CENTER OF ATTENTION

ACROSS

1 Spot on a die 4 Heel’s opposite 8 Relax

13 Broken bone’s

protector

17 “You really think

that of me?”

18 Take care of 19 Casual layer 20 “Barbie Girl” band 21 Growling or

barking, e.g.? 23 Overacted

24 Hide furtively 25 Rebel leader in a

space opera 26 Iowa crop 28 Existence fueled by

rotini and tagliatelle? 30 Driveway mistake? 33 Thick lumps 34 Smidgens

35 Like the full-moon festival Boun That Luang

38 Morsels

41 Fig. calculated at a

checkup

42 FYI kin

43 “You’re talking to a haunted house expert here”? 47 Obnoxious poster in the r/wellsfargo Reddit?

51 Over yonder

52 Soft ball

54 German “no”

55 Unit in many a

Zillow listing 58 Food drive

donations 60 “Parenthood”

actress Whitman 61 Back muscle,

casually

62 Not again

63 Rant against the

sun? 65 Target 66 SmackDown figures 68 Ultra big 69 Providers of room service for musicians’ tours? 71 Street 72 Pocket-size 73 Ambulance fig. 74 Fashion monthly 75 “__ move”

76 Lucy of “Pretty

Little Liars”

77 __ monster

79 Boise State’s home 81 Intense “don’t blink”

contests? 86 Opening dis at a

roast? 90 Menopause

treatment, briefly 91 Little taste 92 Himalayan creature 93 Like ears with studs 95 Crete’s highest pt. 97 Was out

101 Erratic radiator? 103 Gigs as conductors

and percussionists? 107 Suckling spot

108 “My mistake!”

109 Surrounding energy 110 Title girl in Kay

Thompson books 112 Casualwear at the

pub?

116 Climber’s hold

117 Straightforward

118 Shrek and Fiona 119 Himalayan creature 120 Seep

121 Palms, e.g.

122 Group between boomers and millennials

123 Intel seeker

DOWN

1 __ see ew: stirfried noodle dish 2 “If u ask me ... ” 3 Jargon with terms

ending in -ay

4 Born to be wild 5 2022 U.S.

Women’s Open golf champ Minjee 6 Going slowly 7 Forest spirit in a

Miyazaki classic 8 Dot follower

9 __ skirt

10 Collar attachment 11 Von Trapp

daughter 12 Resulted in 13 Four-letter name of

a radio station, e.g. 14 Word heard in a Spanish class roll call

15 Ride the waves 16 Confiscate

18 Backs (away) 19 Playwright Ibsen 22 Brand of hiking

sandals

27 Naan kin 29 Jacobson of “Broad

City”

30 The “Gee” in “Bee

Gees”

31 Tomato type

32 Pop icon John 36 Put into a pot 37 Japanese drama 39 Epiphany trio 40 Italian 71-Across 42 “The Vanishing Half” author

Bennett

44 “Be ready to prove

your age”

45 Comes apart at the

seams

46 Let out

48 Massage

49 “I have to know!” 50 Bowling alley lineup 53 ATM charge 56 Loops in

57 Back in style 59 Literary device

61 “I need the truth!” 62 Tough go

63 Close ones 64 Subscribe again 65 Assign points to,

maybe

66 Untamed territory 67 “Mambo No. 5”

singer Bega

69 “I __ of you!” 70 Landed

72 Wawa, for one 75 Expert who’s a real

poser?

76 Intrepid

78 Culture writer’s

milieu

80 Way cool

82 Play area? 83 “Following these

directions ... ” 84 Wheels 85 Shadowbox 87 Cylindrical storage

structure

88 Lifted

89 Verifiable 94 Collection of farmfresh produce 95 Persian greetings? 96 Adhesive strip 98 Throw out

99 Big name in seltzer 100 Rib eye alternative 102 Takes to the

cleaners

103 Folded food

104 100 cents

105 “Lucky” Grammy

winner Jason

106 Tots, e.g.

111 Close fam member 113 Film with the Oscar-winning song “Naatu Naatu” 114 Recruit

115 __ blue