Theme: "M&M'S" - Every theme entry is a well-known person whose initials are M.M.
22. The Duchess of Sussex: MEGHAN MARKLE.
41. Rebecca Pearson player on "This Is Us": MANDY MOORE.
43. Comedian whose podcast's final episode featured Barack Obama: MARC MARON.
64. Anthropologist who theorized that children learn by watching adults: MARGARET MEAD.
73. Oscar winner who gave her acceptance speech in ASL: MARLEE MATLIN.
95. Austin Powers portrayer: MIKE MYERS.
97. Actress who won a Tony and an Emmy for playing Peter Pan: MARY MARTIN.
Across:
1. Record player?: DEEJAY. Great clue to start.
7. __ accompli: FAIT.
11. Swimwear top: BRA. We all wear swimsuits at our pool. The lady in front is Jan, who was a lifeguard for many years.
14. Secrecy doc: NDA. Non-Disclosure Agreement.
17. Wrap: ENROBE.
18. British unit of mass: TONNE. 21. British unit of length: METRE.
19. Singer Rawls: LOU.
20. Like a good handshake: FIRM.
24. Dines after 10, say: EATS LATE.
26. Go to press?: IRON.
27. B'way passes: TIX.
28. Stops talking about: LETS DROP. The topic.
30. Comedy routine: BIT.
31. Gradually stop nursing: WEAN.
33. Fix, as a pool cue: RE-TIP.
34. Shop online, say: ETAILER. Noun "shop".
36. Bolt down the track?: USAIN. His nickname is "Lightning Bolt". Beautiful family.
39. Numbered work: OPUS.
45. Griffith Observatory style: DECO. The observatory opened in 1935, right in the heyday of Art Deco architecture.
46. Review that might go viral: PAN.
47. Strike: PICKET.
48. Typesetting unit: PICA.
50. Lucy's sitcom chum: ETHEL.Ethel Mertz.
52. "Fire away": ASK.
55. __-mo: SLO.
56. Valvoline rival: STP.
58. Establishment with teas and tabbies: CAT CAFE. The first cat cafés appeared in Asia before spreading around the world.
60. Sunset dirección: OESTE. West in Spanish.
62. Fan sound: WHIRR.
66. __ latte: CHAI. Do you cold brew tea in the summer?
69. Pee Wee of baseball: REESE.
71. Quintet that occasionally becomes a sextet: AEIOU.
72. Milky Way maker: MARS. Not the planet but the confectionery giant.
76. Eleanor in a Beatles hit: RIGBY.
78. "You know the __": DRILL.
79. Hair band: ELASTIC.
81. Pic of Pinocchio: CEL. Traditional animated films were created by painting characters onto transparent cels.
82. One of Tarzan's adopted family: APE.
85. Irish actor Stephen: REA. "The Crying Game"
86. Academy student: CADET.
88. James of "Misery": CAAN.
90. Malia and Sasha, to Craig Robinson: NIECES. Brother of Michelle Obama.
92. __ phrik: Thai chili sauce: NAM. Made from pounded chilies, garlic, shallots, and lime juice, and shrimp paste or fish sauce. Odd but very tasty dip for green mango slices.
93. Casual get-together: SESH.
101. Dog biscuit shape: BONE.
102. Green pasta sauce: PESTO.
103. Detail, as a bill: ITEMIZE.
104. South Asian pancakes: DOSAS. Rice-and-lentil pancakes.
106. Not more: LESS.
108. Reply to a meme, perhaps: LOL.
109. "I'll just leave a message": NO ANSWER.
111. "I'm __ yours!": ALL.
112. "My bad!": OOPS.
116. 87-Down predator: ANACONDA. 87. Area with the world's largest rainforest: AMAZONIA. Fortunately, Minnesota's lakes are free of anacondas.
121. 32-country org.: NATO.
122. Apple platform: IOS.
123. With 89-Down, "Delta of Venus" writer: ANAIS. 89. See 123-Across: NIN.
124. Polynesian language: SAMOAN.
125. Relay part: LEG.
126. TV journalist Cabrera: ANA.
127. Geek (out): NERD.
128. Famous last words?: THE END. Aptly placed as the last entry.
Down:
1. Prefix with -tasse: DEMI.
2. Cabinet dept. with a sun on its seal: ENER.
3. Therefore: ERGO.
4. Film assassin played by Keanu Reeves: JOHN WICK.
5. Legal org.: ABA.
6. Busybody: YENTA.
7. Not against: FOR.
8. Spots for some bracelets: ANKLES.
9. Cove: INLET.
10. Start of a round: TEE TIME. Golf round.
11. Wasn't colorfast: BLED.
12. Laughed loudly: ROARED.
13. Option in some password managers: AUTO-TYPE.
14. Org. with Cowboys and Chiefs: NFL.
15. Devil, in Spanish: DIABLO. The author of "Juno" is Diablo Cody.
16. More stylized: ARTIER.
18. Burden: TAX.
23. Key word?: MINOR.
25. Musical based on "Monty Python and the Holy Grail": SPAMALOT.
29. Modernistic: SPACE AGE.
32. Tangle up: ENMESH.
33. Like an ancient alphabet: RUNIC.
35. Charged particle: ION.
36. Strike callers: UMPS.
37. Cruise (by): SAIL.
38. Not pizzicato: ARCO. With the bow. In string music, pizzicato instructs players to pluck the strings with their fingers, while arco tells them to return to using the bow.
40. Dad: POP.
42. "The injustice!": NOT FAIR.
44. Wardrobe: ATTIRE.
45. Mining target: DATA. Data mining.
49. Bedouin mounts: CAMELS.
51. Like Superman: HEROIC.
52. Far from land: ASEA.
53. Take the lead: STAR.
54. Shoe brand founded by U.S. Rubber: KEDS. Didn't know this.
57. Program for some psych majors: PRE-MED.
59. Skulls: CRANIA.
61. "The Pitt" award: EMMY. Medical drama set in Pennsylvania.
62. Last words, often: WILL.
63. Most genuine: REALEST.
65. University of Oregon city: EUGENE.
66. Nav. officer: CMDR.
67. Fabulous loser?: HARE. Another fun clue.
68. Diva's big moment: ARIA.
70. Driver's licenses, e.g.: STATE IDS.
74. Chevy coupe with a cargo bed: EL CAMINO.
75. Hankering: ITCH.
77. Goodyear fleet: BLIMPS.
80. Stealthy patterns, for short: CAMOS.
82. Fab: ACES.
83. Saucy: PERT.
84. Canadian gas brand: ESSO. The name comes from pronouncing the initials "S.O." for Standard Oil.
91. "Class, pay attention!": EYES ON ME.
92. MLB team in blue and orange: NYM. New York Mets.
94. Olaf, for one: SNOWMAN.
96. __ green: KELLY.
97. La Scala locale: MILAN.
98. Like music that's hard to sing along to: ATONAL.
99. Connect: RELATE.
100. Continue enjoying a book: READ ON.
101. Train lounge: BAR CAR.
105. Rive Gauche waters: SEINE. Left Bank.
107. Horror film loc.: ELM ST.
110. Artemis II org.: NASA.
111. Two-time loser to DDE: AES. Adlai Stevenson lost presidential races to Dwight D. Eisenhower in both 1952 and 1956.
113. Great Plains tribe: OTOE.
114. Think ahead: PLAN.
115. Email action: SEND.
117. Gear tooth: COG.
119. Josh: KID.
120. Pleased sigh: AAH.
C.C.
