L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

Commercial break

ACROSS

1 Huggers 5 Spectrum maker 10 “The Winner Takes

It All” group

14 React to a pop idol, perhaps

19 Haul

20 Fall sign

21 They can be calm or rough 22 Specialized vocab 23 Skillful adventurers? 26 When rights may be prohibited

27 Musical clacker 28 Chooser’s words

30 Pro shop buys 31 Attractive pitcher

32 __ Alley, supply source in the Harry Potter universe 33 Effective use of lang. 35 Field for feline frolic? 39 Neck-to-waist body armor

42 Laid into 43 Vermont tourist destinations 44 Stooges’ specialty 46 Lasting lead-in? 47 __-Indian War

49 Sinus doc

50 About

51 Pro __: for now 52 Speech from a queen, maybe? 57 Recognize 58 Chicken Little, memorably 61 Least friendly 62 Diamond protector 63 Granola bar bit 64 Ocean predators 65 Where Tippecanoe Cty. is 66 Ticket abbr.

68 Hellish 70 Competitions 75 Savor, with “in” 76 Unusually vicious nocturnal flier? 78 Saigon holiday 79 Northeast Nevada city 80 Grand __ Opry

81 She, in Siena

82 First name in gossip 83 “Whatever”

86 __ bit: slightly

88 One with an IRA, say 89 Reversible fabrics 90 Burned-out hillbilly? 94 Jim Davis canine 95 Name on a pricey handbag

96 Some Ivy Leaguers 97 Kelly of talk 99 Dapper accessory 101 Intrasemester exam 105 1980s-’90s Commodore computer 107 Bedtime bugaboo? 109 One fit for a queen? 110 Golf selection 111 Large chamber group 112 Home repair option, briefly

113 Ad hoc hunters 114 French 101 verb 115 Hired hoods 116 Sweater mishap

DOWN

1 Guinness of “Smiley’s People”

2 Bill awarded her a Presidential Medal of Freedom

3 Comfy footwear 4 Governor’s ride 5 Member of a noted octet 6 They’re added to bills 7 “Yeah, right!”

8 Span. title

9 “The War of the Worlds” attacker

10 Bagel cheese 11 Confers (on)

12 It’s passed in a race 13 AAA member?: Abbr. 14 __-mo

15 Sun worshiper’s seasonal harangue?

16 How some lawyers are paid 17 Double-curve molding 18 Auction actions 24 Play with, kitten-style 25 Mississippi senator Cochran and jazz trumpeter Jones 29 Lets off steam 32 Luth. or Meth.

34 __ Honor

35 Frat row letter 36 First president of the Czech Republic 37 Fluid buildup 38 North Dakota’s “Magic City”

39 Art able to

40 __ metal

41 Brief timetable 45 Some skinny jeans 47 Roasting gadget 48 Org. with forms 53 CBS or NBC

54 1983 taxi comedy 55 20th-century princess 56 Hi-__ image 59 Megalith inscribed with saws? 60 Welcoming sight 62 Blow-up aid 64 Hymn relative 65 Visiting Hollywood, say 66 Lively dance

67 Ice cream treats 68 Dances with graceful gestures 69 Mimic

70 Trig ratio

71 They’re rarely heard from skilled carpenters 72 Cook’s need

73 Bit of dogma

74 “Boo!” reaction

75 Bit of sweat

76 Place for a plug 77 Scouts do good ones 82 Jay-Z and others 84 “Woe __”: 1996 grammar book

85 Steam engine exhaust system

86 Campus bldg. 87 Breaking down 88 Worker in a forge 91 Garfield’s gal pal

92 Like the pre-Easter season

93 Elite slates

95 Essence

97 Gravelly sound

98 Texting qualifier

100 ‘70s tennis star Nastase 101 “Hmm ... I doubt that” 102 Churchill’s 1955 successor 103 Den piece

104 Part of a pre-fire pile 106 Had lunch, say

108 Gunk