L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ANSWERS TO ALL PUZZLES ARE ON PAGE 26 AND 31

ACROSS

1 Well-trodden ways

6 Fountain favorite

12 Encountered

15 Darns, say

19 In the area of

20 Go too far

21 The Pac-12’s Sun Devils: Abbr. Fall lead-in? Grill a bit too long? 19-Across, on a memo

Title TV role for Sandra Oh Comme une jeune fille

Sound from a snorter Stairway alternative Oppressive ruler Won’t let go

__ bean Estimate words “No Time for Sergeants,” e.g.? Venomous slitherers

Text letters often in blue

Way more than drizzle

Qtys.

One may be saved or taken

Stew veggies Fishing nets Tough H.S. tests Palatial mansion navigation need? 22 23 26 31 33 36 37 39 48 49

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Old Norse poetic work

Wild way to run Dismiss contemptuously Novel features Na+ or Cl“The Munsters” matriarch Sheltered from the sun

TV series with funny animals? Host

Make special mention of Beer nickname Joan __

Name on the “Robot” sci-fi series Miner’s finds Stuck in __ Fresh food fight? Go beyond dating Neckwear accessory

Arid

Prefix with cumulus Achy

More than just comfortable Weaken Source of class struggle? Endorse certain property barriers?

98 Cut

100 Opera highlights

101 Commercial bigwigs less verbose 62 63

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DOWN

1 Measured, with “off”

Too good for Reference library array

Wheel center Daze

Apple juice eponym Confront opposite Far from festive Arboreal apex Harris and a horse Happy companion? 20th-century Chinese ideology “Around the Horn” channel Elephant feature 2 3

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Edges Grooming style named for a continent Saturate Miembro de la familia “Hunny” lover Immortal confection? Besides that Feel bad about Court errors Confused conflict Oolong and pekoe Boot a grounder, say

Joint effort, briefly Visionaries 16 17 18 24 25 32 34 35 36 38 41 42

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Haunted house occupants, it’s said Titular Verdi bandit Become fond of Go faster, with “it” Attacks Award recipient Closing pieces Portuguese year Post-op places Chance-of-rain nos. Utah city that’s an anagram of an Italian city Admirers, as a group

“let me clarify ... ” Cigar end, in two senses

Coast Examined by touch Eagerly accepted, as compliments Shaker grains Foolish ways Friendly Ferret relatives largest of the Inner Hebrides

__ wolf

Just fair

Word after scared or bored

Yale, for five U.S. presidents

Big name Winter forecast Mashed into a paste

French vineyards 73 75 78 80 81 83

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94 95 97 99 102 104 105 106 109 111 116 117 “__ Beso”: 1962 Anka hit Scot’s tot Winter road hazard Done with, perhaps Ensnare

Tyke on a trike One may stand on them to reach a high shelf Prime time time Big hits Third-century date Attentive “Arabian Nights” vehicle Colorful songbird Cocktail named for a plant

__ John: meat brand

Book predecessor Fixes the edge of Sealy rival Didn’t take well? Down source Valentine’s Day gift Traditionally, amount of land plowable by one man in one day with a team of oxen Common par Govt. accident investigator “Brockmire” network Confucian path “I had no idea”