"Yes, ___!" (phrase popularized by the restaurant drama "The Bear")

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  1. 1Post-vacation pile
  2. 5Brooklyn Brewery's Special Effects, e.g., in brief
  3. 8Historical Dutch settler
  4. 12___ guisado (Caribbean stew)
  5. 13Vapid
  6. 15Campaign manager?
  7. 17Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year"
  8. 18Metallurgist's evaluation
  9. 19Butterflies, so to speak
  10. 21Actress Zosia ___ of "Girls"
  11. 22"Zip it"
  12. 25Accommodates
  13. 27Mountains where St. Bernards were originally bred
  14. 28Former Portuguese colony on the Malabar Coast
  15. 29Chemical essential to cellular metabolism, for short
  16. 30___ feed (news reader)
  17. 32___ Sea, Kazakh/Uzbek body of water
  18. 33Spiral-shelled mollusk
  19. 35Org. for Penguins and Ducks
  20. 36"Enough already"
  21. 38Make some calls
  22. 39"W" on a light bulb
  23. 40Three-way intersection
  24. 41Coin collector?
  25. 42Singer with the 2014 #1 album "1,000 Forms of Fear"
  26. 43Dealer's manager
  27. 45In check
  28. 47Nuclear restraint pact
  29. 49___ Castorp, protagonist of Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain"
  30. 50Summa cum ___
  31. 51"Hold this"
  32. 52College voter?
  33. 55Ancient drinker of the fermented beverage chicha
  34. 56Taxes levied during trade wars
  35. 59Chop house?
  36. 60Cancer research agcy.
  37. 62Locale for drones
  38. 63Preposition that can be represented by a number
  39. 64Matador's opponent
  40. 65Gay rights activist Marsha P. Johnson, for one
  41. 68Beat badly
  42. 70Energy
  43. 71Sarge's boss
  44. 72Knighthood, for one
  45. 73"When r u getting in?"
  46. 74Mantou or bao, in Chinese cuisine
  47. 75"Awwww!"
  48. 79"Awesome!"
  49. 81Lethargy
  50. 84Grammy-winning Paramore hit of 2014
  51. 86Actress Thompson of "Sorry to Bother You"
  52. 90Bok ___
  53. 91Dearie
  54. 92Co-star of 2025's "Kiss of the Spider Woman," to fans
  55. 93Break down in tears
  56. 95Aquiline : eagle :: cygnine : ___
  57. 96Lenape people from whom a New Jersey river gets its name
  58. 98Egypt/Sudan border region
  59. 100Noodling in a jazz tune
  60. 102Annoying
  61. 103In the majority?
  62. 104Core-sculpting belt
  63. 105Utter chaos
  64. 1061994 co-Nobelist Shimon
  65. 107Greasy spoon, e.g.

Down

  1. 1Self-effacing
  2. 2Oodles
  3. 3Strain
  4. 4Baseballs that are hard-hit but then caught, in lingo
  5. 5Bottlefuls for a summer look, perhaps
  6. 6Skirt responsibility
  7. 7Proverbial cure-all
  8. 8Basketball attempt that uses the backboard
  9. 9Martín Espada's "___ to the Soccer Ball Sailing Over a Barbed Wire Fence"
  10. 10Leaves the straight and narrow
  11. 11Expose
  12. 12First Eurodance hit in the U.S. (1989)
  13. 13Ending with mammal or Mendel
  14. 14Good quality for an artist
  15. 16With 87-Down, idiom about wasting one's efforts ... as seen in four columns in this puzzle?
  16. 17Italian sub ingredient
  17. 20Diamonds can sometimes be found in them
  18. 21"Quit whining, dude!"
  19. 23Malt-drying kiln
  20. 24"O, had I but followed the ___!": "Twelfth Night"
  21. 26John who painted "Backyards, Greenwich Village"
  22. 282022 sequel to "Knives Out"
  23. 31Refuge
  24. 34"You can't make me!"
  25. 37Arm of the police department
  26. 44Essayist Francis
  27. 45Comedian Wong
  28. 46Cash on the Ginza
  29. 48Overdone
  30. 521999 Ron Howard film about a reality show
  31. 53Actress Petty of "A League of Their Own"
  32. 54Anti-mob law acronym
  33. 56Animated character, informally
  34. 57Act the worrywart
  35. 58___ fountain
  36. 61Sauce served with Peking duck
  37. 63Michelle Obama or Jill Biden, in brief
  38. 66Indistinct speech
  39. 67It's a gas
  40. 68"Yes, ___!" (phrase popularized by the restaurant drama "The Bear")
  41. 69Young miscreant
  42. 74Like some charm
  43. 76Patron of lost causes
  44. 77Literary runt of the litter
  45. 78"L'___ du Nord" (Minnesota motto)
  46. 80Dictatorial figure
  47. 81Open-weave fabric
  48. 82New York School poet Frank
  49. 83"Th-th-th-that's all, folks!" speaker
  50. 84First-rate
  51. 85Flare up?
  52. 87See 16-Down
  53. 88More prudent
  54. 89About to explode, say
  55. 91Pink character in the "Toy Story" movies
  56. 94Farmer Hoggett's entrant in a sheepherding contest
  57. 97Turf ___ (football injury)
  58. 98Part of a day care schedule
  59. 99@ @ @
  60. 101Inits. at Grand Central Terminal

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Across

  1. 1. Post-vacation pile — Answer: MAIL
  2. 5. Brooklyn Brewery's Special Effects, e.g., in brief — Answer: IPA
  3. 8. Historical Dutch settler — Answer: BOER
  4. 12. ___ guisado (Caribbean stew) — Answer: POLLO
  5. 13. Vapid — Answer: INANE
  6. 15. Campaign manager? — Answer: ADREP
  7. 17. Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year" — Answer: SUDOKU
  8. 18. Metallurgist's evaluation — Answer: ASSAY
  9. 19. Butterflies, so to speak — Answer: NERVES
  10. 21. Actress Zosia ___ of "Girls" — Answer: MAMET
  11. 22. "Zip it" — Answer: DONTSPEAK
  12. 25. Accommodates — Answer: SEATS
  13. 27. Mountains where St. Bernards were originally bred — Answer: ALPS
  14. 28. Former Portuguese colony on the Malabar Coast — Answer: GOA
  15. 29. Chemical essential to cellular metabolism, for short — Answer: ATP
  16. 30. ___ feed (news reader) — Answer: RSS
  17. 32. ___ Sea, Kazakh/Uzbek body of water — Answer: ARAL
  18. 33. Spiral-shelled mollusk — Answer: NAUTILUS
  19. 35. Org. for Penguins and Ducks — Answer: NHL
  20. 36. "Enough already" — Answer: THATLLDO
  21. 38. Make some calls — Answer: UMP
  22. 39. "W" on a light bulb — Answer: WATT
  23. 40. Three-way intersection — Answer: TEE
  24. 41. Coin collector? — Answer: SOFA
  25. 42. Singer with the 2014 #1 album "1,000 Forms of Fear" — Answer: SIA
  26. 43. Dealer's manager — Answer: PITBOSS
  27. 45. In check — Answer: ATBAY
  28. 47. Nuclear restraint pact — Answer: TESTBAN
  29. 49. ___ Castorp, protagonist of Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain" — Answer: HANS
  30. 50. Summa cum ___ — Answer: LAUDE. Hint: This term often follows 'Summa cum' for those at the top of their class! 🎓
  31. 51. "Hold this" — Answer: HERE
  32. 52. College voter? — Answer: ELECTOR
  33. 55. Ancient drinker of the fermented beverage chicha — Answer: INCAN
  34. 56. Taxes levied during trade wars — Answer: TARIFFS
  35. 59. Chop house? — Answer: DOJO
  36. 60. Cancer research agcy. — Answer: NIH
  37. 62. Locale for drones — Answer: SKY
  38. 63. Preposition that can be represented by a number — Answer: FOR
  39. 64. Matador's opponent — Answer: TORO
  40. 65. Gay rights activist Marsha P. Johnson, for one — Answer: TRANSICON
  41. 68. Beat badly — Answer: CLOBBERED
  42. 70. Energy — Answer: VIM
  43. 71. Sarge's boss — Answer: LOOIE
  44. 72. Knighthood, for one — Answer: HONOR
  45. 73. "When r u getting in?" — Answer: ETA
  46. 74. Mantou or bao, in Chinese cuisine — Answer: BUN
  47. 75. "Awwww!" — Answer: SOSWEET
  48. 79. "Awesome!" — Answer: RAD
  49. 81. Lethargy — Answer: SOPOR
  50. 84. Grammy-winning Paramore hit of 2014 — Answer: AINTITFUN
  51. 86. Actress Thompson of "Sorry to Bother You" — Answer: TESSA
  52. 90. Bok ___ — Answer: CHOY
  53. 91. Dearie — Answer: HON
  54. 92. Co-star of 2025's "Kiss of the Spider Woman," to fans — Answer: JLO
  55. 93. Break down in tears — Answer: SOB
  56. 95. Aquiline : eagle :: cygnine : ___ — Answer: SWAN
  57. 96. Lenape people from whom a New Jersey river gets its name — Answer: RARITAN
  58. 98. Egypt/Sudan border region — Answer: NUBIA
  59. 100. Noodling in a jazz tune — Answer: VAMPING
  60. 102. Annoying — Answer: IRKSOME
  61. 103. In the majority? — Answer: ADULT
  62. 104. Core-sculpting belt — Answer: ABTONER
  63. 105. Utter chaos — Answer: MAYHEM
  64. 106. 1994 co-Nobelist Shimon — Answer: PERES
  65. 107. Greasy spoon, e.g. — Answer: EATERY

Down

  1. 1. Self-effacing — Answer: MODEST
  2. 2. Oodles — Answer: ALOT. Hint: Think of a casual phrase meaning “in great quantity.” 🧺
  3. 3. Strain — Answer: ILK
  4. 4. Baseballs that are hard-hit but then caught, in lingo — Answer: LOUDOUTS
  5. 5. Bottlefuls for a summer look, perhaps — Answer: INSTANTTANS
  6. 6. Skirt responsibility — Answer: PASSTHEBUCK
  7. 7. Proverbial cure-all — Answer: ANAPPLEADAY
  8. 8. Basketball attempt that uses the backboard — Answer: BANKSHOT
  9. 9. Martín Espada's "___ to the Soccer Ball Sailing Over a Barbed Wire Fence" — Answer: ODE
  10. 10. Leaves the straight and narrow — Answer: ERRS
  11. 11. Expose — Answer: REVEAL
  12. 12. First Eurodance hit in the U.S. (1989) — Answer: PUMPUPTHEJAM
  13. 13. Ending with mammal or Mendel — Answer: IAN
  14. 14. Good quality for an artist — Answer: EYE
  15. 16. With 87-Down, idiom about wasting one's efforts ... as seen in four columns in this puzzle? — Answer: PEARLSBEFORE
  16. 17. Italian sub ingredient — Answer: SALAMI
  17. 20. Diamonds can sometimes be found in them — Answer: STADIA
  18. 21. "Quit whining, dude!" — Answer: MANUP
  19. 23. Malt-drying kiln — Answer: OAST
  20. 24. "O, had I but followed the ___!": "Twelfth Night" — Answer: ARTS
  21. 26. John who painted "Backyards, Greenwich Village" — Answer: SLOAN
  22. 28. 2022 sequel to "Knives Out" — Answer: GLASSONION
  23. 31. Refuge — Answer: SAFEHARBOR
  24. 34. "You can't make me!" — Answer: IWONT
  25. 37. Arm of the police department — Answer: TASER
  26. 44. Essayist Francis — Answer: BACON
  27. 45. Comedian Wong — Answer: ALI
  28. 46. Cash on the Ginza — Answer: YEN
  29. 48. Overdone — Answer: TRITE
  30. 52. 1999 Ron Howard film about a reality show — Answer: EDTV
  31. 53. Actress Petty of "A League of Their Own" — Answer: LORI
  32. 54. Anti-mob law acronym — Answer: RICO
  33. 56. Animated character, informally — Answer: TOON
  34. 57. Act the worrywart — Answer: FRET
  35. 58. ___ fountain — Answer: SODA
  36. 61. Sauce served with Peking duck — Answer: HOISIN
  37. 63. Michelle Obama or Jill Biden, in brief — Answer: FLOTUS
  38. 66. Indistinct speech — Answer: SLUR
  39. 67. It's a gas — Answer: NEON
  40. 68. "Yes, ___!" (phrase popularized by the restaurant drama "The Bear") — Answer: CHEF
  41. 69. Young miscreant — Answer: BRAT
  42. 74. Like some charm — Answer: BOYISH
  43. 76. Patron of lost causes — Answer: STJUDE
  44. 77. Literary runt of the litter — Answer: WILBUR
  45. 78. "L'___ du Nord" (Minnesota motto) — Answer: ETOILE
  46. 80. Dictatorial figure — Answer: DESPOT
  47. 81. Open-weave fabric — Answer: SCRIM
  48. 82. New York School poet Frank — Answer: OHARA
  49. 83. "Th-th-th-that's all, folks!" speaker — Answer: PORKY
  50. 84. First-rate — Answer: AONE. Hint: Think of a perfect score that makes you feel on top of the world! 🌟
  51. 85. Flare up? — Answer: NOVA
  52. 87. See 16-Down — Answer: SWINE
  53. 88. More prudent — Answer: SANER
  54. 89. About to explode, say — Answer: ANGRY
  55. 91. Pink character in the "Toy Story" movies — Answer: HAMM
  56. 94. Farmer Hoggett's entrant in a sheepherding contest — Answer: BABE
  57. 97. Turf ___ (football injury) — Answer: TOE
  58. 98. Part of a day care schedule — Answer: NAP
  59. 99. @ @ @ — Answer: ATS
  60. 101. Inits. at Grand Central Terminal — Answer: MTA

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