“I didn’t plan it this way when I built the puzzle,” part III: 53D: is IRISH (as in the band) and 55D: is DRIED.Yet another moment of panic for me: On Friday I saw on her Wikipedia page that she also acted in “American Horror Story” and worried I’d made a mistake with the title. She won several awards for her portrayal of Marcia Clark in the first season’s biopic of the O.J. Even though nothing went wrong, this might be a sign that I shouldn’t give two crossing answers similar clues but slightly different grammar. That would have been a typo too late to correct in the print version. On Friday I had a brief moment of panic when I saw the clue for GAVE IN (with the past tense) but thought it was for the answer RELENTS (with the present tense). “I didn’t plan it this way when I built the puzzle,” part II: 106A: is GAVE IN, which crosses RELENTS at 91D.“I didn’t plan it this way when I built the puzzle,” part I: 96A: is BIGOTS, which crosses AGEISTS at 90D.Perhaps apt for a car-based theme, as a car brand goes through a battery of tests before it can be sold. 108A: is MAGIC PET RIDE, from magic carpet ride.I’m not sure if the surfer is cheering Icarus on for the way he flies or for his spectacular wipe-out in the sea. 85A: is ROLL O’CONNOR, from the actor Carroll O’Connor.66A: is REIN NATION, from rein carnation.Meanwhile, 46A: is TRUMP CARETS, from trumpets. 44A: is PENTE RANT, from carpenter ant - maybe a tough one if you don’t know the game Pente.

25A: is GENTLE CARMEN, based on the phrase gentlemen. 23A: is MOUNT MEL, based on the phrase Mount Carmel.

Wipeout in surfer lingo crossword