L.A. CROSSWORD “BIG TIME”
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1 Suffered a setback 9 Shared spirit 14 Bit by bit 20 Swimwear option 21 “High waving heather __ stormy blasts bending”: Emily Brontë 22 Tie up 23 Breakfast order 25 Writ word 26 NFL lineman-turned-actor Alex 27 Powder first marketed as Hudson’s Soap 28 Burned in a thurible 29 Spanish liqueur 30 Rolled __ 32 Garage event 33 Directed 35 Abbr. for old dates 36 Fruity pastry shop purchase 41 Twistedly funny 42 “Absolutely!” 44 __ bread 45 Still-life subject 46 Tabasco, por ejemplo 47 Illusions in an act 49 Foppish neckwear 51 Unite 55 Yokels 58 Drag, e.g. 61 Delete 62 What X may mean 63 Pity-evoking quality 64 Bird: Pref. 65 Bernadette et al.: Abbr. 66 Tammany Hall Tiger artist 68 U.K. country 69 Kugel ingredient 71 Middle of Christmas? 74 Spa feature 76 Part of Q.E.D. 77 First name in dance 78 Wedding acquisition, perhaps? 81 Work for 83 Court tie 84 Trypanosome transmitter 88 M, on many forms 90 Energy output 92 Concepts 94 2001 boxing biopic 95 Stab 98 Richie’s dad, to the Fonz 99 F1 neighbor on PCs 100 U. of Maryland player 101 “No problem” 102 Sandra Denton, in a hip-hop trio 103 “No problem” 105 Rapper __ Shakur 108 Kitchen gadget 110 Louisiana cuisine 111 1949 Crosby film set in Ireland 114 Set 115 Stirred 116 Scolds severely 117 Newspaper ad, commonly 118 Baltimore’s __ Harbor 119 Least seasoned
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1 “__ baby ... ” 2 Adds value to 3 Most skeptical 4 Mimes 5 Italian coastal city 6 Understands 7 Friendly front? 8 JFK, e.g. 9 Sign up 10 Many a senior 11 They may be tipped 12 “The Simpsons” bus driver 13 Byron’s “__ Walks in Beauty” 14 Mount named for a friend of George Vancouver 15 Not quite a ringer 16 Wagering places: Abbr. 17 Fan of Pat and Vanna, familiarly 18 Band heads 19 Jr. and sr. 24 “Symphony in Black” artist 28 Sturgeon delicacy 30 Reveal in a poem? 31 Taproom quencher 32 Letters in the sand? 34 Easter decorating supply 36 Opera that premiered in Cairo in 1871 37 Characterized by 38 Impulse 39 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee the same year as Clapton and Taylor 40 Wall recess 43 Word from Tonto 45 Big name in sporting goods 47 Rap sheet routines: Abbr. 48 Turn gray, maybe 50 Rap (with) 52 Rap’s Dr. __ 53 Shock source 54 Tedium 56 Hawaiian coffee district 57 U.S. Army E-6 58 Spellbound 59 Swear to be true 60 Ones not at home on the range 63 Hymnal that’s often richly illustrated 65 Rating unit 67 Massachusetts cape 70 On the safer side 72 “Ditto!” 73 Back on the ocean 74 Champagne word 75 “Odds __ ... ” 76 Still-life subject 78 Sooner than 79 Sluglike “Star Wars” alien 80 “Dilbert” intern 82 Heated 85 Facebook feature 86 Medusa’s hair, after Athena got done with it 87 Dish requiring special utensils 88 Questel who voiced Betty Boop 89 Loser 91 Data-uploading letters 92 6-pt. scores 93 Loft filler 95 Salon appliance 96 Winter warmer 97 Apiece 102 Secure, on a farm 104 Portend 105 College __ 106 Conversant with 107 Nose (around) 108 Vitalian, for one 109 Gaelic tongue 110 See 111-Down 111 With 110-Down, Eastern discipline 112 Bit of work 113 Fallen space station