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LA TIMES CROSSWORD:

- Edited by Joyce Nichols Lewis “ELIMINATIO­N” By ROSS TRUDEAU

ACROSS

1 __ vu

5 Command from Kirk 13 Drink word for “strained” 19 [Sigh]

20 Unsuccessf­ul

competitor­s 21 One-footed creature 22 Cracked river barriers? 25 Spicedup

26 Sign of contempt

27 In a lab, it’s often white 28 “Yesterday!”

30 Cart count

31 Pop by

33 Org. with quarantine

authority

35 Western alliances

37 How the satisfied stand 39 “Psych!”

40 What a generous mechanic might do after a wreck?

44 Indistinct mass 46 Deck-enclosing option 48 Brainchild

49 Mani-pedi locale 50 David or Saul? 53 “Sunday Morning”

channel

55 __-de-sac

56 Felt

57 Greek X

58 Jolly syllables

60 Words of defeat 62 Chipotle alternativ­e 64 Kind of artery

65 DNC chair Tom 66 Pittance

68 Request to the local

marriage oath writer? 72 Some dishwasher­s 73 Gap rival

75 Memoir, for one 76 Odist’s inspiratio­n

78 Rib

79 Best Female Athlete, e.g. 80 Eur. country in the Olympics since 1992 82 Dulles alternativ­e

86 Place to stay

87 Business card no. 89 Variety headline for director Lee’s U.S. debut? 92 Calf spot

93 With 66-Down, when Lady Macbeth says, “Leave all the rest to me” 95 Nonprofit reporting app 96 Coal carrier

97 Magician’s tote?

101 Clancy’s “The __ of All Fears”

103 More-than-stretchy statement

104 “The Yodeling Cowgirl” in “Toy Story” films

105 Novelist Rand

106 Rodeo contestant­s, at times

108 Quiet order

110 Run smoothly

112 It’s dropped for emphasis 113 Implied

116 Pioneer 35mm cameras 118 Talks about woks?

122 Shmoo creator

123 Tapered cigar

124 __ Brasi, “The Godfather” enforcer

125 Frank

126 Regular guys? 127 Headliner

DOWN

1 Some diaper changers 2 Panache

3 1607 settlement 4 Selling point

5 Abolish

6 Spooky 7 Like about 25% of

Russia’s population

8 Part of MVP

9 “The A-Team” muscle 10 Singer’s skill

11 World Heritage Site org. 12 Subtle “Over here!” 13 Member of the fam 14 Flexible lunch hour 15 Directory name

16 College Bd. result using a

1-to-5 scale

17 Consider

18 Throws in

23 Golfer’s wedge, e.g. 24 Delicious

29 Musical timbre

32 Ph.D.’s next hurdle 33 French sweetie

34 Crab Key villain

36 Wild attempt

37 Lunchbox staples, initially 38 Protected while sailing 40 Silicon Valley field 41 Ryder of “Stranger

Things”

42 Works

43 Chopin work

45 Creamy soups

47 Mends, as a rattan chair 51 Stark in “Game of

Thrones”

52 Muffet fare

54 Nurse

59 “Try it”

61 Creations with colorful

blocks

63 Crunchy snack

64 Regret

66 See 93-Across 67 Breakfast staple 69 Hurting

70 __ Mawr College

71 Gets ready to play 73 Scrabble 8-pointer 74 Rainy

77 Driving aid 80 It covers the House 81 Encircle

83 Thin Mints seller 84 Trendy berry

85 Finger

88 Has

90 “Girls” Emmy nominee Hoffmann

91 “Oh, that’s adorable!” 94 Make a mess of, as traffic 98 Swipe again?

99 Slingshot feature

100 January birthstone 102 Queens squad

106 2014 Lizzie Borden portrayer Christina 107 Flight safety equipment? 108 Crunchy side 109 Port opener

111 See 119-Down

112 Advanced teaching deg. 114 Machu Picchu denizen 115 Peter the Great, e.g. 117 Mar. arrival, in theory 119 Dr. who 111-Down 120 “__ tree falls ... ”

121 USCG reception

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