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Today’s Theme: Quality Time
Themed answers are common phrases reinterpreted as QUALITIES of people cited in the corresponding clues, who are GOOD at their jobs:
- 23A Quality of good mediums? : PREMIUM CHANNELS
- 33A Quality of good photographers? : PARAMOUNT PICTURES
- 53A Quality of good pyrotechnicians? : GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
- 70A Quality of good detectives? : BEST CASE SCENARIOS
- 91A Quality of good gourd farmers? : SMASHING PUMPKINS
- 108A Quality of good politicians? : FIRST-CLASS TICKETS
- 124A Quality of good architects? : EPIC PROPORTIONS
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Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies
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9 “Hot Shots!” or “Hot Fuzz” : SPOOF
“Hot Shots!” is a 1991 comedy film that parodies the action film genre, particularly the “Top Gun” films. The film stars Charlie Sheen as Topper Harley, a fighter pilot who is sent to the Naval Fighter Weapons School (NFWS) after crashing his plane. May other films are parodied by “Hot Shots!”, including “9½ Weeks”, “The Fabulous Baker Boys”, “Dances with Wolves”, “Marathon Man”, “Rocky”, “Superman” and “Gone with the Wind”.
14 Harden of the NBA : JAMES
James Harden is a professional basketball player known for his scoring ability, and his signature beard. He has played for the US national team, winning gold at the 2012 Olympics and at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
20 Garter trim : LACE
A garter is a band or strap used to support a sock or stocking. The term comes from Old French “jartier”, which means the same thing. The equivalent Modern French word is “jarretière”.
28 Seed cover : ARIL
The casing surrounding many seeds is called the aril, and it may be quite fleshy. This fruit-like characteristic makes it desirable as a food and hence aids in the dispersion of the seeds.
32 Italian time piece? : ORA
In Italian, an “ora” (hour) comprises “sessanta minuti” (sixty minutes).
33 Quality of good photographers? : PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Paramount Pictures is one of the oldest surviving film studios, and is the last major studio that still has its headquarters in Hollywood. Paramount was founded in 1912 as the Famous Players Film Company by Adolph Zukor, with partners Daniel and Charles Frohman. Paramount is now owned by Viacom.
39 Sojutsu weapon : SPEAR
“Sojutsu” is a traditional Japanese martial art focused on the use of the “yari” (speari). The name of the discipline translates as “art of the spear”.
42 “Stay” singer Lisa : LOEB
“Stay (I Missed You)” is a 1994 song by singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb. It gained significant popularity after being featured in the 1994 film “Reality Bites,” starring Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke.
43 Colorful reef fish : WRASSE
Wrasse are a family of fish known for their vibrant colors and roles in coral reef ecosystems. They are often seen darting in and out of coral reefs, where they feed on a variety of invertebrates, algae, and even parasites from other fish.
49 Cutoffs material : DENIM
Cutoffs were initially a practical solution to prevent workers’ pants from getting caught in machinery during the industrial revolution. However, they became a fashion statement in the 1960s and have been popular ever since,
53 Quality of good pyrotechnicians? : GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
“Pyro-” is the combining form of the Greek word for “fire”. “Pyrotechnics” is the art of making and using fireworks. “Pyromania” is a strong desire to light fires.
60 Playroom detritus : TOYS
Detritus is loose material that results from the process of erosion. The usage of the term has evolved to describe any accumulated material or debris. “Detritus” is Latin for “a wearing away”.
61 Grape also known as shiraz : SYRAH
The Iranian city of Shiraz has long been associated with wine, but there is no proven link between the city and the wine/grape we know today as “Shiraz” (also called “Syrah”). Having said that, some clay jars were found just outside of the city of Shiraz that contained wine; wine that was 7,000 years old!
66 “A Dream Within a Dream” poet : POE
“A Dream Within A Dream” is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1849. The poem’s speaker grapples with the question of whether life itself is just an illusion, a dream within a dream.
69 Formicarium pet : ANT
“Formicary” is another name for “ant nest”, and comes from the Latin “formica” meaning “ant”. The phrase “ant colony” describes the ants living in an ant nest. A formicarium is similar to an aquarium, and used to house an ant colony perhaps for study. The phrase “ant farm” is usually reserved for ant nests built by an ant colony in a formicarium.
70 Quality of good detectives? : BEST CASE SCENARIOS
A scenario is an outline of the plot of perhaps a novel or play. The term “scenario” can also describe a sequence of hypothetical events.
79 Life game piece : CAR
The board game we call “The Game of Life” (also just “Life”) was created quite a few years ago, in 1869 by Milton Bradley. Back then it was called “The Checkered Game of Life” and was the first parlor game to become a popular hit. The modern version of the game was first released in 1960.
80 “__ of the Dead”: zom-com starring Simon Pegg : SHAUN
“Shaun of the Dead” is 2004 horror comedy movie starring English comic actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Written by Pegg and director Edgar Wright, “Shaun of the Dead” is the first in what’s known as their “Three Flavours Cornetto” trilogy of films, along with “Hot Fuzz” (2007) and “The World’s End” (2013).
Simon Pegg is an English actor and comedian who has hit the big time in Hollywood in the past few years. He played “Scotty” in a couple of “Star Trek” movies and tech wizard Benji Dunn in some of the “Mission: Impossible” films.
89 Some fried pods : OKRA
The plant known as okra is mainly grown for its edible green pods. The pods are said to resemble “ladies’ fingers”, which is an alternative name for the plant. Okra is known as “ngombo” in Bantu, a name that might give us the word “gumbo”, the name for the name of the southern Louisiana stew that includes okra as a key ingredient.
91 Quality of good gourd farmers? : SMASHING PUMPKINS
A gourd is a plant in the same family as the cucumber. The hollow, dried out shell of the fruit is large and rounded, and used for a number of purposes. Gourds make fine bottles and bowls, and resonating chambers as part of musical instruments … and drums.
The Smashing Pumpkins are an alternative rock band that formed in 1988 in Chicago. The band’s name was inspired by a childhood dream of frontman Billy Corgan, in which he saw a vision of a giant pumpkin smashing itself against a wall.
98 “Crescent City” novelist Sarah J. __ : MAAS
Sarah J. Maas is a fantasy author known for both her young adult and adult novels. She gained widespread recognition with her debut series, “Throne of Glass”, which follows the journey of a young assassin named Celaena Sardothien. Maas further solidified her success with the “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series, a tale of faeries, romance, and adventure.
99 Desert north of the Sahel : SAHARA
The name “Sahara” means “desert” in Arabic. The Sahara is just that, a great desert covering almost 4 million square miles of Northern Africa. That’s almost the size of the United States.
The Sahel is a great swath of land in Africa lying south of the Sahara desert and stretching from the Atlantic in the west to the Red Sea in the east. It is the region that separates the Sahara from the tropical savanna to the south.
100 Innocent one : NAIF
A naïf is someone who is naive, as “naïf” is the French word for “naive”.
103 “Modern Family” dad Dunphy : PHIL
The character Phil Dunphy on the sitcom “Modern Family” is played by actor Ty Burrell. Phil is a real estate agent and refers to his role in his family as “cool Dad”.
105 Point __: Northern California cape : REYES
Point Reyes is a picturesque cape on the Northern California coast about 30 miles west-northwest of San Francisco. The cape was named “Punto de los Reyes” (Kings’ Point) by Spanish explorer Sebastián Vizcaíno, when his ship anchored nearby on the Day of the Three Kings (January 6th) in 1603.
115 Homer’s “neighborino” : NED
Ned Flanders lives next door to Homer Simpson on TV’s “The Simpsons”. Ned was married to Maude, with whom he had two children Rod and Todd. Maude died in an accident involving a T-shirt cannon. Ned is voiced by actor Harry Shearer, and has been around since the very first episode aired in 1989.
117 Biomolecule in some vaccines : RNA
Traditional vaccines typically use weakened or inactivated viruses, or pieces of the virus, to stimulate an immune response. mRNA vaccines use a small piece of genetic material from the virus, called messenger RNA (mRNA), to instruct cells in the body to produce a harmless piece of the virus to trigger the immune response. mRNA vaccines are developed more quickly than traditional vaccines. This was demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic, where mRNA vaccines were developed and authorized for emergency use within months of the emergence of the novel coronavirus.
118 Palette shades : HUES
A palette is a board on which an artist holds and mixes paints. A classical palette is oval in shape, and has a thumbhole and an insert for brushes. Not every artist uses a classical palette. For example, Picasso used a sheet of newspaper.
119 Actor Rickman : ALAN
Alan Rickman was a marvelous English actor, one famous for playing bad guy Hans Gruber in the original “Die Hard” film, Severus Snape in the “Harry Potter” series and (my personal favorite) Eamon de Valera in “Michael Collins”. Sadly, Rickman passed away in January 2016, after which fans created a memorial under the “Platform 9¾” sign in London’s Kings Cross Railway Station, from where the Hogwarts Express is said to depart in the “Harry Potter” universe.
129 Red Sea republic : YEMEN
Yemen is located on the Arabian Peninsula, and lies just south of Saudi Arabia and west of Oman. Yemen is the only state on the peninsula that is a republic (its official name is the Republic of Yemen). Everyone over the age of 18 gets to vote, but only Muslims can hold elected office.
130 “The Birds” actress Hedren : TIPPI
Tippi Hedren is an actress from New Ulm, Minnesota who is best known for her starring roles in two Alfred Hitchcock classics: “The Birds” (1963) and “Marnie” (1964). Famously, Hedren claimed that Hitchcock destroyed her movie career because she would not succumb to his sexual advances, a charge that has been denied. Hedren’s daughter is actress Melanie Griffith.
“The Birds” is a 1963 film made by Alfred Hitchcock based on a short story by Daphne du Maurier. I’ve read the story and seen the film and find them both strangely disturbing (it’s probably just me!). I can’t stand the ending of either version, as nothing resolves itself!
132 Composer Satie : ERIK
Erik Satie was a French composer best known for his beautiful composition, the three “Gymnopédies”. I have tried so hard to appreciate other works by Satie but I find them so very different from the minimalist simplicity of the lyrical “Gymnopédies”.
136 Volleyball fixtures : NETS
Indoor volleyball was invented in 1895 and was originally called “mintonette”, a reference to the related game of “badminton”. The variant called beach volleyball originated in 1915 on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, but was popularized on the beaches of Santa Monica starting in 1920.
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1 Lego brand for younger children : DUPLO
Duplo is a range of Lego bricks and accessories designed for children under the age of five. The bricks are twice the size of regular Lego bricks, so that they aren’t likely to be swallowed by a child, and are also more easily handled by smaller hands.
4 Pixar fish : NEMO
“Finding Nemo” is a 2003 animated blockbuster from Pixar. The film was the winner of the Oscar that year for Best Animated Feature. Believe it or not, “Finding Nemo” is the best-selling DVD of all time and, until 2010’s “Toy Story 3”, it was the highest-grossing, G-rated movie at the box office.
5 __-ray disc : BLU
A CD player reads the information on the disc using a laser beam. The beam is produced by what’s called a laser diode, a device similar to a light-emitting diode (LED) except that a laser beam is emitted. That laser beam is usually red in CD and DVD players. Blu-ray players are so called as they use blue lasers.
6 “Poetic Justice” rapper Kendrick : LAMAR
“Poetic Justice” is a track from Kendrick Lamar’s 2012 album “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” is a captivating blend of hip-hop and R&B. You’ll hear more than just Lamar’s voice, though. The song features a sample of Janet Jackson’s “Any Time, Any Place” as well as a guest verse from Drake.
7 Ghana’s capital : ACCRA
Accra sits on Ghana’s coast and is a major seaport as well as the country’s capital city. The name “Accra” comes from a local word “Nkran” meaning “ants”, a name chosen because of the large number of anthills found in the area when the city was founded.
9 __ Marino : SAN
San Marino is a small enclave in northern Italy with an area of just under 25 square miles. It is the oldest sovereign state and constitutional republic in the world, and has the world’s oldest constitution (dating back to 1600). What is most impressive to me is that San Marino has no national debt and a budget surplus. One can only dream …
10 Basis of many a popsicle stick joke : PUN
The term “ice pop” has largely been supplanted in the US by “popsicle”, as the Popsicle brand of ice pop became so popular. We still use “ice pop” in Ireland, and in the UK the same thing is called an “ice lolly”, and in Australia it’s an “ice block”.
13 Mary Anning find : FOSSIL
Mary Anning was an extraordinary fossil collector and paleontologist who made groundbreaking discoveries in the early 19th century. Despite lacking formal education, Anning’s keen eye and pursuit of knowledge led her to unearth remarkable fossils along the cliffs of Lyme Regis on the south coast of England. Though she faced gender discrimination and was often denied credit for her work during her lifetime, her findings challenged prevailing scientific thought and contributed significantly to our understanding of prehistoric life.
14 Participated in a Renaissance sport : JOUSTED
“Jousting” and “tilting” are synonyms describing the medieval competition in which two horsemen yielding blunted lances attempt to unseat each other. Such an event has been referred to as “jousting” since the 1300s. At some point, the path of the two charging horsemen was separated by a cloth barrier known as a tilt (“tilt” meant “cloth covering”). The term “tilting” was applied to the sport in the 1500s, although by then the cloth barrier had been upgraded to a wooden fence.
25 __ paratha: Indian flatbread : ALOO
In South Asian dishes, “aloo” is a term meaning “potatoes”.
Paratha is an unleavened flatbread from the Indian subcontinent that is made using a whole wheat dough. It is a thick, layered bread in which the individual folds of dough have been coated with ghee or oil.
36 Football brand : NERF
Nerf is a soft material used in a whole series of toys designed for “safe” play indoors. The Nerf product is used to make darts, balls and ammunition for toy guns. “NERF” is an acronym, standing for Non-Expanding Recreational Foam.
37 Quittin’ time letters : TGIF
“Thank God It’s Friday” (TGIF)
45 Camera shop purchase, briefly : SLR
Single-lens reflex (SLR) camera
48 Like Galileo and Fibonacci : PISAN
The great Italian polymath Galileo Galilei made many discoveries in the world of astronomy. For example, he was the first to identify Jupiter’s four largest moons. Notably, Galileo used his telescope to confirm the heliocentric model, in which the planets revolve around the Sun. For his denial of geocentrism, Galileo spent his final days under house arrest, having been deemed “suspect of heresy” by the Roman Inquisition in 1615.
Leonardo of Pisa was a famous and respected Italian mathematician, also known as simply “Fibonacci”. He is remembered for writing about a number sequence (although he didn’t “discover” it) that later was given the name “Fibonacci sequence”. He wrote about the series of numbers in his book called “Liber Abaci”, a celebrated work that introduced Arabic numerals (i.e. 0-9) to the Western world.
50 “Madama Butterfly” setting : NAGASAKI
Nagasaki is a historic city located on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Originally founded by the Portuguese in the mid-16th century as a trading port, Nagasaki became a crucial link between Japan and the West. We also remember the city for its tragic history as the second city to be devastated by an atomic bomb in 1945.
Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” is the most-performed opera in the US. The opera that we see today is actually the second version that Puccini produced. The original version was first staged in 1904 at La Scala in Milan where it received a very poor reception. Puccini reworked the piece, breaking the second act into two new acts and making some other significant changes. The opera was relaunched a few months later and it was a resounding success.
52 PC adventure game : MYST
In the days when I played the occasional video game, the best of the bunch was undoubtedly Myst. It is a game full of puzzles with the player wandering through a beautifully-designed (for its day) interactive world.
53 Old Pontiac model : GTO
The Pontiac GTO was produced by GM from 1964 to 1974, and again by a GM subsidiary in Australia from 2004 to 2006. The original GTO’s design is credited to Pontiac chief engineer at the time John DeLorean, who later founded the DeLorean Motor Company.
56 Pump or clog : SHOE
A pump is a woman’s shoe that doesn’t have a strap. Such shoes are probably called “pumps” because of the sound they make while walking in them.
Clogs are shoes made from wood, at least in part. The clog originated as a protective item of footwear for use by farm, factory and mine workers.
57 Framework for Indian classical music : RAGA
Raga isn’t really a genre of music, but has been described as the “tonal framework” in which Indian classical music is composed. Ravi Shankar was perhaps the most famous raga virtuoso (to us Westerners). Western rock music with a heavy Indian influence might be called raga rock.
63 Judgement of Paris pot-stirrer : ERIS
In Greek mythology, Eris was the goddess of discord. The name “Eris” is derived from the Greek word for strife, and translates into Latin as “Discordia”. In Greek her counterpart was Harmonia, and in the world of the Roman gods, Concordia. The largest dwarf planet in our solar system is called Eris, named after the goddess.
In Greek mythology, the Judgment of Paris is the story of Paris of Troy tasked with deciding whom of the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite was the fairest. Aphrodite gave Paris the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Sparta, as a bribe to win the competition. Paris carried Helen off to TroyJudgment of Paris initiating the Trojan War.
65 Northern European capital : OSLO
The Norwegian capital of Oslo is located at the northern end of a fjord known as Oslofjord. The fjord is home to 40 islands that lie within the city’s limits. Oslo also has 343 lakes.
73 Northeast Indian region : ASSAM
Assam, located in northeastern India, is the largest tea-producing state in the country. It is also famous for its silk production, particularly the golden muga silk.
74 “It’s Magic” lyricist Sammy : CAHN
Doris Day first sang “It’s Magic” in the movie “Romance on the High Seas” in 1947. That film was the first big-screen appearance for Ms. Day.
82 Grammy winning rapper Lil __ X : NAS
“Lil Nas X” is the stage name of rapper Montero Lamar Hill. He was born and raised just outside of Atlanta. His first hit was “Old Town Road”, which is classified as country rap.
84 Joel and Ethan of Hollywood : COENS
I think it’s great to see two brothers working together and being so successful. Joel and Ethan Coen are two movie producers and directors who both live in New York City. The Coen brothers do love the movie-making business and they even married industry “insiders”. Ethan’s wife is film editor Tricia Cooke, and Joel is married to one of my favorite actresses, the talented Frances McDormand.
86 Valedictorian stat : GPA
A valediction is an act of taking one’s leave, from the Latin “vale dicere”, to say farewell. An example of a valediction would be the words “yours truly” at the end of a letter. And, the valedictorian (here in the US anyway) is the student in a graduating class that is chosen to say the final words at the graduation ceremony, a farewell to the classmates.
92 Suckers : SAPS
“Sap” is slang for “fool, someone easily scammed”. The term arose in the early 1800s in Britain when it was used in “saphead” and “sapskull”. All these words are derived from “sapwood”, which is the softwood found in tree trunks between the bark and the heartwood at the center.
93 Skeptic’s laughs : HAHS
94 Skeptic’s question : IS IT?
The word “skeptic” derives from the Greek word “skeptikos”, meaning “inquirer” or “investigator.” The earliest skeptics, like Pyrrho of Elis, were philosophers who questioned the possibility of certain knowledge and emphasized the importance of doubt and inquiry. Today, “skeptic” can refer to anyone who critically examines evidence and challenges assumptions.
102 Battleship groups : FLEETS
In the days of sail, a naval fleet of ships often formed a “line of battle” in the vessels formed up end to end. The advantage of such a formation was that all vessels could fire a battery of cannon along the full length of the ship. Vessels deemed powerful enough to join the line of battle became known as “ships of the line”, or “line of battle ships”. The term “line of battle ship” shortened over time to become our modern word “battleship”. The main feature of a contemporary battleship is a battery of large caliber guns.
106 Last song at a concert, often : ENCORE
“Encore” is French for “again, one more time”, and is a shout that an audience member will make here in North America to request perhaps another song. But, the term is not used this way in France. Rather, the audience will shout “Bis!”, which is the Italian for “twice!”
109 Sound of the sea? : INLET
Ships might travel through a sound, a wide channel connecting two bodies of water, or an ocean inlet.
110 “Spider-Man” films director Sam : RAIMI
Sam Raimi is a very successful director and producer. He was behind the “Spider-Man” series of films among others, and TV shows such as “Xena: Warrior Princess”. In 1993, Raimi married Gillian Green, the youngest daughter of actor Lorne Greene of “Bonanza” fame. Raimi and Greene named their eldest son Lorne, after his grandfather.
111 Meaty jelly : ASPIC
Aspic is a dish in which the main ingredients are served in a gelatin made from meat stock. “Aspic” is a French word meaning “jelly”.
114 Long mushroom : ENOKI
Enokitake (also known as “enoki”) are long and thin white mushrooms often added to soups or salads.
121 Outward manner : MIEN
One’s mien is one’s bearing or manner. “Mien” shares the same etymological root as our word “demeanor”.
123 “Paddington” voice actor Whishaw : BEN
Ben Whishaw is an English actor known for his roles on stage and screen in productions like “Hamlet,” “Skyfall,” and “Paddington.” He is perhaps most widely recognized on this side of the Atlantic for playing the iconic role of Q in the Daniel Craig era of “James Bond” films. Beyond his Bond appearances, Whishaw is also a celebrated voice actor, most notably voicing the beloved Paddington Bear in the recent film adaptations.
125 Mkt. debut : IPO
An initial public offering (IPO) is the very first offer of stock for sale by a company on the open market. In other words, an IPO marks the first time that a company is traded on a public exchange. Companies have an IPO to raise capital to expand (usually).
127 Brooch : PIN
A brooch is an ornamental accessory held by a pin or clasp, and worn near the neck. The term “brooch” comes from the Old French “broche” meaning “long needle”.
128 Sleep acronym : REM
“REM” is an acronym standing for “rapid eye movement”. REM sleep takes up 20-25% of the sleeping hours and is the period associated with one’s most vivid dreams.
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Complete List of Clues/Answers
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1 Faculty leader : DEAN
5 “How dull” : BLAH
9 “Hot Shots!” or “Hot Fuzz” : SPOOF
14 Harden of the NBA : JAMES
19 Hankering : URGE
20 Garter trim : LACE
21 Amp input : AUDIO
22 Grove fruit : OLIVE
23 Quality of good mediums? : PREMIUM CHANNELS
26 Lower arm bones : ULNAE
27 Click a magic link : LOG ON
28 Seed cover : ARIL
29 Puts into play : USES
31 “Curious” : ODD
32 Italian time piece? : ORA
33 Quality of good photographers? : PARAMOUNT PICTURES
39 Sojutsu weapon : SPEAR
41 Ten hundos : ONE-G
42 “Stay” singer Lisa : LOEB
43 Colorful reef fish : WRASSE
47 Tap annoyance : DRIP
49 Cutoffs material : DENIM
53 Quality of good pyrotechnicians? : GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
59 Like some romance novels : RACY
60 Playroom detritus : TOYS
61 Grape also known as shiraz : SYRAH
62 Is more efficient, in a way : SAVES GAS
64 Have a bond with? : OWE TO
66 “A Dream Within a Dream” poet : POE
68 Wild house party : RAGER
69 Formicarium pet : ANT
70 Quality of good detectives? : BEST CASE SCENARIOS
76 In the way of? : A LA
78 Landlord’s document : LEASE
79 Life game piece : CAR
80 “__ of the Dead”: zom-com starring Simon Pegg : SHAUN
83 Embers : HOT COALS
85 Warmest temps : HIGHS
89 Some fried pods : OKRA
90 Soft repetition : ECHO
91 Quality of good gourd farmers? : SMASHING PUMPKINS
96 Stroll : MOSEY
98 “Crescent City” novelist Sarah J. __ : MAAS
99 Desert north of the Sahel : SAHARA
100 Innocent one : NAIF
103 “Modern Family” dad Dunphy : PHIL
105 Point __: Northern California cape : REYES
108 Quality of good politicians? : FIRST-CLASS TICKETS
115 Homer’s “neighborino” : NED
117 Biomolecule in some vaccines : RNA
118 Palette shades : HUES
119 Actor Rickman : ALAN
120 Talent show host : EMCEE
122 “They were with me all day,” e.g. : ALIBI
124 Quality of good architects? : EPIC PROPORTIONS
129 Red Sea republic : YEMEN
130 “The Birds” actress Hedren : TIPPI
131 Check, as a cake for doneness, e.g. : POKE
132 Composer Satie : ERIK
133 Reek : STINK
134 Sneer at : SCORN
135 Move like a fish : SWIM
136 Volleyball fixtures : NETS
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1 Lego brand for younger children : DUPLO
2 Typos : ERRORS
3 Sibling statistic : AGE GAP
4 Pixar fish : NEMO
5 __-ray disc : BLU
6 “Poetic Justice” rapper Kendrick : LAMAR
7 Ghana’s capital : ACCRA
8 Pronoun pair : HE/HIM
9 __ Marino : SAN
10 Basis of many a popsicle stick joke : PUN
11 Reverent poem : ODE
12 Prepare to shine in a bodybuilding contest? : OIL UP
13 Mary Anning find : FOSSIL
14 Participated in a Renaissance sport : JOUSTED
15 __ or nothing : ALL
16 Inconsequential : MINOR
17 Slip by : EVADE
18 Crunchy salad toppers : SEEDS
24 Not completely : IN PART
25 __ paratha: Indian flatbread : ALOO
30 Friendly prefix : ECO-
34 Many 129-Across residents : ARABS
35 Revert to a previous version : UNDO
36 Football brand : NERF
37 Quittin’ time letters : TGIF
38 Taxi alternatives : UBERS
40 Discarded Apples? : E-WASTE
44 “You can __ that again” : SAY
45 Camera shop purchase, briefly : SLR
46 Slip by : ELAPSE
48 Like Galileo and Fibonacci : PISAN
50 “Madama Butterfly” setting : NAGASAKI
51 “Not if __ help it!” : I CAN
52 PC adventure game : MYST
53 Old Pontiac model : GTO
54 Verbal spat : ROW
55 Optic solutions : EYE BATHS
56 Pump or clog : SHOE
57 Framework for Indian classical music : RAGA
58 On any occasion : EVER
63 Judgement of Paris pot-stirrer : ERIS
65 Northern European capital : OSLO
67 “Close this pop-up” key : ESC
68 Puts a sail back up : RERIGS
71 73-Down exports : TEAS
72 Feeling after a deep breath : CALM
73 Northeast Indian region : ASSAM
74 “It’s Magic” lyricist Sammy : CAHN
75 “Well then, fine” : OH, OKAY
76 “If I may … ” : AHEM …
77 Motion opening? : LOCO-
81 Hot water holder : URN
82 Grammy winning rapper Lil __ X : NAS
84 Joel and Ethan of Hollywood : COENS
86 Valedictorian stat : GPA
87 “I didn’t catch that” : HUH?
88 “I like your thinking!” : SMART!
92 Suckers : SAPS
93 Skeptic’s laughs : HAHS
94 Skeptic’s question : IS IT?
95 Activate at a designated time : PRESET
97 “Thanks, Captain Obvious!” : YA THINK?
101 Post-op ward : ICU
102 Battleship groups : FLEETS
104 Whopper maker : LIAR
106 Last song at a concert, often : ENCORE
107 “I watched that already” : SEEN IT
108 Shreds at the edge : FRAYS
109 Sound of the sea? : INLET
110 “Spider-Man” films director Sam : RAIMI
111 Meaty jelly : ASPIC
112 Trotting noises : CLOPS
113 “Smack!” : KAPOW!
114 Long mushroom : ENOKI
116 Classroom furniture : DESKS
121 Outward manner : MIEN
123 “Paddington” voice actor Whishaw : BEN
125 Mkt. debut : IPO
126 First aid training, for short : CPR
127 Brooch : PIN
128 Sleep acronym : REM
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