L.A CROSSWORD

“GETTING CONNECTED”

ACROSS 1 Abbr. for an unfilled slot 4 Limber 9 Literally meaning “stick,” it’s the first word in a California city named for a 1,000-year-old redwood 13 Bowler’s edge 17 Hotfooted it 18 Merged oil giant 19 Contentious encounter 20 Soft leather 21 Omaha Steaks Private Reserve product 23 “Love it!” 24 Dealt __: devastated 25 One doing a bank job? 26 Protest topics: Abbr. 27 2009 recession response 29 #1 thriller on AFI’s “100 Years...100 Thrills” 31 Stepped to the plate 32 Thick carpet 33 Bloomingdale’s rival 35 Folk legend Joan 36 Mom in the woods 37 Boiling state 40 Start to sing? 43 Gillette razor for women 47 Hustle 49 Celsius, e.g. 51 Blond shade 52 Try to quiet, as a persistent squeak 54 Jamaican spirits 55 Caesar’s land 56 Poorly paid workers 59 Parks on a bus 60 Best Play, e.g. 61 Morphine is one 63 Sailor’s guardian 65 Easygoing sort 67 Dockside activity 69 Shower with flowers, say 70 Incline to a higher level 73 Let loose 74 “Knock that off!” 77 Artemis’ twin brother 78 Private place? 80 Subj. for a future vet 82 Enclose, as livestock 84 Work outfits for many 85 Pop foursome formed in Stockholm 86 E! Online subject 88 “Get it?” 89 Development areas 90 Unfocused images 92 Eponymous explorer of the Aleutians 96 Oft-chewed item 97 “You got it!” 98 Children’s advocate LeShan 100 Will of “The Waltons” 101 Indian bread 103 Shakespearean deceiver 105 Bewhiskered test subject 107 Cue 111 Department of Commerce division 114 Look good on 116 Taverna sandwich 117 Type of daisy 118 Readily available 119 Apple Store support station 121 Basilica recesses 122 Can’t stop loving 123 Itty-bitty bits 124 Periodontist’s org. 125 Like many a cause 126 Madre’s hermanos 127 Brightest star in Cygnus 128 “I’m an idiot!” DOWN 1 “The Sound of Music” family name 2 Ruinations 3 Ticked off 4 Morning hrs. 5 Lose it all 6 “Yeah, right!” 7 Polygraph blips, perhaps 8 Tolkien race member 9 Prize administered by Columbia University 10 Cartoon style 11 Party headed by Netanyahu 12 First-year J.D. student 13 Two-time Masters champ Watson 14 Sacred conviction 15 Much-loved star 16 Kitten cry 19 Cowboy singer Tex 20 Military bands 22 Lines at Walmart? 27 9-5 automaker 28 Troop entertainment gp. 30 Dig in 31 Air rifle ammo 34 Easy A, say 36 Paine and Hugo, philosophically 38 Lopsided win 39 Crafts website 40 These, to Luis 41 Won every game 42 Not something to kid about 44 Puts to work 45 Architect Saarinen 46 Madhouse 48 Give the willies 50 Close in 53 Clapton classic 57 Eye of __: “Macbeth” witches’ ingredient 58 Regatta racer 62 Pioneering computer 64 Wear a long face 66 Lifestyle website targeting female millennials 68 Palais des Nations locale 71 Extreme 72 Assume as fact 74 “Ignore this change” 75 Many a Sunday magazine 76 Coliseum section 78 Crib sheet user 79 __-bodied 81 Baba or a boxer 83 “Fat chance, Friedrich!” 87 Sources of irritation 91 Seamless changes 93 Colorful wrap 94 Steady 95 Part of a preschool schedule 99 Peruvian pair 102 Yuletide drinks 104 Until now 105 Day after dimanche 106 Mischievous droid, familiarly 108 “Sorry about that” 109 Home of Velázquez’“Las Meninas” 110 Holy scroll 111 Its burning is a major source of Beijing smog 112 Fair 113 Place for a row 114 Big bash 115 Aware of 119 Roam (about) 120 PC connection found in this puzzle’s eight longest answers