Sunday June 11, 2023 Trent H. Evans

Theme: "Let's Do This!" - DO is added to each familiar phrase.

23A. Finally send off that alumni check?: FACE THE DONATION. Face the Nation.

40A. Bulletin forbidding residents from camping in the complex's shared spaces?: CONDO TENT WARNING. Content warning.

57A. Bedtime message for Raggedy Ann?: AND TO A DOLL A GOODNIGHT. And to all a good night.

82A. Salon job for a sunrise wedding?: UPDO AT THE CRACK OF DAWN. Up at the crack of dawn.

99A. Accusations of cheating at the Kennel Club agility competition?: DOG RACE UNDER FIRE. Grace under fire.

119A. Catchphrase for Earth lovers?: WE ADORE THE WORLD. We Are the World.

Three are standard insertions, the other three (40A, 57A and 99A) all change the original one-word into two words. Very imaginative.

Only six themers, but they're all very long, total 102 squares. Standard for our Sunday grid.

Across:

5. NYC neighborhood with luxury boutiques: SOHO. In Lower Manhattan.

9. Bloviate: RANT.

13. Top-shelf: PRIMO. Miso Master has the best white miso paste.

18. Qatari monarch: EMIR.

19. Black suit: CLUBS.

21. Beginning of a conclusion: ERGO.

22. Prepared to putt: AIMED.

26. Liechtenstein border river: RHINE. 74. Mountains where the 26-Across rises: ALPS.

27. Ahi tuna cut: STEAK.

28. "Beowulf" translator Heaney: SEAMUS. Learning moment for me.

29. Cruise stops: ISLANDS.

31. Vodka drink, briefly: COSMO.

34. Glass sheets: PANES.

36. Immeasurably long time: EON.

37. Quick bite: NOSH. My mouth is watering just looking at these sesame balls.

46. Org. concerned with climate adaptation: EPA.

47. Wine label word: CRU.

48. Oklahoma city: ENID.

49. Wormlike fish: EEL.

50. Taylor-Joy of "Emma": ANYA.

51. Scully in Dodger Stadium's street address: VIN. Vin Scully Avenue. Steve was there last month.

52. Natural dye: HENNA.

54. Be stealthy: SNEAK.

56. Collectible for an animation buff: CEL.

63. Letter opener: DEAR.

64. Umami enhancer, briefly: MSG.

65. Podcaster Klein: EZRA. I was a listener for a while.

66. Lead the cast: STAR.

67. Compose on the fly: AD LIB.

69. Snarky critic: HATER.

70. Tostitos dip: SALSA.

77. "Got it": I SEE.

78. Mobile platform since 2007: IOS.

81. Twelve: NOON.

87. "OMG, enough!": TMI.

88. Spanish "Of course": CLARO. Another learning moment.

89. Jeff's wife on "Curb Your Enthusiasm": SUSIE.

90. E'en if: THO.

91. Dating word: ANNO. Carbon dating.

93. Previously: AGO.

94. Mario Andretti's twin brother: ALDO.

97. Coffee server: URN.

98. __ fever: HAY.

103. Pickleball barriers: NETS.

104. Expected: DUE.

105. Crib bear: TEDDY.

106. Attention-starved: NEEDY.

108. Fashion designer Paloma: PICASSO. Daughter of Pablo Picasso.

112. Bernadette of "Mozart in the Jungle": PETERS.

114. Many a song played at a class reunion: OLDIE.

118. Actor Elba who DJs as DJ Big Driis: IDRIS.

123. Téa of "Spanglish": LEONI.

124. "__ & Stitch": LILO.

125. Appears to be: SEEMS.

126. Curiosity org.: NASA.

127. Come to an end, in a way: LAPSE.

128. Beyoncé's "Brown __ Girl": SKIN.

129. Genre for BTS and Blackpink: K POP. Blackpink is hugely popular in Asia.

130. Went for a dip: SWAM.

Down:

2. Part of a Latin trio: AMAT.

3. Furry scurriers: MICE.

4. "Amen!": PREACH.

5. TCU or UGA: SCH.

6. Fútbol cheer: OLE.

7. "Sully" river: HUDSON. The movie is subtitled "Miracle on the Hudson",

8. Bassoon kin: OBOE.

9. Adjusted a trumpet slide again, say: RE-TUNED.

10. Out of bed: ARISEN.

11. The Carter Center, e.g., briefly: NGO.

12. Actress Collette: TONI.

13. __ trick: PARLOR.

14. 2023 Super Bowl halftime performer: RIHANNA.

15. "You've got my support!": I'M IN. Here's Big Easy (George), my #3 fan.

16. Patch up: MEND.

17. Artistic tributes: ODES.

20. Like some Tupperware lids: SNAP ON.

24. Ring decision, briefly: TKO. Boxing ring.

25. Prized violin: AMATI.

30. Deck application: SEALANT.

32. Real riot: SCREAM.

33. Small hills: MOUNDS.

35. Broadcast captioner, for short: STENO.

37. Driest U.S. state: NEVADA. I can't imagine living there in the summer. So hot.

38. Shared views: OPINED. Also 109. Think piece?: IDEA.

39. Teva product: SANDAL.

41. "Sold!": DEAL.

42. Green invaders: WEEDS.

43. Give : __ :: take : mile: INCH.

44. No, to Nabokov: NYET.

45. Miss: GAL.

47. Comic Margaret: CHO. Her parents are from South Korea. Look at her tattoos.

53. Eggy drink: NOG.

54. Skyrocket: SOAR.

55. Some Korean cars: KIAS.

58. Simple chord: TRIAD.

59. Rental contract: LEASE.

60. Native Mexican: AZTEC.

61. Oscar winner Garson: GREER. She won an Oscar for "Mrs. Miniver".

62. Thou: GRAND.

68. Like-minded group: BLOC.

69. Kermit's greeting: HI HO.

71. Abhor: LOATHE.

72. "Yeah, and?": SO WHAT. And 79. "If you say so": OK SURE.82. "Uh, I doubt that": UM NO.

73. Pesters: ANNOYS.

75. Royal digs: PALACES. The Forbidden City.

76. Thespian's domain: STAGE.

78. Hosp. area: ICU.

80. Evening affair: SOIREE.

83. __-pong: PING.

84. Fly-fishing target, perhaps: TROUT.

85. Starting on: AS OF.

86. Marshy area: FEN.

87. Bit: TAD.

92. Makes a minister: ORDAINS.

94. Constructed a new wing, say: ADDED ON.

95. Brought about: LED TO.

96. Laundromat array: DRYERS. Our neighbor's house caught fire a few months ago because they did not clean the lint trap. 

 100. "G'day!" sayer: AUSSIE.

101. Kathmandu native: NEPALI.

102. Synchronized, like a marching band: INSTEP.

103. Stockings: NYLONS.

107. __ Jones: DOW.

108. Tablet: PILL.

110. Cut down to size: CROP.

111. Birds capable of 270° head turns: OWLS.

113. Raise a big stink?: REEK. And 115. Make faces, say: DRAW. I like both clues.

116. To whom Rick says, "We'll always have Paris": ILSA.

117. Dutch cheese: EDAM.

120. Apt. feature, in ads: EIK. Eat-In Kitchen.

121. Med. plan option: HMO.

122. Psychic ability: ESP.

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