Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle
“SPECIAL OPS” By JEFFREY WECHSLER ACROSS
1 Crisscross pattern 5 Whole alternative 9 Religion that may involve a moon goddess 14 Tolerate 19 Sticks figure 20 Common conifer 21 Many a South Pacific isle 22 Kosher 23 __ in the Pod: maternity brand 24 It won’t fly on the Sabbath 25 Get rid of 26 Freetown currency 27 Like soup cans to Andy Warhol? 31 New York natives 32 Traditional meal 33 Join 36 Position 38 More extensive 40 Mid sixthcentury date 42 For two, in music 43 “The rules __ the rules” 45 The musical “1776” reworked with arias? 48 Courtesy to parents of a child flying alone 53 Refuses 54 Carrier renamed in 1997 55 Astaire/Rogers 1935 boast? 59 Their areas are arias 61 Auction unit 62 Taunt 63 Ballerinas’ supply 65 Saltpeter 67 Pace of a runaway horse? 73 Traffic stopper, perhaps 74 Capital SW of Brussels 75 Sculptors’ degs. 78 “Lou Grant” production co. 81 Like some strays 83 Why the kennel closed? 87 Flew into __ 89 Mexican dirección 91 Engine regulator 92 Vespa newbies? 97 Verizon subsidiary 98 Two-balled weapon 99 Dangerous African biter 100 News story sources 102 Absorb, as with toweling 107 Brief outline 109 Produce chapter and verse? 111 Development areas 112 #1 rodeo competitor? 118 1995 Cecil B. DeMille Awardwinning actress 120 Marilyn’s birth name 121 Swear 122 Gp. that includes Venezuela 123 Golf shoe feature 124 Like some construction sight markers 125 Current 126 Geometry function 127 Accomplishments 128 Act with passion 129 Acorn, essentially 130 Laryngitis docs
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1 Ones pressed for drinks 2 Grint who plays Ron in Harry Potter films 3 Portugal’s region 4 Overwhelm with noise 5 What manuscripts may be submitted on 6 Caber toss garb 7 Shortly, casually 8 Songlike 9 Scrooge’s opposite 10 Craving 11 Crux 12 Show appreciation, in a way 13 Boxer’s brand? 14 With 113-Down, precipitously 15 Draft providers 16 Savvy shopper’s cry 17 Ruckus 18 74-Across season 28 Fire __ 29 Makeover 30 Swabby’s need 34 Collector’s item 35 Compassion 37 Part of Q.E.D. 39 Ticket word 40 Home furnishing purchase 41 Estonia neighbor 44 Paul Anka’s “__ Beso” 46 Silent affirmation 47 Montana’s __ Falls 48 Band performance 49 “__ dreaming?” 50 “Forbidden” perfume 51 Ideal places 52 Appears suddenly 56 Harley, e.g. 57 “Make it quick!” 58 Industry VIP 60 Bermuda’s ocean: Abbr. 64 Successor to Claudius 66 High-tech worker 68 Emulated a street performer 69 Investment acronym 70 Guiding principles 71 Decline 72 [It disappeared!] 76 Require meds, maybe 77 Sault __ Marie 78 Dangerous African biter 79 Military unit 80 It might be tapped 82 Since Jan. 1, in P&L reports 84 Article in rap titles 85 “No __!”: “Easypeasy!” 86 Prepare to store, as a blueprint 88 Under-the-hood type 90 Slim swimmer 93 Novelist Bellow 94 Church greeter’s target 95 Like small star fruit 96 Slope apparel 101 Wonder on stage 103 Lazy 104 Half of bowling’s worst split 105 Of immediate concern 106 Compassionate, creative, submissive sort, it’s said 108 Small change 110 Undercut 113 See 14-Down 114 Den, for one 115 Bond adventure with Honey Ryder 116 Drop 117 Was in the red 118 Clock readout abbr. 119 “Good one, matador!”