Author: by Adrian Johnson and Rafael Musa
Across
Set of 74 in this puzzle | CLUES |
Earring shape | HOOP |
Cashbox | TILL |
Spirited celebration | HAPPYDANCE |
Berry sometimes written with two diacritics | ACAI |
Hangout for a long-distance couple | ONLINEDATE |
Catches some rays | TANS |
___ tai (cocktail) | MAI |
Coagulated dairy product | CURD |
Kigali’s country | RWANDA |
Parts of olives and peaches | PITS |
Tesla ___ | COIL |
Certain first responders, for short | EMTS |
When anyone can stand up and do stand-up | OPENMICNIGHT |
Quality of good scientific research | RIGOR |
Make changes to | EDIT |
Whiskey barrel material | OAK |
What each “Inside Out” character represents | EMOTION |
Japanese city with a namesake brewery | SAPPORO |
AOL rival | MSN |
YouTube journal | VLOG |
Broomball venues | RINKS |
“I asked for so little!” | YOUHADONEJOB |
Sing like Ella Fitzgerald | SCAT |
Zilch | NADA |
Keister | BUTT |
You, at this moment | SOLVER |
“___ you accept this rose?” | WILL |
Natural ‘do | FRO |
274,461 square miles, for Morocco | AREA |
“Thanks for a good time!” | ITSBEENFUN |
Mashhad’s country | IRAN |
Water toy that you can’t actually eat | POOLNOODLE |
Harp constellation | LYRA |
Actress and model Curtis | ANNE |
Doesn’t go | STAYS |
Down
Munch | CHOMP |
Hawaiian porch | LANAI |
Like some statues at night | UPLIT |
Prefix with “center” | EPI |
In ___ (coordinated) | SYNC |
Large ___ Collider | HADRON |
Quick way to stop | ONADIME |
Breast Cancer Awareness Mo. | OCT |
Social equal | PEER |
Japanese mat | TATAMI |
“Just leave me behind” | ICANTGOON |
“SNL” character inspired by “Jaws” | LANDSHARK |
Former WNBA star Leslie | LISA |
40-40, in tennis | DEUCE |
Became a paid player | WENTPRO |
Chimney buildup | SOOT |
Preserves covers? | LIDS |
Like Instagram accounts you can’t snoop on | PRIVATE |
Spy org. in “Argo” | CIA |
Bout enders, briefly | TKOS |
“Ratatouille” protagonist | REMY |
“That’s totally my bad!” | IMSOSORRY |
Escalate to an extreme | GONUCLEAR |
Like Jonathan, a tortoise born around 1832 | OLD |
“High” time | NOON |
___ Xtra (soft drink) | PIBB |
Savors, as a dog bone | GNAWSON |
Camila Cabello hit whose title is a Cuban city | HAVANA |
Safe to eat | EDIBLE |
Hoopster Rose of Michigan’s “Fab Five” | JALEN |
Minnesotan’s “Oh no!” | UFFDA |
In all sincerity | TRULY |
Chromatic nuances | TONES |
Take to the seas | SAIL |
Kelly of daytime TV | RIPA |
Fiery sorts, it’s said | LEOS |
Trucker’s unit | TON |
“This is ___ a drill!” | NOT |