Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle
FOUR OF A KIND
ACROSS
1 Light songs 6 “East of Eden” director Kazan 10 Commercials 13 Surrounded by 19 Ancient Greek theater 20 Like marathons 21 Japanese drama 22 It’s against the motion 23 Law firm standout 25 Stay afloat, in a way 27 “Dream on!” 28 Rabbit predators 30 Clerical vestments 31 Warm, in a game 32 Acts disrespectfully toward 34 Obtain by trickery 36 Like Joel Goodson’s business, in a 1983 film 37 Respectful greeting 39 Egg cells 40 Fits to __ 42 Near-perfect bridge feat 46 South American shocker 52 Affect 53 Live for evil, say? 55 Back 56 Half a fly 57 Daisylike bloom 58 __ school 60 Dialogue-stopping button? 61 “All That Jazz” director 63 Fire remnant 66 Piano’s soft pedal, for one 68 Future educator’s goal 72 Wrap in a bandage 73 Tennis star Osaka 74 Brings (out) 75 Bakery buy 76 Hang (around), as with a friend 77 City on the Po 79 Likely 82 Out with permission, maybe 85 Put on a jury 88 Actress Cornish of “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” 90 Vietnam War defoliant 92 Bonneville racing venue 94 Einstein’s “m” 95 B&O and Reading 97 Places to hang 98 Office alerts 102 Beginning 104 Got the point? 106 “Your turn” 107 Part of A.D. 108 Liquid transfer device 110 More than simmer 113 Did a flower garden task 116 Tennis umpire’s order after oddnumbered games ... and a hint to the two sets of circled letters in each of eight answers 118 Ingratiate 119 Holiday that marks the end of Ramadan 120 Highland wear 121 Cold shower? 122 Catering supply 123 Some “ER” roles 124 Toy with runners 125 Father-and-son actors
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1 “Copacabana” showgirl 2 Bad day for Caesar 3 Lay down the law 4 Excessively 5 NBC weekend fixture, briefly 6 Carry away 7 Corporate symbols 8 Attending USC, e.g. 9 Terrible time? 10 Probably not a good sign at a picnic 11 Tight headgear 12 Trounce 13 Words in some pop group names 14 Do a yard job 15 14th-century Russian ruler 16 Heaps affection (on) 17 Swordfish __ 18 Absorbent fabric 24 Word containing three of itself 26 Helped plan a job, maybe 29 Penny attachment 33 D-Day French city 35 “The Lion King” lion 36 “Criminal Minds” agent played by Matthew Gray Gubler 37 Marines NCO 38 Double agent Aldrich 41 Coastal flier 43 Delhi dairy drink 44 Feeler 45 Author Rita __ Brown 47 Irish nationalist Robert 48 Symbols in some pop group names 49 Blow 50 Perfume name 51 Bad look 54 Artist El __ 57 “A Hard Road to Glory” author 59 Asmara is its capital 61 Make stout 62 Perth protest 64 Dues payer: Abbr. 65 Big name in water filters 66 “My Heart Will Go On” singer 67 Appear 68 Country music sound 69 Country rocker Steve 70 Ancient Greek medical researcher 71 Luxury 72 Ancient colonnade 76 Author’s assumed character 78 Young __ 79 Left, as a sinking ship 80 Big East team 81 Nickname for Esther 83 24-hr. conveniences 84 U.S. govt. broadcaster 86 Ballpark figs. 87 1994 Peace co-Nobelist 88 Way off 89 Flower named for its color and shape 91 In pieces 93 Flip-flop 96 Proverbial bone breakers 98 Manners 99 Olympics segment 100 Maryland’s Fort __ 101 Court command 103 Wheel alignment 104 __ oil 105 Page-bottom abbr. 107 Sleek, for short 109 PGA rival of Tiger 111 Brainstorm 112 D-Day craft 114 Chewie’s pal 115 Drill wielder: Abbr. 117 Spanish “that”