LA TIMES CROSSWORD:
ACROSS
1 Springlike
7 Word in France’s national
motto
14 Scratched, say
20 Skin care brand 21 Michelle’s successor 22 Alpine climbing tool 23 Newspaper for jeans
wearers?
25 Shake and bake, e.g. 26 Rodeo ropes
27 Essen article
28 For example
29 “Leaves and Navels” artist 30 Philippine money 33 General on a menu
34 “A Beautiful Mind”
mathematician
36 At the discretion of 37 Preceding periods 38 Apple platform 39 Newspaper for
newlyweds?
43 Venetian Renaissance
artist
45 Chinese currency 47 Six-time NBA MVP,
familiarly
48 Hi-tech medical image 50 Investor’s concern
52 Like a solid theory
56 U.S. maritime agcy. 57 Newspaper for attorneys? 61 Not std.
62 Div. that, in its first year of existence, produced a World Series champ 64 Best poker pair
65 Phnom Penh river 66 Saltimbocca spice 68 Company whose spoofed horror film ad has the line, “Why can’t we just get in the running car?” 71 Swimmer Ledecky 73 Racer Ferrari 74 Paperwork, often 76 Get exactly right
78 Fake
80 Island with Dutch as an official language 81 Newspaper for chefs? 84 Diminish
87 12th-century English king 89 Place to park it
90 Fulfill
92 It starts in the 60s, by most reckonings
95 Mine car
97 Wee bit
98 Newspaper for traffic cops?
102 2010 health law: Abbr. 104 Coal-rich valley
105 Cut
106 Sad
107 Four-term prez
108 Auto repair bill component 109 Seine summer
110 Prefix with cycle
112 Deg. for drillers
114 Like an accomplice
116 Make changes to
118 Newspaper for Schwinn owners?
123 Insect-sized superhero 124 Puts away
125 Poetic Bible book
126 __ skills
127 Large chamber groups 128 Americans in Paris, maybe
DOWN
1 Short cleaner
2 “Casino Royale” (2006) actress Green
3 High-__ monitor
4 Phobia, e.g.
5 Diarist first name with a diaeresis
6 Glaudini of early “Criminal Minds” episodes 7 Consulate cousin 8 Artwork base coat
9 Bar order
10 Frying medium
11 Create 12 Clothing store display aid 13 Kernel holder
14 “Look!,” to Luis
15 Sore
16 King of Spain
17 NY/NJ’s __ Mountains 18 Applies
19 Absolute ruler
24 Due times four
28 Team in some pickup
games
30 San Diego’s __ Park 31 Aquafina rival 32 Newspaper for
hairstylists?
35 Doo-wop syllable
36 Short seller’s concern 38 Steamed
39 Reagan’s first secretary of
state
40 Photo-sharing app, briefly 41 Once called
42 1992 Robin Williams role 44 Part of un opéra
46 Keats’ “Sylvan historian” 49 Where Coca-Cola is KO 51 Complain
53 Newspaper for
metalworkers?
54 Emmy winner Kay 55 Wafflers brand
58 Singer Turner’s memoir 59 “Give __ minute ... ” 60 Glyceride, for one 63 Longtime “Band of
Renown” leader 65 “Ben-Hur” villain
66 Ousted Iranian
67 Bern’s river
69 Caboose, for one
70 Artist’s medium
72 Angers
75 Clapton woman who’s “got
me on my knees” 77 Deceive
79 Italian wine hub
81 2000 A.L. MVP Jason 82 Gideon Fell creator John
Dickson __
83 Bk. fair organizer 85 Key of Schumann’s “Spring Symphony”
86 Joyce __, Winona Ryder’s “Stranger Things” role 88 Mount __: Charley Weaver’s home
91 “Don’t go in there!” 93 Grissom on “CSI” 94 Scholarly
96 “O, that way __ lies”: Lear 98 On __: famous 99 Sloppy kiss
100 Had because of
101 Baggage porter
103 Foam footwear
107 Sole order
108 Tenth of 12 popes 110 Nonstick kitchen brand 111 Ex-Cub Sandberg 113 Part of DOS: Abbr. 115 “Nuh-uh”
117 Little dickens
118 Undergrad degs.
119 Friend of Fidel
120 Dockworker’s gp.
121 CPR expert
122 Blog feed format letters