L.A. Times Crossword

ACROSS

12006 NBA Finals

MVP Dwyane

5Wiccans, Druids,

etc.

11Start of an idea

15Soaks (up)

19“I wasn’t

finished!”

20Greetings 21Old music halls

22Atmosphere 23Exclamation at a Chinese New Year parade?

25Homemade cat

costume?

27Sammie 28Ilhan of Congress

29Lunch spot, for

short

30Spoke without a

sound?

31Crime drama

character

33Buffalo NHL

player

35Pixar fish

36Chocolate chips and walnuts for banana bread, perhaps

37Very soon after

39Steamed bun

40Sound from a

pen

41Untamed 42Havana cigar that hits all the right notes?

45Motivation 47Bathroom or

kitchen device

48BTS genre

49Schoolyard retort

50Old den device

53“_ _ Miz”

56[I have to explain

this again?]

58__-chic 59Like a rave review

63Mario Kart

participant

64Euripides tragedy

65Evian, e.g.?

67To whom a young sea monster goes for advice?

69Affirms 70Morgan of

Arthurian legend

72“You’ll see--this’ll

be easy!”

73Barber’s tool

74Fizzless drink

76Early Beatles

bassist Sutcliffe

77Hosp. theaters

78CBS sportscaster

Phil

79Camper’s snack

81Charter 86Songs 87Unusually low tax

bill?

90Family nickname

91Biceps, slangily

92Melber of

MSNBC

93Urge on

94Whine tearfully

96“Sula” novelist

Morrison

97Viswanathan who was the first chess grandmaster from India

99Texting nicety

100Clemson

athletes

101Fix, in a way

102Disdainful

sounds

103Trawling need

105So tired of eating pork for breakfast?

107Observation at a zoo’s big cat exhibit?

111Drudge 112Swag 113Had a victory

114Unaided 115Avec’s opposite

116Giant fair

117Sunset shade

118Freshly

DOWN

1URL letters

2“That hits the

spot”

3Scattered

population

4“Julius Caesar”

accusation

5Prof’s deg., often

6Stunt pilot

7Campy 1970s

music genre

8Sushi roll exterior

9Former Queen of

Jordan

10Tax form digits

11Stop posting on

social media, say 12Enlighten 13“Summertime Sadness” singer Lana Del _ _

14Words said after lighting birthday candles

15Went unused

16Eclipsed 17Groom feathers

18Smooths, as

wood

24Crunch time

target?

26“Amor & Pasi—n” popera vocal group

29Hartford’s st.

31Beer pong

receptacles

32Gp. founded in

Baghdad in 1960

34“The Bachelor”

network

35Luvs product

38Org. for Cardinals

and Saints

40Concert wind

43Fishers with pots

44Kite aids

45Least rainy

46Go back

49Pictures of

characters

50Cape Cod alcohol

51Sound from a

nest

52Equine hue

54NYC hrs.

55Jojo Moyes novel about a woman starting a new life

57Furry foot 58Lima _ _

59Party gift

60Inventory list

61Move or groove

62Top squads

64Longtime Takei

role

65Texas city featured in most “Fixer Upper” episodes

66“One Mic” rapper

68Actress Dennings

71Hindu or Buddhist

spiritual leader 74“No refunds”

transaction

75Polka _ _

78Top-notch 80Sea food

82Joule fraction

83Animal shelter

goal

84Letter closer

85Wraps up

86Bars 87Organ with alveoli

88Blackboard chore

89Receptacle 90Bird in Mo

Willems books

91Start discussing

94Timetable

listings

95Skin care brand

in blue containers

96Girl Scout’s

outfit?

97Lotus position,

e.g.

98Genetic letters

102Hammerwielding superhero in Marvel films

104Older “Frozen”

sister

106Actress

Courteney

107Couple 108Understand 109Flamenco shout

110This second