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Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle

- “UNDERCOVER WORK” By HOANGKIM VU and JESSICA ZETZMAN Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS

1 Features of many beds 6 Curly coif 10 Evite request 14 Like half a towel set 18 Cliff dwelling 19 Place at the pier 20 World’s smallest island nation 21 Lamb pen name 22 *Rejects, in a way 24 “... but maybe I’m wrong” 25 Took off 26 Rest, in Rioja 27 Nutmeg State Ivy Leaguer 28 Social media movement since 2017 29 Movie SFX 30 Fashion monogram 31 Speeds up 34 Carolina quarterbac­k with a Heisman Trophy 37 Kneeling quarterbac­k Tim with a Heisman Trophy 38 Mount 40 State to be true 41 Part of CDC: Abbr. 43 How some like it? 45 NFL sportscast­er Collinswor­th 46 Green film on bronze 49 Down in the dumps 50 Style of earrings 51 Kylo in “The Rise of Skywalker” 52 Commonly misplaced camera part 53 Run, as a museum 55 Sees 57 Features of many 48-Down 58 Celeb, say 59 Dojo instructor 60 Visibility reducer 61 Enemy 62 Comes together 63 Rise to an exalted level, as spirits 64 Early Southweste­rn natives around the Virgin River 67 Persian for “king” 69 Rode teacups, say 71 Inc. relative 73 Squeezes (out) 74 “Fiddler” toasting song 77 Dadaist Jean 78 __ the line 79 Chart with lines 80 Largest U.S. federation of unions 81 Aerospace task 83 Head, for short 84 Cloud of gloom 86 Musk in the news 87 Dre protégé 88 Gp. that looks to the stars? 89 Soul mate, with “the” 90 Salon colors 91 Pub flier 92 Dog 94 Reps’ pitches 96 Peels out 99 Have humble pie 101 Side dish piece 104 Taken in 105 Chinese gambling mecca 107 Informal rejection 108 Dish 110 Scores 112 Bitter 113 *Journeys that aren’t fun 115 Christchur­ch native 116 Lands like a rock 117 Like some inappropri­ate comments 118 Navel variety 119 Pull hard 120 “My bad!” 121 Combat vet’s affliction 122 Highlighte­r hues

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1 Fresh 2 Narnia creator C.S. 3 Disney mermaid 4 Check additions 5 Boils 6 Syst. with hand signals 7 *“Landslide” group 8 Search through hastily 9 Selecting 10 Numismatis­t’s prize 11 Basking goals 12 Big engine sound 13 *Revere 14 Take down 15 *Nissan Leaf, e.g. 16 Jewelry-inspired pop nickname 17 Lustrous fabric 20 Happy eating word 23 Swedish auto 32 NYC or London area 33 President’s protector ... and a hint to the circled letters 35 Captain America portrayer Chris 36 Waters 37 Quisling’s crime 39 “__ bien!” 41 Idea 42 *Inverts 44 “Rappa Ternt Sanga” artist 47 Stick, as a landing 48 Phone downloads 49 Former NCAA football ranking sys. 50 *Farmers’ market find 52 Vientiane people 54 Important Kenya export 56 Flight safety org. 61 *Dish commonly made with cod 62 Proofreade­rs’ proofs 65 Pseudonym letters 66 One of the Marx Brothers 68 Where stars are honored: Abbr. 69 “Ditto” 70 Kat’s sister in “The Hunger Games” 72 Novelist Deighton 75 Verizon bundle 76 Long time span 78 Fancy cake feature 79 Felino doméstico 82 Digital sound? 83 Ballet garb 85 Discomfiti­ng look 88 Add zest to 90 Dear Abbey for many? 93 Emotional problem 95 Bubbly brand 96 Unreliable 97 __ al Ghul: daughter of a Batman enemy 98 Salsa holder 100 Bleachers’ dig 101 Crunchy snack 102 Adjust on a lapel, perhaps 103 Ayes 106 Birthing room docs 109 Loyal 111 __Tok: video sharing service 114 HDTV choice

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