fun puzzle thanks! loved learning that brits call blathering "waffle"... i forgot if oklahoma city thunder was OKL or OKC... i had okl in the grid and completely forgot about it when i couldn't find my one square mistake T_T album lover looked like it could be a thing
"Hotel _____" Don Cheadle film set in Central Africa
27A
Some bloodsuckers
29A
Some fans of heavy rock… or a description of what to connect to the beginnings of three of this puzzle’s theme answers? [ 54D, 105A ]
31A
"___ thou love me?": Juliet
33A
Firemen's handfuls
35A
Black and White, e.g.
36A
Type of plane or pants
37A
Attempt at courting, perhaps
38A
Part of French Polynesia
40A
Cry from a Capulet
42A
Comfortable
44A
Bit of support
45A
Childish thing to propose with
47A
Supply in a bar or pizzeria
49A
Part of a sundial that casts a shadow
51A
On
52A
Harder to explain, in a way
53A
Under-the-influence charge, briefly
56A
Actor Zac of "High School Musical"
57A
Destinies
59A
Who to go to for a suit
61A
Takes off
62A
Partner of caboodle
63A
Bit of support
64A
Gap fillers, of sorts
65A
Hungarian sheepdog
66A
Where to see barrel rolls
68A
Certain family member?
70A
____ for (summons)
71A
"i beg of u "
72A
"Love & Hip Hop" star Mena
74A
NASDAQ newcomers
75A
Small digit
76A
Like tabloids and reality television
77A
Sushi order with unagi
79A
Half of inning?
80A
Proposal made to a judge
83A
Latin list ender
85A
Praising extravagantly, as critics
87A
Black cat, to some
88A
Got wind of
89A
Serves well?
90A
See four seasons in one day, maybe
92A
Ben Affleck thriller that won Best Picture in 2013
93A
Where one hits close to home?
99A
Something you hope is out of pocket?
101A
Inscribed stone markers
103A
Mockery
104A
Swashbuckler's snarl
105A
Common, less precious ores like zinc and nickel… or a description of what to connect to the ends of three of this puzzle’s theme answers? [ 29A, 54D ]
107A
More sinewy
108A
What a deer!
109A
Trim, as an alpaca
110A
"I get it!"
111A
Fish, cobra and crow are basic ones
112A
Classic TRPG with a Player's Handbook
113A
Musicians Barrett and tha Kyd
114A
"Gangnam Style" rapper
115A
Lustrous look
Down
1D
DC Comics’ _____ Wilson, A.K.A. Deathstroke
2D
Mystic's deck
3D
Mascara target
4D
𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨
5D
Pig's digs
6D
Leaves on the table?
7D
Dust jacket IDs
8D
Evidence of a flop
9D
The NBA's Thunder, on scoreboards
10D
𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦
11D
Take up new residence at
12D
Fencing need
13D
Fugue state symptom
14D
Doesn't quite unscrew
15D
Reefer
16D
London stroller
17D
7-Eleven alternative
19D
Opening with bishops?
23D
Palindromic title
26D
Epoxy ingredient
28D
Straws have two of them (debatably)
30D
Throw one's ___ the ring
32D
Bygone chocolaty cereal
34D
"What'd I tell you?"
36D
𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳?
38D
𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴
39D
Fan club members
40D
Makes a decision
41D
One that charges for a cleaning?
42D
States
43D
Word before "of address" and "of agreement"
44D
Sort of separation between spouses
46D
Equestrian's concern
48D
The Gem State
50D
Forest coat
53D
Under the influence
54D
Means of joining things together to create new, cohesive results… or a hint to an additional step needed to completed this puzzle’s six theme answers? [ 4D, 10D, 36D, 38D, 70D, 73D ]
55D
Ones with pupils
57D
Things depicted on New Zealand dollars
58D
Taiwanese capital
60D
Like some relationships
62D
Sacred book
64D
Former red giant, in short?
67D
Meal that'll save the day if you're hungry
68D
Whirlpool alternative
69D
Alley Oop's girlfriend, in "Return of the Jedi"
70D
𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦
73D
𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵
75D
Finish bronze, say
76D
Small hint
78D
Supply one's moving address?
80D
Don's family
81D
Coronavirus variant named for the fifteenth Greek letter
82D
Like many veteran professors
84D
Sprang up
86D
Star of HBO's "Insecure", who also plays President Barbie in the 2023 "Barbie" movie
88D
One-named singer with the 2015 album "Badlands"
91D
Recedes, as the tide
93D
Bird bits
94D
Brass or steel
95D
Chore for a crewmate, in "Among Us"
96D
Solution that creates a pickle, rather than getting you out of one?