L. A. CROSSWORD “SAY WHAT?”
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1 Prohibition specifics 7 Embodiment 14 Bad flareup? 19 Yukon neighbor 20 Supermodel Schiffer 21 Ring bearer, often 22 “I got a C” 24 Causes for pauses 25 Bordeaux bud 26 End of a series, briefly 27 Worldwide cultural org. 29 Adams and Grant 30 Fish order 32 Exeter exams 35 1986 rock autobiography 37 “Edison was born in 1847 and died in 1931” 41 Bases for deviation 44 Put up with 46 ’80s IBM models 47 Eagle-eyed raptors 49 Word from a pro 50 Rig 51 C-ration successors 53 __ set 54 Obstacle to progress 56 Atmospheric prefix 57 French for “under” 58 Tries to buy, on eBay 60 Arrivals at home? 61 Bach choral works 63 Market order 64 Worked (up) 66 Govt. assistance program 67 “This is my fishing spot— please find your own” 70 Econ. yardstick 73 North of Nogales 75 Hammer sites 76 Grade school exhibits 78 They’re deliberately broken so they can be fixed 80 Oft-swiped item 82 Vicious and others 83 Little houses on the prairie 84 Kitchen toppers 86 Gator tail? 87 Hairy “pet” 88 “Ready __ ... “89 R&B group __ Hill 90 Start to foam? 92 White wine apéritif 93 FDR and JFK 94 Moves very slowly 96 “Heart, liver, kidneys, ... “100 Farm call 102 StubHub offerings 103 Actress Gilbert of “The Big Bang Theory” 107 Riga resident 109 Pinpoint 112 “Let __ There”: Newton-John hit 114 Price __ 115 Panini cheese 117 “I survived boot camp!” 121 Exactly right 122 Control on a wing 123 Just-in-case items 124 Ecclesiastical council 125 Weatherproofing application 126 City where the Alcázar is located
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1 Salamanca snacks 2 Memorable shrine 3 Pho soup garnish 4 Org. that employed Julia Child during WWII 5 Steinbeck’s Tom Joad, e.g. 6 Capital east of Gallup 7 “Turn! Turn! Turn!” source: Abbr. 8 Gaza Strip gp. 9 “Who __”: 2001 #1 country hit 10 Uproars 11 Danish seaport 12 “Battle Hymn of the Republic” possessive 13 Wolfs down 14 Pvt. address 15 It’s often grated 16 “That’s the worst synopsis I’ve ever read!” 17 Anthem opener 18 Prohibition notable 21 Alexander Graham Bell, e.g. 23 Major blow 28 Diez squared 31 Draw out 33 Aggravates 34 Frodo’s forest friends 36 Words before many words 38 Texting shrug 39 Space __ 40 Increasingly rare screens 42 Average 43 Shopping club 44 Gray ones are debatable 45 “Do you know how to copy this disk?” 48 Causes of unusual weather 50 Tic __ 51 Sounded like the wind 52 ’60s secretary of state 53 Leaves painfully 55 LSAT cousin 57 Supporter of a strong, centralized government 58 What a sports star may sport 59 Company founded by Gem State brothers 62 Condensed, condensed 63 Gawk 65 Paper size: Abbr. 68 Salt 69 16th-century date 71 Some iPods 72 Head-turner of a sort 74 The Cowboys of the Big 12: Abbr. 77 March followers 78 SFO postings 79 Quayle follower 81 Vocalist Vikki 82 Green 2001 title hero 85 Canadian pump name 87 Pub. concern 88 “Bird-Wire” link 91 It has a string attached 92 Big name in stunt jumping 93 “We did the right thing” 95 Chip source 97 Number one Hun 98 Binding material 99 Column couple 101 Tar Heel State campus 104 Tuned in 105 Flowed furiously 106 Sandbox rebuttal 107 Girl 108 Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, e.g. 110 Bk. reviewers? 111 Singer India.__ 113 Old Bruin nickname 116 Word on U.S. coins 118 Celestial altar 119 Gross __ 120 Muppet monkey Minella