LA TimES CROSSWORD:
“PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF” By MARK MCCLAIN
ACROSS
1 Brownie group?
6 Francis, most recently
10 Scornful comment
15 Self-righteously proper sort
19 Fancy to extremes
20 Caspian Sea feeder
21 Come after
22 Single
23 *Attraction with exotic animals
25 It may be skipped
26 SLR setting
27 Self-absorbed
28 Works in a museum
29 Oops provoker
30 Got rid of
32 Knob-handled tools
33 *Former NASA project
35 Range option
38 Massage therapist’s employer
39 Dismiss casually, with “at”
40 Piece of land
41 Release predecessors
43 Embellished
47 *Jump-start connection point
52 Word on an Irish euro
53 Basics
54 Tickle pink
55 Silent __: White House nickname
56 Pet store rodent
58 “Grey’s Anatomy” showrunner Rhimes
60 Flier in a show
62 Bishop’s purview
63 *IT executive’s concern
68 Go downhill fast
71 Obsolescent wrong number cause
72 Omelet request
75 Move stealthily
77 It may need massaging
78 Brown shade
81 “Sunday Night Baseball” nickname
83 Jazz home
84 *Berlin monument that’s a symbol of Germany’s reunification
87 Sleeping bag alternative
90 Wonderland cake instruction
91 Café lightener 92 Contemptible
95 Trauma ctrs.
96 Causes of much yawning
97 *Something to go back to when things aren’t working out
101 Moved like the wind 103 Potato color
104 Crop unit
105 Fireplace duct
106 Forget where one put
110 Golden rule word
111 Bert’s chum
113 *Brew pub sampler
115 Wise adviser
116 Its code is BOS
117 Murray with a star on both the Canada and Hollywood Walk of Fame
118 Judge who excelled in the Field of Dreams game
119 Notice
120 Avocet cousin
121 Puts in
122 Climate activist Thunberg
DOWN
1 String section instrument
2 Fall figure
3 Vegan protein source
4 Rocky projection
5 HRH part
6 Eye opening
7 Rigorous exams
8 Scorecard standards
9 Moose cousin
10 Model 3 maker
11 Marxian activities
12 Arthur Ashe Stadium is its main court
13 Sister
14 Achieved a baby milestone
15 Classic wall worker
16 Awaken harshly
17 Mole’s collection
18 Crystal-bearing rock
24 Hoover was the only president born there
29 Twitch, say
31 Taverna aperitif
32 Meridian opening
33 Trunk item
34 Aquatic carnivore
35 Iraqis, mostly
36 12-Down contest
37 Doesn’t ignore
38 Editor’s “keep it”
40 Sched. uncertainty
41 Club rules
42 GPS projection
44 Avian bills
45 Pennsylvania county or its seat
46 Editor’s “cut it”
48 “Power” accessory, perhaps
49 Cold treat brand
50 Dealer’s pursuer
51 First Dominican MLB manager Felipe
56 Somersaulting dive
57 Kitchen suffix
59 Dory’s friend
60 Gestural comm. syst.
61 Sturdy shoe
64 River through Frankfurt
65 Capital of Latvia
66 Particle also called a K meson
67 Sound barrier breaker Chuck
68 E-ticket’s lack
69 __-Eating Tree: “Peanuts” phenomenon
70 2010 Apple debut
73 Common prayer
74 Invaders of ancient Rome
76 Discards
78 Trimming target
79 Thyroid MDs
80 “Big Blue”
82 Actor Billy __ Williams
84 Poster’s medium
85 Company with an antlered animal logo
86 Pleasant feeling
88 Pooch with a large tongue
89 Horizontal door beams
93 Congo tributary
94 __ media
96 Major Nebraska product
97 Puts under 98 Accumulate
99 Houston MLBer
100 Ain’t perfect?
101 Barista’s creation
102 Entices
105 Ward (off)
106 Wearer of hot pants?
107 Fairy tale monster 108 Useless, now
109 Sicilian mount
112 Hogwash
113 Shearing day sound
114 Jet __
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