GRWM
20. "Just decide!": MAKE UP YOUR MIND.
30. Remedy known as "having a counter-beer" in German: HAIR OF THE DOG.
41. In great shape: FIT AS A FIDDLE.
55. Friend's invitation before a party, or a TikTok genre that shows off the starts of 20-, 30-, and 41-Across: GET READY WITH ME.
So makeup, hair and fit. Does fit mean outfit?
"GRWM is a slang term and acronym for Get Ready With Me
that refers to a genre of vlog-style videos in which users show
themselves doing their hair and makeup or dressing in an outfit,
sometimes while talking with their viewers. GRWM videos first became
popularized on YouTube in 2011, becoming increasingly prevalent throughout the 2010s and 2020s on video-sharing sites like TikTok."
Who knew?
Sarah and Kelsey did! Congratulations to both of you on your LA Times debuts!
Across:
1. The hundred target, in Pilates: ABS. Apparently there is also something called the 100 ABS challenge. Who knew?
4. Wander (about): GAD.
7. Bloke: LAD. I think I may have learned these words reading Andy Capp.
10. "The Search for General __": food documentary: TSO. I liked the General Tso cartoon that sumdaze posted on Monday, but FWIW, here's the trailer for the documentary:
13. Goal material: NET.
14. Pose: ASK.
15. Tussle over a 58-Down entry: EDIT WAR. - The next time you pull up a Wikipedia article on a controversial issue, explore the History and Talk tabs.
17. Avenger in armor: IRON MAN. A Marvel Comics character. Iron Man is the superhero alter ego of the billionaire genius Tony Stark.
19. Foot fashion: TOE RING. In many cultures of India, the groom puts a toe ring on the second toe of both feet of the bride. An ancient tradition. RiRi was seen sporting a toe ring with a large rock last May.
22. Stuck in one's craw: ATE AT. Bugged. Got on one's nerves.
23. Sales channel: HSN. Home Shopping Network.
24. Pokémon that evolves into Kadabra: ABRA. No clue, but the perps were fair. That's valid.
26. For fear that: LEST.
27. Rte. finder: GPS.
29. Around the clock worker?: GEAR.
35. Surfaces, e.g.: PCs. Microsoft personal computers.
38. "So that's __?": A NO.
39. Styled like: à la
40. Paramount+ partner, briefly: SHO time.
45. "That's valid": FAIR.
46. With 9-Down, traveling employee's allowance: PER.
(9D) See 46-Across: DIEM.
- "Covered business expenses typically include accommodation, food, and incidental expenses such as fees and tips for services."
47. Body part with cinco dedos: MANO.
52. Landmark civil rights law acronym: ADA. The Civil Rights Act was 1964. The Americans with Disabilities Act was 1990.
54. Try to buy from Ebay: BID ON.
59. Prep roses for "The Bachelor," say: DETHORN.
60. Spot far from the nosebleeds: VIP SEAT.
61. Tums, e.g.: ANTACID.
62. Scrape (out): EKE.
63. Like much omakase: RAW. Omakase - "the expression is used by patrons at sushi restaurants to leave the selection to the chef, as opposed to ordering à la carte."
64. Benefit that may be rolled over: Abbr.: PTO. Paid time off, or personal time off.
65. Peele's partner: KEY. Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key. So many hilarious skits.
66. Sloth in "Ice Age": SID. - Ice Age is a 2002 computer-animated movie. Sid is a talkative and positive minded ground sloth who stands and walks like a human.
67. Genre with intense lyrics: EMO. This song is more rock than emo, but it captures the feelings of angst of a young person having to make a tough life decision. In this case as the video depicts, as the teenage young woman decides to leave her family to pursue her dream of becoming a ballerina. The band is typically more grunge, but the lyrics and intense strain in the vocal are somewhat evocative of emo. To me, anyway.
This song, Sound of Madness, is more typical of the musical style of Shinedown, if you want to hear a prime example of grunge.
Down:
1. Cracker shape: ANIMAL. Muppet wild drummer: ANIMAL. And then there's George "The Animal" Steele.
2. Scold: BERATE.
3. Tends a fire: STOKES. Not sure why I thought of this song:
5. "Now!" letters: ASAP.
6. Be Delicious perfume co.: DKNY. Donna Karan, New York. "Top notes are Cucumber, Grapefruit and Magnolia; middle notes are Green Apple, Lily-of-the-Valley, Tuberose, Violet and Rose; base notes are Woodsy Notes, Sandalwood and Amber."
7. "We'll take it from here": LET US entertain you. Actually, let the regular bloggers entertain you. My blogs are lame.
8. Add sparkle, say: ADORN.
10. Places to sleep tight?: TWIN BEDS.
11. "Killing Eve" star: SANDRA OH. Perhaps better known from her Grey's Anatomy role as Dr. Cristina Yang.
12. Agcy.: ORG.
16. Priority system: TRIAGE.
18. Not o'er: 'NEATH.
21. Très: OH SO. Meaning very.
25. Best Picture winner set in Iran: ARGO. Also, Jason's Ship.
27. Torres of "9-1-1: Lone Star": GINA. Gina perped in for me.
28. TA overseer: PROF. I recall one very earnest TA that seemed to have had a mastery of the subject matter. I'm sure his delivery got better with time.
31. Wall clock inserts: AAs.
32. Taper: FADE.
33. "In short" initialism: TLDR. Too Long Didn't Read. A summary. Usually a bullet list of key takeaways gleaned from the lengthy article that follows.
34. "2001" supercomputer: HAL. HAL9000 first achieved consciousness in 1991 at the HAL laboratories in Urbana, Illinois. Hal malfunctioned and became paranoid in a deep space mission.
35. "As if!": PFFT. "Not a chance!" Or, in another sense, "Pfft, and it was gone!"
36. Role in many a spy thriller: CIA AGENT.
37. 120mm Louboutin feature: STILETTO. TY perps. I had no idea what a Louboutin was before solving this answer. I'll guess that it is a brand name for a shoe.
42. "Queen of Soul" Franklin: ARETHA. She deserves her props. That's all she's askin' in return, honey.
43. Tipping point on a counter?: IPAD. I scanned an article the other day that suggested that tipping is out of control.
44. Puts off: EMITS. I was getting nowhere thinking of defers, delays, postpones ...
48. Hold fast (to): ADHERE. In woodworking, a holdfast (one word) is a tool used to secure a work piece to the bench.
49. "Nuh-uh!": NO MAAM.
50. Punch recipe?: ONE TWO.
52. Bird of prey's nest: AERIE. An ever growing eagle aerie
53. Hunky-dory: DANDY.
54. Ostrich or emu: BIPED. The two largest living (non extinct) birds. Neither can fly, but they both can run very fast. An emu tops out at just over 30 MPH while an ostrich can reach speeds of 43 MPH. A Cassowary is also flightless, and slightly slower than an emu.
56. Giant diamond: ROCK. Slang. So many slang meanings for rock. BTW, did you link to the URL above and see the size of the rock that was mounted to the toe ring that RiRi was wearing?
57. First name in haute couture: YVES Saint Laurent. See yesterday's review by Jazzbumpa for a worthwhile brief on this answer.
58. Collaborative site: WIKI. This is not the abbreviation for Wikipedia.
59. "The Sacred Art of Giving __": Ta-Nehisi Coates essay about a friendly greeting: DAP. - An essay from 2008 in which the author comments about the co-opting of giving dap. He points out that although whites have adopted the dap, it's done primarily in sports related settings, and that it doesn't carry the same weight of a much deeper meaning that it does among African Americans. A much more recent article in Salon adds additional historical context and point of view. Both were good reads for me.
That's all for today.
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