Montreal Gazette

LOS ANGELES TIMES SUNDAY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- edited by rich norris and joyce nichols lewis

ACROSS

1 Get hot online 8 Slithery squeezer 11 San Francisco /

Oakland separator 14 Signature Southern

vegetable 18 Treeless tract 20 High esteem 22 Motley 23 Basis for evaluating an archaeolog­y dig? 25 “Goodness gracious!” 26 “Wide Sargasso Sea” author Jean 27 Chain founded by

Ingvar Kamprad 28 2016 A.L. Manager of the Year Francona, familiarly 29 Heartthrob 30 Medicare segment 32 As to 34 Called the shots 35 Warning to Bo Peep that her sheep are really hiding nearby? 44 “The Sage of Concord” 45 Romeo or Juliet 46 South of France 47 Holds firmly 48 Dilates 50 Times for vespers 54 Knock for a loop 55 Schleps 58 “When leaving the beach, hose off your feet before putting on your shoes”? 62 Jiffs 64 Slip cover 66 Yorkshire river 67 Bygone bird 68 Must choose among less volatile investment options? 73 Bossy remark? 76 Wine center NNE of Monaco 77 Flaw-spotting aid 78 Canterbury’s county 81 Infant dressed for rain? 85 Bas-relief medium 87 Dashed 89 Cavaradoss­i’s “Recondita armonia,” for one 90 Cooper’s creations 92 Green need 94 Bring in 98 Where Java may be found 99 Before 100 Have a good day birding? 105 Pitcher’s pride 106 Meh 107 Breaks 108 Nursing a sprain, perhaps 110 “Good going!” 113 Stunned accusation 114 Come together 118 Fever with chills 119 Paragraph in a lemon law? 123 Needle holder 124 Espionage asset 125 More frothy 126 River to the Fulda 127 It’s used for some trips 128 WWII venue 129 __ step: deceptive hoops tactic

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1 Attendee 2 Moonfish 3 Darned 4 Quaint stopovers 5 Italian counterpar­t of the BBC 6 Prince Valiant’s son 7 Shackle 8 Onetime California oil town 9 “__ the fields we go” 10 Kind of prof. 11 Marching orders? 12 Radar or laser 13 Accountant’s initialism 14 European automaker that was originally a sewing machine company 15 Rwanda’s capital 16 Didn’t just criticize 17 Put on 19 Invite for 21 Honor society leader? 24 Reach a high 29 Clan clash 30 “Hey ... over here!” 31 “__ good name is ne’er retriev’d”: John Gay 33 King of France 35 “His,” to Bierce 36 Gives off 37 Variety show 38 Soak 39 “Yea, verily” 40 Outlaw Kelly 41 Thug’s thousands 42 “The King and I” role 43 City on the Dnieper 48 Winning Super Bowl III coach Ewbank 49 Busybodies 51 Get-up-and-go 52 “Foucault’s Pendulum” author 53 Yellow __ 56 Start of a tribute 57 Pride and prejudice 59 Fools 60 Faulkner’s “__ Lay Dying” 61 Card collection 63 Car from Trollhätta­n 65 NBC show since 1975 69 After-dinner drink letters 70 Literary fold 71 Third of seven: Abbr. 72 “Fine” holder of fish? 73 Wharton deg. 74 Crew member 75 Kimono closer 79 Away from the office 80 In a tough spot 82 It’s a long story 83 South Dakota, to Pierre 84 Pizzazz 86 Eyeball-bending work 88 Drops the ball 91 Go (for) 93 1999 “A God in Ruins” novelist 95 Go around in circles? 96 It’s south of Eur. 97 Small change 99 Gushes 100 Standoffis­h 101 Protected, as from prosecutio­n 102 Put up with 103 Art Deco artist 104 Scatterbra­ined 105 Slack-jawed 109 House of Lords member 111 Balancing pro 112 Agatha contempora­ry 113 Bounce back 114 Nicky of “Boston Public” 115 Jour’s opposite 116 “Got it” 117 Amer. Samoa, e.g. 119 ISP alternativ­e 120 Polo Grounds legend 121 Be-bopper 122 The Tigers of the SEC

 ??  ?? DINE OUT paul coulter
DINE OUT paul coulter

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