L.A. Times Crossword
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1Jorts fabric 6North Africa’s _ _ Mountains 11Cranberry sites 15TV ads for good causes 19One who may live by the Strait of Hormuz 20Go 21Old Testament twin 22Actress Wilson of “His Dark Materials” 23“I always wanted to be a ballerina, but I ... “27Specimen for a volcanologist 28Gown 29Long Beach’s location, informally 30“I _ _”: Election Day sticker 31North Carolina university 32Uniform accessory 33Ambulance wailers 34“I always wanted to be a baker, but I...“40_ _ bar 41German article 42Northeastern octet 43Show clearly 46Small tastes 48Vega, e.g. 49Phony 53“I always wanted to be a Gregorian monk, but I ... “57Undefeated boxer Laila 58Means of access 59Goatee spot 60Key of Beethoven’s “Eroica” 62Soy-based frozen dessert brand 65Think of, as a solution 67“_ _ Place”: 1990s TV drama 69Classic Windows catchphrase 70Bygone Dodge subcompact 71Messy scuffle 72Customizable Wii Sports avatar 73“I always wanted to be a perfumer, but I ... “81French infinitive 83Give more than a darn? 84Midday 85On the clock 86Setting for many Stephen King novels 88After the whistle 90Wallpaper hanger’s calculation 91“I always wanted to be a gardener, but I ... “98Sugar shack surrounders 99Actress Mireille 100MLB stat 101Massive old computer 102Amazon crime series based on Michael Connelly novels 104Fanny pack’s spot 106Needle a bit 109“I always wanted to be a wedding officiant, but I ... “113Not aweather 114Canine pal of Nermal and Garfield 115British elevators 116Pie feature 117Young 67-Down 118Batik artist 119SherwinWilliams product 120Toast opener
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1“Say So” singer _ _ Cat 2Some Down Under sprinters 3Graham in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 4QB misfire 5_ _-of-the-road 6Pasta specification 7Till stack 8Muscles near delts 9Batting stat 10Vacillate 11“You _ _!”: “Yep!” 12Dept. of Labor arm 13Fine _ _: Irish political party 14Dine by candlelight, maybe 15“The Canterbury Tales” character 16Beverage brewed with solar energy 17Go to 18Gets rid of 24Appliance in some hotel room closets 25Reggae pioneer Peter 26Like a ram or a lamb 31Balanced 32Curry of the NBA’s “Splash Brothers” 33Bypass 34Home with cells 35Tel _ _, Israel 36Main points 37Taking action 38Captain of industry 39Novelist Turgenev 40Family room 44Pants part 45Award quartet for John Legend, for short 47Grapefruit wedge 48_ _ guard 50Lighting effect 51“Poor, pitiful me!” 52Puny parasite 54“... _ _ quit!” 55Sulu player John 56Choose 61Routes without tolls 62Person of the Year designator 63Skip over 64So-so 65Some med. plans 66Company abbr. 67Guys 68“Frozen” sister 70Advent 71Ramadan, e.g. 74Essential fatty _ _ 75Brooks’s country music partner 76Gets into shape? 77Castle trench 78Standard 79Koala hangout 80Genre of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones 82Tries to live up to 87Smart _ _ 89Most uncanny 91Cooking oil option 92Weighed in 93“The Addams Family” uncle 94Foot part 95Totally worthless 96Recipe amt. 97Built for NASA, say 98Athlete’s award 102Soul mate? 103Scrape covered with a Paw Patrol bandage, e.g. 104Library convenience 105Memo abbr. 106Cowpoke’s poker 107“Will there be anything _ _?” 108Dampens 110Drift off 111Fjord kin 112One of five principal resources in the game Catan