L. A. TIMES SUNDAY CROSSWORD PUZZLES
Across
1 Mound site 8 1996 Olympic tennis gold medalist 14 Track fastener 19 Jim Brickman fan, perhaps 20 Gathered in a mass 21 Darlings’ creator 22 Stay with doggedly 23 Dishes set in gelatin 24 Canine coat? 25 *Dreamt of 27 * Type of surplus store 29 Couple maker 30 Equal 31 Question of concern 32 * Forgot the past 37 Dope (out) 38 Eponymous Belgian town 41 Nincompoop 42 German article 43 Word with dive or drops 44 War of the Ring force 45 Pact 47 Fix, as a model airplane 51 Bleep 53 Discernible range 55 Hinduism’s Chandra, e. g. 57 2005 horror sequel 58 Singer Tori 59 Words before dare or ever 61 Scottish export 62 Where texts are often read 63 ISP option 64 * Yellow Monopoly property 67 “Speak up” requests 70 Base path? 72 Cutting beam 73 Bouncer’s handful 74 In short order 75 Some saxes 77 Law office visitors 79 Part- time player 81 “I’m outta here” 83 Potters’ wheels, e. g. 85 Home of Mandrake the Magician 86 Part of BOGOF 87 Annoyances 89 They’re often found in mice 91 Sign of an omission 92 Spots 93 Deere rival 94 *School in- crowd 98 Look forward to 99 Game with an Angry Birds version 100 Cal. column 101 * Tape width, perhaps 104 Signs of spring that are literally hidden in the answers to starred clues 111 Tennyson’s “lily maid of Astolat” 112 Cuthbert of “24” 114 Steak __ 115 Thought quite a lot of 116 More promising 117 In 118 Downed with a jolt 119 Wheelhouse 120 Elizabeth I or Prince Harry
Down
1 Sapa __: ancient South American ruler 2 Jodie Foster title role 3 Relative of IMO 4 Collector’s suffix 5 Like rich batter 6 Sics on 7 Overwhelmed, with “out” 8 Jackson with a 2015 “Keepin’ It Country” tour 9 Austrian painter Klimt 10 Word in current news? 11 Scorpion cousin 12 Texas A&M joined it in 2012 13 “You’re probably right” 14 Some HDTVs 15 Trick 16 “Joy of Cooking” author Rombauer 17 Capital ESE of Warsaw 18 Hard to control 21 In a fog 26 Puff __ 28 Woke up 32 Gets out 33 *“Be My Baby” singers 34 Pile up 35 “American Pastoral” Pulitzerwinning writer 36 City near Provo 38 *Alpine feline 39 Spitting sound 40 Wine commonly served chilled 41 Momentum 43 Beersheba’s region 44 Series ender 46 Feature of some Roy Rogers numbers 48 Ship out 49 * Like some flats 50 Expose 52 “Understood” 54 Weigh station unit 56 The __: Horace works 60 “__ be fun!” 62 Polish brand 64 Credit giant 65 Does masterfully 66 Crunched things, for short 68 Large groups 69 Weevil feature 71 Poll position? 74 Egyptian peninsula 75 Belgium- based imaging company 76 Master 77 Journalist who has been a host on all “Big Three” networks 78 12- time NFL Pro Bowler Junior 80 Connie __, winningest MLB manager 82 Responded to a bad joke 84 U.S./Soviet pact 88 Gets to 90 Walk easily 93 Twisted together 94 Ground, say 95 Garment easy to get in and out of 96 More swank 97 Throw a big party for 98 Burning 101 Cops, or pressure from them 102 “The Aviator” actor 103 Landlocked land 105 Weigh station concern 106 Brought up 107 Hard- to- ignore feeling 108 Fixed __ 109 De Matteo of “Sons of Anarchy” 110 Apple product 113 Cut off