Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1 Yellow smoothie fruit 7 Chick’s sound 11 Turin-based automaker 15 One going through an eyelet 19 Anthology compiler 20 Loud sound 21 For the most part 23 Squeal on 24 Shrimp dish ordered online? 26 Equestrian action 28 Sticks in a parlor 29 Gulf of California state 30 Simile words 31 Divert 33 Mumbai apparel 34 Not someone you’d want in the cockpit? 39 NYSE events 43 Effect, as a law 44 In its current condition 45 Candidate’s concern after the latest poll? 51 Lows 53 Complete 55 French region associated with an eggy dish 56 Decorates tees 58 Hurl insults (at) 60 Ricoh rival 61 Retired jet 62 Fertile 65 Hit with a water balloon, say 67 Restaurant kitchen array 68 Hook during a typically slow period? 72 Russian milk drink 75 Driver’s target 76 Punctilious to the extreme 77 Shakespearean “Shake a leg!” 80 Online exchange 81 Carouse 83 Temporary stay 86 Toledo is on it 89 Ukase 92 Defensive castle feature 93 Physician for longshoremen? 95 National symbol 97 See 96-Down 98 Bawl 99 No-brainer card game? 101 Soft drink options 106 Humiliate 108 Discernment meas., in meteorology 109 Tolerates 111 Fish tank buildup 112 Optimal 117 Like most clouds, compared to cirrus clouds? 121 Carried with effort 122 Doesn’t give up 123 Prayer wheel spinner 124 Missing the mark 125 CEO’s helper 126 Like venison 127 “The Killing” actress Mireille __ 128 Exclusive date
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1 One in cuffs, maybe 2 Month after Shevat 3 Filled food truck buy 4 Very much 5 “Take a shot at it” 6 Con __ 7 Puritan 8 Very long time 9 Celebrate an anniversary, say, with “out” 10 Like veggies in platters 11 Marker choice 12 Supermodel Sastre 13 FBI figure 14 Hardy title teenager 15 CNN medical analyst Wen 16 Protective suit 17 Blue Grotto isle 18 Sewing machine inventor Howe 22 Army sgts., e.g. 25 Flee 27 Valley known for viticulture 31 Small opening 32 Talk show VIPs 34 HVAC system openings 35 Nin of literature 36 Officer trainee 37 Etching supply 38 Terre Haute sch. 40 Enters en masse 41 Tokyo-born peace activist 42 Newton honorific 45 Betelgeuse’s constellation 46 Negative afterthought 47 Unworldly 48 Water container? 49 Aware of 50 Bank conveniences 52 Word with interest 54 Gave money for 57 Figure (out) 59 Part of a moth’s life cycle 63 Hide 64 March __ 66 Significant times 68 NFL Titan, when in Houston 69 Let go 70 Break, as ties 71 Very much 72 Growth in a wet forest 73 Actor Morales 74 Expert’s discovery 77 Impresario Sol 78 Goddess of peace 79 Shift key neighbor 82 Elevates 84 Give fresh energy to 85 Nabisco brand 87 Noisy disturbance 88 Bar supply 90 Game that might end in a library 91 Dance genre 94 Murkiness 96 With 97-Across, words before “good reason” 99 Free thing to try 100 Something done after a meal 101 Pioneering decaf brand 102 Orchestral pair, at a minimum 103 Enjoys an elegant meal 104 Skillful 105 Drill bit purchases 107 __ stop 110 Chase, as flies 111 Exercise activity 112 Bali products 113 Medical breakthrough 114 Et __: and others 115 Transmit 116 Avant-garde 118 Touchdown hr. calculation 119 Holm of “The Hobbit” 120 Punk subgenre