L.A CROSSWORD

“HITTING THE BIG LEAGUES”

ACROSS

1 Splendid display 5 Unable to decide 9 Stare in wonder 13 Leaf through 17 Superlative prefix 18 Quick attack 19 Causing the willies

20 Malek of “Mr. Robot”

21 *Discount ticket based on age 23 *Raffle rewards, perhaps

25 Sonata producer 26 Downed with an ax

28 Ration (out)

29 Grain in granola 30 Piece of cake 32 Acknowledge surreptitiously, maybe

34 Pretender 36 Checking account lure

39 Mo. with dog days 41 Winter’s day outburst

42 Most capable

44 One who gives a hoot

45 *Avocado misnomer 48 Investigate again, as a cold case 51 Itinerary abbr. 52 “Gimme a minute” 53 Part of a journey 56 Gets by

58 Downright or outright

60 Beer with a black eagle in its logo 62 Waze option:

Abbr.

63 Playground response

65 Mexican buffet feature

67 Trio for A-Rod and Trout

69 *Cause of some back pain

72 Garden rodent

73 Lea Salonga, e.g. 75 Publisher Larry __, portrayal for which Woody Harrelson received an Oscar nomination

76 IOC country code three before Qatar 77 Virtual alter ego 78 Finds

81 Everest expert 84 __ Diego Padres 85 “The Irishman” Oscar nominee 87 Encountered

89 Many Oscar nominees 91 *Pre-wedding bash

94 Olive extract

95 “See ya!” 97 Brouhaha

98 Sweetie, in slang 99 Twitch stream annoyance

101 Civil War

general

102 Cried in the

cornfield

104 Aficionado 106 Squid’s squirt 107 Inquires

109 Exec’s aide

112 Having significant

consequences 116 *It’s not

112-across

119 Leaving the amateur ranks, and a hint to the answers to starred clues

121 B-school subject 122 Autobahn autos 123 Layered veggie 124 __ Millions

125 Puts in stitches 126 Part of a process 127 Golf great Karrie 128 Asian laptop

brand

DOWN

1 Promotional campaign

2 Follow

3 Channel guide, say

4 Hamlet, for one 5 Like salves

6 “For You” co-singer Rita 7 Impulsive

8 Wall St.’s “Big Board”

9 Nat __ Wild: cable channel 10 Pizzeria allure 11 Bugs in cop shows 12 Held on to

13 Hindu honorific 14 Easy-to-play instruments

15 “To clarify ... “

16 Not quite foggy 18 Hall of Fame quarterback Tarkenton

19 Sitcom sewer worker

22 Garfield’s frenemy 24 Supersedes

27 Dallas Wings’ org. 31 Grass-skirt dance 33 Monotonous sound

35 Yachter’s pronoun 36 Neighbor of Den. 37 Had to pay 38 *Building diagram 40 Building beam 43 Ladybug or weevil 45 “I’ll take that as __” 46 Understanding 47 Feature of Japan’s flag

49 Watch dogs? 50 L.A.-to-Tucson dir. 53 *Workforce 54 List-ending abbr. 55 “Chicago” star 57 Unstable subatomic particle

59 Spots for ski racks 61 Romp

64 Amp carrier 66 Language __ 67 Degs. for playwrights 68 Bounty rival

69 High seas concern 70 Dry spell at the plate

71 Blood bank category

74 Chicago NFL team’s founder 76 Push-up target 79 Marriage acquisition

80 Alton Brown cooking show “Reloaded” in 2018

82 Monetary trifle, in slang

83 La Scala highlight 86 Borrow from a library

88 Disneyland shuttle

90 Sneaky

91 Nap site

92 Engine parts

93 One who scoffs at bagged pekoe, perhaps

95 “No fighting!” 96 Informal “Get me?”

99 Laura of “Big Little Lies”

100 Total mystery 101 Silent performers 103 Line to the

audience

105 Blood line

108 Retreats with

peels

110 Pack away

111 Adjust for pitch 113 Crude cartel

114 Implore

115 Go sky-high

117 Walk-__: small

roles

118 Quick drink

120 Celery piece