SUNDAY LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Ancient fabulist
6 Pesky insects
11 Shelter org.
15 __ capsule
19 Set of beliefs
20 Betray, in a way 21 Chalky powder
22 Make muddy 23 Subway request 25 Bibliography abbr. 26 Roadside retreats 27 Club music genre, familiarly
28 “We can seat you now” buzzer
29 “Funny, right?” 30 Travel document 31 Beach town atmosphere
33 Light verse best not shared with kids
37 Geek (out)
39 Unit of resistance 40 Travelers’ gp. with annual dues
41 Vehicle in many a Jack London story
44 Filling station number 47 Unbelievably impressive
53 Actress who plays Anita Hill in the HBO film “Confirmation”
56 “I Can’t Drive 55” singer Hagar
57 “Until we meet again, chérie”
58 Drought relief 59 Elizabeth’s role in Marvel movies
61 Leonine feature
62 Like a small vineyard, perhaps
64 Clothing pioneer Strauss
65 Sign-on need
67 New Year’s Eve popper 72 Like a live fumble 76 “What __ is new?” 77 Hind site?
82 Editor’s “Lose this” 83 “Open wide!” 85 Shopper’s reference 88 Revved up
89 Pixel pattern 91 “C’mon, live a little” 94 Stagnate
96 Refuse to be associated with
97 “Which __ say … ” 98 Bud visitor
99 Dowel
100 Hand sanitizer ingredient 102 Italian saint who founded a Franciscan religious order
109 Refuse to yield 113 Kick starters?
114 __ apso
115 Browning spots 117 Non opposite
118 Driver of many trailers 119 Recover from a run 120 Matinee idol of the 1930s and 1940s
123 Arizona landform 124 “Laugh-In” comedian Johnson
125 Tackle again
126 Sidestep
127 Elysian locale
128 Cherished
129 Cinch of a course 130 December candy shapes
DOWN
1 Is tender
2 Slowly cut into
3 One of Marge Simpson’s sisters 4 Somewhat strange 5 Course with a crust 6 Hall of Fame pitcher Maddux
7 Known as
8 Gaming trailblazer 9 75-Down, e.g.
10 __-Cat: winter vehicle 11 Girder alloy
12 Soul icon LaBelle 13 Insurance filing
14 Knee injury common among athletes
15 Pub entertainment with a host
16 Like some bonds 17 Belarus capital 18 Disney character loosely inspired by “The Snow Queen” 24 Soil-loosening implement
29 Athletic center 32 Tenor Bocelli 34 Samurai without a lord 35 In those days 36 Sunshine, slangily 38 Region with many Commanders fans, briefly 41 Card game in which 10s score higher than kings and queens
42 News article intro 43 “__ go bragh!” 45 Airport security org. 46 Sushi tuna 47 Barrel strip
48 Like some water cooler cups
49 Plus
50 Ilhan of Congress 51 Luxury hotel chain headquartered in Dallas 52 Recolored
54 Desert plant in the asparagus family
55 “The Sweet Escape” singer Stefani 60 Paranormal vibe 63 “House of the Dragon” actor Ifans
64 Shirt size abbr. 66 Slalom competitor 68 __ lemon: citrus hybrid 69 Dish
70 Pallid
71 Capital west of Montreal
72 “Yeah, man”
73 Pixar clownfish 74 Course of action 75 Figure included in the Gotham City Cycle Chase set
78 Part of LPGA 79 Swelled heads 80 Semiaquatic salamander
81 007’s first film foe 84 Flagon beer
85 Video game brother 86 Org. with auditors 87 “Dexter: New Blood” airer, for short
90 Still-life jug
92 “To a … “poems 93 Waiting to buy tickets, say
95 Shoe insert 99 Educational ad
101 Unsolicited, as a manuscript
102 Relinquished
103 Charter
104 Chicago airport 105 Soda with a piña colada flavor
106 Autumn blossom 107 Classifies
108 Off-white shade 110 Sioux City resident 111 Upholstery choice 112 Santa Fe foursome 113 Struggling actor’s dream 116 Singer born in County Donegal
120 Uno + due
121 Passing remark? 122 Reproductive cells