LA TimES CROSSWORD:
“ASSEMBLING THE PARTS” By PAUL COULTER
ACROSS
1 Fruit stand buys
7 One way to be taken 12 Behavioral Analysis Unit’s
org.
15 Govt. loan agency 18 Mountains of __: Genesis
locale
19 Bar offering
20 Heros, to some
22 “Might I suggest … ” + “Since you mentioned it … ” = “I’ll be darned!” 24 Superior
25 Wasn’t present?
26 Violent protester
27 Car jackers?
28 Irish moonshine
30 Honest about + “L’chaim!”
= Realistic
32 Netted, say
34 Kennel club designation 36 Angers
37 Cliffside dwelling 38 Defense secretary under
Nixon
39 Dear
40 DOD intel arm 43 Approached old age + Ready to sail = Joined the cause
46 Archaeological site 48 Noticed
50 “__ ideas?”
51 Phone downloads 52 Irritates
53 Studied for a job? 54 Google find
56 Lite
57 Have credit from
58 __ male
61 Yell + Bent on getting =
Need urgently
65 Western __
66 Super Bowl LVI champ 67 Some wedding guests 68 Snacks, say
70 Biting
71 One may become a cliché 72 Raise
74 High point
77 Marsh growths
78 Brief “Out of the question” 79 Sergeant’s order + Type of skate = Get with the program
82 AOL alternative
83 __ Elton John
84 Morally instruct
86 The Mick succeeded him as Yankee center fielder 87 Letters after many a general’s name
89 Full force
90 Experts
91 Patronize + Comfortable = Kind of parent
94 Rouses
96 Changeable type 97 Thingamabob
100 “Goddess of Pop”
103 Hardly promising
104 Cede + Pitching style = Climbing method
106 Writers like O. Henry 107 Aquatic mammal
108 Beltway environs
109 Writer
110 Rehab hurdle
111 Crystal-lined rock
112 “Stagecoach” and “High Noon”
DOWN
1 When repeated, a fish 2 Winged figure of myth 3 Celebration with a tent, maybe
4 Handel bars
5 Apt grab rhyme
6 Put away for later
7 __ Clinton, historic English village that lent its name to a sports car
8 Joke victim 9 “A Hard Road to Glory”
author
10 Rent for fishing, say 11 Do-it-yourselfer’s
purchase 12 Disagreements 13 Mountain West river
named for sheep 14 Clinton said he didn’t do it
15 Printing flourish
16 Actor Dern
17 Nile serpents
20 Indian butter
21 Patron saint of France 23 Risky turn, maybe
27 __ pie
29 Frosh, probably
31 Writes a new version of 32 It’s a long story
33 Brightly colored 34 Hopping targets?
35 Clear (of)
38 Common cat seat
39 Well aware of 40 Japanese-American
41 Take care of
42 Extra feature
44 Dugout rack item
45 Crude gp.?
47 “Aim High” federal org. 48 Merit badge earner 49 Little men in the front row
52 Delivery assignment 54 Dig find
55 Sonnet line quintet
56 Like some bonds
58 Auto option
59 Velcro alternative 60 Groom with a bill
62 “M*A*S*H” corporal 63 Chinese currency 64 Authentic
69 “Exodus” hero
71 Crucial trials
72 “Cast Away” escape
vehicle
73 Nevada copper town 74 Vacation rental option 75 “… roasting __ open fire” 76 Cello parts
79 Flipper
80 Sask. neighbor
81 Online customer service option
83 Least fresh
85 Deadline
87 Asian noodle dish 88 Lens cover
89 French word of approval 90 Managed
91 Jersey __
92 Hit lightly
93 “Bonanza” brother 94 Really dig
95 Sound file suffix
96 China problem
98 Able to see right through 99 Had too much, briefly 101 Fed. power dept. 102 Old food label figs. 104 Keep every one of 105 TV pioneer