ACROSS:
1. pissed- angry
6. Devito- Danny who voiced the Lorax
12. AAPI – May Heritage Month
16. untie- undo some laces
17. insanities- madnesses
21. gin- often paired with tonic
22. mesa- table in spanish
23. engulfs – surrounds
24. product- end result of multiplication
26. original- the first one of its kind
29. stoic – not showing passion or feeling or someone who focuses on what they can control
31. brake- what to do at a red light
32. tts- text-to-speech (abbr)
33. borax- slime activating ingredient
35. Organa- 132 across’ family name
38. Sr- what a jr becomes next school year
39. hot- Katy Perry’s song “___ N Cold”
40. son- like father like ___
41. Cinco de Mayo – Day after May the fourth be with you
46. ER- where to go for immediate medical attention
47. men – not boys but ___
48. closet- where skeletons may be hiding
49. Panic At- band, _____ __ the Disco
52. riven- the video game sequel to Myst
54. ta- professor’s helper perhaps
55. Rh- rhodium on the periodic table
56. AZ S- alphabet ends
57. tsa- airport screening org
58. scar – antagonist in The Lion King
59. sac – bag in French
60. miss- don’t hit the target
62. low- “apple bottom jeans” Flo Rida song
63. APs – tests for May
64. ON L- Outer nuclear layer (abbr)
65. clamor- racket
67. Need is- “All we ____ __ love”- The Beatles
69. the college board – company that facilitates the 63 across
75. season- summer or spring for example
78. neuron- brain cell
79. GCs – text chains with your friends for short
82. EVs- like Teslas and Rivians
83. lah- lithium aluminum hydride (abbr)
85. swat – what you might do to shoo away a fly
87. art- subject for Van Gogh
88. each- per
90. res- beef in Uruguay
91. ire- rage
92. Oh- Ohio (abbr)
93. nt- added to would, could, or do to make negative
94. Libra- October zodiac
95. Brassia- orchids to a botanist
97. look at- stare or observe something
101. non- no in France
102. in- not out
103. Memorial Day- day of remembrance for military personnel
105. fir- type of evergreen tree
106. Ibs – pounds, not the british kind
107. vs- against
109. storey- british building level
110. raise- increase your bet in poker
112. abo- blood types (in alphabetical order)
113. on tap- like beer at a bar
117. Nyssa- Sarah Sutton in Dr. Who
119. rainfall- Los Angeles gets about 14.25 inches of it each year
121. Council- Joe Franklin, Nina Tarnay, and Steve Charelian are part of this group for our city
124. easiest- opposite of hardest
126. agio- a fee charged for exchanging currencies
127. ARP- Address Resolution Protocol (abbr)
128. prevalence- commonness
130. Karen- name for someone who might be rude to customer service
132. Leia- Princess of Alderaan in Star Wars
133. Audrey- Taylor Swift’s character in the Lorax
134. cyborg- character in Teen Titans with one human eye
DOWN:
1. Puerto Rico- Bad Bunny’s home
2. insist- urge
3. stag – Harry Potter’s patronus
4. si- yes in 1 down
5. E.E. – poet, _._. Cummings
6. Daltons – unified atomic mass unit
7. enforcers – police officers are this to the law
8. Visigoths- Germanic tribe that sacked Rome
9. it- pronoun for a thing
10. Tip – what you might leave a waiter
11. o’er- “___ the ramparts we watched…”
13. Agua – you might drink this if you’re thirsty in Spain
14. picks- chooses
15. inter- prefix meaning “between”
17. in LA – where lalaland is set
18. ng- nanogram (abbr)
19. sus – sketchy, in slang
20. sob – cry violently
22. mothers – parents who are celebrated in may
23. earn- make (money), for example
25. Dr. – Seuss is one
27. Ibsen- Norwegian playwright and theatre director, Henrik
28. noon – midday
30. Cad – Canadian dollars (abbr)
34. xcl- Xlib Compatibility Layer (abbr)
36. Nepal – country between India and China
37. Amazon ant- common bug who lives in a forest that shares the same name with Bezos’s company
42. io- popular games where you eat other competitors; paper.__, hole.__, or slither.__
43. Answer – what a clue hints at
44. y i- Yoshi’s Island (abbr)
45. octad- a group of eight
47. Merits – types of scholarships a student might win for their brains
48. Cacao – beans in Hersheys or Snickers
50. As pi- math is easy __ 3.14
51. tass- Russian news agency
53. Van – you might see a soccer mom drive a mini one
54. talc- softest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale
59. scenarios- what-if situations
60. mol- 6.022 x 10^23
61. Irena- Sendler who saved thousands in WWII
66. ml – 0.001 liters
68. edge in – Slide into a tight spot?
70. holism- theory that the universe is seen in terms of interacting wholes
71. get- understand
72. EU- Austria, Italy, and Spain are a part of it
73. Brant – type of coastal goose that is small and short-legged
74. Oort – hypothetical cloud of icy bodies believed to surround the Sun at a vast distance
75. Serb- person from Belgrade, e.g.
76. Ever – might come before green or more
77. Assam- Indian state known for tea
80. cab- might hail it in NYC
81. scribbling- quick and messy writing
84. heart – the Tin Man’s desire in The Wizard of Oz
85. solar year- the time between successive spring or autumn equinoxes (also called tropical year)
86. wholesale- costco prices for example
89. Han solo – married to 132 across
94. Loren- ticktocker Gray
96. se- reflexive pronoun for “él”
98. Odyssey – Homer’s epic poem that follows the Greek king of Ithaca
99. ka- “__-Chow!”, Lightning McQueen’s favorite phrase
100. a yr- 12 mo is
101. nisi- latin for unless
104. Ion- charged particle
105. Fiat -riding in my ____, you really have to see it, six foot two in a compact, no slack, but luckily the seat go back
106. laager- encampment formed by a circle of wagons
107. vocal- like someone that speaks out
108. Snore – what someone might do when they sleep
111. arse- Brit’s backside
114. Tupi- what was once a lingua franca in Brazil during the 16th to 19th centuries
115. an- a if before a vowel
116. PCP- phencyclidine, commonly
118. Ain- Aviation International News (abbr)
120. Faro- capital of southern Portugal’s Algarve region
122. Ira – Roth ___ for retirement
123. Leu- Centrus Energy Corp on the NYSE
125. EC – what a teacher might offer to boost up your grade (abbr)
129. vd- consonants in what you might watch on YouTube
130. KY- state with famous derby (abbr)
131. Ab- core muscle
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