L.A. Times Crossword

Performance

ACROSS

1Chow _ _: noodle dish

5Sp. girls

10USDA Choice, e.g.

15Vinegar, chemically

19Peak near Catania

20Economical with words

21Collar extension

22Support staff?

23The lazy housekeeper ...

26Rootless water plant

27“Lost in transit” inquiry

28Natural gas component

29Sent through a network

31Charm

33Like some inscriptions

35WSW reversal

36Police dept. title

37John Bunyan, notably

41Await decision

42Dull brown

43The disruptive hairstylist ...

46Leaning

48Hoops player

53First name in Renaissance painting

54Singles

56“Can’t help ya”

57Breakdown of social norms

59Former capital of Japan

61Big cat voiced by Angelina Jolie in “Kung Fu Panda”

65Domed halls

68Nibbled (at)

70Rush-order letters

71Scrap

72The fashionable archaeologist ...

76Color gradation

77“The Wizard of Oz” actor

79New _ _, Connecticut

80Part of a wedding toast, maybe

82Summer pest, informally

84Workbench grips

87Moved suddenly

88“His Dark Materials” cable network

89Arctic native

91Math points

94“One Minute Man” rapper Elliott

95Salt, say

98The overzealous electrician ...

101System of connected PCs, for short

102Fast-food option

104For all _ _ and purposes

106Air traffic org.

109Unit of energy

110Showed plainly

113Behind, in a way

115Lumbered

117Playing fields

121Farm

122Vegan protein

123The absentminded dentist ...

126Footnote note

127“100years of improvement” retailer

128Burrowing bug

129Mineral no longer used in baby powder

130Woven fish

traps 131Fashion

journalist _ _ Leon Talley

132FaceTime alternative

133Smite, as a dragon

DOWN

1Like cheese in a fondue pot

2Timeless, poetically

3Still together

4Super casual

“Sure!”

5Breastbone

6Wine choice

7Factual

8Support staff member: Abbr.

9“The Orville” star MacFarlane

10Mercury Seven astronaut John

11Had status

12Fitting 13Take out

14Periodic-table entry

15Berry native to the Amazon rainforest

16The psychic bartender ...

17Unworldly young woman

18Maze setback

24Messy stack

25Steam room

30Calculating, in a way

32Theme park shuttle

34Sanctuary section

38Words from a promising couple?

396.2miles, roughly

40Like the White Sox at Fenway Park

44Election Day figure

45Patriarch who “walked with God”

47Spencer of “Good Morning America”

48Holiday songs

49Iditarod wear

50The fearless trapeze artist ...

51Bird that can run 30mph

52Outer layer

55Dutch painter Jan

58Draw forth

60Starts operating, as a store

62Sat in traffic, e.g.

63Fries in a little butter

64Quick

66Lab gelatins

67Wrongdoing

69Hawaii’s Mauna __

73_ _ academy

74Selassie of Ethiopia

75Fast one

78WNBA stat

81Nike’s _ _-fit fabric

83Honked

85Flair

86Like fluffy towels

90Deep black

92Prompt

93Stevie Wonder’s “_ _ She Lovely”

95Skipped an early appointment, maybe 96Piercing place

97Short work of fiction

99Broaden

100Curio stand

103Name seen in many hotels

105Gentlemen

106Curtain rod decoration

107Zambia neighbor

108Bureau

111Do lunch?

112Wipe clean

114Has legs, so to speak

116Clothing

118Pen points

119Every which way

120Moving with ease

124Start of some subj. lines

125N.Y.’s AOC, e.g.