L.A. TIMES SUNDAY CROSSWORD PUZZLES

Across 1 Archaeologist’s find

5 “Fire” crawlers 9 Cartoon

explosion word 13 Trickster

18 Where the iris is 19 Country dance 20 German camera 21 Trilateral trade deal

22 Silo in a rural valley? 24 Allegro __: very fast, in scores 25 Like some statues at night 26 Surrounded

27 A+ for a struggling student? 29 Opposing teams 30 __ chin

31 Like a sudoku solution 32 Allergic reaction 35 “A Writer’s Life” writer

37 What a red handset icon may end

38 Ought to 40 Humongous 41 Neat places to get beers? 46 Nightmare? 48 Authenticity on the street 49 Pound or stone 50 Bier chiller 51 Police dept. rank 52 Place for an updo 54 Ancient temple complex 56 Grab the tab 59 Alma mater of Clinton and Ford, briefly 61 Marina sights 62 Terse Supreme Court decision for lions? 65 House Speaker before Pelosi 68 Actress O’Hara 69 Position paper, e.g.

73 Many have pins at one end 74 Kunta in “Roots” 75 Prefix with warrior 77 Animation letters

78 In a trice 79 Rides the bench 80 Challenge from an ex-president? 83 Southern tavern accents? 86 Texas’ __ Duro Canyon 88 Grimm girl 89 Tied 90 Afghans’ neighbors 92 Inspected prior to a job 93 Bellamy’s sister on “The 100” 97 Underworld

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98 Military sch. 100 Wall Street

bear? 102 HowAlbee’s“The Zoo Story” is written

106 Grammatical

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107 Senator Hatch 108 Classic audiophile’s equipment, and a hint to eight long puzzle answers 109 Adrien of cosmetics 110 Misleading move 111 Greeting from Kermit 112 Marginal mark 113 Good __: enjoyable books 114 Fictional navigator Phileas 115 Negotiation obstacles 116 Note recipient, at times

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1 Arrogance, in slang 2 Range feature 3 Sporty Spice, familiarly 4 Cause of a walk 5 Came up 6 Most recently made 7 Aggravated, with “off” 8 Camera initials 9 “Take care!” 10 “Hungarian Rhapsodies” composer 11 Palm tree berry 12 Most of Italy, to 14-Down residents 13 Warm and cozy 14 See 12-Down 15 Company with a quacking mascot 16 Crete peak: Abbr. 17 Pi __,“Life of Pi” hero

20 Least plausible 23 Ineligible for kiddie rides 27 Bass et al. 28 Miner’s find 30 Digger’s find 32 Strength 33 Group in a loft 34 Casino, to gamblers 36 Gamer’s game face

37 City near Le Havre 39 MASH staff 41 Nod off 42 Pops, as a bubble 43 Last Stuart queen 44 Iranian dough 45 NYSE listings 47 54-Across’land 48 Missouri senator McCaskill 52 Most squad cars 53 Alaskan native 54 Stout container 55 US Open stadium namesake 57 Make it to 58 Unnamed persons 60 Caps 61 Ground cover plant also called periwinkle 63 Hesitant sounds 64 Nike rival 65 Padlock hardware 66 Matty with a .307 lifetime batting average 67 Unkempt sort 70 Skedaddles 71 Match 72 Investor’s concern 74 Firing device 76 Texter’s “Holy cow!” 79 Really quit 80 “Chocolat”costar 81 Mystical secrets 82 Lost driver’s disappointments 84 Exposes 85 Intensely supportive 86 Unmistakable 87 Cracked a bit 90 Sealing, as a package 91 Don Quixote’s squire __ Panza 93 Grumpy Muppet 94 Task list entry 95 Buccaneers’ home 96 Dangerous companion? 97 Thyme bit 99 Pacific salmon 101 Nabisco bite 102 “With ya so far” 103 Tommie of the 1969 Miracle Mets

104 Biological unit 105 Not kosher 108 Rolein“Evita”