Theme: "GET THE BALL ROLLING" - From left to the right, the letters spell out BINGO.
4. *Request for greater detail: BE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC.
9. *"Really, Captain Obvious?": GEE YA THINK.
12. *"C'mon, quit pretending to be confused!": OH YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.
50. *"Free Your Mind" group: EN VOGUE.
74. *Visionary physicians?: EYE DOCTORS.
Reveal:
3. With 70-Down, "Never would've predicted this scenario," and what can be said about the first word of the answer to each starred clue?: THAT WASN'T ON.
70. See 3-Down: MY BINGO CARD.
Did I miss anything extra? I had to google "How to play Bingo". So a Bingo card has the letters BINGO on top. This 14, 27, Free, 56, 66 doesn't make any winning sense to me.
Amie and Wendy have collaborated on a few puzzles for the LAT. This is their first Sunday together.
Across:
1. Rollaway bed: COT.
4. Sweetie: BABE.
8. "Totally ready for the weekend!": TGIF.
12. Muppet who lives in a recycling zone: OSCAR.
17. Letters for a monarch: HRH. His/Her Royal Highness.
18. Nook's format, e.g.: E TEXT.
20. Incessantly: NO END.
21. "Hungry hungry" animal in a kids game: HIPPO.
22. Porto greeting: OLA. Porto is the Portuguese wine capital.
23. Religious platform: ALTAR.
24. Where Penguins play on ice?: ARENA. Pittsburgh Penguins.
25. Raising agent: YEAST.
26. Lotus part: PETAL.
28. Hotel gym, e.g.: AMENITY.
30. Groups of friends: POSSES.
31. Deemed suitable: SAW FIT.
33. Rice dish cooked in a wide pan: PAELLA. Looks delicious.
34. [I didn't get my way!]: POUT.
35. 1990s treaty acronym: NAFTA.
36. Inc., in Britain: LTD.
37. Spots that might smear: ATTACK ADS. Amazing clue.
41. Some send-ups: SATIRES.
43. Question after a photo finish: WHO WON?
44. "The penny drops!": AHA.
46. Dull, figuratively: VANILLA.
48. __ kwon do: TAE.
51. Wash. neighbor: IDA.
52. Exudes: OOZES.
54. __ nous: ENTRE.
55. Disdain: SCORN.
57. Small complaint: NIT.
58. Bring about, as mayhem: WREAK. Only Havoc.
59. Classic muscle car: GTO.
60. Partner: MATE.
62. Conjure up: EVOKE.
64. Fin. neighbor: SWE.
65. Taken together: IN TOTAL.
67. KenKen figs.: NOS.
68. Return from vacation: FLY HOME. Someday I will.
72. Before, in poems: ERE.
73. "Stop hogging it!": LET GO.
75. Mount also known as Kissavos: OSSA.
76. Peruvian singer Sumac: YMA. Have not seen her in our grid for a long while.
78. Accept terms: AGREE.
81. "I don't __ it": BUY.
82. Très très: ULTRA.
84. Soccer star __ Heath: TOBIN.
86. Pure joy: BLISS.
87. Pub brew: ALE.
88. Fair-hiring inits.: EEO.
89. College in Dublin: TRINITY. Ireland's oldest university.
91. "Stop filming!": CUT.
92. Pride event: PARADE.
95. Epiphany figures: WISE MEN.
97. Listen clandestinely: EAVESDROP.
99. Autograph seeker's tool: PEN.
100. Utility bill data: USAGE. Did you know that they charge you a higher rate for your power usage between 5:00pm to 7:00pm?
102. Coats with ganache, e.g.: ICES.
103. Baseless rumor: CANARD.
105. Conditional release: PAROLE.
107. "Good 4 U" singer Rodrigo: OLIVIA.
110. Culinary school dough?: TUITION. Another fun clue.
112. Orgs. that may serve as alternatives to hostels: YMCAS.
113. Recurring theme: MOTIF.
114. Ring around a lagoon: ATOLL.
116. Rapace of "Prometheus": NOOMI. She was also in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo".
118. First words of many an alphabet book: A IS.
119. Central Asian mountain range: ALTAI. Extends to China where Xinjiang is.
120. "No __!": SIREE.
121. React to a bad joke: GROAN.
122. Vaccine molecule: RNA.
123. "It's Gonna Be Me" band: NSYNC.
124. Ramona, per Beezus: PEST.
125. Unexpected problem: SNAG.
126. Susan of "The Partridge Family": DEY.
Down:
2. "The Library Book" writer Susan: ORLEAN.
5. Georgia airport code: ATL.
6. Early app edition: BETA.
7. Lead by __: EXAMPLE.
8. Field where accidents are common?: TORT LAW.
10. Cozy lodging: INN.
11. Rx regulator: FDA.
13. Afternoon snooze: SIESTA.
14. Pros who try to stay balanced?: CPAS. Nothing athletic. Pros indicates an abbreviated answer.
15. Abbey space: APSE.
16. Goes bad: ROTS.
19. Buys for, as a birthday dinner: TREATS TO. The nice church couple treated me for a papaya salad. Mild. Still hot for me.
20. Ace: NAIL.
27. Romance: AFFAIR.
29. Nancy Drew's boyfriend: NED.
30. "Un __ Loco": "Coco" song: POCO.
32. Shadow: TAIL.
34. Try to hit, as a cat might a laser beam: PAW AT.
38. Exquisite: TO DIE FOR. Cantonese soup. That red thing is goji berry. Not anything hot.
39. Groggy state: DAZE.
40. Citi Field predecessor: SHEA.
42. Follower of Jah: RASTA.
45. "Fire away": ASK.
46. Relax on the sofa: VEG.
47. Not backing: ANTI.
49. "__ we all?": AREN'T.
53. Brand with a Selena Gomez limited edition version: OREO.
56. __ phone: CELLULAR.
61. Swallowed: ATE.
63. "__ mio": O SOLE.
64. Lead-in to "op": SYS.
66. Some concert merch: TEES.
69. Aspiring J.D.s' exams: LSATS.
71. Give off: EMIT.
77. In __ event: ANY.
78. "Shark Tank" network: ABC.
79. Cause of a sticky situation: GLUE. I've learned to wear a glove every time I use Super Glue.
80. "Poison" singer Ora: RITA.
81. Poetic performers: BARDS.
83. Reaching great heights: TOWERING.
85. Like show-offy pushups: ONE-ARM.
90. Enlist again: RE-UP.
93. Cruising the Caribbean, maybe: ASEA.
94. Uniform adornment: EPAULET.
96. Not alfresco: INDOORS.
98. Vance of "I Love Lucy": VIVIAN.
99. Butter portion: PAT.
101. Stritch of Broadway: ELAINE.
104. Egyptian river: NILE.
106. Input for some plagiarism detectors: ESSAY.
107. Saudi Arabia neighbor: OMAN.
108. Haha alternatives: LOLS.
109. Wee: ITTY.
111. End of a.m.: NOON.
114. Egyptian viper: ASP.
115. Connection: TIE.
117. Goat's bleat: MAA.
C.C.
