Theme: "Split a Ride" - Eight different car makes are split up by one letter, those letters orderly spell out "car parts".
23. Snarky response to criticism: WELL EXCUSE ME. Lexus.
32. Snack source: VENDING MACHINE. GMC.
41. Store with discounted athletic apparel: UNDER ARMOUR OUTLET. Ram.
64. Oscar night phrase: THE ENVELOPE PLEASE. Opel.
74. Festivals with jousts: RENAISSANCE FAIRES. Nissan.
96. Cartoon Network show about a boy-genius inventor: DEXTER'S LABORATORY. Tesla.
105. The whole lot: KIT AND CABOODLE. Kia.
120. "Just wait till I tell Mom!": YOU ARE SO DEAD. Rio.
Did you guys all get the "CAR PARTS" part? Patti normally wants a reveal for this type of gimmick, but 8 long theme entries are always quite a lot to accommodate. The fill is just so smooth.
Across:
5. Illinois-Indiana border river: WABASH. Indiana state song: "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away"
11. With 56-Down, be connected: HAVE. 56. See 11-Across: AN IN.
15. Pops: DAD.
18. Calculus calculation: AREA.
19. Place to purchase oils: ART SHOP.
21. Mole, for one: UNIT. SI unit of amount of substance. Wikipedia gives these examples: 10 moles of water and 10 moles of mercury .
22. Rage: IRE.
25. "Drat!": GOSH DARN. Great 8.
27. Candies on sticks, informally: LOLLIES. Candies on sticks, Chinese-style.
28. Like music from "The Twilight Zone": EERIE.
30. Prom queen toppers: TIARAS.
31. "How curious": ODD.
35. "Was that us?": DID WE?
38. Tote __: BAG.
39. "Catch my drift?": SEE.
40. Tripod's trio: LEGS.
48. Gel: SET.
49. Aesop racer: HARE.
50. Gym count: REP. Andy is now happy again. He likes the new gym. The last gym he liked did not survive COVID.
51. Standard: NORM.
52. Filing aids: TABS.
54. Writer/director Phyllis: NAGY. Learning moment for me. She wrote the screenplay for "Carol".
56. "Written in the Stars" musical: AIDA.
57. Carpentry tool: RIPSAW.
61. Put in stitches: SEW.
69. Modify to fit: ADAPT.
71. Hudson Riv. tech school: RPI. Spitzboov went there. We also have 72. The NCAA's Spartans: MSU.
73. Runs in place: IDLES.
80. Nosh: EAT.
81. First name in Indian politics: INDIRA. Gandhi. Daughter of Nehru.
82. "Fall back" interval: HOUR.
83. Drop: OMIT.
85. Tricky rink move: DEKE. Shout-out to Splynter. Maybe an updated picture?
87. Thick hair: MANE.
88. Maker of Two Baroque Pearls nail polish: OPI.
89. Yemen neighbor: OMAN.
93. Watch chain: FOB. Forgot to take the fob out when I washed my puffer. Dumb!
100. Many a Meccan: ARAB.
102. Unagi roll protein: EEL. Our local Asian store has these frozen packages of eels.
103. Dreidel, for one: TOP.
104. Get emotional, with "up": CHOKE.
111. Tuna in poke bowls: AHI.
112. App follower, often: ENTREE.
113. With 121-Down, seat of California's Orange County: SANTA. 121. See 113-Across: ANA.
114. Spanish expression of shock: DIOS MIO. My god.
118. Fibbed: TOLD A LIE.
123. Untouched serve: ACE.
124. Crowd din: ROAR.
125. Member of the "Oregon Trail Generation": XENNIAL.
Portmanteau of Generation X and Millennials. According to Wikipedia,
it's used to describe a "micro-generation" or "cross-over generation" of
people whose birth years are between the late 1970s and the early
1980s, with some sources extending the Xennial date range to the
mid-1980s.
126. Facts and stats, in a debate: AMMO.
127. Poetic partner of Wynken and Blynken: NOD.
128. Figures shared with CPAs: SSNS.
129. Dependable: STABLE.
130. Polite affirmative: YES'M.
Down:
2. Cold Stone Creamery mix-in: OREO.
3. Hawk: SELL.
4. Night when Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin: HALLOWEEN.
5. Treated a surfboard: WAXED.
6. Bottle rocket paths: ARCS.
7. Utility bill meas.: BTU.
8. Burro: ASS.
9. Luster: SHEEN.
10. __ in on: HOMED.
11. Significant addition to a team: HUGE GET. Debut fill.
12. "That's __-brainer!": A NO.
13. Scenic view: VISTA.
14. Value system: ETHIC.
15. Books about everyday life?: DIARIES. Nice clue.
16. Put in order: ARRANGE.
17. Most populous: DENSEST.
20. Gilpin of "Frasier": PERI. And 26. Actress Arlene: DAHL.
24. Down source: EIDER.
29. "To recap ... ": IN SUM.
32. Improvised jazz part: VAMP.
33. Challenge to clubhouse chemistry: EGO.
34. Patty __: MELT.
35. "How obvious!": DUH.
36. Garten of "Barefoot Contessa": INA.
37. Video game with a floor mat, for short: DDR. Dance Dance Revolution.
38. Frozen dessert brand: BREYERS. I used to get this for Boomer.
42. "Gah!": ARGH.
43. Abbr. on some college apparel: UNIV.
44. Sat atop: RODE.
45. __ surgeon: ORAL.
46. Tombstone name: EARP.
47. Georgia capital: TBILISI. The country. Also 98. Ga. capital: ATL.
53. Raced: SPED.
55. Clad: ATTIRED.
58. Kid-lit classic "Caps for __": SALE.
59. On the ocean: ASEA.
60. Left in the map room: WEST.
61. Wraparound dress: SARI.
62. Idyllic setting: EDEN.
63. Mascara applicator: WAND.
65. Org. funding clean transportation: EPA.
66. Actor Sharif: OMAR.
67. Tire meas.: PSI.
68. Ace of Base genre: EUROPOP.
70. Invoice stamp: PAID.
75. Hibachi restaurant potable: SAKE. My toner has sake.
76. Blacken: CHAR.
77. Forever and ever: EONS.
78. Gas or wood: FUEL.
79. Gulf States title: EMIR.
84. Until now: TO THIS DAY. I can't wait for April.
86. Office VIP: EXEC.
87. __ toast: MELBA.
88. Thin wind: OBOE.
90. __ juice: MOO.
91. Torah holder: ARK.
92. TV's "Science Guy": NYE.
93. Color from a bottle: FAKE TAN. Tom Pepper has been in Florida
for 3 months. You won't believe how tanned he is. I don't think I
shared with you this picture I found on Boomer's Facebook. It was taken a
little over 10 years ago when we attended the Second Minnesota
Crossword Tournament. The guy the left is constructor Michael David, who
now lives in Wisconsin.
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94. Venezuelan river: ORINOCO. Nice to see the river as a fill rather than part of a clue for ENYA.
95. Went head-to-head: BATTLED.
97. Some promos: TEASERS.
99. "Gesundheit" trigger: ACHOO.
101. Play-ful sort?: BARD.
106. Closes in on: NEARS.
107. Día __ Muertos: DELOS. The Day of the Dead.
108. Part of a mineralogist's collection: ONYX.
109. Great Plains natives: OTOES.
110. Intimidate: DAUNT.
111. Usher's place: AISLE.
114. Give a hand?: DEAL.
115. Distracted boyfriend, for one: MEME.
116. Food brand with a paw print logo: IAMS.
117. Leslie __ Jr. of "Glass Onion": ODOM.
119. Olympic swimmer Thorpe: IAN.
122. Umbrella spoke: RIB.
C.C.
