L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

PT exercise

ACROSS

1 Peaks 6 Two-letter pop group 10 Prepares potatoes, in a way 15 Card in a wallet 19 Zagreb native 20 Vanishing sound 21 Seating option 22 It gives you the big picture 23 Most highly regarded seasoning? 26 Side 27 Call for icing, maybe 28 Author Binchy 29 Limo amenity 31 Literally, “shady side” 32 Like two Beethoven piano sonatas 33 Groom on a 1952 Life cover 34 B, in a sandwich 37 Bridget Riley’s “Movement in Squares,” e.g. 40 23rd of 24 41 Gets more friendly, with “up” 45 __ collar 46 Brusque orchestral violinists? 49 Alley in comics 50 Soft shoe 51 Portends 52 Bush boss 53 Singer DiFranco 54 Card game shout 55 “Trinity” novelist 56 “__ Not There”: Zombies hit 58 Child with a sponsor, maybe 60 Homer’s “Northeaster,” for one 62 Wall covers 65 Quick quality 66 Italian noble family 67 Actress Helen with her personal programmer? 70 One of a program dozen 73 Big-eyed bird 75 “Tristram Shandy” author 76 Bag by the barbecue 78 Lit 81 Honey beverage 82 “Hamilton” award 83 97-Across output 84 Holiday drink 85 Knockoff hr. 88 Glittery rock 89 Logician’s letters 90 Granite St. campus 91 Kids responsible for breakfast bread? 94 Town 95 Low choristers 97 See 83-Across 98 Golf bag set 99 “Not a chance!” 100 Pie nut 102 Kiss at the mall, briefly 103 Security briefing org. 104 Lunch with fish 107 Large crosses 109 Head honcho, e.g. 113 Finished 114 Well-ventilated chef’s hat? 117 It’s often stained 118 Language that gives us “kayak” 119 “The Clan of the Cave Bear” author 120 Old Eurasian rulers 121 Wine adjective 122 Ideal areas 123 Letters before Q? 124 Limited-choice, as a question

DOWN

1 John follower 2 Sticking point? 3 Extra 4 Near the start 5 Yalta Conference notable 6 Informal pricing words 7 __ vivant 8 High time 9 __ de coeur: amorous relationship 10 Forgo 11 Put on 12 Musician’s suffix 13 Pipes and such 14 Welcome 15 Former “Today” co-host 16 Source of film trivia 17 Complex story 18 Lumberyard supplier 24 Staple __ 25 Doesn’t hold back 30 Ski resort refreshment? 33 It borders three oceans 34 Mystify 35 Does penance (for) 36 Chocolate-loving gang? 37 Rex in the classics 38 It may be given with a bow 39 Saddlebag carrier 40 Radio tuning shortcut 42 Measurement for meat rotating on a spit? 43 Like many Bing Crosby records 44 Slant 46 Sacred scroll 47 Got hot online 48 Joke 51 Florida NFLer 56 Words often about details 57 Yogi Bear co-creator 59 CD part 61 Bastes, say 63 Talking point? 64 Educates 68 Lures 69 Straights and flushes 71 Place to grab a bite 72 Promise 74 Randy Johnson and Aroldis Chapman 77 Deli choice 78 Oscar __ 79 O’Neill’s daughter 80 Giuseppe’s god 86 Wanderer 87 80%-Disney-owned channel 88 Nats pitcher González 92 Done with 93 Slow and steady 94 Just barely, at the track 96 Animated 99 Powerful 101 Adorable one 102 “Dead __ Society”: 1989 film 103 Half-__: coffee order 104 Stink 105 Middle eye layer 106 Part of the woods? 107 Really mess up 108 Hit hard 109 Shed 110 Start of a sad tale 111 Bird related to the noddy 112 Brand that’s a homophone of its company’s initials 115 N.Y. neighbor 116 Where some pounds are spent: Abbr.