The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

CROSSWORD LOS ANGELES TIMES

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ACROSS

1 “True Detective,”

e.g.

6 Worshipper­s of the sun god Inti

11 Chinese smartphone brand 15 Organizati­on with an ElderWatch program

19 Dollar, to

Enterprise 20 Snookums

21 Rice, for one 22 “That explains it” 23 “Match Game” host

25 Arenal Volcano home

27 Crash site? 28 Blonde __

29 The mariachi’s guitarrón is one 31 Settled on a papasan, say 33 Senegalese­American actress __ Rae 36 Idealistic sort 37 Stick up 39 Taste in kombu kelp

42 Team to play in SoFi Stadium 45 Whole Foods fruit

51 Do figure eights 53 Sarge’s boss 54 Unthinking 55 Preliminar­y race 58 Hungarian town known for its baroque buildings 59 Bank transactio­n 60 Code creator 61 Comes to an end 63 Actress Vardalos 64 Polite words while entering 66 Pollution concerns 68 Cause of goosebumps, maybe 69 Called from the flock

71 Chip dip, casually 72 Stretchabl­e loop 76 Parents not

related by blood 80 Bygone space

station

81 Last bit

82 Wealthy heir 84 Mötley __

85 Press (down) 87 Paleo __

88 Classic Ford, familiarly 89 Stuffs to the gills

90 Move furtively 92 Widespread adverse reaction, as to a new policy

95 Off the mark 98 Major artery 99 Well resource 100 Iris rings 103 Beyoncé, to the Beyhive 105 “That’s a shame”

108 Item in Manet’s “Luncheon on the Grass” 113 Hamm from Alabama 115 Black widow’s creation 117 Savory pastry 118 Pungent deli choice 122 Indian flatbread 123 Thickener in Asian desserts 124 Rub it in 125 Beckoning elision 126 “Watermark” musician 127 Parks in American history 128 Snow vehicles 129 Moving measuremen­t

DOWN

1 Uninterest­ing 2 Ticks off 3 Minnesotab­ased cosmetics company 4 Big__

5 The Honest Company co-founder Jessica 6 Lollygags 7 “Game of Thrones” patriarch Stark 8 Cornfield cry 9 Diva’s time to shine

10 Good thing for teammates to be in

11 Take place 12 Everyday language 13 __ Service

14 Kia sedan

15 Bus stopper 16 Iraq is about 1%ofit 17 Suggestion­s, for short 18 Samosa veggies 24 Excuse in court 26 Taiwanese laptops 30 Father of Thor 32 Office newbies 34 Legacy creator 35 Stockpile 38 Number of Scrabble X-tiles 40 Initial fee 41 Star Wars Day month 43 805-year-old document 44 “Shrek!” author William 45 Paella pot 46 Place for solar panels

47 Billy’s caretaker 48 High-fashion shoemaker Jimmy 49 Winning 50 They’re often choppy 52 Periods of note 56 Winter hrs. in Halifax

57 “Lip Sync Battle” commentato­r Chrissy 60 Numerous 61 A.L. Central team

62 Fish commonly known as a porgy

65 Band named for a rodent 66 Launch site 67 They might be game changers 69 Language group including Zulu

70 Furthermor­e 72 Defib experts 73 “Big Little Lies” novelist Moriarty 74 Sci-fi film FX 75 Clown car noise 76 Mythical mariner 77 Forum wrap 78 Cost of belonging 79 Meeting, casually 82 Tend to the sauce 83 Mojave natives 86 “Knowing all the facts”: Woody Allen 88 __-pitch 89 Stick in the snow 91 “Grant County” crime novelist Slaughter

93 Lie in the sun 94 Baby’s ailment 96 Hummingbir­d food

97 Island near Trinidad

101 “__ Theme”: “Doctor Zhivago” tune 102 Stars, to Cicero 104 Skips 106 “Shucks!” 107 Tractor giant 108 Study, with “over” 109 Privy to

110 __ limits 111 Breakfast staple 112 12 ounces, at Starbucks 114 Basics appearing in reverse in eight puzzle answers

116 Ran

119 Blini topping 120 Young chap 121 Increase, with “up”

 ??  ?? © 2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. 6/21/20 BACK TO BASICS By C.C. Burnikel
© 2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. 6/21/20 BACK TO BASICS By C.C. Burnikel

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