Los Angeles Times

Word for Words

- Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis By C.C. Burnikel

ACROSS

1 Did a triathlon leg 6 Pepper spray alternativ­e At full speed 10 Slightly 15 Taste enhanced by 19 shrimp paste Otherworld­ly glow 20 Multi-colored spring 21 bloomer Bugs or Porky 22 Pet Airways security 23 device? Narrative from novelist 25 Levin? MIT, for one 27 Govt. investment 28 Grand Mosque locale 29 Luxury hotel chain 30 Essence 31 Pyrex sister brand 33 It precedes Flames' 35 home games The Yankees during 37 the Babe Ruth era? True 40 Chicago Blackhawks' 43 broadcaste­r Give 44 Wine glass-making 45 component? "Your point being?" 50 Betel nut tree 51 Church reading 53 Memorable Louis 54 A/C measures 55 Agenda 57 Dress policy at some 59 fancy restaurant­s Enzyme ending 62 Shot at a bar 64 Big name in anti-itch 65 cream Slow-cooked dishes 66 Alley designatio­n? 69 "The Highwayman" 72 poet "Don't sweat it" 73 "Of course!" 75 — Paese cheese 76 Like some celestial 77 paths Isn't being used 78 Dust jacket ID 81 City bus path: Abbr. 85 Expose 86 Where — 88 Green Day drummer 89 — Cool Seminar on Hughes' 90 poetry? "Amen to that!" 94 Inseparabl­e 97 Utterly lost 98 Hockey contract 99 negotiator? Solo performanc­e 100 Actor Cumming 103 Lat. and Ukr., formerly 105 SpaceX CEO Musk 106 Put a damper on 107 Memorize things, 110 maybe Part of U.S. 112 Associatio­n of 115 gamblers? Injury treatment for a 117 top pitcher? Not worth — 119 Resort rental 120 Apple Watch 121 assistant Exposed 122 Body imperfecti­on 123 Dover souls 124 Warmhearte­d 125 Plot spoilers? 126

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1 Tampa NFLers 2 Apple since 1998 3 Nepal Airlines headquarte­rs First-responder 4 letters Call the shots 5 Hand, to Jorge 6 Uncle Henry's wife 7 Wading spot 8 Corn holder 9 Cap-—: from head to 10 toe Jacobs of fashion 11 Jungle crusher 12 Genesis father of twins 13 1785-'90 U.S. capital 14 Ferocious Flea foe 15 Like hardcovers 16 Ancient neighbor of 17 Lydia Big bang producer 18 Come before 24 Dance in a line 26 Beauty mark 29 And so on: Abbr. 32 Language of Andorra 34 "It'll be fun!" 36 Striker's bane 37 Habit 38 Flying start? 39 Little devils 41 Daring exploit 42 Reject with contempt 45 Forearm-related 46 Slangy rejection 47 Like critters counted 48 at night City in southern 49 France One of the Van Halens 52 2005 horror sequel 56 "If —": "So be it" 58 Hamlet, for one 60 Alfalfa sprouts 61 concern USMC rank 63 West Yorkshire's 65 largest city Show contempt 66 Sacher dessert 67 Receded 68 Risotto relative 69 Show with numbers 70 Shiny, in adspeak 71 January birthstone 74 Home to the 76 Congressio­nal Country Club Variety 78 "— of My Soul": Isabel 79 Allende novel Not of the cloth 80 Took a course under 82 duress? — Mawr College 83 In order 84 "Madam Secretary" 87 star Almond Joy 91 0ingredien­t Cat-—-tails 92 Close 93 "Hold your horses" 95 Cabinet dept. 96 Apprentice 99 Creator of tasty cups 100 John of rock 101 Ugly marketing battle 102 Computer acronym 104 Home run pace 108 Scrapes (out) 109 eBay competitor 111 Like fine cheese 113 Doc's orders 114 Unenviable 115 Doing the job, 116 briefly "Don't — me!" 117 Deserving 118

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