L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Getting in the Way

ACROSS 1

Aural danger for Odysseus

6 Snit

10 Slow Churned ice

cream brand

14 High-and-mighty

18 Edge or Firefox

alternative

19 Camembert kin

20 Penn State’s

Nittany __

22 Fabled second-place

finisher

23 Ode to a much-loved

Galaxy?

26 Actress Kurylenko

27 Slush Puppie maker

28 Camera type, for

short

29 Bygone news source

31 Pessimist’s word

33 Political cartoonist

Thomas

36 Had tea, to a Brit

38 “Cat __ your tongue?”

39 Solo homer result

40 Magical ottoman?

47 Unsure sounds

48 Restrain, as one’s

enthusiasm

49 Poetic preposition

50 Experienced veteran

51 Traditional fare of

Japanese New Year

53 Rockefeller Center’s “American Progress” muralist

55 Breeze (by)

57 Division symbols

58 Constantly thinking about escaping? 62 HIIT unit

63 “The Idol” star LilyRose

64 Scrooge outburst 65 Word after door or lock 66 Computer clickers 67 Treasure __

69 Give guidance 71 Slanted

73 Co. founders, often

74 Level in a loyalty program 77 Easter preceder? 78 Upper arm muscles, briefly

79 Football stat

80 Intention of one without morals? 86 “The Cloister and the Hearth” author

88 Learned

89 Handle with __

90 “Ciao!”

91 Avenue next to

Reading Railroad

93 __ date

95 Tennis great with a namesake stadium

97 Kid’s cry

98 Must-haves for a

fashion doll?

101 Raiding org.

102 Screening org.

103 Equals

104 Robe securer 105 Unit of speed that’s approximately 1.15 mph

106 Latte server

111 Gingerbread __

113 Thought

115 One side of a sports

bet

116 Converse with one

more party guest?

122 Rose bowl?

123 SEC athlete in orange

and blue

124 Garish

125 How to play without

knowing the score?

126 “Above all __ ... “

127 Uses a touchscreen

128 Squeezed (by)

129 Barracks VIP

DOWN

1 “Mamma Mia!” duet for Pierce Brosnan and Meryl Streep

2 Stock market debut

letters

3 Talk about the good

old days

4 Assemble, as a Lego

tower

5 Necklace clasp spot

6 “The Last of Us”

network

7 Catering dispenser

8 Cinco de Mayo

celebration

9 Chop down

10 State animal of Utah

11 Tried a nutrition

program 12 Spinning toy on a

string

13 Frosty’s makeup

14 Slow-cooked beef

piece

15 Bamako’s country

16 Push (to)

17 Climber’s backpack

filler

21 Apollo or Ra

24 Temporary tattoo

medium

25 Raging

30 Second wedding

anniversary material

31 Cookie leftover

32 Loathe

34 Seeks attention,

maybe

35 Linen closet item

37 Straight to the point

40 Urban transport

options

41 “Could be better”

42 Inflict (upon)

43 Skateboard stunt

44 Chef Lagasse

45 Highlight, as text

46 Absolute rubbish

52 Underworld king

54 Julia of “Leave the

World Behind”

56 Mesopotamian

civilization

59 Go for

60 Stand out

61 Moving image?

66 Baryshnikov

nickname

67 Latin for “the rest” 68 Balloon filler

70 Push and pull, in

physics

72 Mr. and Mrs.

73 Ingredient in some

vegan brownies

75 Hawkeye

76 Novelist Zola

78 Ph.D. requirement

80 Fitness instructor

Austin

81 Jon of “Napoleon

Dynamite”

82 Persona non __

83 Head of servers?

84 “Crackerjack!”

85 Obtain illegally

87 Ideal way to graduate

92 Asian snack steeped

in spices

94 “I’m here to help”

96 Pronoun duo

99 Sonic waiter

100 Could be better

105 Tanzania neighbor

106 Sheltered inlet

107 Shape of a powerful

office

108 Admit, with “up”

109 Full house, in poker

slang

110 Flour for some

flatbread

112 Toll unit

114 “That one’s mine!”

117 Triage ctrs.

118 Québec street

119 Contribute (to)

120 Streaming annoyance

121 Before, once