L. A. TIMES SUNDAY CROSSWORD PUZZLES
Across
1 Distinguished 9 One in on the
deal?
13 1984 Martin/
Tomlin film 20 Wetsuit
substance 21 Feng __ 22 Causes of tots’
tears
23 One of three presidents who served in 1881 25 Dignitaries
working abroad 26 Wife of Wang Lung in “The Good Earth” 27 Joke closing? 28 A fancy one may not include prices 30 Surprise from a
lamp
31 1983 Streisand
film 33 Scratches (out) 35 It’s just outside
the Oval Office 38 Caveman Alley 40 Mich. NBA team 42 Word on a fast
food sign 43 “Billy Budd”
captain 44 Kitchen gadget 50 Subj. for some
newcomers 51 “__ to you,
matey!” 52 Thumbs-up cry 53 Biblical name
meaning “hairy” 54 Cone filler 57 Discipline with
poses 59 Sagan’s sci. 61 21st of 24 62 Fired up
67 It measures rpm 69 Pennsylvania
railroad town 73 More achy 74 Private company
paperwork 79 Some bar food 80 USA Today
owner
81 Somme spouses:
Abbr.
82 Move, as artwork 84 Thumbs-up cry 85 “Ozark” actor
Morales 87 Cartagena cat 91 Stop one’s horse,
in England 95 Envelope
pushing
97 Half a dance 98 Passion-ate
composer? 102 __ trip
103 Certain sci-fi
superfan
106 Dos cubed 107 Pinup’s asset 109 Sold-out letters 110 79-Across fish 111 “Awesome!” 114 Suffix from the Greek for “world”
117 Role for Dustin 121 King or queen 122 Taunting word usually repeated
124 Persian for
“king”
126 Ostrich cousin 127 The Beatles’ last
studio album 130 Unexpectedly changing one’s attitude ... and what’s literally hidden in six long puzzle answers 133 50-50 shot 134 Hendryx who was part of the “Lady Marmalade” trio Labelle
135 Alienate
136 Allergy symptom 137 Big refs.
138 Aficionados
Down
1 Fancy
2 Author Zora __
Hurston
3 “__ is an island”:
Donne
4 Sandal feature 5 Abbr. in home
sale ads
6 Staying power 7 Related on mom’s
side
8 Literature
Nobelist Walcott 9 “__: Cyber”: 2015
spin-off
10 “May I speak?” 11 King or queen 12 Quick denial
13 Pie equivalent, in
a simile 14 Canterbury
commode
15 Half a strait-laced
pair?
16 Witness 17 Stumble, as a
horse
18 “L’ecole des femmes” playwright 19 Reputed Dead Sea Scrolls transcribers 24 “Band of Gold”
singer Payne 29 Theater work 32 Be outscored 34 Alien-seeking gp. 36 Highland tongue 37 Solzhenitsyn
subject 39 Passover
41 Sam Spade type 44 Great Barrier Reef
feature
45 Boo mate? 46 Heart doc’s
readout 47 Guzzler on the
road
48 Hard thing to get
out of
49 Share on Facebook, as a picture 55 Complete, in law 56 Paris’s __ Rodin 58 “Right back __” 60 Curtin castmate 63 Asian menu
assurance 64 Masters prog.
entrance criterion 65 Female lobster 66 Uneaten bit 68 “There’s __ of Hush”: Herman’s Hermits hit 70 They can make
things clearer 71 Uno e due 72 Philip II’s fleet 74 Bygone cartography initials
75 Third col.,
usually 76 __Kosh B’gosh 77 Female nonclericals 78 Asylum seeker 83 Shorthand pioneer
86 Stitch
88 One may be high or low
89 With 104-Down, what bosses rule 90 Wood used to age spirits 92 Preserves
thickener
93 “__ a date!” 94 Buster?
96 1914 battle river 98 Soft drink manufacturer, e.g.
99 Get by effort 100 Exchanged texts,
say
101 Emergency
phone link 104 See 89-Down 105 Quietly show anger toward
108 Disagrees 112 Put on ice 113 Sierra Nevada
resort
115 Backed (away) 116 Parson’s place 118 __ of Glamis:
Macbeth
119 Worsted variety 120 Resting
places 123 Rear
125 Cable channel for remodelers 128 Queen’s
subject 129 French
connections? 131 Fourth
notes
132 Miracle-__