- 1 ERA
11D Important stretch
97791 - 2 ETA
89A "When r u coming?"
74571 - 3 ALA
3D In the manner of
58513 - 4 ACE
114D Either half of pocket rockets, in poker slang
57493 - 5 ALI
57D Boxer Laila
49518 - 6 EON
12D Stretch longer than an 11-Down
43343 - 7 EGO
46D Narcissist's treasure
42393 - 8 LEO
111D Soccer star Messi, familiarly
40268 - 9 USA
41A Team ___
40261 - 10 ARI
74A Singer Grande, to fans
36378 - 11 ARTS
64A Animation and sculpting, for two
31222 - 12 OVA
63A Lab eggs
30259 - 13 ODES
49D Output from Sappho
26226 - 14 TAU
112D Delta ___ Chi, house in "Animal House"
25169 - 15 OVAL
103A Common wall mirror shape
24216 - 16 EURO
68D Currency to which the Maltese scudo is pegged
22221 - 17 ROO
91D One with a marsupium, affectionately
20189 - 18 PER
96A According to
19270 - 19 AVA
59D Director DuVernay
19229 - 20 AWE
95A Feeling while watching a volcanic eruption, perhaps
18238 - 21 BRO
67D Certain sib
18147 - 22 DOH
80D "Silly me!"
18116 - 23 OTOH
5D "Then again ...," in a tweet
1860 - 24 EDS
118D Newsroom heads, for short
17230 - 25 TATA
29A "Ciao!"
17175 - 26 USSR
79A Map inits. until 1991
17171 - 27 OATS
103D Breakfast that may be prepared overnight
17133 - 28 RON
92D Bacardi, e.g., in México
16169 - 29 IMS
1D Communications on Slack, e.g.
1678 - 30 POE
107D "The Black Cat" author
15154 - 31 SEAT
53D Adjustable bike part
15152 - 32 AESOP
87A Writer known for his anthropomorphic animal characters
14127 - 33 ISIT
72D Skeptical reply to "That's true"
1472 - 34 SFO
47A Airport with a BART station
1366 - 35 SCOT
14A Lady Macduff, e.g.
12113 - 36 DEI
69D Opus ___
1284 - 37 GAH
62A [I'm frustrated!]
1226 - 38 MED
117D Rx from a doc, e.g.
1190 - 39 ORDER
16D Something taken by a waiter
1188 - 40 NIH
2D Org. funding Covid-19 research
1154 - 41 ARMOR
50A Mail, e.g.
1076 - 42 TUBA
29D Latin for "trumpet"
977 - 43 ARBOR
43A Structure resembling a pergola
960 - 44 PILE
60A Carpet specification
867 - 45 NAY
20D Con's vote
7119 - 46 OINK
104A Sound on Old MacDonald's farm
778 - 47 ALMS
122A Donations for the needy
767 - 48 BIC
100A Pen that aptly rhymes with "click"
763 - 49 AVERSE
30D Disinclined
762 - 50 CAMO
58A Some military wear, informally
731 - 51 EDSEL
61A Former make of Ford
6122 - 52 BEL
42A "___ Canto" (2001 Ann Patchett novel)
681 - 53 IWO
116D ___ Jima
679 - 54 PEON
109A Worker who probably isn't paid enough
673 - 55 CAMP
39A Place with counselors
661 - 56 WRY
10D Like some humor
657 - 57 COPA
34D Beach in Rio de Janeiro, informally
648 - 58 DUNE
71D Sci-fi novel made into films in 1984 and 2021
648 - 59 HART
21A Male deer
644 - 60 PRADA
13D Mario who founded a fashion empire
633 - 61 WASABI
77D Sushi condiment
629 - 62 HUB
75A Center
553 - 63 PECK
88D Quick kiss
533 - 64 ELISHA
52A Otis who founded the Otis Elevator Company
532 - 65 UVA
38A A.C.C. school
467 - 66 LILT
99A Pleasant speech cadence
459 - 67 CIRCA
4D Roughly
440 - 68 SHREDS
14D Snowboards well, informally
429 - 69 HONDA
40A Maker of Pilots and Passports
428 - 70 TCELL
101D Immune system agent
427 - 71 ENBY
108D Genderqueer identity
46 - 72 SPCA
105D Pet rescue org.
389 - 73 INURE
28D Harden
368 - 74 TULIP
93A Staple of Dutch Golden Age art
341 - 75 TOOTH
98A Narwhal's tusk
338 - 76 DCON
80A Pest control brand
331 - 77 ENRAPT
70D Hypnotized, say
325 - 78 DIESEL
27A Fuel option
321 - 79 ENEWS
76A Celebrity gossip show with an exclamation point in its title
314 - 80 ESCAPEROOM
73D Activity one tries to get out of?
312 - 81 MACBETH
66D Play title that superstitious actors avoid saying aloud in theaters
39 - 82 BEAT
32A Completely pooped
263 - 83 DIEU
71A "Mon ___!"
242 - 84 TTYL
17D "Cya!"
231 - 85 SPAREME
55D "I don't wanna hear it"
227 - 86 JCREW
85D Preppy clothing brand
216 - 87 ONI
35D "From now ___ won't be hanging around" (bluegrass lyric)
214 - 88 COLBERT
58D Stephen who said "Think books aren't scary? Well, think about this: You can't spell 'Book' without 'Boo!'"
211 - 89 RRS
113D B&O and Reading: Abbr.
193 - 90 CLOD
119A Dirt clump
150 - 91 IMET
19D "How ___ Your Mother"
145 - 92 FELT
48D Perceived
140 - 93 ORTON
104D Former N.F.L. QB Kyle
116 - 94 PLUSH
102D Like luxurious pillows
110 - 95 SOA
9D "___ wise guy, eh?"
18 - 96 INACOMA
1A Like the protagonist at the start of "28 Days Later"
17 - 97 OBSCURE
51D Cloud
17 - 98 SHARONA
22A "My ___" (#1 hit for the Knack)
17 - 99 TALMUD
31D Temple text
17 - 100 ALLIANCES
83D Government bonds?
15 - 101 SLYNODS
124A Surreptitious assents
13 - 102 RUDY
24A N.B.A. All-Star Gobert
017 - 103 ELANDS
97D Antelopes with twisty horns
013 - 104 NAPOLI
26D Mafia : Sicilia :: Camorra : ___
012 - 105 SCRAWL
105A Chicken scratch
011 - 106 CYTE
86D Ending with leuko- or oo-
09 - 107 CARMEL
39D ___-by-the-Sea, Calif.
08 - 108 NICEJOB
84A "Really good work!"
07 - 109 EGESTED
54A Expelled from the body
06 - 110 CHORAL
86A Sung by a group
05 - 111 ILLTELL
94D Threat from a squealer
05 - 112 MDC
36D 1600, in ancient Rome
05 - 113 MINIBAR
6D Upscale hotel room fixture
05 - 114 AAAMEMBER
7D One calling for a tow, maybe
04 - 115 ELBOWED
121A Like people in crowds, whether intentionally or not
04 - 116 MILITIA
18A Group of fighters
04 - 117 PAULVI
82D Pope of 1963-78
04 - 118 SNOWIN
78D Strand, perhaps
04 - 119 MAKEMAD
37D Tick off
03 - 120 RINGSIN
44D Welcomes, as the new year
03 - 121 INHORROR
19A One way to recoil
02 - 122 MAHAYANA
23A One of the two main branches of Buddhism
02 - 123 SEARCHES
120A Googles, e.g.
02 - 124 ULTRAHOT
110A Really, really spicy
02 - 125 01
- 126 01
- 127 01
- 128 01
- 129 CLIMBSTHELADDER debut
65A Advances through corporate ranks … and what the answer to each starred clue in this puzzle does
01 - 130 01
- 131 01
- 132 01
- 133 01
- 134 01
- 135 01
- 136 01
- 137 01
- 138 01