L.A. Times sundAy Crossword puzzLes
Across
1 Criticize harshly 5 Literary captain 9 “Quo __”: 1951 film
14 Dome opening? 19 High school outbreak 20 2017 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Rebecca __ 21 Memoir featuring
Ike
22 Sharpening tool 23 Therapeutic
specialty 26 Ageless pitcher
Satchel
27 Keyed up 28 Cadillac SUV 29 Pulled without
warning 30 Energy restoration source
32 Moon goddess 33 Spares for
Venus
34 Balcony barrier 38 Hamilton’s prov. 39 Clark of DC
Comics
40 See 83-Across 41 Geology, for one 45 “Let’s get crackin’!” 49 Feeling that may remind you of food
51 Seldom seen 52 First name in
cosmetics 53 Actor in “Going in
Style”(2017) 54 Balance sheet item
56 Have an objection 58 Will beneficiaries 60 “Born Free” lioness 62 Come to the surface 65 Plops down
66 __ fly: RBI producer 68 Antique tool hung on some pub walls
72 Leaky tire sound 73 Watch cover 75 Blue Grotto isle 76 1986 Starship chart-topper 78 Entertainment icons 81 Yuletide
83 With 40-Across, boxer with a 24-0 lifetime record 86 Kate’s TV mate 87 ‘60s Van Dyke costar 90 Potter’s supply 92 “The Ghost of Frankenstein” role
93 Argued, as a case 94 Clapboard
97 O’er and o’er 98 High hair style 99 Letters before F? 100 Signs a new lease
for
102 Rain and snow 106 Lopped
109 Wye follower, in Wye
110 Frills 111 Quarantines 113 Little rows 117 Farm units 118 Result of too much speed, perhaps
120 Queen of France 121 Fix, as laces 122 Dig it
123 One of Chekhov’s
“Three Sisters” 124 Blind parts 125 Like items in
potpourri: Abbr. 126 Retired slugger,
familiarly
127 Sore throat sign
Down
1 “Goldberg Variations” composer 2 In some pain 3 Little cut 4 Capital near the Great Divide 5 The Zugspitze, e.g. 6 Swindle, in slang 7 Deep space 8 Italian ball game 9 Reason for an R rating 10 Legendary island 11 Simple semiconductor 12 “Bus Stop” playwright
13 For example 14 Point of view 15 Desolate 16 Tot’s transport 17 Name synonymous with synonyms 18 Slanted columns 24 Hang loosely 25 MLB’s Angels, in sportscasts 29 Lily’s “Grace and Frankie” co-star 31 Fruit cocktail fruit 33 Requirement for many returns 34 Storybook bear 35 Start of a sad tale 36 Span before a spin
37 Mine car 39 Support for a proposal 42 Court event 43 Matisse at an easel 44 Ordinal suffix 45 Ale vessel 46 Musical based on“Madama Butterfly”
47 “__ the loneliest number” 48 Pads in trees 50 Gooey stuff 53 Breakfast in a box 55 African threat 57 __ golf
59 Pep squad syllables 61 Med. school class 63 Doo-wop syllable 64 “Baseball Tonight” network 66 Abandon, as a plan
67 On __: hot 69 Women’s magazine since 1939 70 Spring bloomers 71 Investor’s concern 74 Factory platform 77 Charles of R&B 79 Overhead expense? 80 Landscaper’s supply 82 Home in the woods
84 Golf club spec 85 Theater and dance 88 Update equipment, in a way 89 Swamped 91 Santa __ Valley: California wine region 94 Things to worry about 95 Asian peninsula 96 Scacchi of cinema 98 Full moon and terrible twos 101 Daily bigwig 102 Sports
103 Stand out in a
field
104 Central
courtyards 105 Reznor of Nine
Inch Nails 106 H.S. exams 107 __ Sketch 108 Indoor design 111 Ticks off 112 Corn Belt sight 114 Nike
competitor 115 Obfuscates 116 Button alternative 118 Refrain syllable 119 Generic Guy in “Dilbert”