Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword

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1 Kick off the flight 5 “Nixon in China”

composer John 10 Underground invader 14 Fragrant wood 19 Goateestroking

words

20 Bank built for a rainy

day

21 Pal of Grover

22 It’s pressed for oil 23 *Electric vehicle need 26 Stirred

27 Puppet extension? 28 Suffix with gymnast 29 Leveling wedge

30 Hot belt, with “the” 32 “God Bless America”

landscape word 35 Punishment with a

grounding

38 Many a Snapchat

user

39 *Having a blowout

sale

43 Longnosed fish 46 1977 medical thriller 49 From head __

50 More than cool

51 A deal may be made

under it, with “the” 53 Military order 56 Neatnik’s possible

condition, briefly 57 Crunched figures 58 Minute critter

59 *Fish story theme 63 Blackmailed

64 Green

65 Herd voices

66 Road crew worker 67 Became clear 69 Border

70 Source of a Pasadena

parade aroma 71 “Little Beau __”: 1952 toon about a skunk

72 Auto safety device 75 Asgard group

76 Some lighters 77 Canceled, as an event 80 Mess maker

81 *Like a man resisting

the urge to argue 85 “Taxi” dispatcher 87 ATM feature

88 Apple platform 89 90

91 92 94 95 96

101 103 104 108 111 114

115 116 117 122

123 124 125 126 127 128 129 Fireside treats Christmas tree topper Fifthcentury nomad Log

Waist container? Casual “Pass” *”Dead Poets Society” setting Target of adoration Ages and ages Aroused Powerful Swear

Arthur of “The Golden Girls”

Israeli heat?

Get decked out Temporarily disqualified due to an infraction that begins any of seven answers to starred clues Rival of ancient Carthage Pump, e.g. Culture dish media Compos mentis Passé

Piece of dirt

“I’ll think about it” Wasn’t straight

DOWN

1 __ curls

2 Arena worker 3 Stiller’s partner 4 Pricing word

5 “Tomb Raider” star

Vikander

6 Most populous

7 DJIA part: Abbr.

8 __ hall

9 Third face of Eve? 10 Tool needing wring

ing

11 Bulldogs fan

12 Rock subculture 13 Stern warning 14 “How goes it, José?” 15 Split to be tied? 16 *Pressurized under

sea compartment 17 Nice with?

18 Cherry and crimson 24 Birth announcement

word

25 NBA exec Danny 31 Bus path: Abbr. 33

34 36

37 40 41

42 44

45 46 47 48 52 “Wicked Game” singer Chris Tries to score Disaster site procedures

Spoils recipient Craving Unreturnable, as a bottle

Blue hue

“Tiny Alice” dramatist

Check, in a way “High Hopes” lyricist Plains native Persian call Mosey 54 55 57

60 61 62 68 69

70 71 72 73 74 75 76 Lion king

Once, sometimes Going every which way

Came down with Sink

Throws out

__ salts Counterculture icon Hoffman

__ Beach: L.A. suburb Gumshoes, for short Lion king Actress Massey *Camping out, say Enticement Halve 77 78 79 82

83 84 86

92 93 97 98 99

100 102 Fiendish sort Tank filler Ending for gab or talk Fed. workplace watchdog

Red __: spicy candies Like neon

Bit of roller derby protection Come after Stalks in a pie Corrida cry Slowly crept Promise of dire consequences

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119 120

121 Burj Khalifa’s city Endangered layer Put the kibosh on Ear decoration Scintilla Slipped __ Cybernuisance Genesis creator Apt sports org. for this puzzle In addition House of Commons vote Designer monogram