Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle
“DOUBLE-O SEVEN” By GARETH BAIN
ACROSS
1 Mell Lazarus comics matriarch 6 Clublike
weapons 11 Latin trio
member 15 Son of Homer 19 Bite the bullet,
e.g. 20 Inundated 21 Chorus syllables 22 On the quieter
side 23 Where chicks learn their ABCs? 26 Colorful horse 27 Keying in 28 Switch ending 29 President after
Calvin 31 Critical hosp.
area 32 Witticism 33 Bizet’s
“Habanera,” e.g. 34 Midday duelers? 42 Mushrooms, say 46 Irish-born actor
Milo 47 Nina who had a 1959 hit with “I Loves You, Porgy” 48 Slow-on-the
uptake response 51 Little green men 53 Web or sky
follower 54 Do some gliding 55 She played WKRP’s Jennifer 56 Parka feature 57 Chapter of a sort 59 Establishment boasting whiskey and pedicures? 63 They connect
stories 66 Mailing H.Q. 67 Champagne
toast? 68 Part of a gig 71 Lowdown on
Wrigley’s? 76 Little green men 77 British noblemen 79 __ Jima 80 Mistreat 82 Deposit on a brownstone entrance? 87 Literary
preposition 88 Antarctica’s __
Ice Shelf 92 Barflies 93 Family depiction 94 Unprocessed 96 Peloponnesian
War side 98 Yellow turnip 100 Hot pot spot 103 Special forces
unit 104 Ring centerpiece 105 Quaint caption for a cavalry photo? 108 Highlander 111 Facilities, for
short 112 Greek securities
org. 113 Lady in a harbor 116 Yemeni seaport 118 Decisive
experiment 123 Avocado’s
shape 124 Question about
a noisy pet owl? 127 Brain part 128 Whenever 129 Bottled
benefactor 130 Wields a hoe 131 God of hawks? 132 Retired boomers 133 Barack’s second High Court appointee 134 Grammy winner
Jones
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1 Lecturer’s aid 2 God with raven
messengers 3 Register freebie 4 Statistical
calculation 5 “__ Pie” 6 Wine buys 7 Like happy tails 8 Airport rental 9 Italian noble
family 10 Civil War general with a Shawnee middle name 11 “Jo’s Boys”
author 12 Red Guard
leader 13 Dual-purpose
island word 14 Become thinner 15 Campy 1968
Fonda title role 16 Burn remedy 17 Seat warmer? 18 Hiking gear item 24 Wealthy, in
Juárez 25 “For __”:
Beatles’ song 30 “The Avengers”
co-star 34 Saver of pairs 35 Scandinavian
capital 36 Indiana neighbor 37 They may be
pressing 38 Antacid option 39 Docs’ lobby:
Abbr. 40 Pyramid,
perhaps 41 Chimney
schmutz 43 Two-time Oscar nominee for portraying Henry II 44 Triumph against
odds 45 Tours of duty 49 Small sum of
money, slangily 50 Org. with many unhappy returns? 52 12-time Pro Bowl NFLer Junior 54 Finland, in
Finland 58 Umbrella spoke 60 Spur 61 15-Across’s Squishee provider 62 Egyptian
snakes 64 Recipe amt. 65 Icky stuff 68 Mr. and Mr. 69 Give the cook a
day off, perhaps 70 Cavern 72 Woolly mammal 73 Worked the
fields 74 José’s hooray 75 Partly mine 78 California’s most
populous county 81 Poets’ Muse 83 Gp. to benefit
students 84 Bol. neighbor 85 “Woo-hoo!” 86 Salt Lake City
daily, briefly 89 One dunked
after school 90 One of the
Berenstains 91 Wal-Mart
wholesale club 95 Monopoly abbr. 97 Computer
scrolling key 99 Berenstain
critter 100 Bit of sports
news 101 Dish best served
cold, so it’s said 102 Respiratory
conduit 106 Causes to
beam 107 “Dream on!” 109 Value system 110 Rhône’s capital 113 Kinks hit whose title is spelled out in the lyrics 114 Novello of old
films 115 Ruth not in the
Bible 117 Holiday song 118 Votin’ no on 119 Palm
smartphone 120 Observer 121 Happy Meal
option 122 Fanny 125 Mo. known for
color changes 126 A in French?