The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

CROSSWORD LOS ANGELES TIMES

- 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 sixth-century 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 Award-winning 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

DOWN

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 QED 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 __!”: “Easy-peasy!” 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!”

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© 2017 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. 8/27/17

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