GOLDEN BIRTHDAY

Across

4. Most expensive eggs on Earth
5. ___ oleraca; includes broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and brussel sprouts
7. “Obsession” director
10. Originally opened in 1895, now a launching pad all around Chicago
13. A type of singing popular in Switzerland, or Wal-Mart
14. Part of the atmosphere where all humans live
15. A “language” you’re becoming fluent in?
16. Opposite of WSW
19. “Because we need that, all of us. That indescribable feeling when the lights ___ ___ ___.”
23. A recipe that only requires *this* to make
27. Sportswear brand named after an antelope
29. Characterized by ready or rapid speech
30. A type of salamander that can regrow lost limbs
34. Means “ruler”, translated from “caesar”, Slavic/Russian variant (e.g., ___ bomba)
35. Now 24-year-old actress who performed autopsies on animals in her yard
36. Type of pepper that numbs the mouth
42. Shades
43. Screaming plant in the “Harry Potter” series
45. Gold, en español
46. ___ barker
49. Flat, round, unleavened cornmeal bread with Colombian and Venezuelan varieties
50. What a tot might say when thirsty
51. You rang?
54. ___ pixie dream girl
58. Yellow, en español
59. Creator of “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”
61. South African language known for its distinctive clicks
62. “In your head, in your head”
63. Showed up past the start time
64. Now 42-year-old singer of “Complicated”
66. Creator of guessing game where you want green letters
67. A billion years, in astronomy
68. Henchmen
70. Started out as an artist at 27
71. What a gun might go, cutesily
72. Means “ruler”, translated from “caesar”, Western European variant (e.g., rat ___)
74. Sign known for balance
77. One of sixteen in a cup
79. “I have ___ of a plan”
81. “Don’t play ___ with me”
84. Turncoats
87. Plant known for causing a “mania” in the Netherlands in the 17th century
88. Nincompoop
89. “Cook This Book” author
90. “I have no reason to lie” speaker
93. Australian animal notorious for chlamydia
94. Star of “Carrie”
95. Naturally occurring circle of mushrooms
96. A tale
97. On the opposite end of the light spectrum as ultraviolet
101. Alternative to “go”, duckily
102. Notoriously smily animal found in Australia
105. Tailored
108. Bicycle day celebrates the invention of this, by chemist Albert Hoffman
109. Crossing signs are everywhere for this animal near Cape Town
110. Like a witch
113. Somewhat
114. Amazed
115. A building block of atoms with “up” and “down” variants
116. One part of a jackpot
117. Grown on the Camellia sinensis shrub, mainly in China and India
118. Game series known for its unique, unintelligible language
121. Birth state of architect Frank Lloyd Wright
122. Cryptid first spotted in 1966
124. Largest, most complete, and well-preserved T-Rex skeleton ever discovered
125. Stow (away)

Down

1. Found between the elbow and the wrist
2. Curved sword with Middle Eastern origins
3. Someone might chase you down the street with this, perhaps
5. Famous wife of Henry VIII
6. Darn it?
8. First major river to ever be reversed
9. The city of gold
11. Star of “Coyote vs. Acme”
12. A score
17. Now 44-year-old rapper who signed on with Cash Money records at 11 years old
18. “You can’t see me” WWE star
20. Catch-all term for a hard-shelled fruit like pumpkin or squash
21. Subatomic particle which sounds like sticking something to something else
22. Where a TikTok disavower might see a video weeks after its popularity
24. Le ___
25. All you can eat
26. Arctic seabird that looks like a cross between a duck and a penguin
28. Light gravy which translates to “with juice” in French
31. Goddess of the hunt
32. Called a groundnut in Africa and Asia, as the pods grow underground
33. Current adoption levels reduce X-across emissions from landfills by ~16%
37. Earner of 62 PGA victories
38. Thunder___
39. Some might call it a gateway to the clouds
40. A very improbable event
41. Where one might play pong
44. “At last” singer
47. Wet dog smell
48. What a bomb might go
52. One-stop shop for home and bathroom
53. Ridged, edible tube
55. What “glitters” in 1999 Smash Mouth hit “All Star”
56. Mr. Worldwide
57. Half woman, half bird
60. Shoelace tip
65. “I was ___ fucking ___ before Housewives, and I am ___ fucking ___ after.”
69. Cat breed from Thailand
71. Harvested
73. Author of “Project Hail Mary” and “The Martian”
75. Greenhouse gas from cow burps
76. Star of “Golden Girls”
78. Game that means “single digit” in Japanese
79. In Macbeth, “Fire burn and ___ bubble”
80. Climb endlessly?
82. ___ goose
83. Opposite of firm
85. Most abundant protein on Earth, found mostly in terrestrial plants
86. Device used to drain excess of water in a basement
91. Sound often heard on a farm
92. Solo in an opera
98. Like a meal you want to make again
99. Probably the last kind of berry you’d want to eat
100. What Alfred Nobel got famous for inventing in 1876
103. Trademarked trash receptacle name
104. What a guy with a fedora might call a young maiden
106. A device used to send and receive radio signals
107. Meaning “I learn” in Latin, now more associated with a groovy dancehall
111. Nickname for Rory?
112. Witch capitol of the world
117. Often paired together wish a clownfish
119. Ladies dancing
120. Increase in volume or intensity, with “up”
123. King whose tomb was discovered in 1922, and sparked fears of a curse