I DO, I DO .?.?. DO!

ACROSS

1 Businesses that might offer ‘‘pawdicures’’ 8 Subject in sexology 13 Feeling of auditory bliss, in a modern coinage 20 Stacked haphazardly 21 Some religious artwork 22 Band stan 23 Preparing to put earrings in an ogre? 25 Understood 26 Treat, as wood 27 Revealer of the Wizard of Oz 28 Hostile parties 29 Nickname for Luigi 31 The Macy’s in New York’s Herald Square, and others? 39 Harbor boat 42 Downside 43 Had trouble with, as an icy road 44 Defeat decisively 45 Home to five U.S. national parks 47 Instruction in a meringue recipe 49 E.M.T.’S apparatus, informally 51 Org. that facilitates adoptions 52 Pentad for a poetry performance? 56 Outdo 57 Infection fighter 58 In ____ (as found) 59 What ‘‘O’’ might stand for 60 ‘‘What’s ____ .?.?. ’’ 61 TV spy drama of the early 2000s 63 Watch all at once, say 66 Supreme Court surname 68 Shopping for some cereal? 72 Deep-fried appetizer often served with chutney 75 Big fuss 76 One side of a battery 79 ‘‘Good heavens!’’ 80 The ‘‘L’’ of L.V. 82 Vegan alternative to gelatin 84 Literary character described as ‘‘a stout little fellow with red cheeks’’ 86 What ‘‘X’’ might stand for 87 Prize in a chowder cook-off? 92 Gen Zer who might be into faux freckles and anime 94 Start of many a Father’s Day card 95 Campy stuff? 96 ____ mater 97 Was completely depleted 99 Smartphone, e.g. 101 ‘‘Well, ____-di-dah!’’ 103 You might need just the ‘‘last four’’ of it: Abbr. 104 Old-timey wizard who needs to learn some manners? 106 Fly 108 Be overly sweet 109 ‘‘No chickening out!’’ 111 Faith founded in Persia 115 ‘‘Black’’ or ‘‘Pink’’ animal 119 Band with the 1997 hit ‘‘Semi-charmed Life’’ .?.?. or a phonetic hint to this puzzle’s theme 123 They might wipe the slate clean 124 Spine-tingling 125 Klingon speaker, say 126 Deadlock 127 C-suite members 128 Pots and pans, e.g.

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1 Ballroom-dance moves 2 ‘‘Will do!’’ 3 Greek earth goddess 4 Lavender unit 5 Walk in the park .?.?. or sit in a park, maybe 6 Actor Mahershala 7 Lookouts 8 General idea 9 Classy establishment? 10 ____ favor 11 United 12 ‘‘You should know better!’’ 13 Encourage 14 Stop the progress of 15 Entree that might be prepared with a brown-sugar glaze 16 ‘‘Gloomy’’ guy 17 What some people use to solve a New York Times crossword 18 German ‘‘you’’ 19 Rx request 24 Slimy stuff 28 Lacquer, e.g. 30 Home to wild Bactrian camels 32 Clears (of) 33 Lead-in to -logue 34 N.F.L. quarterback Jared 35 Surgery sites, in brief 36 Toronto N.B.A. player 37 Usher 38 Tot’s geometry lesson, perhaps 39 Clump of hair 40 City at the foot of the Adirondacks 41 What may bring a meeting to order 43 Cholesterol-lowering drug 46 Landing site 48 Cover, of a sort 50 Words for a cover 53 Like many a lumberjack’s shirt 54 Certain footholds 55 Ancient marketplace 60 Spanish resort island, to locals 62 ‘‘Do’’-to-‘‘do’’ delivery 64 Understood 65 Pioneering computer 67 National park in the Canadian Rockies 69 Former retail giant 70 Captivate 71 Cousin of a stingray 72 Dwindles, with ‘‘out’’ 73 It’s 2.3 years for the average heterosexual American couple 74 Something made in a press 77 Things a plangonologist collects 78 Some semihard cheeses 81 Stubbornly old-fashioned 83 ‘‘The museum of social decay,’’ per Gary Oldman 85 The so-called Pearl of Arabia 87 Strapless accessories 88 As above, in citations 89 ____ bean 90 ‘‘Groovy!’’ 91 Like some tradition 93 Spoil 98 Some bathroom contractors 100 Comedy’s ____ the Entertainer 102 Cartoon character who said ‘‘Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them’’ 105 Like the goddess Hel 106 March 14 dessert, appropriately 107 ‘‘The birds and the bees’’ and others 110 Pope writings 112 Sharp increase 113 Kapoor of ‘‘Slumdog Millionaire’’ 114 Two weeks after calends, approximately 115 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame architect 116 River offshoot 117 Power ____ 118 Wand-waving org. 119 Merch-table offering 120 Spell of bad luck? 121 Seething state 122 Before, in poetry

PUZZLE BY DAVID KARP 04/09/2023