L.A. CROSSWORD “All fiReD up”
ACROSS
1 Weathered the storm 6 Crocodile’s greeting? 10 Turquoise relative 14 Comment to the audience 19 Fade away 20 Dramatic solo, often 21 Abridges 22 Host at a communion 23 Extra-strength panic button? 25 Lukas of “Witness” 26 Photographer Adams 27 Kevin’s “Footloose” role 28 Spin doctor’s concern 29 “No hitting below the belt” et al.? 31 St. Clare’s town 33 Kingdom 35 “Silent Spring” subj. 36 “I __ mean it” 39 Orbital shape 42 Detrained, say 46 Acronymic candy company 49 Saltine special? 52 Grammar bestseller “Woe __” 53 Filmmaker who alternates top billing with his brother 55 SeaWorld barker 56 Babydoll 58 Hidden retreat 59 Savory gelatin 61 Tap type 63 Schumann songs 65 “Magic Hour” author Susan 69 Destined 70 Mischievous sort 71 Subdivision at the mannequin factory? 74 La Jolla winter hrs. 77 Willies-inducing 79 World’s largest desert 80 More beloved 82 Pots-and-pans noises 85 “Fiddler” meddler 87 Oak trunk 88 Gate fastener 89 Yom Kippur War prime minister 92 Ho-hum 94 “You __ My Sunshine” 95 First critters on a farm? 99 Upholstery jobs 100 Curiosity destination 102 Notable 1968 groom 103 Hombre’s title 105 Time’s 2006 Person of the Year 107 Joint at the corner 109 Turns to swing 113 Legion of ventriloquist dummies? 118 Texas attraction 121 __ kwon do 122 Product suffix suggesting noodles 123 Theater level 124 Sharon’s home? 126 Zellweger of “Chicago” 127 The Auld Sod 128 “Shucks” 129 Flop or lop follower 130 Gets in the game 131 Faction 132 Silk Road locale 133 “NYPD Blue” actor
DOWN
1 “Lost Horizon” director 2 Bright-toned winds 3 Little men 4 When Nancy bakes? 5 Mockery 6 Jamboree 7 Big snooze 8 ABC or BET, e.g. 9 Versatile veggie 10 Paris was too much for him 11 Serious predicament 12 Its motto is “Industry” 13 Busy ed.’s request 14 Cy Young, e.g. 15 Safe places 16 In that case 17 Transfer document 18 Della’s creator 24 In the center of 29 Columbo portrayer 30 Biographer Leon 32 Wallet item 34 Common Market inits. 37 Some PX patrons 38 Apprehensive 40 Antidrug commercials, e.g., briefly 41 Seven-veil dancer 43 Hard-to-read preliminary print? 44 Golfer Aoki 45 Freeway roller 46 Harper Lee’s first name 47 Online commerce 48 Head judge on “Top Chef”? 50 Ouzo flavorings 51 Big spread 54 “Sex and the City” role 57 Adm.’s milieu 60 Bit of bullring gear 62 Dent site 64 “At the __ Core”: Burroughs novel 66 Reclining chair user’s sigh 67 Supercomputer name 68 Scattered 72 Broadway’s first Oakley 73 “The Luncheon on the Grass” and “Olympia,” e.g. 75 Alabama march city 76 Maple and pine 78 Inclusive abbr. 81 Soak up 82 Chowder tidbit 83 Zhivago’s love 84 Antitoxin sources 86 Put a charge into? 90 “I can’t explain how I did that” 91 Junk mail addressee 93 Chemical variants 96 __ de force 97 Baptism, for one 98 Polymer ending 101 Bondi Beach city 104 32-Down datum 106 Stage prizes 108 Motel posting 110 Asteroids creator 111 “Don’t play,” on a score 112 Origins 113 Bend 114 Hershiser of ESPN 115 Chaplin’s fourth wife 116 French cruise stops 117 Bush fighter 119 Centers of activity 120 “My Way” lyricist 124 ’50s song syllable 125 Hasty escape