THEMELESS CHALLENGER
ACROSS
1 Benicio’s bestie 6 Appeared on an episode 13 Little suckers 20 Song’s radio edit
21 The Covenant of Water author Verghese 22 Singleton for everybody 23 Work space 24 Outlook users 25 Having a meal in a cubicle, say 26 NBA stats 28 Have the throne 29 Org. that looks through your luggage 30 Campground sight 31 20/20 channel 32 Less crowded 34 “Har har!” 36 Wet, spongy ground 37 Rested (on) 39 “Let me guess...” 40 Dutch cheeses 42 Shoulder wrap 44 Track-shaped 46 Does perfectly 47 Fashion designer McCartney 48 Pizzeria purchase 49 Spicy cuppa 51 Christmas tree decorations 52 Shows disdain for 54 “...?” 55 They were burnt often in the ’90s 56 “Where is the __?” 57 Title said with a tip of the hat 58 Clairvoyant 59 Time of your life 60 “Everyday people do good deeds” 67 Macrogametes 68 Hourglass fill 69 Civil disorder 70 Millions of moons 71 Zoom meetings, e.g. 74 Ride to Logan, maybe 75 Rightly or wrongly 78 By and by, in verse 79 Piña colada flavor 81 It may come with an attachment 83 Expensive furs 84 Maverick man 85 Becomes involved with 87 With a player in scoring position 88 Illegal firing 89 Bad word 90 Security network, for short 91 Doc. signed before some sensitive meetings 92 Give the short version 94 Sinus-clearing device 97 Little chuckle 98 Wine stopper 100 Faceonadie 101 Group of 13 102 Piano adjusters 104 Squared things 106 Brought back 108 Michaels of SNL 109 Spanish sheep 110 Right on the money 111 Folding phrase 112 It’ll hopefully get some column inches 113 White toy dog 114 Pains in the neck
DOWN
1 Places where you might get the big picture 2 Spaghetti topping 3 Moronic 4 Desert lizard 5 Jumps on blades 6 Heating choice 7 Loaded and then some 8 “Frank and __” (comic strip) 9 Actress Sink of
The Whale 10 Moby-Dick or Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn 11 Take in 12 Pings on X, for short 13 Fund-raising dinners 14 It’s a relief 15 It added “dap” in 2023: Abbr. 16 Face up to 17 Diamond topper 18 Recognize 19 They’re good for a quick drink 27 Rotisserie rotator 29 __ of Maine (toothpaste) 33 New Balance rival 34 Big party 35 Vindicta star Sean 38 Humza’s predecessor as first minister of Scotland 41 Losing platform? 43 Dickens 45 Jeopardy 46 Guangzhou greeting 47 Traumatized 50 Blue ribbon, e.g. 51 Intestinal parts 53 Wrestling holds 55 Borscht vegetable 57 Department store department 58 Faint 60 1964 Susan Sontag essay 61 Repeatedly 62 Secret revealers 63 Chill out 64 Light entertainment game? 65 Yachts’ havens 66 Kind of weak 72 Cockney greeting 73 Fargo brothers 74 Timber wolf 75 Depleted 76 Huevos __ 77 Kola or hickory, e.g. 79 Astrological border 80 Repellent quality 82 6-0, 6-0, etc. 84 Central point 86 Relaxed running pace 88 In the thick of 89 Singer Nicks 93 Ointment label words 95 Kick out 96 Turkey’s national flower 99 Put in stitches 101 Michael of Barbie 103 Seward Peninsula port 105 African grazer 106 Dashboard abbr. 107 Don’t start?