ACROSS&DOWNþMJú¿c«–1.4ŒPIMPLE..FIFA.POACHINGUSETAX.ELVIS.RADIATORPLEASESAYYES.STAGNATESET.STOMP.FIAT...GLIB...TOEBEAN.SLUICE.ICESOAP.RESPECTINGPLACESORNOT...ERAS.TLAIB...WEASELWORDS.ISO..ROB.SOLEHEIR.SEAL.OSMOSES....RANAT.SLIM.LAALAASPABANGLES.LEASEYDOUXKIMONO.SMOG.DRYUP....ATONING.PLIE.INTONING.ARI..ORE.BLEACHLATER...TBONE.REVS...ENERODOYOUHAVEASECOND.AMOKATE.MODEST.SALAAMS...NOEL...ACID.LLAMA.CPUCOLONIAL.NOPAINNOGAINELEGANCE.GRATE.ERASEDRENOWNED.SKYE..DISTRO------..----.--------------.-----.--------------------.-----------.-----.----...----...-------.------.-------.---------------------...----.-----...-----------.---..---.--------.----.-------....-----.----.----------------.----------------.----.-----....-------.----.--------.---..---.-----------...-----.----...---------------------.-------.------.-------...----...----.-----.-----------.--------------------.-----.--------------.----..------Working Hard, or Hardly Working? - Saturday, December 30, 2023By Will Nediger. Edited by Kelsey Dixon.© 2023, Andrews McMeel Universal"Dr. ___ Popper" (reality series about a dermatologist)Little labs128-Across, for exampleConvergeBook fair org.It might help you take stockPhillips ___ AcademySports org. based in ZurichSimple debugging device?Certain wall coveringFeudal estateStat in hockey, basketball, and baseballPreparing pears, in a wayGimmicks such as temporarily killing off a beloved spokescharacterGrain that Aveeno is named after"___ Twist, Scientist" (2016 children's book)SmokeSpend some time togetherShowing stressIt may be given or takenDiving birds related to flamingosCharge on some out-of-state purchases"My Aim Is True" musician CostelloDesigners Charles and Ray who directed the "Powers of Ten" filmsHousehold device with a pasta shape named after it"I really really want to!"Drink brand with a lizard mascotStop making progressComplete collectionBit of "We Will Rock You" percussionItaly's largest automaker"Brick Lane" novelist MonicaSmooth-talkingSquishy pad on a cat's pawLetter-shaped default stance for a video game characterCandy with two flavors per boxChannel that can be blockedDomed dwellingProfessional book reviewer?Hebrew name cognate with 28-DownIt has a chilling effectBubble producerPuts in the groundCookie with an online customization serviceExtremely persnicketyFollowing a "leave no trace" ethic?Cell phone protectorsOut of the country"... never mind, then"Mayor Alireza Zakani, for onePeriods explored in Taylor Swift's 2023 tourMichigan representative RashidaLanguage that gives the false impression of being meaningfully specific2015 hit for Major Lazer and DJ SnakeCrane's armExams fittingly hidden in "doctoral students"One-on-one play in the NBA"OK, so that wasn't the whole story ..."Unjustly depriveCity home to the Kon-Tiki MuseumBoyfriendPerson who's practically guaranteed to succeed?Beflippered mammalPart of EEAAODiffuses slowlyCharacter trying to figure out who did it in a whodunitFixture at a springtime folk festival"___ and Violins" (Talking Heads song with a punny title)ChargedArizona city called Oidbad in O'odham___ pickingsBallerina TallchiefTeletubby with a curly antennaJewelry worn while being pampered?Genre related to rocksteadyBread that puffs up"___ Prohibido" (Selena album)Mackerel cousinFifth in a scaleStar of "France" and "Crimes of the Future""Lip ___ Battle" (variety program that gave us Tom Holland's iconic performance of "Umbrella")Garment often worn with tabi socksSkyline-obscuring pollutionCutting remarksEvaporateSeeking forgivenessOvary, for exampleBend at the barreSmall wrappersDelivering by drone?GrandmasSomething picked up by a video game characterInfamous Roman emperorIntuitively graspEponymous perfume from pop star GrandeGood source of ironUnmaskedProcrastinate when it comes to whitening clothes?Get out of hand, as a beefCut that includes the filetKeister"Well, well, well!"Vrooms the engineShowrunner's concernPrimero de ___ (town named for the final day of the Cuban Revolution)"Can we talk right quick?"Person who might be into the swinging lifestyle?"Becket" co-star PeterSouleymane Cissé film based on a Bambara legend"Get me out of here!" keyFundamental skateboarding skillBread often served with garlic"___ if you do ... ___ if you don't"Out of controlPut an end to some grumblingNot given to self-promotionDeferential bowsPeople from AotearoaChristmas carolLetterhead imageInspiration for some psychedelic artDweebAnimal used as a livestock guardBrains of a PCCurtain call lineupMalibu attractionBacktracking commandLike much early American architecture"Don't think so!"Business in many a fantasy novelHardly a soft serveBodybuilder's motto ... or a hint to this puzzle's themeTake care of the bill"Now we're cooking with ___!"RefinementPlace where a high heel might get stuckLike a shaken Etch a SketchFamousScottish locale with a namesake terrierCollection of software components, casuallyGEXT¹&€€€€€€€€