L.A. CROSSWORD
“BETWEEN THE COVERS”
ACROSS
1 Mouth Healthy org. 4 Lineal beginner 9 Gibbons, e.g. 13 __ palm 18 Long and drawnout, say 20 Meredith Grey’s half sister on “Grey’s Anatomy” 22 14th-century Russian ruler 23 Some pool English? 25 “Save Me the Waltz”writer Fitzgerald 26 Vote in 27 Ballet phenom? 29 “The Fountainhead” author Rand 30 More agile 33 Two by two 34 Shoebox letters 35 Chess pieces 37 Holds (up) 40 Regular stockings, as opposed to fishnets? 49 Old DJs’assortment 51 Same, for starters 52 Military wear, for short 53 Courted 54 Logan of “60 Minutes” 55 One in a rib cage 56 Sends out 58 Shone 61 “Fuller House” actor 63 8 or 9, e.g.? 66 Word for a lady 68 PC file extension 69 “Wish Tree” artist 70 Snowfall during the Olympics? 79 “It’s the HardKnock Life” soloist 83 Vulcans, for one 84 Biker’s invite 86 Skip it 87 Gentle 88 Territories of a sort 91 Writer __ Neale Hurston 92 Samarra’s land 93 Use (up) 94 Doghouses and scratching posts? 98 White choice, familiarly 100 Deli option 101 Texting qualifier 102 Nickname in satirical music 106 Transferred to computer memory 109 __ tai 112 Goal for a teacher’s pet? 116 DVD player option 118 Paragon 119 Subscription deal promos ... and a hint to this puzzle’s seven other longest answers 122 Punk, e.g. 123 Bologna bride 124 Cry from Poirot 125 Jane Austen specialty 126 Cabinet dept. with an atom on its seal 127 Cabinet dept. first led by Hamilton 128 Op-__
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1 Hopelessly lost 2 Tatted covering 3 Eve who played the principal in “Grease” films 4 Exuberant review term 5 Dadaist Jean 6 Paris pronoun 7 Show for quick feedback 8 Val d’__: French ski resort 9 Two before Charlie 10 Sneak a look at 11 Former pen pal? 12 Exercise done from a supine position 13 Unusually strange 14 Yet 15 Powder source 16 Köln closing 17 Defense attorney’s challenge 19 Gumshoe 21 “Como __?” 24 Eponymous physicist 28 Potluck fare 31 What “p” may stand for 32 Completely make over 36 “TMI!” 38 Hatched backup 39 Jag 40 Comes together 41 Cyan relative 42 Tolled 43 Took in 44 “The Kite Runner” boy 45 Unleavened Indian flatbread 46 Hindu mystic 47 Place of control 48 Jon Arbuckle’s dog 50 __ City: Baghdad suburb 54 Tangy treat 57 Pirate shipmate of Starkey 59 __-Cat 60 Sushi offering 62 At that point 64 “All My __ Live in Texas”: George Strait hit 65 Support pro 67 Blunder 70 Waterskiing hurdle 71 Hipbone-related 72 Closers often open it 73 Post-WWII commerce agreement 74 “... __ o’kindness ...”: Burns 75 Only 76 Exude 77 Each 78 Like some love affairs 80 DEA agent 81 Attends 82 Law office abbreviations 85 Supermodel Campbell 89 Empty storefront sign 90 Secret agent 94 “Are You Lonesome Tonight?”singer 95 Blue-pencil 96 “Vive __!” 97 Generic trendsetters 99 “Oh, shucks” 103 Super Bowl XXXIV champions 104 Hang 105 Incandescent bulb gas 107 Young partner 108 “Be __ ...” 109 Haggard of country 110 Didn’t procrastinate 111 Chorused “Who’s there?”response 112 1958 winner of nine Oscars 113 Polish-German border river 114 Fallon’s predecessor 115 Kingpin 117 Bush in Florida 120 Curling surface 121 Second Amendment org.