Los Angeles Times

Wiseguy Studies

- By Merl Reagle Puzzle books available. For info, or to contact Merl, visit sundaycros­swords.com.

ACROSS

1 Bucket of bolts 5 AC motor inventor 10 Said one’s line 16 Everlastin­g, poetically 18 Long Island town 19 Get ___ (contact, informally) 21 Study of punctuatio­n marks? 23 Study of peas? 25 “Thanks, ___ that” 26 Adams and Falco 28 Child’s pluralizer 29 Hickey opener 30 React emotionall­y 31 Snowy wader 33 Study of women’s magazines? 36 Study of babies? 40 Quote, as Shakespear­e 41 “Photograph” singer 42 Garlic gadget 43 Roosevelt follower 44 Ottoman governor 45 Brosnan role 47 Study of poker? 52 Plays nicely, perhaps 53 Marimba’s cousin 54 Woolly critters 58 Rick Perry or Ted Cruz 59 Bottled spirit 60 Sleep trouble 62 Pate protector 63 Readies, as a dart 64 Study of voting? 66 Ulysses, for one 67 “Body Heat” setting: abbr. 68 Lock horns 69 Light weight 70 Writer-comedienne Leifer 71 Pet lover 73 Cold-weather drink 74 Italian-style sandwiches 75 Study of dwellings? 78 Touch and such 79 Cold war grp.? 81 “Miracle” workers of 1969 82 ___ ID 83 Springbok’s cousin 85 Gullible types 86 Study of logic? 91 Study of car repair? 93 Lend ___ 94 D.C. athlete 95 Part of a nest egg 96 ___ crossroads 97 Brand of tequila 99 Bach work 103 Study of lids? 106 Study of cemeteries? 108 More relaxed 109 Women, to gumshoes 110 Makes good on a debt 111 Passover meals 112 Uriah Heep, for one 113 Place with a garden

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1 With this action 2 Buffalo’s county 3 “With a wink and ___” 4 Centi finish 5 Altoids holder 6 Patented vitamin 7 Some projector inserts 8 Okay legally 9 Area in an abbey 10 Upper limit 11 “My kingdom for ___” 12 Surfer’s device 13 Donahue of sitcoms 14 Contempora­ry of Ava and Lana 15 Taboo 16 Gerald Ford’s religious affiliatio­n: abbr. 17 Sax type 20 Our Gang kid added in 1940 22 Hans Christian Andersen’s birthplace 24 Up-and-down, as dieting 27 “Ex Machina” et al. 32 Joe and others 34 A Ringling brother 35 African oil nation 37 Some PBS presentati­ons 38 Untried 39 Otters eat them 40 Reprobates 43 Causes of some sidewalk cracks 45 Aussie lassie 46 Classic Beatles song on the “Revolver” album 47 Piece of cake 48 Somewhat 49 Knight stick 50 Flamenco sounds 51 Transcript fig. 52 Office crew 53 Some necklines 55 Word in a Stevie Wonder title 56 Sorkin and Eckhart 57 Vodka brand, briefly 59 Harsh light 60 Bother 61 Layout unit 64 Certain school: abbr. 65 “That’s gotta hurt” 66 Horse-drawn cab 68 Pt. of a 1955 merger 70 Division of an epic poem 72 Repeated protest, perhaps 73 Andrew Lloyd Webber hit 74 Menial worker 76 Barbra’s “Funny Girl” co-star 77 Diarist of the 1600s 78 What Pop has that the Pope lacks 79 Retired autos 80 Bone-swingers in “2001: A Space Odyssey” 82 Arnie’s org. 83 Exchange words? 84 Used an old phone 85 Play producer 86 Lactase, for one 87 Scythe wielder 88 One way to fry 89 Comic strip character or the cartoonist who drew her 90 Is a good dog, maybe 92 “Birdman” actress 93 Hearing-related 98 “Highway to Hell” group 100 Grumpy boss, perhaps 101 Rep on the street 102 Bit of Batman attire 104 Tram car load 105 Age-old abbr.? 107 Vowel-less chiding

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