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TITLE: Gold-Plated Record
NOTEPAD: The meta for this puzzle is a hit single that has been certified gold (or higher) in eight countries.
COPYRIGHT: ©2024 | The meta for this puzzle is a hit single that has been certified gold (or higher) in eight countries.
LGBT██NACHO██POW█
AURA█BABOON██ORES
MRIS█AUDITED█REAM
AUNT█BRUT█MENTORS
██DEPAUL█PALAU███
SALSA███CONFIGURE
PRE█NOHARM█TAURUS
ACDC█MAUVES█DENTS
███OUGHT█LOESS███
SMELT█AURORA█ECHO
TITLES█MUSEUM█HIP
UNCORKING███GRIDS
███QUITS█DISMAL██
CLAUSES█AUDI█BDAY
DESI█ROADEOS█BILE
SEAU██UHAULS█ISLA
█RPM██TAMPS██THIS
01A LGBT [Letters associated with rainbow flags]
05A NACHO ["What do you call cheese that's not yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)]
10A POW [Noise associated with punches in comic books]
13A AURA [Lady Gaga song that starts "I killed my former and left her in the trunk on Highway Ten"]
14A BABOON [Mandrill relative]
15A ORES [49ers' targets]
17A MRIS [Some brain scans, for short]
18A AUDITED [Investigated by the IRS, say]
20A REAM [Dunder Mifflin unit]
21A AUNT [Solange, to Blue Ivy]
22A BRUT [Dry champagne style]
23A MENTORS [Guides]
25A DEPAUL [Chicago alma mater of Pete Wentz and Ray Manzarek]
27A PALAU [Pacific nation that's home to Jellyfish Lake]
28A SALSA [Musical genre of Marc Anthony]
30A CONFIGURE [Set up]
34A PRE [TSA ___Check]
35A NOHARM ["First do ___" (simplification of the Hippocratic oath)]
39A TAURUS [Sign after Aries]
40A ACDC ["Thunderstruck" group]
42A MAUVES [Pale purple hues]
44A DENTS [Results of many fender benders]
45A OUGHT [Word of obligation]
47A LOESS [Some wind-deposited soil]
49A SMELT [Fish whose roe is used in sushi]
52A AURORA [Norwegian singer with an ethereal vocal quality]
54A ECHO [___ & the Bunnymen (British post-punk band)]
58A TITLES [CH and CBE, for Elton John]
60A MUSEUM [There's one dedicated to Abba in Stockholm]
62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]
63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
65A GRIDS [Crossword canvases]
67A QUITS [Doesn't allow oneself to be fired, maybe]
68A DISMAL [Unbelievably bad]
71A CLAUSES [North Pole residents]
74A AUDI [Company whose logo is a ring shy of that of the Olympics]
75A BDAY [Beyoncé album featuring "Irreplaceable"]
78A DESI [Arnaz who played Ricky on "I Love Lucy"]
79A ROADEOS [Punny name for truck-driving competitions]
81A BILE [Vitriol]
82A SEAU [Hall of Fame linebacker Junior]
83A UHAULS [Some moving vans]
84A ISLA [Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"]
85A RPM [Letters often accompanied by "x1000"]
86A TAMPS [Prepares espresso, in part]
87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]
01D LAMA [Monastery master]
02D GURU [Expert]
03D BRINDLED [Like many a mastiff's coat]
04D TASTES [Has a sip of]
05D NAURU [Pacific nation without an official capital]
06D ABDUL [She sang "Straight Up" and "Rush, Rush"]
07D COIT [San Francisco's ___ Tower]
08D HOT [Like a noted musical set of 100]
09D ONEMAN [___ band (solo act)]
10D PORTUGUESE [Like Carmen Miranda, by birth]
11D OREO [Cookie brand that offered a lemon meringue variety in the 1920s]
12D WEAR [Don]
14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]
16D SMS [Texting letters]
19D DELFT [Blue-and-white Dutch pottery]
24D NAIADS [Greek water nymphs]
26D PAN [Greek god with an eponymous flute]
27D POMELOS [Grapefruit relatives]
28D SPA [Spot for a deep-tissue massage]
29D ARC [Home run's path]
30D CRV [Honda model known as the Breeze in China]
31D URN [Caterer's vessel]
32D RUT [Boring routine]
33D ESS [Either end of St. Louis?]
36D OMG [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
37D HAHA [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
38D AUTUMNS [Leaf-peeping seasons]
41D COLLOQUIUM [Academic conference]
43D SORE [Feeling the effects of deadlifts, maybe]
46D UTERUS ["Keep your politics out of my ___" (protester's sign)]
48D EAU [Only three-letter word in the Scrabble dictionary that can be made from the five vowels]
49D STU [Apt name for a chef?]
50D MIN [1/10,080 of a wk.]
51D ETC [List-ending abbr.]
53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]
55D CHILDISH [Gambino who sang "Saturday" when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2018]
56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]
57D OPS [Word after black or photo]
59D SKIER [Person who needs a lift?]
61D MGM [Film studio with a lion mascot]
64D ITSOUT ["That's not a secret anymore"]
66D RABBIT [White animal in a Jefferson Airplane hit]
68D DUEUP [On deck]
69D IDOLS [Game-changing items first introduced on "Survivor: Guatemala"]
70D SISS [k.d. lang and the ___ Boom Bang]
71D CDS [Music storage items susceptible to bronzing]
72D LEER [Sly glance]
73D ASAP ["Stat!"]
74D ADAM ["Whataya Want From Me" singer Lambert]
76D ALLI [First two words in the name of Mariah Carey's best-selling song]
77D YEAS [Passing comments?]
80D AHA [Cry following an epiphany]
LAMA█SPA█STU█CDS█
GURU█ARC█MIN█LEER
BRINDLED█ETC█ASAP
TASTES█COLLOQUIUM
████PAN█UTERUS███
█BABA█OMG█SKIER██
NAURU█HAHA█ITSOUT
ABDUL█AUTUMNS█AHA
COIT█CRV█RUG█ADAM
HOT█POMELOS█DUEUP
ONEMAN█SORE█IDOLS
██DELFT█EAU█SISS█
███NAIADS█MGM████
PORTUGUESE█RABBIT
OREO█URN█CHILDISH
WEAR█RUT█HID█ALLI
█SMS█ESS█OPS█YEAS
10A POW [Noise associated with punches in comic books]
34A PRE [TSA ___Check]
62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]
85A RPM [Letters often accompanied by "x1000"]
08D HOT [Like a noted musical set of 100]
16D SMS [Texting letters]
26D PAN [Greek god with an eponymous flute]
28D SPA [Spot for a deep-tissue massage]
29D ARC [Home run's path]
30D CRV [Honda model known as the Breeze in China]
31D URN [Caterer's vessel]
32D RUT [Boring routine]
33D ESS [Either end of St. Louis?]
36D OMG [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
48D EAU [Only three-letter word in the Scrabble dictionary that can be made from the five vowels]
49D STU [Apt name for a chef?]
50D MIN [1/10,080 of a wk.]
51D ETC [List-ending abbr.]
53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]
56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]
57D OPS [Word after black or photo]
61D MGM [Film studio with a lion mascot]
71D CDS [Music storage items susceptible to bronzing]
80D AHA [Cry following an epiphany]
01A LGBT [Letters associated with rainbow flags]
13A AURA [Lady Gaga song that starts "I killed my former and left her in the trunk on Highway Ten"]
15A ORES [49ers' targets]
17A MRIS [Some brain scans, for short]
20A REAM [Dunder Mifflin unit]
21A AUNT [Solange, to Blue Ivy]
22A BRUT [Dry champagne style]
40A ACDC ["Thunderstruck" group]
54A ECHO [___ & the Bunnymen (British post-punk band)]
74A AUDI [Company whose logo is a ring shy of that of the Olympics]
75A BDAY [Beyoncé album featuring "Irreplaceable"]
78A DESI [Arnaz who played Ricky on "I Love Lucy"]
81A BILE [Vitriol]
82A SEAU [Hall of Fame linebacker Junior]
84A ISLA [Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"]
87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]
01D LAMA [Monastery master]
02D GURU [Expert]
07D COIT [San Francisco's ___ Tower]
11D OREO [Cookie brand that offered a lemon meringue variety in the 1920s]
12D WEAR [Don]
14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]
37D HAHA [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
43D SORE [Feeling the effects of deadlifts, maybe]
70D SISS [k.d. lang and the ___ Boom Bang]
72D LEER [Sly glance]
73D ASAP ["Stat!"]
74D ADAM ["Whataya Want From Me" singer Lambert]
76D ALLI [First two words in the name of Mariah Carey's best-selling song]
77D YEAS [Passing comments?]
05A NACHO ["What do you call cheese that's not yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)]
27A PALAU [Pacific nation that's home to Jellyfish Lake]
28A SALSA [Musical genre of Marc Anthony]
44A DENTS [Results of many fender benders]
45A OUGHT [Word of obligation]
47A LOESS [Some wind-deposited soil]
49A SMELT [Fish whose roe is used in sushi]
65A GRIDS [Crossword canvases]
67A QUITS [Doesn't allow oneself to be fired, maybe]
86A TAMPS [Prepares espresso, in part]
05D NAURU [Pacific nation without an official capital]
06D ABDUL [She sang "Straight Up" and "Rush, Rush"]
19D DELFT [Blue-and-white Dutch pottery]
59D SKIER [Person who needs a lift?]
68D DUEUP [On deck]
69D IDOLS [Game-changing items first introduced on "Survivor: Guatemala"]
14A BABOON [Mandrill relative]
25A DEPAUL [Chicago alma mater of Pete Wentz and Ray Manzarek]
35A NOHARM ["First do ___" (simplification of the Hippocratic oath)]
39A TAURUS [Sign after Aries]
42A MAUVES [Pale purple hues]
52A AURORA [Norwegian singer with an ethereal vocal quality]
58A TITLES [CH and CBE, for Elton John]
60A MUSEUM [There's one dedicated to Abba in Stockholm]
68A DISMAL [Unbelievably bad]
83A UHAULS [Some moving vans]
04D TASTES [Has a sip of]
09D ONEMAN [___ band (solo act)]
24D NAIADS [Greek water nymphs]
46D UTERUS ["Keep your politics out of my ___" (protester's sign)]
64D ITSOUT ["That's not a secret anymore"]
66D RABBIT [White animal in a Jefferson Airplane hit]
18A AUDITED [Investigated by the IRS, say]
23A MENTORS [Guides]
71A CLAUSES [North Pole residents]
79A ROADEOS [Punny name for truck-driving competitions]
27D POMELOS [Grapefruit relatives]
38D AUTUMNS [Leaf-peeping seasons]
03D BRINDLED [Like many a mastiff's coat]
55D CHILDISH [Gambino who sang "Saturday" when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2018]
30A CONFIGURE [Set up]
63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
10D PORTUGUESE [Like Carmen Miranda, by birth]
41D COLLOQUIUM [Academic conference]
23A MENTORS [Guides]
81A BILE [Vitriol]
02D GURU [Expert]
12D WEAR [Don]
73D ASAP ["Stat!"]
14A BABOON [Mandrill relative]
15A ORES [49ers' targets]
30A CONFIGURE [Set up]
34A PRE [TSA ___Check]
40A ACDC ["Thunderstruck" group]
65A GRIDS [Crossword canvases]
68A DISMAL [Unbelievably bad]
01D LAMA [Monastery master]
16D SMS [Texting letters]
27D POMELOS [Grapefruit relatives]
31D URN [Caterer's vessel]
32D RUT [Boring routine]
38D AUTUMNS [Leaf-peeping seasons]
41D COLLOQUIUM [Academic conference]
51D ETC [List-ending abbr.]
68D DUEUP [On deck]
72D LEER [Sly glance]
77D YEAS [Passing comments?]
20A REAM [Dunder Mifflin unit]
22A BRUT [Dry champagne style]
39A TAURUS [Sign after Aries]
42A MAUVES [Pale purple hues]
45A OUGHT [Word of obligation]
47A LOESS [Some wind-deposited soil]
63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
71A CLAUSES [North Pole residents]
83A UHAULS [Some moving vans]
19D DELFT [Blue-and-white Dutch pottery]
24D NAIADS [Greek water nymphs]
29D ARC [Home run's path]
21A AUNT [Solange, to Blue Ivy]
75A BDAY [Beyoncé album featuring "Irreplaceable"]
84A ISLA [Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"]
86A TAMPS [Prepares espresso, in part]
04D TASTES [Has a sip of]
07D COIT [San Francisco's ___ Tower]
09D ONEMAN [___ band (solo act)]
50D MIN [1/10,080 of a wk.]
80D AHA [Cry following an epiphany]
01A LGBT [Letters associated with rainbow flags]
17A MRIS [Some brain scans, for short]
18A AUDITED [Investigated by the IRS, say]
28A SALSA [Musical genre of Marc Anthony]
44A DENTS [Results of many fender benders]
79A ROADEOS [Punny name for truck-driving competitions]
82A SEAU [Hall of Fame linebacker Junior]
85A RPM [Letters often accompanied by "x1000"]
03D BRINDLED [Like many a mastiff's coat]
10D PORTUGUESE [Like Carmen Miranda, by birth]
28D SPA [Spot for a deep-tissue massage]
33D ESS [Either end of St. Louis?]
49D STU [Apt name for a chef?]
57D OPS [Word after black or photo]
59D SKIER [Person who needs a lift?]
64D ITSOUT ["That's not a secret anymore"]
58A TITLES [CH and CBE, for Elton John]
87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]
05D NAURU [Pacific nation without an official capital]
14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]
26D PAN [Greek god with an eponymous flute]
43D SORE [Feeling the effects of deadlifts, maybe]
56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]
61D MGM [Film studio with a lion mascot]
71D CDS [Music storage items susceptible to bronzing]
74D ADAM ["Whataya Want From Me" singer Lambert]
10A POW [Noise associated with punches in comic books]
27A PALAU [Pacific nation that's home to Jellyfish Lake]
49A SMELT [Fish whose roe is used in sushi]
52A AURORA [Norwegian singer with an ethereal vocal quality]
54A ECHO [___ & the Bunnymen (British post-punk band)]
60A MUSEUM [There's one dedicated to Abba in Stockholm]
67A QUITS [Doesn't allow oneself to be fired, maybe]
06D ABDUL [She sang "Straight Up" and "Rush, Rush"]
08D HOT [Like a noted musical set of 100]
36D OMG [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
37D HAHA [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]
66D RABBIT [White animal in a Jefferson Airplane hit]
69D IDOLS [Game-changing items first introduced on "Survivor: Guatemala"]
70D SISS [k.d. lang and the ___ Boom Bang]
35A NOHARM ["First do ___" (simplification of the Hippocratic oath)]
78A DESI [Arnaz who played Ricky on "I Love Lucy"]
30D CRV [Honda model known as the Breeze in China]
25A DEPAUL [Chicago alma mater of Pete Wentz and Ray Manzarek]
46D UTERUS ["Keep your politics out of my ___" (protester's sign)]
62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]
11D OREO [Cookie brand that offered a lemon meringue variety in the 1920s]
76D ALLI [First two words in the name of Mariah Carey's best-selling song]
05A NACHO ["What do you call cheese that's not yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)]
74A AUDI [Company whose logo is a ring shy of that of the Olympics]
55D CHILDISH [Gambino who sang "Saturday" when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2018]
48D EAU [Only three-letter word in the Scrabble dictionary that can be made from the five vowels]
13A AURA [Lady Gaga song that starts "I killed my former and left her in the trunk on Highway Ten"]
06D ABDUL [She sang "Straight Up" and "Rush, Rush"]
40A ACDC ["Thunderstruck" group]
74D ADAM ["Whataya Want From Me" singer Lambert]
80D AHA [Cry following an epiphany]
76D ALLI [First two words in the name of Mariah Carey's best-selling song]
29D ARC [Home run's path]
73D ASAP ["Stat!"]
74A AUDI [Company whose logo is a ring shy of that of the Olympics]
18A AUDITED [Investigated by the IRS, say]
21A AUNT [Solange, to Blue Ivy]
13A AURA [Lady Gaga song that starts "I killed my former and left her in the trunk on Highway Ten"]
52A AURORA [Norwegian singer with an ethereal vocal quality]
38D AUTUMNS [Leaf-peeping seasons]
14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]
14A BABOON [Mandrill relative]
75A BDAY [Beyoncé album featuring "Irreplaceable"]
81A BILE [Vitriol]
03D BRINDLED [Like many a mastiff's coat]
22A BRUT [Dry champagne style]
71D CDS [Music storage items susceptible to bronzing]
55D CHILDISH [Gambino who sang "Saturday" when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2018]
71A CLAUSES [North Pole residents]
07D COIT [San Francisco's ___ Tower]
41D COLLOQUIUM [Academic conference]
30A CONFIGURE [Set up]
30D CRV [Honda model known as the Breeze in China]
19D DELFT [Blue-and-white Dutch pottery]
44A DENTS [Results of many fender benders]
25A DEPAUL [Chicago alma mater of Pete Wentz and Ray Manzarek]
78A DESI [Arnaz who played Ricky on "I Love Lucy"]
68A DISMAL [Unbelievably bad]
68D DUEUP [On deck]
48D EAU [Only three-letter word in the Scrabble dictionary that can be made from the five vowels]
54A ECHO [___ & the Bunnymen (British post-punk band)]
33D ESS [Either end of St. Louis?]
51D ETC [List-ending abbr.]
65A GRIDS [Crossword canvases]
02D GURU [Expert]
37D HAHA [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]
62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]
08D HOT [Like a noted musical set of 100]
69D IDOLS [Game-changing items first introduced on "Survivor: Guatemala"]
84A ISLA [Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"]
64D ITSOUT ["That's not a secret anymore"]
01D LAMA [Monastery master]
72D LEER [Sly glance]
01A LGBT [Letters associated with rainbow flags]
47A LOESS [Some wind-deposited soil]
42A MAUVES [Pale purple hues]
23A MENTORS [Guides]
61D MGM [Film studio with a lion mascot]
50D MIN [1/10,080 of a wk.]
17A MRIS [Some brain scans, for short]
60A MUSEUM [There's one dedicated to Abba in Stockholm]
05A NACHO ["What do you call cheese that's not yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)]
24D NAIADS [Greek water nymphs]
05D NAURU [Pacific nation without an official capital]
35A NOHARM ["First do ___" (simplification of the Hippocratic oath)]
36D OMG [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
09D ONEMAN [___ band (solo act)]
57D OPS [Word after black or photo]
11D OREO [Cookie brand that offered a lemon meringue variety in the 1920s]
15A ORES [49ers' targets]
45A OUGHT [Word of obligation]
27A PALAU [Pacific nation that's home to Jellyfish Lake]
26D PAN [Greek god with an eponymous flute]
27D POMELOS [Grapefruit relatives]
10D PORTUGUESE [Like Carmen Miranda, by birth]
10A POW [Noise associated with punches in comic books]
34A PRE [TSA ___Check]
67A QUITS [Doesn't allow oneself to be fired, maybe]
66D RABBIT [White animal in a Jefferson Airplane hit]
20A REAM [Dunder Mifflin unit]
79A ROADEOS [Punny name for truck-driving competitions]
85A RPM [Letters often accompanied by "x1000"]
53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]
32D RUT [Boring routine]
28A SALSA [Musical genre of Marc Anthony]
82A SEAU [Hall of Fame linebacker Junior]
70D SISS [k.d. lang and the ___ Boom Bang]
59D SKIER [Person who needs a lift?]
49A SMELT [Fish whose roe is used in sushi]
16D SMS [Texting letters]
43D SORE [Feeling the effects of deadlifts, maybe]
28D SPA [Spot for a deep-tissue massage]
49D STU [Apt name for a chef?]
86A TAMPS [Prepares espresso, in part]
04D TASTES [Has a sip of]
39A TAURUS [Sign after Aries]
87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]
58A TITLES [CH and CBE, for Elton John]
83A UHAULS [Some moving vans]
63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
31D URN [Caterer's vessel]
46D UTERUS ["Keep your politics out of my ___" (protester's sign)]
12D WEAR [Don]
77D YEAS [Passing comments?]
14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]
87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]
35A NOHARM ["First do ___" (simplification of the Hippocratic oath)]
46D UTERUS ["Keep your politics out of my ___" (protester's sign)]
73D ASAP ["Stat!"]
64D ITSOUT ["That's not a secret anymore"]
40A ACDC ["Thunderstruck" group]
05A NACHO ["What do you call cheese that's not yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)]
74D ADAM ["Whataya Want From Me" singer Lambert]
50D MIN [1/10,080 of a wk.]
15A ORES [49ers' targets]
41D COLLOQUIUM [Academic conference]
56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]
49D STU [Apt name for a chef?]
78A DESI [Arnaz who played Ricky on "I Love Lucy"]
75A BDAY [Beyoncé album featuring "Irreplaceable"]
19D DELFT [Blue-and-white Dutch pottery]
32D RUT [Boring routine]
58A TITLES [CH and CBE, for Elton John]
31D URN [Caterer's vessel]
25A DEPAUL [Chicago alma mater of Pete Wentz and Ray Manzarek]
74A AUDI [Company whose logo is a ring shy of that of the Olympics]
11D OREO [Cookie brand that offered a lemon meringue variety in the 1920s]
65A GRIDS [Crossword canvases]
80D AHA [Cry following an epiphany]
67A QUITS [Doesn't allow oneself to be fired, maybe]
12D WEAR [Don]
22A BRUT [Dry champagne style]
20A REAM [Dunder Mifflin unit]
33D ESS [Either end of St. Louis?]
02D GURU [Expert]
43D SORE [Feeling the effects of deadlifts, maybe]
61D MGM [Film studio with a lion mascot]
76D ALLI [First two words in the name of Mariah Carey's best-selling song]
49A SMELT [Fish whose roe is used in sushi]
55D CHILDISH [Gambino who sang "Saturday" when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2018]
69D IDOLS [Game-changing items first introduced on "Survivor: Guatemala"]
27D POMELOS [Grapefruit relatives]
26D PAN [Greek god with an eponymous flute]
24D NAIADS [Greek water nymphs]
23A MENTORS [Guides]
62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]
82A SEAU [Hall of Fame linebacker Junior]
04D TASTES [Has a sip of]
29D ARC [Home run's path]
30D CRV [Honda model known as the Breeze in China]
18A AUDITED [Investigated by the IRS, say]
13A AURA [Lady Gaga song that starts "I killed my former and left her in the trunk on Highway Ten"]
38D AUTUMNS [Leaf-peeping seasons]
01A LGBT [Letters associated with rainbow flags]
85A RPM [Letters often accompanied by "x1000"]
10D PORTUGUESE [Like Carmen Miranda, by birth]
08D HOT [Like a noted musical set of 100]
03D BRINDLED [Like many a mastiff's coat]
51D ETC [List-ending abbr.]
84A ISLA [Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"]
14A BABOON [Mandrill relative]
01D LAMA [Monastery master]
71D CDS [Music storage items susceptible to bronzing]
28A SALSA [Musical genre of Marc Anthony]
10A POW [Noise associated with punches in comic books]
71A CLAUSES [North Pole residents]
52A AURORA [Norwegian singer with an ethereal vocal quality]
68D DUEUP [On deck]
48D EAU [Only three-letter word in the Scrabble dictionary that can be made from the five vowels]
63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
27A PALAU [Pacific nation that's home to Jellyfish Lake]
05D NAURU [Pacific nation without an official capital]
42A MAUVES [Pale purple hues]
77D YEAS [Passing comments?]
59D SKIER [Person who needs a lift?]
86A TAMPS [Prepares espresso, in part]
79A ROADEOS [Punny name for truck-driving competitions]
44A DENTS [Results of many fender benders]
07D COIT [San Francisco's ___ Tower]
30A CONFIGURE [Set up]
06D ABDUL [She sang "Straight Up" and "Rush, Rush"]
39A TAURUS [Sign after Aries]
72D LEER [Sly glance]
53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]
21A AUNT [Solange, to Blue Ivy]
17A MRIS [Some brain scans, for short]
83A UHAULS [Some moving vans]
47A LOESS [Some wind-deposited soil]
28D SPA [Spot for a deep-tissue massage]
34A PRE [TSA ___Check]
36D OMG [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
37D HAHA [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
16D SMS [Texting letters]
60A MUSEUM [There's one dedicated to Abba in Stockholm]
68A DISMAL [Unbelievably bad]
81A BILE [Vitriol]
66D RABBIT [White animal in a Jefferson Airplane hit]
57D OPS [Word after black or photo]
45A OUGHT [Word of obligation]
54A ECHO [___ & the Bunnymen (British post-punk band)]
09D ONEMAN [___ band (solo act)]
70D SISS [k.d. lang and the ___ Boom Bang]
50D MIN [1/10,080 of a wk.]
15A ORES [49ers' targets]
41D COLLOQUIUM [Academic conference]
14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]
56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]
49D STU [Apt name for a chef?]
78A DESI [Arnaz who played Ricky on "I Love Lucy"]
09D ONEMAN [___ band (solo act)]
75A BDAY [Beyoncé album featuring "Irreplaceable"]
19D DELFT [Blue-and-white Dutch pottery]
32D RUT [Boring routine]
87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]
31D URN [Caterer's vessel]
58A TITLES [CH and CBE, for Elton John]
25A DEPAUL [Chicago alma mater of Pete Wentz and Ray Manzarek]
74A AUDI [Company whose logo is a ring shy of that of the Olympics]
11D OREO [Cookie brand that offered a lemon meringue variety in the 1920s]
65A GRIDS [Crossword canvases]
80D AHA [Cry following an epiphany]
67A QUITS [Doesn't allow oneself to be fired, maybe]
12D WEAR [Don]
22A BRUT [Dry champagne style]
20A REAM [Dunder Mifflin unit]
33D ESS [Either end of St. Louis?]
02D GURU [Expert]
43D SORE [Feeling the effects of deadlifts, maybe]
61D MGM [Film studio with a lion mascot]
35A NOHARM ["First do ___" (simplification of the Hippocratic oath)]
76D ALLI [First two words in the name of Mariah Carey's best-selling song]
49A SMELT [Fish whose roe is used in sushi]
55D CHILDISH [Gambino who sang "Saturday" when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2018]
69D IDOLS [Game-changing items first introduced on "Survivor: Guatemala"]
27D POMELOS [Grapefruit relatives]
26D PAN [Greek god with an eponymous flute]
24D NAIADS [Greek water nymphs]
23A MENTORS [Guides]
62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]
82A SEAU [Hall of Fame linebacker Junior]
04D TASTES [Has a sip of]
29D ARC [Home run's path]
30D CRV [Honda model known as the Breeze in China]
18A AUDITED [Investigated by the IRS, say]
70D SISS [k.d. lang and the ___ Boom Bang]
46D UTERUS ["Keep your politics out of my ___" (protester's sign)]
13A AURA [Lady Gaga song that starts "I killed my former and left her in the trunk on Highway Ten"]
38D AUTUMNS [Leaf-peeping seasons]
01A LGBT [Letters associated with rainbow flags]
85A RPM [Letters often accompanied by "x1000"]
08D HOT [Like a noted musical set of 100]
10D PORTUGUESE [Like Carmen Miranda, by birth]
03D BRINDLED [Like many a mastiff's coat]
51D ETC [List-ending abbr.]
84A ISLA [Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"]
14A BABOON [Mandrill relative]
01D LAMA [Monastery master]
28A SALSA [Musical genre of Marc Anthony]
71D CDS [Music storage items susceptible to bronzing]
10A POW [Noise associated with punches in comic books]
71A CLAUSES [North Pole residents]
52A AURORA [Norwegian singer with an ethereal vocal quality]
68D DUEUP [On deck]
48D EAU [Only three-letter word in the Scrabble dictionary that can be made from the five vowels]
63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
27A PALAU [Pacific nation that's home to Jellyfish Lake]
05D NAURU [Pacific nation without an official capital]
42A MAUVES [Pale purple hues]
77D YEAS [Passing comments?]
59D SKIER [Person who needs a lift?]
86A TAMPS [Prepares espresso, in part]
79A ROADEOS [Punny name for truck-driving competitions]
44A DENTS [Results of many fender benders]
07D COIT [San Francisco's ___ Tower]
30A CONFIGURE [Set up]
06D ABDUL [She sang "Straight Up" and "Rush, Rush"]
39A TAURUS [Sign after Aries]
72D LEER [Sly glance]
53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]
21A AUNT [Solange, to Blue Ivy]
17A MRIS [Some brain scans, for short]
83A UHAULS [Some moving vans]
47A LOESS [Some wind-deposited soil]
28D SPA [Spot for a deep-tissue massage]
73D ASAP ["Stat!"]
37D HAHA [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
36D OMG [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
16D SMS [Texting letters]
64D ITSOUT ["That's not a secret anymore"]
54A ECHO [___ & the Bunnymen (British post-punk band)]
60A MUSEUM [There's one dedicated to Abba in Stockholm]
40A ACDC ["Thunderstruck" group]
34A PRE [TSA ___Check]
68A DISMAL [Unbelievably bad]
81A BILE [Vitriol]
74D ADAM ["Whataya Want From Me" singer Lambert]
05A NACHO ["What do you call cheese that's not yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)]
66D RABBIT [White animal in a Jefferson Airplane hit]
57D OPS [Word after black or photo]
45A OUGHT [Word of obligation]
01A LGBT [Letters associated with rainbow flags]
01D LAMA [Monastery master]
02D GURU [Expert]
03D BRINDLED [Like many a mastiff's coat]
04D TASTES [Has a sip of]
05A NACHO ["What do you call cheese that's not yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)]
05D NAURU [Pacific nation without an official capital]
06D ABDUL [She sang "Straight Up" and "Rush, Rush"]
07D COIT [San Francisco's ___ Tower]
08D HOT [Like a noted musical set of 100]
09D ONEMAN [___ band (solo act)]
10A POW [Noise associated with punches in comic books]
10D PORTUGUESE [Like Carmen Miranda, by birth]
11D OREO [Cookie brand that offered a lemon meringue variety in the 1920s]
12D WEAR [Don]
13A AURA [Lady Gaga song that starts "I killed my former and left her in the trunk on Highway Ten"]
14A BABOON [Mandrill relative]
14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]
15A ORES [49ers' targets]
16D SMS [Texting letters]
17A MRIS [Some brain scans, for short]
18A AUDITED [Investigated by the IRS, say]
19D DELFT [Blue-and-white Dutch pottery]
20A REAM [Dunder Mifflin unit]
21A AUNT [Solange, to Blue Ivy]
22A BRUT [Dry champagne style]
23A MENTORS [Guides]
24D NAIADS [Greek water nymphs]
25A DEPAUL [Chicago alma mater of Pete Wentz and Ray Manzarek]
26D PAN [Greek god with an eponymous flute]
27A PALAU [Pacific nation that's home to Jellyfish Lake]
27D POMELOS [Grapefruit relatives]
28A SALSA [Musical genre of Marc Anthony]
28D SPA [Spot for a deep-tissue massage]
29D ARC [Home run's path]
30A CONFIGURE [Set up]
30D CRV [Honda model known as the Breeze in China]
31D URN [Caterer's vessel]
32D RUT [Boring routine]
33D ESS [Either end of St. Louis?]
34A PRE [TSA ___Check]
35A NOHARM ["First do ___" (simplification of the Hippocratic oath)]
36D OMG [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
37D HAHA [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
38D AUTUMNS [Leaf-peeping seasons]
39A TAURUS [Sign after Aries]
40A ACDC ["Thunderstruck" group]
41D COLLOQUIUM [Academic conference]
42A MAUVES [Pale purple hues]
43D SORE [Feeling the effects of deadlifts, maybe]
44A DENTS [Results of many fender benders]
45A OUGHT [Word of obligation]
46D UTERUS ["Keep your politics out of my ___" (protester's sign)]
47A LOESS [Some wind-deposited soil]
48D EAU [Only three-letter word in the Scrabble dictionary that can be made from the five vowels]
49A SMELT [Fish whose roe is used in sushi]
49D STU [Apt name for a chef?]
50D MIN [1/10,080 of a wk.]
51D ETC [List-ending abbr.]
52A AURORA [Norwegian singer with an ethereal vocal quality]
53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]
54A ECHO [___ & the Bunnymen (British post-punk band)]
55D CHILDISH [Gambino who sang "Saturday" when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2018]
56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]
57D OPS [Word after black or photo]
58A TITLES [CH and CBE, for Elton John]
59D SKIER [Person who needs a lift?]
60A MUSEUM [There's one dedicated to Abba in Stockholm]
61D MGM [Film studio with a lion mascot]
62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]
63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
64D ITSOUT ["That's not a secret anymore"]
65A GRIDS [Crossword canvases]
66D RABBIT [White animal in a Jefferson Airplane hit]
67A QUITS [Doesn't allow oneself to be fired, maybe]
68A DISMAL [Unbelievably bad]
68D DUEUP [On deck]
69D IDOLS [Game-changing items first introduced on "Survivor: Guatemala"]
70D SISS [k.d. lang and the ___ Boom Bang]
71A CLAUSES [North Pole residents]
71D CDS [Music storage items susceptible to bronzing]
72D LEER [Sly glance]
73D ASAP ["Stat!"]
74A AUDI [Company whose logo is a ring shy of that of the Olympics]
74D ADAM ["Whataya Want From Me" singer Lambert]
75A BDAY [Beyoncé album featuring "Irreplaceable"]
76D ALLI [First two words in the name of Mariah Carey's best-selling song]
77D YEAS [Passing comments?]
78A DESI [Arnaz who played Ricky on "I Love Lucy"]
79A ROADEOS [Punny name for truck-driving competitions]
80D AHA [Cry following an epiphany]
81A BILE [Vitriol]
82A SEAU [Hall of Fame linebacker Junior]
83A UHAULS [Some moving vans]
84A ISLA [Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"]
85A RPM [Letters often accompanied by "x1000"]
86A TAMPS [Prepares espresso, in part]
87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]
05A NACHO ["What do you call cheese that's not yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)]
34A PRE [TSA ___Check]
35A NOHARM ["First do ___" (simplification of the Hippocratic oath)]
54A ECHO [___ & the Bunnymen (British post-punk band)]
84A ISLA [Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"]
87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]
07D COIT [San Francisco's ___ Tower]
09D ONEMAN [___ band (solo act)]
14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]
46D UTERUS ["Keep your politics out of my ___" (protester's sign)]
53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]
56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]
70D SISS [k.d. lang and the ___ Boom Bang]
65A GRIDS [Crossword canvases]
01D LAMA [Monastery master]
(LAWRF) 01A LGBT [Letters associated with rainbow flags]
(WDYCCTNYCDJ) 05A NACHO ["What do you call cheese that's not yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)]
(NAWPICB) 10A POW [Noise associated with punches in comic books]
(LGSTSIKMFALHITTOHT) 13A AURA [Lady Gaga song that starts "I killed my former and left her in the trunk on Highway Ten"]
(MR) 14A BABOON [Mandrill relative]
(ET) 15A ORES [49ers' targets]
(SBSFS) 17A MRIS [Some brain scans, for short]
(IBTIS) 18A AUDITED [Investigated by the IRS, say]
(DMU) 20A REAM [Dunder Mifflin unit]
(STBI) 21A AUNT [Solange, to Blue Ivy]
(DCS) 22A BRUT [Dry champagne style]
(G) 23A MENTORS [Guides]
(CAMOPWARM) 25A DEPAUL [Chicago alma mater of Pete Wentz and Ray Manzarek]
(PNTHTJL) 27A PALAU [Pacific nation that's home to Jellyfish Lake]
(MGOMA) 28A SALSA [Musical genre of Marc Anthony]
(SU) 30A CONFIGURE [Set up]
(TC) 34A PRE [TSA ___Check]
(FDSOTHO) 35A NOHARM ["First do ___" (simplification of the Hippocratic oath)]
(SAA) 39A TAURUS [Sign after Aries]
(TG) 40A ACDC ["Thunderstruck" group]
(PPH) 42A MAUVES [Pale purple hues]
(ROMFB) 44A DENTS [Results of many fender benders]
(WOO) 45A OUGHT [Word of obligation]
(SWDS) 47A LOESS [Some wind-deposited soil]
(FWRIUIS) 49A SMELT [Fish whose roe is used in sushi]
(NSWAEVQ) 52A AURORA [Norwegian singer with an ethereal vocal quality]
(TBBPPB) 54A ECHO [___ & the Bunnymen (British post-punk band)]
(CACFEJ) 58A TITLES [CH and CBE, for Elton John]
(TODTAIS) 60A MUSEUM [There's one dedicated to Abba in Stockholm]
(HOAPTDLIASS) 62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]
(OAC) 63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
(CC) 65A GRIDS [Crossword canvases]
(DAOTBFM) 67A QUITS [Doesn't allow oneself to be fired, maybe]
(UB) 68A DISMAL [Unbelievably bad]
(NPR) 71A CLAUSES [North Pole residents]
(CWLIARSOTOTO) 74A AUDI [Company whose logo is a ring shy of that of the Olympics]
(BAFI) 75A BDAY [Beyoncé album featuring "Irreplaceable"]
(AWPROILL) 78A DESI [Arnaz who played Ricky on "I Love Lucy"]
(PNFTDC) 79A ROADEOS [Punny name for truck-driving competitions]
(V) 81A BILE [Vitriol]
(HOFLJ) 82A SEAU [Hall of Fame linebacker Junior]
(SMV) 83A UHAULS [Some moving vans]
(MLB) 84A ISLA [Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"]
(LOABX) 85A RPM [Letters often accompanied by "x1000"]
(PEIP) 86A TAMPS [Prepares espresso, in part]
(BWLGH) 87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]
(MM) 01D LAMA [Monastery master]
(E) 02D GURU [Expert]
(LMAMC) 03D BRINDLED [Like many a mastiff's coat]
(HASO) 04D TASTES [Has a sip of]
(PNWAOC) 05D NAURU [Pacific nation without an official capital]
(SSSUARR) 06D ABDUL [She sang "Straight Up" and "Rush, Rush"]
(SFT) 07D COIT [San Francisco's ___ Tower]
(LANMSO) 08D HOT [Like a noted musical set of 100]
(BSA) 09D ONEMAN [___ band (solo act)]
(LCMBB) 10D PORTUGUESE [Like Carmen Miranda, by birth]
(CBTOALMVITS) 11D OREO [Cookie brand that offered a lemon meringue variety in the 1920s]
(D) 12D WEAR [Don]
(AATFT) 14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]
(TL) 16D SMS [Texting letters]
(BAWDP) 19D DELFT [Blue-and-white Dutch pottery]
(GWN) 24D NAIADS [Greek water nymphs]
(GGWAEF) 26D PAN [Greek god with an eponymous flute]
(GR) 27D POMELOS [Grapefruit relatives]
(SFADTM) 28D SPA [Spot for a deep-tissue massage]
(HRP) 29D ARC [Home run's path]
(HMKATBIC) 30D CRV [Honda model known as the Breeze in China]
(CV) 31D URN [Caterer's vessel]
(BR) 32D RUT [Boring routine]
(EEOSL) 33D ESS [Either end of St. Louis?]
(TRTARMP) 36D OMG [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
(TRTARMP) 37D HAHA [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
(LPS) 38D AUTUMNS [Leaf-peeping seasons]
(AC) 41D COLLOQUIUM [Academic conference]
(FTEODM) 43D SORE [Feeling the effects of deadlifts, maybe]
(KYPOOMPS) 46D UTERUS ["Keep your politics out of my ___" (protester's sign)]
(OTLWITSDTCBMFTFV) 48D EAU [Only three-letter word in the Scrabble dictionary that can be made from the five vowels]
(ANFAC) 49D STU [Apt name for a chef?]
(OAW) 50D MIN [1/10,080 of a wk.]
(LEA) 51D ETC [List-ending abbr.]
(SAABIA) 53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]
(GWSSWHHSNLI) 55D CHILDISH [Gambino who sang "Saturday" when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2018]
(AMLFSE) 56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]
(WABOP) 57D OPS [Word after black or photo]
(PWNAL) 59D SKIER [Person who needs a lift?]
(FSWALM) 61D MGM [Film studio with a lion mascot]
(TNASA) 64D ITSOUT ["That's not a secret anymore"]
(WAIAJAH) 66D RABBIT [White animal in a Jefferson Airplane hit]
(OD) 68D DUEUP [On deck]
(GCIFIOSG) 69D IDOLS [Game-changing items first introduced on "Survivor: Guatemala"]
(KLATBB) 70D SISS [k.d. lang and the ___ Boom Bang]
(MSISTB) 71D CDS [Music storage items susceptible to bronzing]
(SG) 72D LEER [Sly glance]
(S) 73D ASAP ["Stat!"]
(WWFMSL) 74D ADAM ["Whataya Want From Me" singer Lambert]
(FTWITNOMCBSS) 76D ALLI [First two words in the name of Mariah Carey's best-selling song]
(PC) 77D YEAS [Passing comments?]
(CFAE) 80D AHA [Cry following an epiphany]
LGBTNACHOPOWABOSMADRABMNDPPSACUREPNOHATACMSDOULESMEARECHOTSMMHUIGRQDISCLAABAYDRABSUIRTT
01: L
02: G
03: B
04: T
05: N
06: A
07: C
08: H
09: O
10: P
11: O
12: W
13: A
14: B
15: O
16: S
17: M
18: A
19: D
20: R
21: A
22: B
23: M
24: N
25: D
26: P
27: P
28: S
29: A
30: C
31: U
32: R
33: E
34: P
35: N
36: O
37: H
38: A
39: T
40: A
41: C
42: M
43: S
44: D
45: O
46: U
47: L
48: E
49: S
50: M
51: E
52: A
53: R
54: E
55: C
56: H
57: O
58: T
59: S
60: M
61: M
62: H
63: U
64: I
65: G
66: R
67: Q
68: D
69: I
70: S
71: C
72: L
73: A
74: A
75: B
76: A
77: Y
78: D
79: R
80: A
81: B
82: S
83: U
84: I
85: R
86: T
87: T
08D HOT [Like a noted musical set of 100]
55D CHILDISH [Gambino who sang "Saturday" when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2018]
10A POW [Noise associated with punches in comic books]
14A BABOON [Mandrill relative]
18A AUDITED [Investigated by the IRS, say]
22A BRUT [Dry champagne style]
23A MENTORS [Guides]
25A DEPAUL [Chicago alma mater of Pete Wentz and Ray Manzarek]
30A CONFIGURE [Set up]
35A NOHARM ["First do ___" (simplification of the Hippocratic oath)]
40A ACDC ["Thunderstruck" group]
42A MAUVES [Pale purple hues]
44A DENTS [Results of many fender benders]
45A OUGHT [Word of obligation]
62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]
67A QUITS [Doesn't allow oneself to be fired, maybe]
78A DESI [Arnaz who played Ricky on "I Love Lucy"]
79A ROADEOS [Punny name for truck-driving competitions]
87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]
03D BRINDLED [Like many a mastiff's coat]
04D TASTES [Has a sip of]
06D ABDUL [She sang "Straight Up" and "Rush, Rush"]
09D ONEMAN [___ band (solo act)]
10D PORTUGUESE [Like Carmen Miranda, by birth]
14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]
19D DELFT [Blue-and-white Dutch pottery]
27D POMELOS [Grapefruit relatives]
32D RUT [Boring routine]
38D AUTUMNS [Leaf-peeping seasons]
46D UTERUS ["Keep your politics out of my ___" (protester's sign)]
49D STU [Apt name for a chef?]
55D CHILDISH [Gambino who sang "Saturday" when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2018]
56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]
57D OPS [Word after black or photo]
64D ITSOUT ["That's not a secret anymore"]
66D RABBIT [White animal in a Jefferson Airplane hit]
71D CDS [Music storage items susceptible to bronzing]
62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]
56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]
32D RUT [Boring routine]
53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]
15A ORES [49ers' targets]
11D OREO [Cookie brand that offered a lemon meringue variety in the 1920s]
↷: ✓
↔: x (48; (0,0))
↕: x (48; (0,0))
{A=27, B=6, C=7, D=11, E=19, F=1, G=5, H=7, I=14, J=0, K=1, L=12, M=11, N=9, O=15, P=7, Q=1, R=16, S=25, T=14, U=21, V=1, W=1, X=0, Y=1, Z=0}
abnormally low frequencies (approx.): J (-100%); X (-100%); Z (-100%); Y (-75%); F (-66%); K (-66%); W (-66%)
abnormally high frequencies (approx.): Q (+1); U (+320%); M (+83%)
black-square count: 57 (57/289 ≈ ~19.7%)
98
17x17 (WxH)
[16D SMS [Texting letters], 61D MGM [Film studio with a lion mascot]]
10A POW [Noise associated with punches in comic books]: [POWE, POUGH, PAO]
13A AURA [Lady Gaga song that starts "I killed my former and left her in the trunk on Highway Ten"]: [ORA]
15A ORES [49ers' targets]: [OARS]
20A REAM [Dunder Mifflin unit]: [REIM, RHEEM, RIEHM]
21A AUNT [Solange, to Blue Ivy]: [ANT]
22A BRUT [Dry champagne style]: [BRUTE]
23A MENTORS [Guides]: [MENTOR'S]
34A PRE [TSA ___Check]: [PRIX, PRI, PREE]
39A TAURUS [Sign after Aries]: [TORRAS]
45A OUGHT [Word of obligation]: [AUGHT, OT]
47A LOESS [Some wind-deposited soil]: [LOIS]
54A ECHO [___ & the Bunnymen (British post-punk band)]: [ECO, EKCO, EKO]
62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]: [HIPP, HIPPE]
65A GRIDS [Crossword canvases]: [GRID'S]
81A BILE [Vitriol]: [BILLE]
84A ISLA [Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"]: [ILA]
87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]: [THIS']
01D LAMA [Monastery master]: [LLAMA]
08D HOT [Like a noted musical set of 100]: [HOTT]
12D WEAR [Don]: [WEHR, WARE, WHERE, WERRE]
14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]: [BUBBA]
29D ARC [Home run's path]: [ARK]
31D URN [Caterer's vessel]: [ERNE, EARN]
32D RUT [Boring routine]: [RUTT]
33D ESS [Either end of St. Louis?]: [ESSE, S, S., 'S, ES]
43D SORE [Feeling the effects of deadlifts, maybe]: [SOR, SOAR, SAUR]
48D EAU [Only three-letter word in the Scrabble dictionary that can be made from the five vowels]: [AU, AUX, O', OW, OH, OWE, OHH, EAUX, O, O.]
49D STU [Apt name for a chef?]: [STEW, STUEWE]
50D MIN [1/10,080 of a wk.]: [MINH, MIHN]
51D ETC [List-ending abbr.]: [ETCETERA]
53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]: [RUGG]
57D OPS [Word after black or photo]: [OP'S]
66D RABBIT [White animal in a Jefferson Airplane hit]: [RABBITT]
69D IDOLS [Game-changing items first introduced on "Survivor: Guatemala"]: [IDLES]
71D CDS [Music storage items susceptible to bronzing]: [C.D.S]
76D ALLI [First two words in the name of Mariah Carey's best-selling song]: [ALLEY, ALIE, ALLIE]
80D AHA [Cry following an epiphany]: [AHAH]
01A LGBT [Letters associated with rainbow flags]: [[WITHE]]
05A NACHO ["What do you call cheese that's not yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)]: [[DEUX, DEW, DOO, DOUWE, DU, DUE], [EWE, HUGH, U, U., UWE, YEW, YOO, YU, YUE], [CAUL, KALL, KAUL], [KNOT, KNOTT, NOTT, NOTTE]]
10A POW [Noise associated with punches in comic books]: [[NOYES], [WITHE], [IN., INN], [BOOK'S, BOOKS']]
13A AURA [Lady Gaga song that starts "I killed my former and left her in the trunk on Highway Ten"]: [[AI, AY, AYE, EYE, I.], [MAI], [UND], [HUR], [IN., INN], [THEE], [AUNE], [HIWAY], [TENN]]
15A ORES [49ers' targets]: [[TARGET'S]]
17A MRIS [Some brain scans, for short]: [[SUM], [FAURE, FER, FEUR, FIR, FORE, FORR, FOUR, FUR, FURR, FURRH], [SHORTT]]
18A AUDITED [Investigated by the IRS, say]: [[BAE, BI, BUY, BYE], [THEE], [C'EST, SAYE, SE, SEAY]]
21A AUNT [Solange, to Blue Ivy]: [[TEW, THUY, TOO, TU, TUE, TWO], [BLEU, BLEW], [IVEY, IVIE]]
22A BRUT [Dry champagne style]: [[DRYE], [STILE]]
23A MENTORS [Guides]: [[GUIDE'S]]
25A DEPAUL [Chicago alma mater of Pete Wentz and Ray Manzarek]: [[MAHTAR, MATTER, MOTTER], [PEAT, PEET, PEETE, PIET, PIETTE], [UND], [RAE, RAYE, RE, REA, REAY, REY, WRAY]]
27A PALAU [Pacific nation that's home to Jellyfish Lake]: [[HOLM], [TEW, THUY, TOO, TU, TUE, TWO]]
28A SALSA [Musical genre of Marc Anthony]: [[MARK, MARKE, MARQUE, MERC]]
30A CONFIGURE [Set up]: [[SETTE], [UPP]]
34A PRE [TSA ___Check]: [[CHEK, CHEQUE, CZECH]]
35A NOHARM ["First do ___" (simplification of the Hippocratic oath)]: [[FURST], [DEUX, DEW, DOO, DOUWE, DU, DUE], [THEE]]
39A TAURUS [Sign after Aries]: [[SEIN, SINE], [AIRES]]
40A ACDC ["Thunderstruck" group]: [[GROUPE, GRUPE]]
42A MAUVES [Pale purple hues]: [[PAIL, PAILLE], [HEWES, HEWS, HUGHES, HUGHES', HUGHS, HUSE]]
44A DENTS [Results of many fender benders]: [[BENDER'S]]
47A LOESS [Some wind-deposited soil]: [[SUM]]
49A SMELT [Fish whose roe is used in sushi]: [[FISCH, PHISH], [HOOS, WHO'S], [REAUX, RHEAULT, RHO, RO, ROH, ROHE, ROW, ROWE, WROE], [IN., INN]]
52A AURORA [Norwegian singer with an ethereal vocal quality]: [[WITHE], ['N, AHN, ANE, ANN, ANNE, UN]]
54A ECHO [___ & the Bunnymen (British post-punk band)]: [[THEE], [BANNED]]
58A TITLES [CH and CBE, for Elton John]: [[UND], [FAURE, FER, FEUR, FIR, FORE, FORR, FOUR, FUR, FURR, FURRH], [JON, JONN]]
60A MUSEUM [There's one dedicated to Abba in Stockholm]: [[WON], [TEW, THUY, TOO, TU, TUE, TWO], [IN., INN]]
62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]: [[HAFF], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [PARE, PEAR], [LAI, LY, LYE], [IN., INN], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
65A GRIDS [Crossword canvases]: [[CANVASSES]]
67A QUITS [Doesn't allow oneself to be fired, maybe]: [[TEW, THUY, TOO, TU, TUE, TWO], [B, B., BEA, BEE], [MABEY, MAYBEE]]
71A CLAUSES [North Pole residents]: [[POEHL, POHL, POLL], [RESIDENT'S, RESIDENTS']]
74A AUDI [Company whose logo is a ring shy of that of the Olympics]: [[COMPAGNIE], [HOOS, WHO'S], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [RINGE, WRING], [SHAI], [THEE], [OLYMPIC'S, OLYMPICS']]
78A DESI [Arnaz who played Ricky on "I Love Lucy"]: [[HOO, HOU, HOUX, HU], [RICKEY, RICKI, RICKIE, RIKKI], [AUNE], [AI, AY, AYE, EYE, I.], [LUCEY, LUCIE, LUISI]]
79A ROADEOS [Punny name for truck-driving competitions]: [[FAURE, FER, FEUR, FIR, FORE, FORR, FOUR, FUR, FURR, FURRH], [COMPETITION'S]]
82A SEAU [Hall of Fame linebacker Junior]: [[HAUL], [FAYME]]
83A UHAULS [Some moving vans]: [[SUM]]
84A ISLA [Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"]: [[LAW]]
85A RPM [Letters often accompanied by "x1000"]: [[OFFEN], [BAE, BI, BUY, BYE]]
86A TAMPS [Prepares espresso, in part]: [[IN., INN], [PARTE]]
87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]: [[BORNE, BOURN, BOURNE], [WAYE, WEI, WEIGH, WEY, WHEY, WY], [HITT]]
03D BRINDLED [Like many a mastiff's coat]: [[LYKE], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [COTE, KOTE]]
04D TASTES [Has a sip of]: [[A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [SIPP]]
05D NAURU [Pacific nation without an official capital]: [['N, AHN, ANE, ANN, ANNE, UN], [CAPITOL]]
06D ABDUL [She sang "Straight Up" and "Rush, Rush"]: [[SHI, SHIEH, SHIH, SZE, XI], [TSANG], [STRAIT, STRATE, STREIGHT], [UPP], [UND], [RUSCH, RUSCHE], [RUSCH, RUSCHE]]
07D COIT [San Francisco's ___ Tower]: [[TAUER]]
08D HOT [Like a noted musical set of 100]: [[LYKE], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [SETTE]]
09D ONEMAN [___ band (solo act)]: [[BANNED]]
10D PORTUGUESE [Like Carmen Miranda, by birth]: [[LYKE], [CARMAN, CARMON, KARMAN], [MARANDA], [BAE, BI, BUY, BYE], [BERTH]]
11D OREO [Cookie brand that offered a lemon meringue variety in the 1920s]: [[BRANDE], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [LEMMON], [IN., INN], [THEE]]
12D WEAR [Don]: [[DAANE, DAHN, DOHN, DONN]]
14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]: [[OLLEY, OLLIE, OLLY], [UND], [THEE], [FORTI], [THIEVES']]
19D DELFT [Blue-and-white Dutch pottery]: [[DUCH, DUSCH]]
26D PAN [Greek god with an eponymous flute]: [[WITHE], ['N, AHN, ANE, ANN, ANNE, UN], [FLUET]]
27D POMELOS [Grapefruit relatives]: [[RELATIVE'S]]
28D SPA [Spot for a deep-tissue massage]: [[FAURE, FER, FEUR, FIR, FORE, FORR, FOUR, FUR, FURR, FURRH], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
29D ARC [Home run's path]: [[HOLM], [RUN'S], [PATHE]]
30D CRV [Honda model known as the Breeze in China]: [[THEE], [BREES, BREESE, BRIESE], [IN., INN]]
31D URN [Caterer's vessel]: [[VESEL, VESSELL]]
33D ESS [Either end of St. Louis?]: [[ENDE], [LEWEY, LEWI, LEWIS, LEWIS', LEWY, LOUIE, LOUIS']]
36D OMG [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]: [[TEW, THUY, TOO, TU, TUE, TWO], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
37D HAHA [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]: [[TEW, THUY, TOO, TU, TUE, TWO], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
38D AUTUMNS [Leaf-peeping seasons]: [[SEASON'S]]
43D SORE [Feeling the effects of deadlifts, maybe]: [[THEE], [MABEY, MAYBEE]]
46D UTERUS ["Keep your politics out of my ___" (protester's sign)]: [[YORE, YOU'RE], [POLITICS'], [MAI], [PROTESTERS', PROTESTORS], [SEIN, SINE]]
48D EAU [Only three-letter word in the Scrabble dictionary that can be made from the five vowels]: [[IN., INN], [THEE], [CAEN, CAHN, CANN, CANNES, KAN, KANN, KANNE, KUHNE, KUN], [B, B., BEA, BEE], [MAID, MAYDE], [FRUM], [THEE], [VOWLES]]
49D STU [Apt name for a chef?]: [[FAURE, FER, FEUR, FIR, FORE, FORR, FOUR, FUR, FURR, FURRH], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [SCHEFF, SHEFF]]
50D MIN [1/10,080 of a wk.]: [[A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]: [[A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [BUGG, BUGGE], [IN., INN], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
55D CHILDISH [Gambino who sang "Saturday" when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2018]: [[HOO, HOU, HOUX, HU], [TSANG], [WEN, WIN, WINN, WINNE, WYNN, WYNNE], [HEE], [KNIGHT, NITE], [LIV], [IN., INN]]
56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]: [[FRUM], ['S, ES, ESS, ESSE, S.]]
57D OPS [Word after black or photo]: [[ARE, ER, ERR, EURE, HORS, OAR, OHR, ORE, ORR, UR], [FAUTEUX]]
59D SKIER [Person who needs a lift?]: [[PERSSON], [HOO, HOU, HOUX, HU], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
61D MGM [Film studio with a lion mascot]: [[WITHE], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [LYON]]
64D ITSOUT ["That's not a secret anymore"]: [[KNOT, KNOTT, NOTT, NOTTE], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
66D RABBIT [White animal in a Jefferson Airplane hit]: [[WHYTE, WIGHT], [IN., INN], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [HITT]]
68D DUEUP [On deck]: [[AUNE], [DEC, DECH]]
69D IDOLS [Game-changing items first introduced on "Survivor: Guatemala"]: [[FURST], [AUNE]]
70D SISS [k.d. lang and the ___ Boom Bang]: [[LANGE], [UND], [THEE]]
71D CDS [Music storage items susceptible to bronzing]: [[MUZIK], [TEW, THUY, TOO, TU, TUE, TWO]]
72D LEER [Sly glance]: [[SLIGH, SLYE]]
74D ADAM ["Whataya Want From Me" singer Lambert]: [[FRUM], [MEA, MEE, MI]]
76D ALLI [First two words in the name of Mariah Carey's best-selling song]: [[FURST], [TEW, THUY, TO, TOO, TU, TUE], [WORD'S, WORDS'], [IN., INN], [THEE]]
80D AHA [Cry following an epiphany]: [[CRYE], ['N, AHN, ANE, ANN, ANNE, UN]]
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56D HID
62A HIP
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53D RUG
32D RUT
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11D OREO
15A ORES
56D HID → [62A HIP]
62A HIP → [56D HID]
53D RUG → [32D RUT]
32D RUT → [53D RUG]
11D OREO → [15A ORES]
15A ORES → [11D OREO]
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[15A ORES [49ers' targets], 43D SORE [Feeling the effects of deadlifts, maybe]]
3:
12D WEAR [Don]
4:
73D ASAP ["Stat!"]
6:
23A MENTORS [Guides]
02D GURU [Expert]
7:
81A BILE [Vitriol]
16D SMS [Texting letters]
8:
14A BABOON [Mandrill relative]
AU (15) [13A AURA, 18A AUDITED, 21A AUNT, 25A DEPAUL, 27A PALAU, 39A TAURUS, 42A MAUVES, 52A AURORA, 71A CLAUSES, 74A AUDI, 82A SEAU, 83A UHAULS, 05D NAURU, 38D AUTUMNS, 48D EAU]
ES (9) [15A ORES, 42A MAUVES, 47A LOESS, 58A TITLES, 71A CLAUSES, 78A DESI, 04D TASTES, 10D PORTUGUESE, 33D ESS]
OR (7) [15A ORES, 23A MENTORS, 52A AURORA, 63A UNCORKING, 10D PORTUGUESE, 11D OREO, 43D SORE]
RU (7) [22A BRUT, 39A TAURUS, 02D GURU, 05D NAURU, 32D RUT, 46D UTERUS, 53D RUG]
UR (7) [13A AURA, 30A CONFIGURE, 39A TAURUS, 52A AURORA, 02D GURU, 05D NAURU, 31D URN]
IS (6) [17A MRIS, 68A DISMAL, 84A ISLA, 87A THIS, 55D CHILDISH, 70D SISS]
IT (6) [18A AUDITED, 58A TITLES, 67A QUITS, 07D COIT, 64D ITSOUT, 66D RABBIT]
RE (6) [15A ORES, 20A REAM, 30A CONFIGURE, 34A PRE, 11D OREO, 43D SORE]
DE (5) [25A DEPAUL, 44A DENTS, 78A DESI, 79A ROADEOS, 19D DELFT]
EA (5) [20A REAM, 82A SEAU, 12D WEAR, 48D EAU, 77D YEAS]
HA (5) [35A NOHARM, 83A UHAULS, 37D HAHA, 37D HAHA, 80D AHA]
UT (5) [22A BRUT, 32D RUT, 38D AUTUMNS, 46D UTERUS, 64D ITSOUT]
AB (4) [14A BABOON, 06D ABDUL, 14D BABA, 66D RABBIT]
AL (4) [27A PALAU, 28A SALSA, 68A DISMAL, 76D ALLI]
AM (4) [20A REAM, 86A TAMPS, 01D LAMA, 74D ADAM]
CO (4) [30A CONFIGURE, 63A UNCORKING, 07D COIT, 41D COLLOQUIUM]
DI (4) [18A AUDITED, 68A DISMAL, 74A AUDI, 55D CHILDISH]
HI (4) [62A HIP, 87A THIS, 55D CHILDISH, 56D HID]
LA (4) [27A PALAU, 71A CLAUSES, 84A ISLA, 01D LAMA]
LE (4) [58A TITLES, 81A BILE, 03D BRINDLED, 72D LEER]
MA (4) [42A MAUVES, 68A DISMAL, 01D LAMA, 09D ONEMAN]
PA (4) [25A DEPAUL, 27A PALAU, 26D PAN, 28D SPA]
SE (4) [60A MUSEUM, 71A CLAUSES, 82A SEAU, 10D PORTUGUESE]
US (4) [39A TAURUS, 60A MUSEUM, 71A CLAUSES, 46D UTERUS]
AD (3) [79A ROADEOS, 24D NAIADS, 74D ADAM]
AR (3) [35A NOHARM, 12D WEAR, 29D ARC]
AS (3) [04D TASTES, 73D ASAP, 77D YEAS]
BA (3) [14A BABOON, 14D BABA, 14D BABA]
CH (3) [05A NACHO, 54A ECHO, 55D CHILDISH]
DS (3) [65A GRIDS, 24D NAIADS, 71D CDS]
EL (3) [49A SMELT, 19D DELFT, 27D POMELOS]
ER (3) [46D UTERUS, 59D SKIER, 72D LEER]
GU (3) [30A CONFIGURE, 02D GURU, 10D PORTUGUESE]
HO (3) [05A NACHO, 54A ECHO, 08D HOT]
ID (3) [65A GRIDS, 56D HID, 69D IDOLS]
IN (3) [63A UNCORKING, 03D BRINDLED, 50D MIN]
LO (3) [47A LOESS, 27D POMELOS, 41D COLLOQUIUM]
LS (3) [28A SALSA, 83A UHAULS, 69D IDOLS]
ME (3) [23A MENTORS, 49A SMELT, 27D POMELOS]
NA (3) [05A NACHO, 05D NAURU, 24D NAIADS]
NT (3) [21A AUNT, 23A MENTORS, 44A DENTS]
ON (3) [14A BABOON, 30A CONFIGURE, 09D ONEMAN]
PO (3) [10A POW, 10D PORTUGUESE, 27D POMELOS]
RA (3) [13A AURA, 52A AURORA, 66D RABBIT]
RI (3) [17A MRIS, 65A GRIDS, 03D BRINDLED]
SA (3) [28A SALSA, 28A SALSA, 73D ASAP]
SM (3) [49A SMELT, 68A DISMAL, 16D SMS]
SS (3) [47A LOESS, 33D ESS, 70D SISS]
TA (3) [39A TAURUS, 86A TAMPS, 04D TASTES]
TE (3) [18A AUDITED, 04D TASTES, 46D UTERUS]
TS (3) [44A DENTS, 67A QUITS, 64D ITSOUT]
TU (3) [10D PORTUGUESE, 38D AUTUMNS, 49D STU]
UG (3) [45A OUGHT, 10D PORTUGUESE, 53D RUG]
UL (3) [25A DEPAUL, 83A UHAULS, 06D ABDUL]
UM (3) [60A MUSEUM, 38D AUTUMNS, 41D COLLOQUIUM]
AC (2) [05A NACHO, 40A ACDC]
AH (2) [37D HAHA, 80D AHA]
AN (2) [09D ONEMAN, 26D PAN]
BD (2) [75A BDAY, 06D ABDUL]
BI (2) [81A BILE, 66D RABBIT]
BR (2) [22A BRUT, 03D BRINDLED]
CD (2) [40A ACDC, 71D CDS]
DA (2) [75A BDAY, 74D ADAM]
DU (2) [06D ABDUL, 68D DUEUP]
ED (2) [18A AUDITED, 03D BRINDLED]
EN (2) [23A MENTORS, 44A DENTS]
EO (2) [79A ROADEOS, 11D OREO]
EU (2) [60A MUSEUM, 68D DUEUP]
IL (2) [81A BILE, 55D CHILDISH]
KI (2) [63A UNCORKING, 59D SKIER]
LL (2) [41D COLLOQUIUM, 76D ALLI]
MG (2) [36D OMG, 61D MGM]
OL (2) [41D COLLOQUIUM, 69D IDOLS]
OM (2) [27D POMELOS, 36D OMG]
OS (2) [79A ROADEOS, 27D POMELOS]
OU (2) [45A OUGHT, 64D ITSOUT]
PS (2) [86A TAMPS, 57D OPS]
QU (2) [67A QUITS, 41D COLLOQUIUM]
RO (2) [52A AURORA, 79A ROADEOS]
SI (2) [78A DESI, 70D SISS]
SO (2) [43D SORE, 64D ITSOUT]
ST (2) [04D TASTES, 49D STU]
UD (2) [18A AUDITED, 74A AUDI]
UE (2) [10D PORTUGUESE, 68D DUEUP]
UI (2) [67A QUITS, 41D COLLOQUIUM]
UN (2) [21A AUNT, 63A UNCORKING]
AUR (4) [13A AURA, 39A TAURUS, 52A AURORA, 05D NAURU]
ORE (3) [15A ORES, 11D OREO, 43D SORE]
URU (3) [39A TAURUS, 02D GURU, 05D NAURU]
AHA (2) [37D HAHA, 80D AHA]
AUD (2) [18A AUDITED, 74A AUDI]
AUL (2) [25A DEPAUL, 83A UHAULS]
BAB (2) [14A BABOON, 14D BABA]
CHO (2) [05A NACHO, 54A ECHO]
DIS (2) [68A DISMAL, 55D CHILDISH]
EAU (2) [82A SEAU, 48D EAU]
ENT (2) [23A MENTORS, 44A DENTS]
ESS (2) [47A LOESS, 33D ESS]
GUR (2) [30A CONFIGURE, 02D GURU]
ITS (2) [67A QUITS, 64D ITSOUT]
LAU (2) [27A PALAU, 71A CLAUSES]
MEL (2) [49A SMELT, 27D POMELOS]
QUI (2) [67A QUITS, 41D COLLOQUIUM]
RUS (2) [39A TAURUS, 46D UTERUS]
RUT (2) [22A BRUT, 32D RUT]
UDI (2) [18A AUDITED, 74A AUDI]
USE (2) [60A MUSEUM, 71A CLAUSES]
AUDI (2) [18A AUDITED, 74A AUDI]
AURU (2) [39A TAURUS, 05D NAURU]
100 40A ACDC ["Thunderstruck" group]
100 80D AHA [Cry following an epiphany]
100 74A AUDI [Company whose logo is a ring shy of that of the Olympics]
100 02D GURU [Expert]
100 08D HOT [Like a noted musical set of 100]
100 60A MUSEUM [There's one dedicated to Abba in Stockholm]
100 05D NAURU [Pacific nation without an official capital]
100 66D RABBIT [White animal in a Jefferson Airplane hit]
100 16D SMS [Texting letters]
100 28D SPA [Spot for a deep-tissue massage]
100 87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]
100 46D UTERUS ["Keep your politics out of my ___" (protester's sign)]
100 12D WEAR [Don]
099 21A AUNT [Solange, to Blue Ivy]
099 14A BABOON [Mandrill relative]
099 19D DELFT [Blue-and-white Dutch pottery]
099 68A DISMAL [Unbelievably bad]
099 54A ECHO [___ & the Bunnymen (British post-punk band)]
099 62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]
099 01A LGBT [Letters associated with rainbow flags]
099 26D PAN [Greek god with an eponymous flute]
099 53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]
099 28A SALSA [Musical genre of Marc Anthony]
099 43D SORE [Feeling the effects of deadlifts, maybe]
098 74D ADAM ["Whataya Want From Me" singer Lambert]
098 29D ARC [Home run's path]
098 52A AURORA [Norwegian singer with an ethereal vocal quality]
098 81A BILE [Vitriol]
098 55D CHILDISH [Gambino who sang "Saturday" when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2018]
098 47A LOESS [Some wind-deposited soil]
098 42A MAUVES [Pale purple hues]
098 10A POW [Noise associated with punches in comic books]
097 13A AURA [Lady Gaga song that starts "I killed my former and left her in the trunk on Highway Ten"]
097 11D OREO [Cookie brand that offered a lemon meringue variety in the 1920s]
097 45A OUGHT [Word of obligation]
097 34A PRE [TSA ___Check]
097 20A REAM [Dunder Mifflin unit]
097 59D SKIER [Person who needs a lift?]
097 49A SMELT [Fish whose roe is used in sushi]
096 18A AUDITED [Investigated by the IRS, say]
096 56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]
095 22A BRUT [Dry champagne style]
095 37D HAHA [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
095 05A NACHO ["What do you call cheese that's not yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)]
095 32D RUT [Boring routine]
095 04D TASTES [Has a sip of]
095 58A TITLES [CH and CBE, for Elton John]
095 31D URN [Caterer's vessel]
094 38D AUTUMNS [Leaf-peeping seasons]
094 71A CLAUSES [North Pole residents]
093 65A GRIDS [Crossword canvases]
092 44A DENTS [Results of many fender benders]
092 69D IDOLS [Game-changing items first introduced on "Survivor: Guatemala"]
092 67A QUITS [Doesn't allow oneself to be fired, maybe]
091 30A CONFIGURE [Set up]
091 72D LEER [Sly glance]
090 41D COLLOQUIUM [Academic conference]
090 23A MENTORS [Guides]
090 63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
089 09D ONEMAN [___ band (solo act)]
088 01D LAMA [Monastery master]
087 73D ASAP ["Stat!"]
086 03D BRINDLED [Like many a mastiff's coat]
085 36D OMG [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
083 14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]
083 51D ETC [List-ending abbr.]
082 25A DEPAUL [Chicago alma mater of Pete Wentz and Ray Manzarek]
082 24D NAIADS [Greek water nymphs]
082 57D OPS [Word after black or photo]
082 27A PALAU [Pacific nation that's home to Jellyfish Lake]
082 86A TAMPS [Prepares espresso, in part]
082 39A TAURUS [Sign after Aries]
082 83A UHAULS [Some moving vans]
081 06D ABDUL [She sang "Straight Up" and "Rush, Rush"]
081 48D EAU [Only three-letter word in the Scrabble dictionary that can be made from the five vowels]
081 49D STU [Apt name for a chef?]
080 75A BDAY [Beyoncé album featuring "Irreplaceable"]
080 71D CDS [Music storage items susceptible to bronzing]
080 78A DESI [Arnaz who played Ricky on "I Love Lucy"]
080 64D ITSOUT ["That's not a secret anymore"]
080 61D MGM [Film studio with a lion mascot]
080 10D PORTUGUESE [Like Carmen Miranda, by birth]
075 33D ESS [Either end of St. Louis?]
075 15A ORES [49ers' targets]
073 77D YEAS [Passing comments?]
070 85A RPM [Letters often accompanied by "x1000"]
067 68D DUEUP [On deck]
065 84A ISLA [Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"]
065 27D POMELOS [Grapefruit relatives]
060 50D MIN [1/10,080 of a wk.]
059 07D COIT [San Francisco's ___ Tower]
059 17A MRIS [Some brain scans, for short]
059 35A NOHARM ["First do ___" (simplification of the Hippocratic oath)]
047 76D ALLI [First two words in the name of Mariah Carey's best-selling song]
040 82A SEAU [Hall of Fame linebacker Junior]
031 79A ROADEOS [Punny name for truck-driving competitions]
030 70D SISS [k.d. lang and the ___ Boom Bang]
028 30D CRV [Honda model known as the Breeze in China]
100 (0,6)↓: PA.ST
100 (0,10)→: TITLE
100 (2,0)↘: BA.BU.R
100 (3,0)↓: TASTE
100 (3,3)↓: TES.CO
100 (5,2)→: AUDI
100 (5,11)→: KING
100 (5,14)→: ROAD
100 (5,14)←: R.ISE
100 (6,6)→: HARM
100 (7,9)↗: U.E.FA
100 (11,2)→: D.REAM
100 (13,11)↓: RABBI
100 (14,9)↓: CHILD
100 (14,13)↓: DISH
100 (16,6)↙: ST.EM
source: across entries with at least 8 characters
30A CONFIGURE [Set up]
63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
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63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
unCOrking
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unCorking
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cOnfigure
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uncOrking
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coNfigure
63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
uNcorkinguncorkiNg
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confIgure
63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
uncorkIng
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confiGure
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uncorkinG
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configUre
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configuRe
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uncoRking
01A LGBT [Letters associated with rainbow flags]
05A NACHO ["What do you call cheese that's not yours? ___ cheese!" (dad joke)]
10A POW [Noise associated with punches in comic books]
13A AURA [Lady Gaga song that starts "I killed my former and left her in the trunk on Highway Ten"]
14A BABOON [Mandrill relative]
15A ORES [49ers' targets]
17A MRIS [Some brain scans, for short]
18A AUDITED [Investigated by the IRS, say]
20A REAM [Dunder Mifflin unit]
21A AUNT [Solange, to Blue Ivy]
22A BRUT [Dry champagne style]
23A MENTORS [Guides]
25A DEPAUL [Chicago alma mater of Pete Wentz and Ray Manzarek]
27A PALAU [Pacific nation that's home to Jellyfish Lake]
28A SALSA [Musical genre of Marc Anthony]
30A CONFIGURE [Set up]
34A PRE [TSA ___Check]
35A NOHARM ["First do ___" (simplification of the Hippocratic oath)]
39A TAURUS [Sign after Aries]
40A ACDC ["Thunderstruck" group]
42A MAUVES [Pale purple hues]
44A DENTS [Results of many fender benders]
45A OUGHT [Word of obligation]
47A LOESS [Some wind-deposited soil]
49A SMELT [Fish whose roe is used in sushi]
52A AURORA [Norwegian singer with an ethereal vocal quality]
54A ECHO [___ & the Bunnymen (British post-punk band)]
58A TITLES [CH and CBE, for Elton John]
60A MUSEUM [There's one dedicated to Abba in Stockholm]
62A HIP [Half of a pair that doesn't lie, in a Shakira song]
63A UNCORKING [Opening, as champagne]
65A GRIDS [Crossword canvases]
67A QUITS [Doesn't allow oneself to be fired, maybe]
68A DISMAL [Unbelievably bad]
71A CLAUSES [North Pole residents]
74A AUDI [Company whose logo is a ring shy of that of the Olympics]
75A BDAY [Beyoncé album featuring "Irreplaceable"]
78A DESI [Arnaz who played Ricky on "I Love Lucy"]
79A ROADEOS [Punny name for truck-driving competitions]
81A BILE [Vitriol]
82A SEAU [Hall of Fame linebacker Junior]
83A UHAULS [Some moving vans]
84A ISLA [Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"]
85A RPM [Letters often accompanied by "x1000"]
86A TAMPS [Prepares espresso, in part]
87A THIS ["Born ___ Way" (Lady Gaga hit)]
01D LAMA [Monastery master]
02D GURU [Expert]
03D BRINDLED [Like many a mastiff's coat]
04D TASTES [Has a sip of]
05D NAURU [Pacific nation without an official capital]
06D ABDUL [She sang "Straight Up" and "Rush, Rush"]
07D COIT [San Francisco's ___ Tower]
08D HOT [Like a noted musical set of 100]
09D ONEMAN [___ band (solo act)]
10D PORTUGUESE [Like Carmen Miranda, by birth]
11D OREO [Cookie brand that offered a lemon meringue variety in the 1920s]
12D WEAR [Don]
14D BABA ["Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"]
16D SMS [Texting letters]
19D DELFT [Blue-and-white Dutch pottery]
24D NAIADS [Greek water nymphs]
26D PAN [Greek god with an eponymous flute]
27D POMELOS [Grapefruit relatives]
28D SPA [Spot for a deep-tissue massage]
29D ARC [Home run's path]
30D CRV [Honda model known as the Breeze in China]
31D URN [Caterer's vessel]
32D RUT [Boring routine]
33D ESS [Either end of St. Louis?]
36D OMG [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
37D HAHA [Texter's response to a ridiculous meme, perhaps]
38D AUTUMNS [Leaf-peeping seasons]
41D COLLOQUIUM [Academic conference]
43D SORE [Feeling the effects of deadlifts, maybe]
46D UTERUS ["Keep your politics out of my ___" (protester's sign)]
48D EAU [Only three-letter word in the Scrabble dictionary that can be made from the five vowels]
49D STU [Apt name for a chef?]
50D MIN [1/10,080 of a wk.]
51D ETC [List-ending abbr.]
53D RUG [Snug as a bug in a ___]
55D CHILDISH [Gambino who sang "Saturday" when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2018]
56D HID [Apt missing letters from "s_ _elde_"]
57D OPS [Word after black or photo]
59D SKIER [Person who needs a lift?]
61D MGM [Film studio with a lion mascot]
64D ITSOUT ["That's not a secret anymore"]
66D RABBIT [White animal in a Jefferson Airplane hit]
68D DUEUP [On deck]
69D IDOLS [Game-changing items first introduced on "Survivor: Guatemala"]
70D SISS [k.d. lang and the ___ Boom Bang]
71D CDS [Music storage items susceptible to bronzing]
72D LEER [Sly glance]
73D ASAP ["Stat!"]
74D ADAM ["Whataya Want From Me" singer Lambert]
76D ALLI [First two words in the name of Mariah Carey's best-selling song]
77D YEAS [Passing comments?]
80D AHA [Cry following an epiphany]
TITLE: Gold-Plated Record
NOTEPAD: The meta for this puzzle is a hit single that has been certified gold (or higher) in eight countries.
COPYRIGHT: ©2024 | The meta for this puzzle is a hit single that has been certified gold (or higher) in eight countries.
LGBT██NACHO██POW█
AURA█BABOON██ORES
MRIS█AUDITED█REAM
AUNT█BRUT█MENTORS
██DEPAUL█PALAU███
SALSA███CONFIGURE
PRE█NOHARM█TAURUS
ACDC█MAUVES█DENTS
███OUGHT█LOESS███
SMELT█AURORA█ECHO
TITLES█MUSEUM█HIP
UNCORKING███GRIDS
███QUITS█DISMAL██
CLAUSES█AUDI█BDAY
DESI█ROADEOS█BILE
SEAU██UHAULS█ISLA
█RPM██TAMPS██THIS