drove in an A.T.V., say, informally : OFF-ROADED
21A Fighting technique used by [circled letters] (as explained at 76-Across) : NECKING
22A Unreal? : FAKE
23A Verify, as an editor might : FACT-CHECK
25A Launch points in disc golf : TEE PADS
28A “Everything good?,” as a cook might ask : TASTE OK?
29A Laptop mode : SLEEP
30A Tap products : ALES
32A ID used for far more than its name suggests : SSN
33A Do wrong : ERR
34A They’re just one problem after another : IQ TESTS
37A Spanish direction : ESTE
41A Whatchamacallit : NOUN
43A “One ___ Soldier” (1969 antiwar song) : TIN
44A Belgrade resident : SERB
47A Word on either side of “to” : TOE
48A Physician specializing in reproductive health, informally : GYNO
49A Like some flights: Abbr. : INTL
51A Restrict : TIE DOWN
53A Long, hooded cloak that’s also an author’s name : CAPOTE
55A Areas of influence : SPHERES
56A Part of many a mailing address, in brief : PO BOX
59A White dwarf phenomenon : NOVA
61A ___ so often : EVERY
62A Traps during a storm, perhaps : ICES IN
64A Vermont summer hrs. : EDT
66A Certain natural hairstyle : LOCS
67A “Boy, you’re asking too much” … or what you might say after following the instructions at 76-Across? : THAT’S A TALL ORDER
71A Popular browser for accessing the dark web : TOR
72A “Is it OK for us to leave?” : CAN WE GO?
73A It’s one for the history books : EON
76A “Annual June 21 celebration of the animal depicted in this puzzle by connecting the circled letters from A to T and back to A” : WORLD GIRAFFE DAY
81A Japanese audio brand : AIWA
82A Secondary account, in social media slang : ALT
83A Boundaries : LIMITS
84A Be part of, as a film : ACT IN
85A “Surprised to see you here!” : OH, HI!
88A Limber : LITHE
89A Hindu god with an elephant head : GANESHA
92A Satchel with a gendered name : MAN BAG
94A Defeats without difficulty : ACES OUT
95A “I ___ you!” : ENVY
96A Indian royal : RAJA
100A Certain sib : SIS
101A M.L.B. team whose stadium is less than 10 miles from another M.L.B. team’s : METS
103A “Go on, beat it!” : GIT!
104A Pizazz : ELAN
105A “Qué ___ contigo?” (“What’s wrong with you?”) : PASA
107A Cancels out : NEGATES
110A Common holder of pens : MUG
111A Mathematical constant equal to two times pi : TAU
114A Honoré de Balzac’s “___ Goriot” : PERE
115A Give a buzz : PHONE
117A Farm play area : CORN PIT
119A Clergyman known for his verbal gaffes : SPOONER
121A Takes little effort : COMES EASY
123A Minimally : A TAD
124A Habitat for [circled letters] : SAVANNA
125A Starchy plant part in Asian cooking : LOTUS ROOT
129A Something running at a bar : OPEN TAB
130A Fateful day : IDES
131A Digital know-it-all : SIRI
132A Debuted to stockholders, in Wall St. lingo : WENT IPO
133A Art museum that awards the annual Turner Prize : TATE
134A Reindeer cousins : ELKS

Down

1D Big name in the pasta aisle : RAO
2D One often pictured wearing pointy shoes : ELF
3D Task for an office gofer, maybe : COFFEE RUN
4D Colorful wrap : SERAPE
5D Spoke sheepishly? : BAAED
6D Compound found in marijuana, for short : CBD
7D What sets the tone : CLEF
8D Calms : SEDATES
9D Natural predispositions : BENTS
10D Builds : ERECTS
11D National park in Utah : ARCHES
12D “Here, try a sample” : TAKE ONE
13D Driver’s alternative to automatic : STICK
14D Semiaquatic carnivore : MINK
15D Med. diagnostic : ECG
20D Closest living relative of the [circled letters] : OKAPI
24D Show groups : CASTS
25D Golfer Yani : TSENG
26D “The Jetsons” son : ELROY
27D Attended, as a lecture : SAT IN ON
31D Temporarily gave : LENT TO
35D This goes in one ear : Q-TIP
36D {1, 2, 3} and {4, 5, 6} : SETS
38D Offering in lieu of a cash refund, perhaps : STORE CREDIT
39D Term for groups of [circled letters] : TOWERS
40D Teeny-tiny : EENSY
42D Free : NO-COST
45D Sometimes-intentional jeans feature : RIP
46D Looked upon : BEHELD
50D “I want you to be honest …” : LEVEL WITH ME…
52D R&B group Bell Biv ___ : DEVOE
54D Follower of “x” or “y” : … AXIS
56D Pennsylvania school, for short : PITT
57D Diez minus dos : OCHO
58D Testify : BEAR WITNESS
60D Chicago’s ___ Planetarium : ADLER
63D Salt’s formula : NACL
65D Threads around a forum? : TOGA
68D “Look at this!” : TA-DA!
69D Part of WASP : ANGLO
70D “HAHAHAHA!” : ROFL!
74D Vow : OATH
75D Where Ferrari is “RACE,” in brief : NYSE
77D Tot’s injuries : OWIES
78D Price for a return, perhaps : RANSOM
79D Sneaker brand : FILA
80D Political exile : EMIGRE
81D Tree whose leaves are eaten by [circled letters] : ACACIA
84D Audibly shocked : AGASP
86D Big garage, essentially : HANGAR
87D They’re sent after save-the-date cards : INVITES
90D Tone : HUE
91D Memo abbr. : ATTN
93D Eight bits : BYTE
97D Nutty extract : ALMOND OIL
98D French for “yellow” : JAUNE
99D Tick off : ANGER
102D Filter option : SEPIA
106D Small superhero whose catchphrase starts “Up and at ’em” : ATOM ANT
108D Becomes wild, as a party : GETS LIT
109D Fur pattern on a [circled letters] : SPOTS
112D Self-reflective question : AREN’T I?
113D Start to take off, as a onesie : UNSNAP
116D Practically speechless? : HOARSE
117D Spelling bee? : COVEN
118D Late singer Bryson : PEABO
120D YouTube button with two lines : PAUSE
121D Bit of superhero wear : CAPE
122D “Star Wars” character whose species is never named : YODA
124D “You reap what you ___” : SOW
126D Holiday whose name means “festival” : TET
127D Mork’s home planet : ORK
128D “Indeed” : ‘TIS