Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle

“CASE IN POINT” By MARK McCLAIN

ACROSS

1 Jouster’s wear 6 Language of 100,000+ Canadians 10 “Waterloo” group 14 Jr. challenge 18 Early “Masterpiece Theatre” host Alistair

19 Got the news 21 Champagne

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22 Toy owner in “Toy Story” films 23 Bailiff who keeps the jury in stitches? 25 Hotel unit 26 Egg-white omelet’s lack 27 Close friends, say 28 Dramatic technique 30 “The Sandbox” playwright 31 Frigg’s spouse 32 Parade features 33 Bull alligator sounds 34 Music played between attorneys’ arguments? 39 Faithful spring? 40 Pal played her in early films 41 Invitation encl. 42 First of an alley’s 10 45 Tribute creator 46 Palm species 48 Home of the Big 12’s Cyclones 50 Actress Ward 51 “The Great” detective of kidlit

52 Polite argument on behalf of the accused? 56 Ins. giant

57 Bar group 59 Toyota logo shape 60 Chaucer works 62 Prompts on stage 63 Steam up 65 Vanishing act word

67 Send (to)

70 Do the crawl, e.g. 71 Cause of ruination 75 Action film shooter 76 Cartoon dialogue introduced as evidence?

81 Garfield’s foil 82 Place for a nest 84 Vishnu’s quartet 85 Solemn promise 86 Get a hard copy 87 Persian hunting dogs

89 Sing the praises of

91 Turn into cash 92 Scott in an 1857 case 93 Satisfaction for a prosecuting attorney? 97 Mustard town 99 __ Fables 100 Plate crossings 101 Blow a gasket 102 Justice Kagan 103 Aggressive stingers

107 __ one’s time: wait 108 Tennis great Steffi 109 Action brought by a cowardly plaintiff? 112 Links org.

113 In __: unmoved 114 Spot cost

115 “Neon” fish 116 After that 117 Scientist __ deGrasse Tyson 118 Alan in old films 119 “My bad, Francesca”

DOWN

1 Clemson’s NCAA div. 2 Large cross 3 Pouty face 4 Often-fried veggie 5 Upgrade technologically 6 __ blanc: Loire Valley wine 7 Take exception to

8 Digs in 9 Prior to, in verse 10 Out of the country 11 Literary Yorkshire family name 12 Channel markers 13 Drive-thru device

14 Truckers’ cargoes 15 High-hat challenge of a conviction? 16 Freud disciple 17 Little shavers 20 Goes for oil 24 Foster with Oscars 29 Bounder 30 Tiler’s calculation 32 Sickly 34 Flaxen, as hair 35 Speed gauge 36 Question in Matthew 37 Heart and soul 38 Morales of TV’s “Titans”

39 Not as much 42 Female lobster 43 “Would __ to you?” 44 Pesters 46 Refreshes, with “out” 47 Walgreens rival 48 Way over yonder 49 Filmmaker Gibson

52 So-so mark 53 Firm belief 54 Genesis matriarch 55 Town across the Thames from Windsor 58 Composer Weill 61 Makes available to 63 Hole-making tools

64 Pen part 65 Milne creation 66 Control 67 Wagon road features 68 Biblical scribe 69 Magistrate who specializes in agricultural litigation? 70 “Cheers” bartender 71 URL element 72 “Ta-ta, Thierry!” 73 Big ship

74 “I can do that” 77 Carefully timed operation 78 E-file org. 79 Awkward sorts

80 Title for Gaga 83 Pole, for one 86 Farm workers of old 88 Canterbury’s county 89 Companion of Dorothy 90 Camel cousin 91 O’Connor who played Gabrielle on “Xena” 93 Italian treats 94 Handy 95 Selling for, with “at” 96 Waited in hiding 97 First appearance 98 “Fighting” Indiana team 99 Lofty home 103 World Cup org. 104 Tiny bit of a min. 105 Ballet attire 106 Titles of respect 108 “Family Feud” reruns channel 110 “Good” cholesterol initials

111 Mai __