GOLDEN BIRTHDAY

Across

2. What “glitters” in 1999 Smash Mouth hit “All Star”
6. ___ oleraca; includes broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and brussel sprouts
11. Light gravy which translates to “with juice” in French
13. Type of pepper that numbs the mouth
15. Increase in volume or intensity, with “up”
16. “I was ___ fucking ___ before Housewives, and I am ___ fucking ___ after.”
17. Naturally occurring circle of mushrooms
19. What a gun might go, cutesily
21. “Don’t play ___ with me”
22. Started out as an artist at 27
23. Like a witch
26. Subatomic particle which sounds like sticking something to something else
30. A billion years, in astronomy
31. Famous wife of Henry VIII
33. One-stop shop for home and bathroom
36. Catch-all term for a hard-shelled fruit like pumpkin or squash
38. Opposite of firm
40. Most expensive eggs on Earth
42. “Obsession” director
43. Plant known for causing a “mania” in the Netherlands in the 17th century
44. Henchmen
46. Solo in an opera
50. Curved sword with Middle Eastern origins
52. “You can’t see me” WWE star
54. Ridged, edible tube
55. Shoelace tip
56. Means “ruler”, translated from “caesar”, Slavic/Russian variant (e.g., ___ bomba)
58. Largest, most complete, and well-preserved T-Rex skeleton ever discovered
61. A building block of atoms with “up” and “down” variants
64. Cat breed from Thailand
66. Gold, en español
67. Mr. Worldwide
68. “Because we need that, all of us. That indescribable feeling when the lights ___ ___ ___.”
69. Shades
72. Some might call it a gateway to the clouds
73. Originally opened in 1895, now a launching pad all around Chicago
75. What a bomb might go
77. Where a TikTok disavower might see a video weeks after its popularity
79. Turncoats
80. Probably the last kind of berry you’d want to eat
82. A “language” you’re becoming fluent in?
84. Grown on the Camellia sinensis shrub, mainly in China and India
87. Amazed
88. Darn it?
89. King whose tomb was discovered in 1922, and sparked fears of a curse
91. Sign known for balance
92. Ladies dancing
93. South African language known for its distinctive clicks
95. Device used to drain excess of water in a basement
96. Yellow, en español
99. Showed up past the start time
100. Author of “Project Hail Mary” and “The Martian”
101. Opposite of WSW
104. A very improbable event
107. Star of “Coyote vs. Acme”
108. In Macbeth, “Fire burn and ___ bubble”
109. “Cook This Book” author
110. A tale
112. Le ___ mug, perhaps
114. Game series known for its unique, unintelligible language
117. Meaning “I learn” in Latin, now more associated with a groovy dancehall
119. A type of salamander that can regrow lost limbs
120. Creator of “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”
121. Called a groundnut in Africa and Asia, as the pods grow underground
122. Now 24-year-old actress who performed autopsies on animals in her yard

Down

1. Cryptid first spotted in 1966
3. A device used to send and receive radio signals
4. Where one might play pong
5. Tailored
7. One part of a jackpot
8. On the opposite end of the light spectrum as ultraviolet
9. All you can eat
10. ___ barker
12. Now 42-year-old singer of “Complicated”
13. Star of “Carrie”
14. Half woman, half bird
18. ___ pixie dream girl
20. What Alfred Nobel got famous for inventing in 1876
24. One of sixteen in a cup
25. “In your head, in your head”
27. Sound often heard on a farm
28. Crossing signs are everywhere for this animal near Cape Town
29. You rang?
30. The city of gold
32. A type of singing popular in Switzerland, or Wal-Mart
34. First major river to ever be reversed
35. What a tot might say when thirsty
37. Screaming plant in the “Harry Potter” series
39. Stow (away)
41. Most abundant protein on Earth, found mostly in terrestrial plants
45. Now 44-year-old rapper who signed on with Cash Money records at 11 years old
47. Creator of guessing game where you want green letters
48. Often paired together wish a clownfish
49. Birth state of architect Frank Lloyd Wright
51. Someone might chase you down the street with this, perhaps
53. Means “ruler”, translated from “caesar”, Western European variant (e.g., rat ___)
57. Sportswear brand named after an antelope
59. Like a meal you want to make again
60. Characterized by ready or rapid speech
62. Goddess of the hunt
63. Nickname for Rory?
64. Climb endlessly?
65. “At last” singer
69. “I have no reason to lie” speaker
70. Witch capitol of the world
71. Star of “Golden Girls”
74. Bicycle day celebrates the invention of this, by chemist Albert Hoffman
76. Alternative to “go”, duckily
78. What a guy with a fedora might call a young maiden
79. Part of the atmosphere where all humans live
81. Somewhat
82. Current adoption levels reduce methane emissions from landfills by ~16%
83. ___ goose
85. Greenhouse gas from cow burps
86. Australian animal notorious for chlamydia
90. Wet dog smell
94. Found between the elbow and the wrist
97. A recipe that only requires *this* to make
98. Flat, round, unleavened cornmeal bread with Colombian and Venezuelan varieties
102. Nincompoop
103. Arctic seabird that looks like a cross between a duck and a penguin
105. Thunder___
106. Earner of 62 PGA victories
111. Harvested
112. “I have ___ of a plan”
113. A score
115. Game that means “single digit” in Japanese
116. Trademarked trash receptacle name
118. Notoriously smily animal found in Australia