Astonishingly awesome shriek?

Latest answer — September 5, 2026

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Across

67 clues
  1. 1Music genre for Tokyo’s Yoasobi and Nogizaka46
  2. 5Speaks for, briefly
  3. 9Motrin alternative
  4. 14Corkscrews on tables, e.g.
  5. 19Brand for Brussels griffons
  6. 20Westernmost D-Day beach
  7. 21They fly in an 11-Down
  8. 22Abstractions
  9. 23Dieting and exercising to avoid needing to buy a bigger belt?
  10. 26Disinclined
  11. 27Eurythmics singer Lennox
  12. 28Ceremonial basin
  13. 29At most
  14. 31Cow chow
  15. 32Designer’s draft
  16. 34Deserves
  17. 36Maker of licensed vinyl toy figures
  18. 38Common name for a herding dog
  19. 40Fear-inducing thunderstorm?
  20. 44Asian honorific
  21. 47Ill-suited
  22. 50Make out, in Bath
  23. 51Frolicsome
  24. 52Astonishingly awesome shriek?KILLERWAIL
  25. 55Astronaut Cooper, familiarly
  26. 57Lab liquids
  27. 58“Freeze the Feeling” beverage brand
  28. 59Happening place
  29. 61Iridescent gem
  30. 63Asian honorific
  31. 64“The Commitments” writer Doyle
  32. 66Bacteria-infected
  33. 68Place under the seat, say
  34. 70Story of Earth’s longest-living land animal trying to hide its years with a wig?
  35. 77Ancient music halls
  36. 78Goddess of the dawn
  37. 79Carried
  38. 80Flimflam
  39. 83Opposite of avant
  40. 86Bomb in an idiom about backfiring plans
  41. 88With 44-Down, modest garment
  42. 89Mimicked
  43. 91Replies to a host
  44. 93What a bird feels after crashing into a sheet of glass?
  45. 95Piedmontese wine
  46. 97Grub
  47. 99Nick of “Tropic Thunder”
  48. 100___ Islas Filipinas
  49. 101Spy tasked with following spouses in their golden years?
  50. 104Crowd-sourced review site
  51. 106Wing
  52. 107Antarctic explorer Shackleton
  53. 110Unsavory
  54. 114Nothing at all
  55. 116Taylor Swift’s “___ Something Bad”
  56. 118Auto correction
  57. 120City of Tuscany
  58. 121Ivy in Philly
  59. 123Crew members tending to spinnakers and jibs?
  60. 126Tight headwear
  61. 127A crowd, they say
  62. 128Ivy in New Haven
  63. 129One of a geographic quintet
  64. 130Operatic bass-baritone Simon
  65. 131Iditarod vehicles
  66. 132Passed easily
  67. 133Property paper

Down

73 clues
  1. 1Scavengers who sell C-3PO and R2-D2 to Luke’s uncle
  2. 2Core exercise
  3. 3Think out loud
  4. 4Hypothesizes
  5. 5Dark ’n’ Stormy part
  6. 6List wrap-up
  7. 7Yankee Clipper carrier
  8. 8Wax alternative
  9. 9Problem for job-seeking seniors
  10. 10Lowering in rank
  11. 11See 21-Across
  12. 12“Freedom ___ free”
  13. 13Acquitted
  14. 14Hoppy lager
  15. 15Hubbub
  16. 16Members of the genus Hippocampus
  17. 17“So long!”
  18. 18Wan
  19. 24Helper after a crash
  20. 25Teri of “Young Frankenstein”
  21. 30Hypothesize
  22. 33Mathematician Poincaré
  23. 35Inquisitive sort
  24. 37Mr. Kringle
  25. 39History Channel’s highest-rated show
  26. 41Grimm monster
  27. 42Vegetable called bhindi in Pakistan
  28. 43Gosling in Hollywood
  29. 44See 88-Across
  30. 45Big name in copiers
  31. 46___ la Cité (site of Notre Dame cathedral)
  32. 48Leisurely stroll, in Spanish-speaking areas
  33. 49Hedren of “The Birds”
  34. 53Resulted in
  35. 54“___ luck!”
  36. 56Villainous
  37. 60Bind
  38. 62“Stay (I Missed You)” singer Lisa
  39. 65Member of the Jedi High Council
  40. 67Seven-time AL batting champ
  41. 69Clobber
  42. 71Admonished
  43. 72Away
  44. 73Pipe-clearing brand
  45. 74Common neo-grotesque font
  46. 75Most populous country
  47. 76Coach controls
  48. 80Baja resort
  49. 81Iridescent gem
  50. 82“Get a load of this dweeb!”
  51. 84Nights before
  52. 85Flurry
  53. 87Lavishes affection
  54. 90Sad
  55. 92Hit with a jump scare
  56. 94Lament of the vanquished
  57. 96Jacket parts
  58. 98Cranial cavities
  59. 102Is real
  60. 103Advance
  61. 105Ready
  62. 108“So long!”
  63. 109“Dear Mama” rapper
  64. 111Steel plow inventor
  65. 112Navel type
  66. 113Out of fashion
  67. 114Botticelli’s Venus, e.g.
  68. 115NYSE debuts
  69. 117Willy Wonka’s creator
  70. 119Wan
  71. 122Scottish refusal
  72. 124Fury
  73. 125Like diamonds

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Every clue links to a dedicated answer page. Use the list below to scan the complete fill without opening the interactive board.

Across

  1. 1. Music genre for Tokyo’s Yoasobi and Nogizaka46

    Answer: JPOP

  2. 5. Speaks for, briefly

    Answer: REPS

  3. 9. Motrin alternative

    Answer: ADVIL

  4. 14. Corkscrews on tables, e.g.

    Answer: PASTA

  5. 19. Brand for Brussels griffons

    Answer: ALPO

  6. 20. Westernmost D-Day beach

    Answer: UTAH

  7. 21. They fly in an 11-Down

    Answer: GEESE

  8. 22. Abstractions

    Answer: IDEAS

  9. 23. Dieting and exercising to avoid needing to buy a bigger belt?

    Answer: WAISTMANAGEMENT

  10. 26. Disinclined

    Answer: LOATH

  11. 27. Eurythmics singer Lennox

    Answer: ANNIE

  12. 28. Ceremonial basin

    Answer: LAVABO

  13. 29. At most

    Answer: TOPS

  14. 31. Cow chow

    Answer: HAY

  15. 32. Designer’s draft

    Answer: SKETCH

  16. 34. Deserves

    Answer: MERITS

  17. 36. Maker of licensed vinyl toy figures

    Answer: FUNKO

  18. 38. Common name for a herding dog

    Answer: SHEP

  19. 40. Fear-inducing thunderstorm?

    Answer: RAINOFTERROR

  20. 44. Asian honorific

    Answer: SRI

  21. 47. Ill-suited

    Answer: INAPT

  22. 50. Make out, in Bath

    Answer: SNOG

  23. 51. Frolicsome

    Answer: FRISKY

  24. 52. Astonishingly awesome shriek?

    Answer: KILLERWAIL

  25. 55. Astronaut Cooper, familiarly

    Answer: GORDO

  26. 57. Lab liquids

    Answer: SERA

  27. 58. “Freeze the Feeling” beverage brand

    Answer: ICEE

  28. 59. Happening place

    Answer: INSPOT

  29. 61. Iridescent gem

    Answer: PEARL

  30. 64. “The Commitments” writer Doyle

    Answer: RODDY

  31. 66. Bacteria-infected

    Answer: SEPTIC

  32. 68. Place under the seat, say

    Answer: STOW

  33. 70. Story of Earth’s longest-living land animal trying to hide its years with a wig?

    Answer: THETORTOISEANDTHEHAIR

  34. 77. Ancient music halls

    Answer: ODEA

  35. 78. Goddess of the dawn

    Answer: AURORA

  36. 79. Carried

    Answer: BORNE

  37. 80. Flimflam

    Answer: CON

  38. 83. Opposite of avant

    Answer: APRES

  39. 86. Bomb in an idiom about backfiring plans

    Answer: PETARD

  40. 88. With 44-Down, modest garment

    Answer: MIDI

  41. 89. Mimicked

    Answer: APED

  42. 91. Replies to a host

    Answer: RSVPS

  43. 93. What a bird feels after crashing into a sheet of glass?

    Answer: WINDOWPAIN

  44. 95. Piedmontese wine

    Answer: BAROLO

  45. 97. Grub

    Answer: EATS

  46. 99. Nick of “Tropic Thunder”

    Answer: NOLTE

  47. 100. ___ Islas Filipinas

    Answer: LAS

  48. 101. Spy tasked with following spouses in their golden years?

    Answer: OLDWIVESTAIL

  49. 104. Crowd-sourced review site

    Answer: YELP

  50. 106. Wing

    Answer: ANNEX

  51. 107. Antarctic explorer Shackleton

    Answer: ERNEST

  52. 110. Unsavory

    Answer: SORDID

  53. 114. Nothing at all

    Answer: NIL

  54. 116. Taylor Swift’s “___ Something Bad”

    Answer: IDID

  55. 118. Auto correction

    Answer: TUNEUP

  56. 120. City of Tuscany

    Answer: SIENA

  57. 121. Ivy in Philly

    Answer: UPENN

  58. 123. Crew members tending to spinnakers and jibs?

    Answer: SAILSDEPARTMENT

  59. 126. Tight headwear

    Answer: DORAG

  60. 127. A crowd, they say

    Answer: THREE

  61. 128. Ivy in New Haven

    Answer: YALE

  62. 129. One of a geographic quintet

    Answer: ERIE

  63. 130. Operatic bass-baritone Simon

    Answer: ESTES

  64. 131. Iditarod vehicles

    Answer: SLEDS

  65. 132. Passed easily

    Answer: ACED

  66. 133. Property paper

    Answer: DEED

Down

  1. 1. Scavengers who sell C-3PO and R2-D2 to Luke’s uncle

    Answer: JAWAS

  2. 2. Core exercise

    Answer: PLANK

  3. 3. Think out loud

    Answer: OPINE

  4. 4. Hypothesizes

    Answer: POSITS

  5. 5. Dark ’n’ Stormy part

    Answer: RUM

  6. 6. List wrap-up

    Answer: ETAL

  7. 7. Yankee Clipper carrier

    Answer: PANAM

  8. 8. Wax alternative

    Answer: SHAVE

  9. 9. Problem for job-seeking seniors

    Answer: AGEBIAS

  10. 10. Lowering in rank

    Answer: DEMOTING

  11. 11. See 21-Across

    Answer: VEE

  12. 12. “Freedom ___ free”

    Answer: ISNT

  13. 13. Acquitted

    Answer: LETOFF

  14. 14. Hoppy lager

    Answer: PILSNER

  15. 15. Hubbub

    Answer: ADO

  16. 16. Members of the genus Hippocampus

    Answer: SEAHORSES

  17. 17. “So long!”

    Answer: TATA

  18. 18. Wan

    Answer: ASHY

  19. 24. Helper after a crash

    Answer: TECHIE

  20. 25. Teri of “Young Frankenstein”

    Answer: GARR

  21. 30. Hypothesize

    Answer: PUTFORTH

  22. 33. Mathematician Poincaré

    Answer: HENRI

  23. 35. Inquisitive sort

    Answer: SNOOP

  24. 37. Mr. Kringle

    Answer: KRIS

  25. 39. History Channel’s highest-rated show

    Answer: PAWNSTARS

  26. 41. Grimm monster

    Answer: OGRE

  27. 42. Vegetable called bhindi in Pakistan

    Answer: OKRA

  28. 43. Gosling in Hollywood

    Answer: RYAN

  29. 44. See 88-Across

    Answer: SKIRT

  30. 45. Big name in copiers

    Answer: RICOH

  31. 46. ___ la Cité (site of Notre Dame cathedral)

    Answer: ILEDE

  32. 48. Leisurely stroll, in Spanish-speaking areas

    Answer: PASEO

  33. 49. Hedren of “The Birds”

    Answer: TIPPI

  34. 53. Resulted in

    Answer: LEDTO

  35. 54. “___ luck!”

    Answer: LOTSA

  36. 56. Villainous

    Answer: DASTARDLY

  37. 60. Bind

    Answer: TIEUP

  38. 62. “Stay (I Missed You)” singer Lisa

    Answer: LOEB

  39. 65. Member of the Jedi High Council

    Answer: YODA

  40. 67. Seven-time AL batting champ

    Answer: CAREW

  41. 69. Clobber

    Answer: WHOMP

  42. 71. Admonished

    Answer: REPROVED

  43. 72. Away

    Answer: NOTIN

  44. 73. Pipe-clearing brand

    Answer: DRANO

  45. 74. Common neo-grotesque font

    Answer: ARIAL

  46. 75. Most populous country

    Answer: INDIA

  47. 76. Coach controls

    Answer: REINS

  48. 80. Baja resort

    Answer: CABO

  49. 82. “Get a load of this dweeb!”

    Answer: NERDALERT

  50. 84. Nights before

    Answer: EVES

  51. 85. Flurry

    Answer: SPATE

  52. 87. Lavishes affection

    Answer: DOTES

  53. 90. Sad

    Answer: DOWN

  54. 92. Hit with a jump scare

    Answer: STARTLED

  55. 94. Lament of the vanquished

    Answer: WELOST

  56. 96. Jacket parts

    Answer: LININGS

  57. 98. Cranial cavities

    Answer: SINUSES

  58. 102. Is real

    Answer: EXISTS

  59. 103. Advance

    Answer: LEND

  60. 105. Ready

    Answer: PRIMED

  61. 109. “Dear Mama” rapper

    Answer: TUPAC

  62. 111. Steel plow inventor

    Answer: DEERE

  63. 112. Navel type

    Answer: INNIE

  64. 113. Out of fashion

    Answer: DATED

  65. 114. Botticelli’s Venus, e.g.

    Answer: NUDE

  66. 115. NYSE debuts

    Answer: IPOS

  67. 117. Willy Wonka’s creator

    Answer: DAHL

  68. 122. Scottish refusal

    Answer: NAE

  69. 124. Fury

    Answer: IRE

  70. 125. Like diamonds

    Answer: RED

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