Ergo Original Clues

Theme: "Logical Connections" 

24A. Nursery rhymes character : MOTHER GOOSE

31A. NFL commissioner since 2006 : ROGER GOODELL

49A. Thor, for one : THUNDER GOD

52A. Job application phrase : CAREER GOAL

87A. Sport with orange balls : WINTER GOLF

89A. Lynne Cheney predecessor : TIPPER GORE

103A. Many a Gucci product : LEATHER GOODS

114A. Rose-colored glasses, in a way : BEER GOGGLES

Reveal entry:

122A. Thus, to Descartes, and a hint to the hidden words in this puzzle : ERGO


Across:

1. Like Narcissus : VAIN

5. Tiny tiff : SPAT

9. The pyramids, for 28-Across : TOMBS

14. Stare in wonder : GAPE

18. Big name in shoes : ALDO

19. Happy ending? : HOUR

20. Troubled greatly : ATE AT

21. Highly affected : ARTSY

22. Good dog rewards : PATS

23. Kitchen add-on : ETTE

26. Berkshire Hathaway headquarters : OMAHA

28. Pyramid figures : PHARAOHS

30. Flies into a rage : ERUPTS

33. [Like that!] : SNAP

34. Scrub, as pots : SCOUR

35. Deems proper : SEES FIT

38. "The Newsroom" channel : HBO

41. "Oh no!" : ACK

44. Miss the mark : ERR

45. Bob and bun : DOS

46. Cold cube in Koln : EIS

47. Sign of life : PULSE

54. Multi-purpose solution maker : RENU

55. Bitty bites : NIPS

56. Hive feature? : SILENT E

57. Calendar rows: Abbr. : WKS

58. Silly trick : ANTIC

60. Gave a darn? : SEWED

62. Indulge, with "on" : DOTE

63. Lamb's lament : BAA

64. Tiny building blocks : ATOMS

67. Like some babydoll dress : SHEER

69. "Toy Story" composer Newman : RANDY

71. Water ___ : dental device : PIK

73. Us, on the Riviera : NOUS

75. Relevant, to lawyers : AD REM

77. Not lit? : SOBER

80. He lit the 1996 Olympic flame : ALI

81. Big guns : MORTARS

83. Like some ties : LOUD

86. Pure delight : GLEE

91. Kept under wraps : SAT ON

92. UK record label : EMI

93. Paper Mate rival : BIC

94. "Eww, spare me the details...", briefly : TMI

95. Panda Express cooker : WOK

96. Marina ___ Rey : DEL

97. Toaster treat : POP TART

99. Hatchet men : THUGS

101. Home to the Interpol : LYON

108. Groceries, often : ARMFUL

111. "Carmen" dance : HABANERA

113. Kama ___ : SUTRA

116. Close link : BOND

118. Line featured in Baseball Hall of Fame logo : SEAM

119. Brett Favre role in "There's Something About Mary" : CAMEO

120. Square one : START

121. Being aired : ON TV

123. Plum cousin : SLOE

124. Support staff: Abbr. : ASSTS

125. Garden crasher : WEED

126. Sammy who hit his first home run off Roger Clemens : SOSA

Down:

1. Steam, e.g. : VAPOR

2. Lone Star landmark : ALAMO

3. Luggage clip-on : ID TAG

4. Has a bite : NOSHES

5. Every other hurricane : SHE

6. Mishmash : POTPOURRI

7. E. L. James, for one : AUTHOR

8. Tire print : TREAD

9. Husky treats : TAMALES

10. Peter who announced his retirement from acting in 2012 : O'TOOLE

11. Dangerous lab : METH

12. Words of disgust : BAHS

13. Sault ___ Marie : STE

14. Intimate show of support : GROUP HUG

15. Perching on : ATOP

16. Hushed "Hey!" : PSST

17. Spud's buds : EYES

21. Shatabdi Express stop : AGRA

25. Flat rate : RENT

27. Like a flop shot : ARCED

29. Patch a divot : RE-SOD

32. Sharif's co-author on a few bridge books : GOREN

33. Miguel Cabrera's agreement : SI SENOR

36. Close tight : SEAL

37. Let go : FIRED

39. Kind of account : BLOW BY BLOW

40. It's 19 miles from Kobe : OSAKA

41. Razor handle : ATRA

42. 5th most common surname in China : CHEN

43. Gambian–born "Roots" character : KUNTA KINTE

45. Tablespoons, maybe : DOSES

47. Fusses in front of a mirror : PREENS

48. Pataky of "The Wine of Summer" : ELSA

50. Nantes night : NUIT

51. App for Android phones : GPS

52. Apple product : CIDER

53. Jazz legend James : ETTA

56. Snacks for squirrels : SEEDS

59. Scam artists : CON MEN

61. Berth place : WHARF

65. Lock to a dock : MOOR

66. Sanjay Gupta, notably : SURGEON

68. Dig find : RELIC

70. Snoop Lion's former name : DOGG

71. Bear hands : PAWS

72. 24-book epic : ILIAD

74. Pound the ground : STOMP

76. Clean the deck : MOP

78. Gateway Arch designer Saarinen : EERO

79. Smell bad : REEK

82. Made a touchdown : ALIT

84. Do some stake-raising : UP TH EANTE

85. Beg to differ : DEMUR

88. Like 1-800-GOT-JUNK : TOLL-FREE

89. Atlas, for one : TITAN

90. He lost to King in 1973 : RIGGS

93. Lean chicken parts : BREASTS

97. Sport for Nacho Figueras : POLO

98. 6-time Silver Slugger Award winner Pujols : ALBERT

99. High chair : THRONE

100. They're pickled : SOUSES

102. Much maligned car of the 1980s : YUGO

104. Heisman Trophy 2007 winner : TEBOW

105. Alamogordo's county : OTERO

106. Buzz killers : DRAGS

107. Kava is its national drink : SAMOA

108. Early lessons : ABCS

109. Bona fide : REAL

110. Staff note : MEMO

111. 5'4" & 6'2", e.g. : HGTS

112. "Sorry to say... " : ALAS

115. Fed. property agency : GSA

117. Redbox rental : DVD


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