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Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword

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- By Ed Sessa; Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS

1 Hindu “sir” 5 Beaucoup 11 Engineer’s details 16 Shortening letters 19 Abba not known for

singing

20 From the top, to

Tiberius

21 “Yes __”: 2008 campaign slogan 22 Boomer’s kid 23 Measly treat for

Polly?

25 Marinade used in

Spanish cooking 26 __-Magnon 27 Lizard-like amphibian 28 Latin trio word 29 Breakers in semis 31 Ceremonies

32 Work required to

raise kids?

35 Decked out

38 Sextet in the Senate 39 Levelheade­d

40 Math useful for cooks 41 Advantage in kickboxing?

47 Fragrant compound 48 Ancient jewelry

staples

49 Be an incredible

speaker?

50 President Taft’s birthplace

51 Not dressed for swimming, generally 52 Small 27-Acrosses 53 Snake oil hawker, say 56 Wing

57 They’re heard in

herds

59 Straight

60 2012 presidenti­al

candidate

62 The buying power of

cash?

67 Like much folk music 69 Face or race

70 Mad king of the

stage

71 One in a golfer’s bag 72 Certain winner 74 Some ’Vette roofs 77 Musical ending 81 Divided sea 83 Crowded-room atmosphere 84 85

86 90

91

92 93 94 99 100 101 102 107 108 110

111

112 113 114

115 116 117

118 Longtime name in catalogs

“The Exorcist” actor Max von __

Cub soda? Former mid-sized Chevy

“A creel of __, all ripples”: Sylvia Plath Fruit pastry Reddened, perhaps Polished pearls? Barbecue brand Popular type Cleanup hitter’s stats Milk choice Non’s opposite Popular type

Bad snippets of Miss Muffet’s memory? Topper for Rumpole of the Bailey Thicket of trees Persevered in Traveler from 76Down

Sign before Virgo Lugged Treatment for some causes of backache Puts to bed

DOWN

1 More than just asks 2 Start of a magical

chant

3 Canaanite idol 4 Certain singles bar

frequenter, in theory 5 Spot charges 6 Showed bias

7 How many boxed

sets are recorded 8 Blackjack table gratuity

9 Puts too much in the

fishtank

10 On behalf of

11 Hindu title

12 Organ part

13 Coral reef, e.g. 14 Hailed wine?

15 Cool, colorful treat 16 Reign supreme 17 Land at Orly? 18 Dracula repellent 24 Key with three flats 28 Shells on Omaha

Beach 30 33 34 35 36 37

38 41

42 43

44 45 46 Good, in Guadalupe Painting and dancing Preserves holder Trojan War god Mrs. on a spice rack Germany’s von Bismarck Suckling’s milk source

How many are chosen?

Ground grain Muscle-bone connection

Belgian treaty city 4-point F, for one Word with Ghost or Grail 48

52 53 54 55 58 59 61

62 63

64 65 66 67 First lady before Mamie Tally-keeping cut Wine label word City NW of Marseille Pelican St. acronym Mayberry tippler Little one Marvin Gaye classic subtitled “The Ecology”

Gluten source Texas Hold ’em declaratio­n Mustang sally? Tokyo dough Hurdle for Hannibal “More than I can list” abbr. 68 73 74 75 76 78 79 80 82

84 85 87 88 89

90 93 Actress Hatcher Ad-libbed Unwraps excitedly Political asset Home to 114-Across One-eyed Norse deity Ready to eat

Lots (of), as cash ’90s daytime talk show

Brief quarrel Unrivaled

Bring to life, in a way From the past Ones affected by bad weather, briefly First word in France’s motto Opposite of pass xwordedito­r@aol.com; ©2017 Tribune Media Services Inc. Answer Above 94

95 96 97 98 99 103 104 105

106

109 110 One might elicit a nervous “Nice dog” “Taxi” dispatcher La Paz paisano Belittle Nettled Single-minded about Little snorts Berkshire school Socially awkward one

Sounds of disapprova­l

Jack, jill or joey One of a pair on a rack

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