L.A. Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Capital known as “The City of Trees”
6 HS course for a future poli-sci major
11 “How silly of me!”
14 Cook brisket, perhaps 19 Capital known as “The City of Stairs”
20 Quincea–era accessory 21 Singer profiled in the 2022 Netflix documentary “Halftime,” familiarly
22 Ancient manuscript
23 Friends in Low Places?
26 Outkast rapper _ _ 3000
27 Org. whose logo features crossed clubs
28 Oct. 24 observance
29 Chemical in bagel-making
30 Cream-filled pastries
32 Way off 34 Some truffle hunters
36 Colorado State’s sports team
90 Tons and tons 91 Crazy in Love? 95 DOJ agency 96 Bench press targets, for short 97 College administrators 98 High-end hair dryers 101 Flatbread served with dal 104 Projectile’s path 105 Beach balls? 108 Noisy fight 109 Vessel implant 110 Down in the Boondocks? 114 Play place? 115 To’s opposite 116 Model/actress Kate
117 “_ _ ma–ana” 118 Less spicy, in a way
119 Bros
120 _ _ profundo: low voice 121 Oyster cracker?
DOWN
1 Unflattering media coverage, briefly
2 Rolex competitor 3 “Seriously!?” 4 Maple syrup base 5 Like a hotel bathroom, often 6 Teeny bit 7 Gyro wrapper 8 “Slow Horses” actor Oldman 9 Deposit for processing 10 Unit for soccer practice carpool, say
11 Video game with a turntableshaped controller 12 Copa AmŽrica cry
13 Slip ‘N Slide need 14 Quantities such as mass and time 15 Address for Hercule Poirot 16 “Weird, right?” 17 Steve with nine NBA titles as a player and coach 18 Old flames 24 Finish
25 The “C” of the CMYK color model 31 Prepare to move, as artwork 33 Christmas tune 34 Pop star Mars 35 Scrubs 38 Root veggies
39 “... then again, we could try something else” 40 [It’s gone!] 41 Ardent desire 42 “No sweat!” 43 “Truthfully,” in a text 44 Shenanigan 45 Conductor Zubin 50 Genetic letters 51 Many NYC addresses
52 Tibetan dumpling 53 Festival entry 55 Major key of
Chopin’s “Heroic” Polonaise 56 Spreading fear 57 Bte _ _
63 “The Favourite” queen 64 Candy _ _ 65 Graph line 67 Minnesota’s Paul Bunyan, for one
68 Item in a quiver 69 Bros
71 Wild hurry 72 Threw out 73 Serious
74 Coach purchase, perhaps
75 _ _ plancha: Spanish cooking method 77 Concrete piece 78 Classic travel trailer 79 Castle defense 80 Sour compounds 81 One-named Irish singer 82 Power base? 83 Test subject for Gregor Mendel 88 Nail polish enhancer 89 Devotees 90 “Oh, really?” 92 Mandarin, e.g. 93 “I’ll follow you” 94 Patio spot 98 Green owl in a popular language app
99 El __: America, in Mexico 100 Necessitate a bleep
101 Soft “Over here!”
102 “_ _ boy!” 103 Radio toggle 105 Oodles 106 Sci-fi craft 107 Latin dating word
111 Anger 112 AirNow.gov partner 113 Prominent part of a beefeater’s uniform