The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle

- “PLUSH MATERIAL” By MATT McKINLEY Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS

1 “I’m waiting ... ” 7 “Volunteers?” 13 Bobbing refuse 20 Word with man or dope 21 Like typical laundromat­s 22 Affluent San Diego community 23 Tolerate shrubland? 25 Crowd-drawing bars 26 Ancient queen, familiarly 27 Pot for paella 28 Sicilian six 29 Sports figure 30 Sewer needs 34 Hates 37 MLB set a season record for them in 2017 38 Times to call, in ads 39 Markers 41 Submerged threat 42 Office supply quantity 44 Term in wrestling or bowling 45 .3 rings? 48 Doctor’s orders 51 Receiver of many letters 53 Actress Kathryn 54 Pocket breads 56 BCS org. 57 Franklin’s 1936 opponent 59 Spanish coin 61 Local pic shower 62 Distress signal? 63 One who’s learned 67 Pres. after USG 68 Langley org. 69 Online exchange, briefly 70 Troon turndowns 71 Texas team’s fair exhibit? 75 Basie’s “__’Clock Jump” 76 Director DuVernay 77 Actor Vigoda 78 Bard’s dusk 79 Lumber mill workers 81 BOLO target 83 It can be hammered out 85 Runway adornment 87 “__ me ae spark o’ Nature’s fire”: Burns 88 London’s __ Modern 89 Some Deco works 91 Sea, with “the” 93 Maestro Georg 97 Different 99 Loyalty from a farm bird? 102 Overtake in a race, in a way 103 Grammy winner Jason 105 Schoolmarm­ish 106 One given to forward looks 107 Similar 108 East Lansing sch. 110 “How clever of you!” 113 Office supplies, or, minus a letter, a supplier of them 115 Nashville attraction 117 Spanish 116Down 118 Howard’s wife, to the Fonz 120 Letters before a view 121 Half of nothing new? 123 Successful religious conversion? 128 Peru neighbor 129 “The Wind in the Willows” croaker 130 Shamed 131 Saw-toothed 132 Blouse partners 133 Already-seen fare

DOWN

1 “’__ some visitor,’ I muttered ... ”: Poe 2 __ farm 3 TV awarenessr­aiser 4 Colors 5 Confuse 6 Teenage Russian emperor (17271730) 7 Pitching staff leader 8 Acronymic NYC neighborho­od 9 Give in 10 Ready 11 “Shh!” 12 N.T. book 13 Paper under a wiper 14 Man-made Georgia lake 15 Screwdrive­r parts, for short 16 Best 17 Apparatus that breeds laziness? 18 Union setting 19 Spinnaker holders 24 Writer __ de Balzac 28 Tortilla treat 30 Livens (up) 31 Nike competitor 32 N.C. neighbor 33 Bolivian capital 35 Red Square honoree 36 __ roles 40 Literally, “under city” 43 Ponte Vecchio’s river 45 See the bet 46 __-Croatian 47 They’re hard to break 49 Whine 50 Decision makers have them 52 New Mexico art hub 55 Witch enemy of Popeye 58 False front 60 “Without a doubt” 63 Acknowledg­e the brass 64 Admonition 65 Sound from a dying fire? 66 Stack seen onscreen 72 Approached 73 Small and glittering, like eyes 74 Beginnings 75 Court cry 80 Something made on a star? 82 Jury member 84 Country singer Gibbs 86 Glass-raised word 90 Accident investigat­ion clue 92 __ license 94 Sommer of “The Prize” 95 Animal house 96 Hosp. personnel 98 Headed up 100 Academic retirees 101 Ore carrier 104 Gung-ho type 107 10-time Gold Glove winner Roberto 108 Early receiver of tablets 109 __ bar 111 Netman Agassi 112 Fur tycoon 114 Suffix with xeno116 English 117Across 119 Series of 69Across 122 “Ghost” psychic __ Mae Brown 123 Radio settings 124 Reasons for some sportscast split screens 125 Big Ten sch. 126 Novelist Deighton 127 Picks out of a mug book

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