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Oct 1, 2023

Sunday October 1, 2023 Rebecca Goldstein

(Sorry, no write-up today as I'm dealing with some tough stuff. If you have any questions, please visit the Comments section.)

 

Theme: "Tick Tock"

22A. Screen time?: BACKGROUND CHECK.

41A. Face time?: HAIR AND MAKEUP.

64A. Flex time?: MR OLYMPIA.

87A. Run time?: ULTRA MARATHON.

109A. Party time?: PRIMARY ELECTION.

15D. Set time?: OPEN MIC NIGHT.

57D. Tee time?: CASUAL FRIDAY.

 

Across:

1. West Coast wine region: NAPA.

5. "It __ me": WASN'T.

10. Mythical beast: OGRE.

14. Flower with hips: ROSE.

18. Tandoor, e.g.: OVEN.

19. Skateboard trick: OLLIE.

20. Mouth-y?: ORAL.

21. Stack next to a boombox: TAPES.

25. Narrowly avoid: AVERT.

26. Tapped container: ALE KEG.

27. Small sip: TASTE.

28. Departure spot: POINT A.

29. Knock-__: KNEED.

30. Smidge: DAB.

31. Not pizzicato: ARCO.

33. Ilhan of Congress: OMAR.

34. Die dot: PIP.

35. "Empire" actress Long: NIA.

37. Aches and pains: ILLS.

39. Like 33-Across: SOMALI.

45. Food with a Peruvian holiday in its honor: CEVICHE.

48. Line of sight?: I SEE.

49. Green gamers: NOOBS.

50. "I reject your offer": NO SALE.

52. "Pronto!": NOW.

53. Inflicts on: DOES TO.

55. Deceive verbally: LIE TO.

56. Cycle: BIKE.

57. Documentary filmmaker Erin Lee __: CARR.

58. Singer Del Rey: LANA.

61. Direct or instant things: MESSAGES.

63. Genius Bar devices: MACS.

67. Like a used fireplace: ASHY.

68. Not great: JUST OKAY.

70. "The Show Goes On" rapper __ Fiasco: LUPE.

71. Kick out of a seat: OUST.

72. PC gaming hardware company: ASUS.

73. Nash of "Never Have I Ever": NIECY.

75. Nursery furniture: CRADLE.

78. By way of: VIA.

79. Pampering place for a boxer: PET SPA.

80. Former planet: PLUTO.

81. Vanilla extract amts.: TSPS.

85. Sports injury: ACL TEAR.

90. Crossed, as a stream: FORDED.

92. Home to Pha That Luang: LAOS.

93. "Totes": DEF.

94. Comm. from some interpreters: ASL.

95. Glasses, in a pinch: JARS.

97. Genesis garden: EDEN.

99. ER drips: IVS.

100. Advil competitor: ALEVE.

102. Made a long story short?: EDITED.

104. Dashboard readout: GAUGE.

106. Badenov's partner in cartoon crime: FATALE.

108. Acknowledge silently: NOD AT.

113. Test result: GRADE.

114. Lead-in to some bad news: WELP.

115. Dog to beware: BITER.

116. Calle __ Festival: annual event in Miami's Little Havana: OCHO.

117. Taylor-Joy of "The Menu": ANYA.

118. Noun suffix: NESS.

119. Technical deets: SPECS.

120. Inert gas: NEON.

Down:

1. Noodle: NOB.

2. "Abbott Elementary" principal: AVA.

3. Gooey, nutty dessert: PECAN PIE.

4. Talus locale: ANKLE.

5. Meal on an expense report: WORK DINNER.

6. Plant with a hedgehog variety: ALOE.

7. Mollusk with a banana variety: SLUG.

8. Diarist Anaïs: NIN.

9. "Ideas worth spreading" lectures: TED TALKS.

10. Utters delight: OOHS.

11. "Barbie" director Gerwig: GRETA.

12. Track figures: RACERS.

13. Wapiti: ELK.

14. Stuffed pasta: RAVIOLI.

16. Casper competitor: SERTA.

17. To be, in Bogotá: ESTAR.

21. East Asian principle: TAO.

23. Davis of "A League of Their Own": GEENA.

24. Cord cutters' lack: CABLE.

28. Grapefruit kin: POMELOS.

29. Korean coupes: KIAS.

30. Toy derived from the Chinese yo-yo: DIABOLO.

32. South American herbal brew: COCA TEA.

34. Gritty's team, on scoreboards: PHI.

36. Fusses: ADOS.

38. Light therapy box: SUNLAMP.

40. Map abbr.: AVE.

42. Works with black boxes: REDACTS.

43. Zinger: MOT.

44. Luau dish: POI.

46. Cornball: HOKEY.

47. Some lambs: EWES.

51. Trucker's truck: SEMI.

54. Estimate qualifier: ORSO.

56. Angela of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever": BASSETT.

59. Everyone in the South?: ALL Y'ALL.

60. Campus near NoHo: NYU.

62. "Better Call __": SAUL.

63. Noted work?: MUSIC.

64. Front of house position: MAITRE'D.

65. Some cover crops: RYES.

66. Dodgeball setting: PE CLASS.

68. Coffee, colloquially: JAVA.

69. Tended to some knots: KNEADED.

71. Sneaker inserts: ODOR EATERS.

74. PC core: CPU.

76. Piña colada need: RUM.

77. Somewhat: A TAD.

79. Apiece: PER.

80. Book after Psalms: PROVERBS.

82. Frozen Hawaiian treat: SHAVE ICE.

83. Model: POSE.

84. Sarah Sherman's show, for short: SNL.

86. Open-faced taco: TOSTADA.

88. Subarctic biome: TAIGA.

89. Insurance company with a spokesgoose: AFLAC.

91. Thermometer unit: DEGREE.

95. Game whose outdoor version can be five feet tall: JENGA.

96. Bedazzle, say: ADORN.

98. Hammer targets: NAILS.

101. Pop star John: ELTON.

103. Summer on the Riviera: ETE.

105. Strike callers: UMPS.

106. Fancy function: FETE.

107. Smart __: ALEC.

109. Destroy in esports: PWN.

110. Sharp bark: YIP.

111. "Well, well, well!": OHO.

112. Toulouse turndown: NON.

C.C.