L.A. Times Crossword
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1Oldest Simpson kid 5Casino convenience 8Model plane wood 13Motor City pro 19State with an astronaut on its quarter 20Aunt, in Acapulco 21Lures 22“Knock, knock!” 23Tactful one 25*Accidentally scorch the appetizers? 27Basket maker, e.g. 29Gibbs of “The Jeffersons” 30Stomped (on) 31*”You can’t wrestle a chimney sweep and come out clean,” e.g.? 36D.C. VIPs 37Typeface word 38Displace 393D ring shape 41Amarillo-toAustin dir. 43Very small 44*Mission of the Blue Origin rockets carrying William Shatner and Michael Strahan? 51Unknown degree 52Burn soother 54“Only Time” artist 55Fervency 56*Finish a crossword with a spelling error? 61“The Hangover” role for Ed Helms 63“Eureka!” elicitor 64Golden Fleece seeker 65Colleague 66Drawbacks 67Unlikely to be discussed 69Classic Ford, familiarly 71Takes turns? 73Credit 74Airbnb alternative 77Twice-monthly shoreline occurrence 80Minnesota representative Ilhan 81Aquaman’s domain 82*Say no to a date? 86Arctic seal refuges 88_ _’acte 90Lamb mamas 91Package opening? 92*Run-ins with soft cheese? 97Watery defense 98“Srsly!?” 99Corp. hierarchy modification 100Like 102Fitbit unit 106Darlin’ 108*Exhale in a game of hide-andseek? 111Posh 112Not just once 114Pan-fries 115*Florists who specialize in purple bouquets? 119Took control of, as a competition 123Olympic projectile 124Sarnia’s lake 125Simu of “Barbie” 126Hostile 127Tangible thing 128Sewing kit item 129Mo. before May 130With this puzzle’s circled letters, exercise a certain constitutional right, and how to answer each starred clue
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1Figure, casually 2Pacific tuna 3Paper problem 4“War and Peace” novelist 5Tops 6Pageant crown 7Chum on a boat? 8Telly channel 9Apt rhyme for spa 10Youngest Hemsworth brother 11Gets ready for a ride 12Space City pro 13Cubism pioneer 14Texter’s qualifier 15Closes 16Earth, in some sci-fi 17Director Welles 18Cries out for 24Calle __: street in Miami’s Little Havana 26“You’re in good hands” sloganeer 28EGOT winner Moreno 31Taking to court 32Decide one will 33Gardening brand 34Neither companion 35Ph.D. seeker’s test 40Cheaper, perhaps 42Hockey great Tikkanen 44West End district 45Many a YA hero 46Where Ferrari is RACE 47Like business visˆ-vis coach 48Extra option 49“True Grit” filmmakers 50Historical chapters 52Prefix with futurism 53Newsom and Hochul, once: Abbr. 57Jeweler to the Romanovs 58Spanish cat 59Spice mixture 60Turner memoir 62Bearlike 65Smartphone precursors, for short 67Proctor’s tool 68Nintendo rival 70Hi-__ audio 72Many e-forms 73__ salad 75Come back to the table 76Judge’s seat 78Fishing spot 79Helps to waterski 82Leith of “The Great British Baking Show” 83Barely leading 84Seeing red 85“Grand” peak 87Airport near San Jose, Calif. 89Did exceedingly well 9323-Across’s base 94Many stats 95TNT start 96Many pieces by 57-Down 97Skip an epic party, say 100Filmmaker with a distinctive style 101Was sure 102Playground feature 103Italy’s first capital 104Be 105Joe of “Bupkis” 107Jacuzzis, e.g. 109“Se __ espa–ol” 110Spring bloom 113Fictional sleuth Wolfe 116Modest digs 117Down Under hopper 118NBC skit show, for short 120Tour gp. 121Large deer 122Bill for education?