LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 Terrible reviews 5 Dots in the Seine 9 Shoelace tip 14 Baseball’s Hershiser

Pie à la __

Singer Lopez

Old enough to start kindergarten Divided Southeast Asian island

Sing to romantically

Roll the dice Academic URL ending

Attend a foreign university, say Way to get off base?

Wind quintet wind

Native Alaskan Ability to float Spill the beans Done to __: perfectly cooked Numbered book part

Sonic, in gaming Old photo tone Dept. with a sun on its seal

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Kind of exam with brief responses Scratch the surface of Attached, as a corsage

Go up, as prices Beelike

Exam answered in a blue book ... and a phonetic hint to 17-, 23- and 44-Across Pontificate

Fab Four fellow Assert as true Three-card con Heidi’s range Jared of “Panic Room”

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1 Rapper’s entourage Rainbow-shaped ’60s jacket style Gin flavor Behind-schedule comment

Amass, with “on” Barely defeated Observe

“Way to go, fella!” 2 3 4 5

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Scary scythe bearer

Dance under a bar

__ Gay: WWII bomber

Out of gas

Initial stage West African country

Part of BYO Inexorable force Blond shade

Fish story, so to speak

Call off Software glitch

Day break? Cinematic FX Vote for

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Leading in the race

In tatters Diplomatic accord “My bad!”

Says “My bad!” Car window stickers Involuntary jerk Safari heavyweight Gibson garnish Rope fiber

“Circle of Friends” author Binchy Balance sheet item

Back in style

And others: Abbr. Org. concerned with PCB’s

5-25-20