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Jul 23, 2023

Sunday July 23, 2023 Enrique Henestroza Anguiano

(No write-up today. Internet issue. If you have any questions, please ask in the Comments section).

 

Theme: "Moving Parts" - Anagrams of CAMEO are hidden inside each theme entry.


27. *Contact the Better Business Bureau, say: LODGE A COMPLAINT.
36. *"We're glad you joined the team!": WELCOME ABOARD.
49. *Summer treat: ICE CREAM CONE.
65. *Request at some stage shows: NO CAMERAS PLEASE.
86. *Some home entertainment systems: GAME CONSOLES.
95. *Indoor roller coaster at Disney Parks: SPACE MOUNTAIN.
Reveal:
110. Small film role, and a feature of the answer to each starred clue?: CAMEO APPEARANCE.


Across:

1. Dry-eyes solution: SALINE.

7. Up to the task: ABLE.

11. Brain wave: IDEA.

15. Guerrero greeting: HOLA.

19. TV spots: PROMOS.

20. Ukrainian, e.g.: SLAV.

21. __ Rangoon: seafood-filled appetizer: CRAB.

22. Taxing load: ONUS.

23. Straying: ERRANT.

24. Sleeveless top, briefly: CAMI.

25. Angry goose noise: HISS.

26. __ performance: PEAK.

30. Boyfriends: BEAUS.

31. Too cute: TWEE.

32. Tater bite: TOT.

33. Sausage ingredient: PORK.

34. Staff at sea: MAST.

35. In medias __: RES.

41. Prefer: FAVOR.

45. Subarctic forest: TAIGA.

47. "The Celts" singer from Ireland: ENYA.

48. __-dye: TIE.

52. Ornamental molding: CORNICE.

54. Painter Magritte: RENE.

55. Actor Estrada: ERIK.

56. Plane tracker: RADAR.

59. During: AMID.

60. Spanish state: ESTADO.

62. Krill consumers: WHALES.

64. Fateful signs: OMENS.

70. "Washington Journal" channel: C-SPAN.

73. Remote button with "+" and "-": VOLUME.

74. Work clumsily (through): MUDDLE.

78. Baseball family name: ALOU.

79. Attach, as a button: SEW ON.

80. Subway price: FARE.

83. Subway line: RAIL.

84. Bureaucratic holdup: RED TAPE.

90. NYE month: DEC.

91. "In so __ words": MANY.

93. "Not exactly": SORTA.

94. Weigh in: OPINE.

99. Upcycling initials: DIY.

101. Phoenix NBA team: SUNS.

102. First-time Fortnite player, e.g.: NOOB.

103. Confession confession: SIN.

104. Pancake shape: DISK.

108. "¿Cómo está __?": USTED.

114. Zoomed: SPED.

115. Ceremonial Maori dance: HAKA.

116. ESPNU topic: NCAA.

117. Business-speak: JARGON.

118. Earthy hue: ECRU.

119. Zealous: AVID.

120. Diamond authorities: UMPS.

121. From time immemorial: AGE-OLD.

122. Hoarse tone: RASP.

123. Clothing lines: HEMS.

124. Clothing line: SEAM.

125. Unmissable tourist experience, say: MUST DO.

Down:

1. Dinkel wheat: SPELT.

2. Shape on some road signs: ARROW.

3. "Your Silence Will Not Protect You" poet/activist Audre: LORDE.

4. Visual: IMAGE.

5. __ of the above: NONE.

6. Gosford Park, e.g.: ESTATE.

7. Broad tie: ASCOT.

8. Sound of a prank cigar: BLAM.

9. Genie's confines: LAMP.

10. Scheme cooked up by a film villain: EVIL PLAN.

11. Suzuki who racked up an MLB record 262 hits in a single season: ICHIRO.

12. Wonderland message: DRINK ME.

13. Down __: Maine nickname: EAST.

14. Situp muscles: ABS.

15. "Counting on it!": HOPE SO.

16. "Wait your turn": ONE AT A TIME.

17. Party named for taro leaves: LUAU.

18. Invites (out): ASKS.

28. Share top billing: COSTAR.

29. Rep. from the Bronx: AOC.

30. Crown-wearing literary elephant: BABAR.

34. City boss: MAYOR.

35. 2022 film with the Oscar-winning song "Naatu Naatu": RRR.

36. Trimmable candle part: WICK.

37. Psyche element: EGO.

38. Box up: ENCASE.

39. Toxin found in castor beans: RICIN.

40. Accomplishments: DEEDS.

41. Campsite warmer: FIRE.

42. Air Force heroes: ACES.

43. Dryer outlet: VENT.

44. Undersea explorer: OCEANAUT.

46. "__ glad to see you!": AMI.

50. Workers' rights org.: EEOC.

51. Dry-__ board: ERASE.

53. Casually mention a famous friend, say: NAME-DROP.

57. Zugspitze, e.g.: ALP.

58. "Traffic" actor Benicio __ Toro: DEL.

61. Actor Cheadle: DON.

62. Twisted dry: WRUNG.

63. Cordon bleu meat: HAM.

64. Stillwater sch.: OSU.

66. Eczema treatment brand: AVEENO.

67. Do a yard chore: MOW.

68. Chess rating system: ELO.

69. "I can relate!": AMEN.

70. Requests identification: CARDS.

71. Shut-eye: SLEEP.

72. The "Only Murders in the Building" protagonists, e.g.: PODCASTERS.

75. Surrealist painter with a book about his mustache: DALI.

76. Property claim: LIEN.

77. "Above all __ ... ": ELSE.

79. Sends email destined for the trash: SPAMS.

80. Bracken, for one: FERN.

81. Play part or play a part: ACT.

82. Tour technician: ROADIE.

85. Adjust, as a law: AMEND.

87. "On top of that ... ": AS A BONUS.

88. "Little ol' me?": MOI.

89. __ sauce: SOY.

92. South Korean figure skater who won a gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics: YUNA KIM.

96. Ready to play: CUED UP.

97. Peripatetic folks: NOMADS.

98. __ the line: TOE.

100. Really stuck: IN A JAM.

103. Twitch: SPASM.

104. Has the nerve: DARES.

105. Metal bar: INGOT.

106. Tell off: SCOLD.

107. Martial art with bamboo swords: KENDO.

108. Apple consumer?: USER.

109. Pet re-homing org.: SPCA.

110. Spelunking site: CAVE.

111. Tiptop: ACME.

112. "__ Loves Mambo": PAPA.

113. Prego competitor: RAGU.

115. "Yeah, I bet!": HAH.