Author: Daniel Mauer
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
One who might call you out UMPIRE
___ pepper CHILI
Prez featured in “Annie” FDR
Enthusiastic fan ROOTER
___ Air, electric vehicle that was named Motor Trend’s 2022 Car of the Year LUCID
Grassy expanse LEA
Refrain in a 1970 hit by the Kinks LALALALALOLA
Crop revered by the Abelam people of Papua New Guinea YAM
Casual vodka order STOLI
Muscat native OMANI
Some reactions on Slack GIFS
“Yep, noticed that” ISAW
“Oh, you wanna fight!” ITSON
Refrain in a 1971 hit by David Bowie CHCHCHCHCHANGES
___-owned (merchandise designation) PRE
One of over 140 in an Ironman triathlon MILE
Serbian American inventor TESLA
Hindu god embodying virtue RAMA
Everlasting, poetically ETERNE
Flatbread that can be served with dal ROTI
What offers worldwide protection? OZONE
State boldly AVOW
“hahahaha” LOL
Refrain in a 1965 hit by the Who MYGGGGENERATION
Corporate department LEGAL
Privy to INON
Longtime TV singing series, to fans IDOL
Places for evil geniuses LAIRS
Thing with a ping RADAR
Sandwich you really need two hands to eat SUB
Refrain in a 2008 hit by Lady Gaga PPPPOKERFACE
What makes most moist? ANI
Fleece seeker JASON
“War and Peace” character who determines through numerology that he is destined to assassinate Napoleon PIERRE
East Asian currency YEN
Things dragged uphill SLEDS
Trade mag for marketers ADWEEK
Down
“www” addresses URLS
Defense from some attackers MOAT
Short-sleeved shirt POLO
Like a type that leans right? ITALIC
Enjoy with gusto RELISH
Big Band ___ ERA
$1 bill, in slang CLAM
Dance with a festive skirt HULA
Like Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup Cans” or “Marilyn Diptych” ICONIC
Frasier’s ex-wife on “Frasier” LILITH
State west of Wyo. IDA
Going it alone FLYINGSOLO
The “D” in CODA DEAF
Head-butts, e.g. RAMS
Tackle at the knees, e.g. LOWHIT
One who’s finished GONER
Zenith ACME
Took a load off SAT
Outrageous CRAZY
Substance that makes blood red HEMOGLOBIN
Fair and honest CLEAN
Actor ___ Villechaize of “Fantasy Island” HERVE
John from England ELTON
Whiz (through) SAIL
Big dance PROM
Sweetheart ANGEL
Surefire NORISK
Actor McGregor EWAN
Something a person with an ovomucoid allergy cannot eat EGG
Female friend, informally GALPAL
Go by ELAPSE
Hot, hot, hot TORRID
Shortly INAFEW
“Oho!” ISAY
Novel with the desert planet Arrakis DUNE
Tech product officially discontinued in 2022 IPOD
Carter of jazz and Perlman of film RONS
Take the leap DARE
Land unit ACRE
Raise a big stink REEK
Slumber duds PJS
Org. with an Office of Water EPA
