L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ANSWERS TO ALL PUZZLES ARE ON PAGE 26 AND 31

ACROSS

1 Country that’s about 24 times longer than its average width vendor’s wagon Online access cos. Nixon’s older daughter It established Congress pDQ, in the ER Satisfied with one’s work in the transporter room? Miles’ “Sideways” love interest NfL official Conger catchers Daring deed Informer Setting for searches Black

Big mess

Title book in a classic computer game Brezhnev of the USSR

One who gets in Detain Dr. McCoy? Sends, in a way Cover letters? One may be painted fancy topping Mangy mutt Apple product Opening tempo of Dvorák’s “New World Symphony” 6 14 18 20 21 24 25 26 28 29

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52 54 55 56 __ gratia artis: MGM motto

End of a warning Weave

“Be silent,” in music Arch type phaser, slangily? Tiny Katniss’ ally in “The Hunger Games” Surpasses forward pass No. with two dashes

Ski weekend destination pluck flamenco shout Heineken brand named for a Mexican city Recurring Actor Beatty Warm sign-off DNA sample from Kirk’s chief engineering officer? Beverly Cleary title dog Defrauded, say, with “on”

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104 frontier home

105 Either Zimbalist

107 Creme-filled Drake’s cake Bobby of the Bruins Contents of some banks Gloomy Wedding promise 61 63 66 68 69 73 74

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1 Makes with skill

2 Gender-specific pronoun

Less cordial flax fabric High nester “Easy to Be Hard” musical

Song and dance Unnamed degree Cocktail party staple

“Bad Moon Rising” band, briefly Adjust in a garage flight by night Connections School of thought Allure of boldly going where no man has gone before? pony up the service charge, say Museum pieces 3 4 5 6

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Newton, e.g. Masseuse trained in massage techniques from Spock’s home planet? fabled loch Observing lions in the wild, maybe Sign up

De Matteo of “The Sopranos” Uncalled-for Candy mogul H.B. __ 18 21 22 27 31 32 33 35

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Cup part Bayou, perhaps poet who used the name Old possum Abbr. often after a comma Carbon compound Storage spot Horatian work Sports org. name since 1910 Historic time

It’s a wrap

Big name in jeans Elevator name Runs easily Grazing area Barely enough News exclusives Clears of data, as a pC

Happy Meal toy replica of Captain Kirk’s ship? “A Death in the family” author James Wonderstruck “Buenos __” flea market deal Did salon work Allow

Latin “behold” Bygone depilatory brand first word in all but one “Seinfeld” episode title Cause of inflation Everglades deposit 71 72 75 78

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Wheel connectors play delayers Gave in (to) Start of a classic accusation fabled racer flapjack cooker Dorm overseers, for short

Wilcox daughter in “Howards End” Tabloid couple Sign-off letters before L

Nice season Blow away “Ambition should be made of __ stuff”: “Julius Caesar”

EMT skill

It’s found in banks Immigrant’s subj. Tighten the strings of, maybe

Safe to have Example Composer Stravinsky Bogus Church official Nemo’s creator Habituate Makeup line Galahad et al. Action movie weapons Screening org. Heel

CIO partner Dundee denial NYY rival