San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)

L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- “Prep Course” by Gary Larson

ACROSS 1 Guitarist Paul

4 Flamboyant Dame

8 Play with a receiver

12 Chance to roll the dice, say

16 In the archives 19 Wishes undone 20 Specialty 21 Customizab­le cookie

22 Ship’s accountant 23 like members of Gamblers anonymous? 26 Tiny racer 28 resort town NNE of Santa Fe 29 Chopin wrote a “revolution­ary” one 30 assembled 31 Put-__: masquerade­s 34 Former British automaker 38 autumn flower 40 like a popular crusader

43 King Cole and others 47 Federal biomedical agcy. 48 like a church deacon?

52 Draft status 53 What a shortage suggests

55 “This is the truth” 56 Hang out in the sun 58 “Splendor in the Grass” screenwrit­er 59 First name in Israeli statehood

60 Plagued 63 Sister of the moon goddess Selene 64 listening aid 66 Wafer brand 67 “The Far Side” cartoonist larson 69 like a balloon company with a depleted helium supply? 75 Subdue, as a color 76 Sailor’s “Stop!” 77 utah national park

80 Beach tone 81 Cheap hooch 83 Muff 87 rope material 88 Cello-supporting rod 90 Support for a big top 92 Boo-boo 93 aspersion 94 like one shopping for disposable phones? 98 list-ending abbr. 99 Saturn moon named for a Titan 101 Yoga posture 102 Get a load of 104 american league East city 107 Farm clucker 108 Back muscle, briefly 109 Three-time Tony winner rivera 112 Sitar music 115 Classic jazz nickname 119 like supporters of a Seattle daily? 125 One-dimensiona­l 126 Seven-time Wimbledon winner 127 “relax, I’ll take care of it!” 128 European luxury wheels

129 Eye

130 Soul mate? 131 Gear teeth 132 Dutch word meaning “farmer” 133 Bank deposit, perhaps DOWN 1 Directory name

2 Sister of Orestes

3 Flu fighters

4 Horse-and-buggy, e.g. 5 Enjoyed, in slang 6 Bar order 7 actor __ Kate Dillon of “Billions”

8 So last year 9 Museum focus 10 raft, or where you might see one 11 actor Mineo 12 Toddler’s train sound 13 Pakistani tongue 14 Comedian Foxx 15 Wine quality 16 Special or black follower 17 Nada, to Noël 18 like sausage’s main ingredient­s?

24 Easter opening? 25 Camera option 27 Ornate 18th-century style 32 Kind of architect 33 Opposite of save 35 WC

36 Poorly

37 Throw into confusion

38 “It’s the Hard-Knock life” soloist 39 Tuscany city 41 Blues singer James

42 FedEx rival 44 like one caught in a storm? 45 Brown in a Croce song 46 Opines, for instance 49 Beehive, e.g. 50 Peak in an Eastwood movie 51 Fight with foils 54 Coming-out 57 lawn tool 61 Commonly injured knee part, briefly 62 Trouble 65 Where embryos grow 66 annual coll. hoops competitio­n 68 Dried chili pepper 70 Budgetary excess 71 Family-friendly rating

72 __ cuisine 73 Dimethyl sulfate, e.g. 74 “Politicall­y Incorrect” host 75 Virile 78 Throws off 79 Technical details 80 New age pianist John 82 Walking __ 83 Heat meas. 84 Talk show host in the National Women’s Hall of Fame 85 Metric weight 86 Bankrupts, with “out” 89 Spruce up 91 Magic org. 95 rock’s __ Fighters 96 Old Opry network 97 More crude, language-wise 100 Stable color

103 rigg co-star on “The avengers” 105 long hikes 106 Muesli morsel 109 longtime NYC punk rock club 110 Sub

111 “If __ a Hammer” 113 The “Gee” in Bee Gees 114 Water, in some pistols 116 Purina rival 117 Goat quote 118 Table scrap 120 Sleepy cohort? 121 ref’s ruling 122 Slop slurper 123 Fleecy one 124 ukr., once

 ?? ??

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States