Los Angeles Times

Short Changes

- Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis By Jim Holland

ACROSS 1 Perennial ‘90s-’00s presidenti­al candidate 6 Artist van — 10 Pear type 14 Fairylike 19 How two hearts may beat 20 Fencing tool 21 Choral part 22 Transition­al point 23 Trio in a leather factory? 26 Start of a historic B-29 name 27 Car user, perhaps 28 Techie on “24” 29 “You said it!” 31 Witticism 32 Pub. VIPs 34 Tout’s territory, initially 35 Mixes 36 Farm sound 37 Riffraff lacking direction? 44 Take advantage of, in a way 45 Org. with an online Patriot Index 46 Deli pockets 49 Nitwit 50 Place to raise simians? 56 Aria, for one 57 Religious faction 59 Coll. prep test 60 Song of praise 62 “... o’er the dew of — high eastward hill”: Shak. 63 Common batteries 65 SEC overseer 68 Bend at a barre 69 Game-winning combinatio­n 70 “Leave tiny bugs alone!”? 77 “Gotcha!” 78 ‘90s Saturn maker 79 Put-ons 80 Biblical verb ending 81 Slight amount 82 Counts’ equals 84 Former “formerly” 87 Appear to be 90 Silver sources 92 Encouragem­ent for a sailing maneuver? 96 Fires 98 Gobs 100 Expression­s of pleasure 101 Most sylvan 103 Swap headgear with the priest? 109 Loan letters 111 Colorful marble 112 Controvers­ial war zone, briefly 113 Entreprene­ur-helping gp. 114 DI doubled 115 Succumb to flattery 116 Word in many music genres 118 More than concerns 123 Open, in a way 125 Moderate building expansion? 128 Engraved pillar 129 Joyce’s home 130 Election lead-in 131 Coal — 132 Made less harsh 133 Deli call 134 Barrie’s bosun 135 Homebound student, perhaps DOWN 1 N.L. part: Abbr. 2 Court icon Arthur 3 Bucks’ partners 4 “The Lord of the Rings” race 5 Cobbles, in a way 6 Whiz start 7 Cartel acronym 8 Really start selling 9 — insurance 10 Undoing 11 Corrida cheer 12 Layers 13 Kind of ray or dust 14 Ties, as a score 15 Author Deighton 16 Beatles’ title lyric that follows “With love” 17 Northern abode 18 “Cool!” 24 Exchange for cash 25 Nary a soul 30 Big band, for one 33 Descend suddenly 35 One may be over your shoulder 37 Kid 38 Wally of cookie fame 39 Org. with antlers on its logo 40 Maneuverab­le tractor brand 41 Lodging locales 42 Syr. and Eg., once 43 Family nickname 47 Above it all 48 Ibn, in Arabic names 51 “Critique of Pure Reason” author 52 Sketch opening 53 California tourist area near Santa Rosa 54 Block component 55 Ethiopia’s Selassie 58 Calais cup 61 Fits one inside the other 64 Word before pants, shirts or socks 66 Former nuclear agcy. 67 — in the right direction 70 Extinct birds 71 Catherine of “Best in Show” 72 Awards since 1901 73 Indian shrine site 74 Powder source 75 New car letters 76 Up in —: uncertain 83 Glide along 85 Planted 86 NFL analyst Aikman et al. 88 Corp. VIP 89 Colorado’s —Verde National Park 91 Actor Erwin 93 Sound of silence? 94 Web discussion venue 95 “Sorry that didn’t work out” 97 Auto performanc­e brand 99 Ended for good, with “out” 102 Believer in a pair of opposed eternal principles 104 Mature 105 Cast out of heaven 106 Getup 107 Some critics 108 Introducti­on to a madam? 109 Entertain 110 1492 vessel 116 Hotel pillow topper 117 Make more potent, in away 119 Westernmos­t Aleutian island 120 Million laughs 121 Game play 122 Bygone blade 124 —-de-France 126 Cookbook direction 127 Sandra who played Gidget

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“Repossesse­d”
Last week’s solution: “Repossesse­d”

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