Crossword Puzzle Los Angeles Times

Encapsulating ACROSS

1 Parcel of land 6 Confused state 9 Chapter XXVIII of “Moby-Dick” 13 Creator of a quirky cartoon family 19 Island veranda 20 Old cereal box no. 21 __ Alto 22 Vacation option 23 Designated meditation area? 25 Key to a discography including “Purple Rain”? 27 Writer known for his surprise endings 28 Old lemon 29 Pick 30 Longtime TV host Carol 33 Expansive 34 Lhasa __: small dog 36 Dots in l’océan 37 Lift 40 Exist 41 Library attentiongetter 45 Purity meas. 46 Vacant look, e.g.? 49 Annual report VIP 50 Quaint “before” 51 High school phase for many 52 Testing site 53 Oral dozen 55 Got out of the stable, say 57 “Platoon” setting 60 Atlantic and Pacific, e.g. 62 Lincoln in-law 63 One who doesn’t stay put 65 Bard’s bedtime 66 __ Reader 67 Southampton sword 69 Tirade from an underground worker? 71 Smartened (up) 72 Stopper 73 Water control project 74 Hound attraction 75 Spanish ayes 76 Fashionable sort? 79 Witch 80 In abundance 83 Emcee responsibilities 84 Opposite of pref. 86 Dominated 88 “That’s surprising” 89 Loving murmur 90 Elegant knight’s accoutrement? 94 Tap choice, for short 95 Lombardy Castle city 97 USO show audience 98 “Me too” 99 Tech news website 100 Browning, e.g. 102 Rocky areas?: Abbr. 103 Oversees 105 Unemotional 108 Farewell that’s bid 110 One of two using matched weapons 112 New Englander from Lhasa? 114 Viper’s bar order? 118 Storied restaurant 119 Suit to __ 120 Fallen space station 121 Rink fakes 122 Hems in 123 Hires competitor 124 BART stop, e.g. 125 Rarely ordered food?

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1 Comfort during a tough time, for short 2 Bleachers sound 3 California’s Santa __ River 4 Camera choices 5 10% donation 6 Like the biggest stories 7 Smell 8 Reminiscent of venison 9 Soothe 10 Aggressive marketing 11 Posh party invitees 12 Doggy bag item 13 Expert 14 Hangs on a line 15 Longtime rubber company 16 Personal assistant 17 PC speed unit 18 Suggestive message 24 Took back 26 Shannon’s county 30 Yamaha user 31 Extreme 32 What to click in response to an offensive tweet? 33 Fight (for) 35 Writers 38 ICU personnel 39 Infomercial urging 40 Completely surrounding 42 Insufficient medley? 43 Calm 44 Like green salads 46 Time for una siesta 47 Down 48 From A __ 54 Title name that “Every little breeze seems to whisper,” in a Chevalier song 56 One may be exposed by an expert 58 Iowa State city 59 Spring time 61 First got acquainted 63 Serious foe 64 De Matteo of “The Sopranos” 67 Do film editing work 68 Program with steps 69 Green eggs advocate 70 Namibia neighbor 71 Author who wrote “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life” 73 Two pills, perhaps 75 Cereal brand since 1955 77 49-Acrosses lead them 78 More than trot 80 “Archie Bunker’s Place” co-star 81 Plains dwelling 82 Dublin-born poet 85 Nailed, say 87 Sound file suffix 91 Business baron 92 Cold War protest sign slogan 93 They don’t play the field: Abbr. 96 Each 99 Floor covering 101 Two trios and a duo 102 Mazda sports car 104 Requirements 105 Shot in the dark 106 Floor covering 107 Kimono holders 109 Twosome 110 Mil. awards 111 Quart, say 113 Pack animal 115 ’50s White House nickname 116 1995 Tony honoree for Excellence in the Theatre: Abbr. 117 Sound of reproach