L.A. CROSSWORD
“ONliNe ChAt”
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1 Fightin’ with 5 Avid bird watcher? 8 Tournament passes 12 Dogie collar? 18 Anderson of “WKRP in Cincinnati” 19 Anise-flavored aperitif 20 Place to have poi 21 Fall color 22 Fictional detective whose first name is Endeavour 25 Reprobate 26 “Wanna __?” 27 Guitarist Paul 28 Namely 29 Fannie __ 30 Paranormal power 31 “Somewhere in Time” band 34 First-rate 37 Apple Watch assistant 38 Wichita-toDuluth dir. 39 Jobs for grad students 42 “Now I see!” 43 Counterfeit watchdog, for short 46 Staying power 48 1994 comedy with an oxymoronic title 51 Plan in detail 53 Celestial circles 55 Times for reflection 57 Self-reflective musing 60 Record book 62 Cheese in some bagels 63 PC hookup 64 Interstate giant 66 Magazine extra 68 Sci. concerned with climate change 69 Digital readouts, briefly 71 Uses a straw 73 Hotel with a Gold Passport loyalty program 75 Fruit-eating fictional race 77 Exercise units 79 Decorative plaster 81 Fray, say 83 Golfer Poulter 84 Go by 86 Tapped into 88 Chocolate-filled cookie 90 Best Actress Tony winner in “Wicked” 92 “No bickering!” 94 Like some rats 95 Unconventional 97 Fifth pillar of Islam 100 Pitcher Sparky 101 Throw hard 103 That, to Juanita 104 Bugs with horns 106 Afternoon TV fare 108 “Fifty Shades of Grey” author 111 Motel convenience 114 Casino convenience 116 Form attachment? 117 Mother __ 120 Cortez’s gold 121 Dot follower, at times 122 Slightly larger than tall, at Starbucks 124 Knowledge seekers 127 Less stuffy 128 Molokai neighbor 129 Nice concept? 130 Skinny 131 Nudge 132 “American Dad!” dad 133 Express 134 __ debt of gratitude
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1 Courtroom vouchers? 2 Sister of Cordelia 3 Coming up 4 Playful bite 5 Affects adversely 6 __ dye: foodcoloring compound 7 Calorie-laden dessert 8 Botch 9 Cold War KGB chairman Andropov 10 Bridge positions 11 Take to court 12 County bordering Santa Fe County 13 Disney mermaid 14 Sought a seat 15 Xanadu locale, now 16 Years and years 17 U. of Maryland player 19 Mermaid’s home 23 Spreading tree 24 Spanish peak 29 “Whatever” 32 Time to see stars 33 Remiss 35 Stun with a gun 36 Resting easy 40 Make true 41 Circus attraction 44 Car owner’s obligation 45 Some Windows systems 47 Popular buying club 49 Put to work 50 The king of Spain? 52 De Beauvoir, to Sartre 54 Wranglers alternative 56 Lipstick characteristic 57 Not up to par 58 With reverence 59 Sharpie output 61 Unconnected 65 __ du Louvre 67 Sensitive thing to touch 70 Lady in a 1955 film 72 Intrusive vine 74 “Dust to Dust” author Hoag 76 Rescuer of Odysseus 78 Bridge measure 80 TD Garden NBA team 82 High in calories 85 Environmental warning 87 2008 honor for Joe Cocker: Abbr. 89 Spot check? 90 Potent ending? 91 Squat 93 Uninherited wealth 96 Creole-speaking island nation 98 Icon after “Not a member?” 99 Anonymous one 102 She played Fantine in “Les Misérables” (1998) 105 Boot camp nickname 107 Upscale boarding facility 109 Roman province governed by Pontius Pilate 110 96-Down governing group 112 Rock of comedy 113 Dot follower, at times 114 Thing to fill or bridge 115 Rush or Cream 118 Water color 119 Downfall 123 Never, to Nietzsche 124 GroupMe exchanges, briefly, and a hint to this puzzle’s eight longest answers 125 Where I-86 and I-15 meet 126 2015 Etsy milestone, initially