Theme: "Runway Show" - Each theme entry is a "show" in the sky.
27. *Dish service: SATELLITE TV. Normally our first themer starts in Row 3. This one starts at Row 4.
29. *Animated film with the tagline "Honey just got funny": BEE MOVIE.
44. *"Rumpelstiltskin" or "Cinderella": FAIRY TALE.
47. *Many a sunset image: CLOUDSCAPE.
86. *Kids party entertainer's craft: BALLOON ART.
88. *Asian competition involving line cutting: KITE FIGHT.
105. *Repeated tweets: BIRD SONG. And 58. 105-Across producers: WRENS.
108. *Chinese festival performance said to bring good luck: DRAGON DANCE.
Reveal:
63. Long-haul travel perk, and a description of the answers to the starred clues: INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT.
I'm not famliar with kite fight. Looks like it's popular in Southeast Asian countries.
Fresh theme. Such a fun reveal. Congrats to Adrianne Baik on her LAT debut.
Across:
6. Shell competitor: MOBIL.
11. Secures: BAGS.
15. Big serving: SLAB. Thick Chinese bacon.
19. Cover, in a way: ALIBI.
20. Press backspace: ERASE.
21. Welsh accent feature: LILT.
22. Company picture: LOGO.
23. Eldest von Trapp sister: LIESL.
24. Ride __: roll backward while facing forward on a skateboard: FAKIE. Learning moment for me.
25. Greek venues: ODEA.
26. Taj Mahal site: AGRA.
31. Kerfuffles: ADOS.
32. "Wonder Woman" antagonist: ARES. Look at his armor.
33. Sounds of hesitation: ERS.
35. KPMG employee: CPA.
36. Company VIP: CEO.
38. Turns loose (on): SICS.
40. Focal point in a cathedral: APSE.
42. Sign on a staff: CLEF.
43. British "sir": GUV.
50. Reasons some check Zillow, for short: RE-LOS. Zillow price is not that far off. We also have100. Real estate expert: AGENT.
51. "... as all __-out": GET.
52. Do not disturb: LET BE.
53. Truckloads: A TON.
54. Chewy Japanese noodle: UDON. Hmm, I love a good seafood udon.
55. Inner circle members: PALS.
57. Honey holders: HIVES.
59. __ Deng: pygmy hippo of internet fame: MOO. So cute.
60. Finish with a lower score: LOSE.
61. High quality: A ONE.
62. Asian language: LAO.
71. Expressive rock genre: EMO.
72. Handled talent show intros, e.g.: MC'ED.
73. Spiny succulent: ALOE.
74. __ favor: POR.
75. Family, in Hawaiian: OHANA.
78. Dipper's twin in "Gravity Falls": MABEL. Mabel Pines.
80. Read a QR code: SCAN.
81. List title: TO-DO.
82. Didn't give: HELD.
83. Preps vegetables, maybe: DICES.
84. Fashion designer Anna: SUI. Her niece is actress Chase Sui Wonders.
85. Holiday time, slangily: VACAY.
91. Hosp. areas: ORS.
92. D-Day conflict: WWII.
93. Final notice?: OBIT. Good old clue.
95. River residue: SILT.
96. Thanksgiving tuber: YAM. This is candied yam, Xi'an style.
97. __ of the line: END.
98. Big stretch?: ERA. Time stretch.
99. Crunch in the cereal aisle: CAP'N.
101. Takes in: EATS.
111. Vocalist's spotlight moment: SOLO.
112. Machu Picchu native: INCA.
113. Less noble: BASER.
114. Biotech giant: AMGEN. They make Enbrel.
115. Color choices: HUES.
116. Pair: DUAD.
117. Calendar entry: EVENT. Our blog turns 17 years old on 1/21/2025.
118. Spills the beans: TELLS.
119. Crafty marketplace: ETSY.
120. SFO info: ETAS.
121. Checks: TESTS.
122. "Easy on Me" Grammy winner: ADELE.
Down:
2. Epic set in the 10th year of the Trojan War: ILIAD.
3. Dupe: LIE TO.
4. Extreme preoccupation: OBSESSION. We have total ten 9-letter fill in Downs: 8. Efforts to get dough from cookies?: BAKE SALES. 13. Groups that create harmony?: GLEE CLUBS.16. Digital circuit building block: LOGIC GATE. And
17. Come to the same conclusion concerning: AGREE UPON.76. Learn of: HEAR ABOUT.
77. Looking sunny: ALL SMILES.
78. Small glazed treat: MINI DONUT. 80. Travel baggage: SUITCASES.
81. Tackled together in tandem: TAG-TEAMED. Simply amazing.
5. Window feature: SILL.
6. Impatient kid's cry: ME FIRST.
7. Give a TED Talk, e.g.: ORATE.
9. Doubter's query: IS IT?
10. "Frasier" actress Jane: LEEVES. She played Daphne Moon.
11. Ambiguous shapes: BLOBS.
12. Teacher's helper: AIDE.
14. Spooked wildebeest movement: STAMPEDE.
15. Bulgarian or Bosnian: SLAV.
18. Feathery wrap: BOA.
28. Like some veils: LACY. Traditional Chinese bridal veils are not lacy.
30. Clumsy hulks: OAFS.
34. Got comfortable in a La-Z-Boy: RECLINED.
37. Hot spots in the kitchen: OVENS.
39. Org. that takes many forms: IRS.
41. Veterinary patient: PET.
42. Dove shelter: COTE.
44. Consumed: FED ON.
45. Icy: ALOOF.
46. Shoelace tip: AGLET. Learned from doing xwords.
48. Digger controller: LEVER.
49. Billiards bounce: CAROM.
50. Persian poet: RUMI.
55. __ stick: POGO.
56. Fire sign?: ASH. And 65. Fire sign?: EMBER
57. Guest spot?: HOTEL. 68. Big time?: EPOCH. 84. Go on a run?: SKI. All great clues.
58. Dwindle in size: WANE.
60. Capital near the Andes: LIMA.
61. Old relation: ANCESTOR.
62. MGM mascot: LION.
64. Tennis star Ivan: LENDL.
66. Wordless: TACIT.
67. French cookbook term: A LA.
69. Greet silently: NOD AT.
70. Donald Glover's "Community" role: TROY. Google shows that he was "the star quarterback of the football team and also the prom king."
75. "Here we go again": OH BOY.
79. Deep purple fruit: ACAI.
83. Con: DOWNSIDE. Pros and cons.
85. Disney's Cruella de __: VIL.
87. Was short: OWED.
89. Gamer's field: ESPORTS.
90. Twain hero: FINN.
94. Hundred-to-one shot: BAD BET.
98. "Good grief!": EGADS.
102. Camera view: ANGLE.
103. Pathogen fighter: T CELL.
104. Vibe: SENSE.
106. Hopeful: ROSY.
107. College World Series org.: NCAA. Held in Omaha every June.
109. Critic's kudos: RAVE.
110. Spreadsheet filler: DATA.
111. __ shed: SHE.
C.C.
