The los angeles times
ACROSS
1 She plays Niobe in “The Matrix” sequels
5 ‘ 70s Connecticut
governor Ella 11 Requiring utensils, as some sandwiches 19 Pitcher Hershiser 20 Searched
roughly 21 Apparent displacement due to observer movement 22 Facility for processing vacation requests? 24 Facility where the higher-ups do business? 26 Puts on cargo 27 “It’s a __!” 28 ORD postings 29 Expert
30 English race
place
31 Hides
35 Reagan secretary of state
37 Click beetles 39 Wyoming
natives
42 Peak
44 Facility for researching cocoa-based goodies? 48 Muesli morsel 49 City NNW of San
Francisco 53 __-Ball: arcade
game
54 Place for a hero 55 Pizzeria fixture 57 “Yum!”
59 Last of a series 62 Help
63 Red Cross
supply
65 Deck alternatives 67 Advisories 69 Facility for baking custard-filled pastries? 74 Minds 77 Composer
Prokofiev 78 Master, in Hindi 82 Zero deg. at the
equator, say 83 Impact sound 87 Put (away) 89 California lake near the Nevada border 90 Unpopular
spots
92 Donor drive
target
94 Eye
96 Tabloid topic 97 Facility for purchasing the latest fad items? 101 Fingers
103 Indian cooking
style
104 Michelin
product
107 Some are vital 110 Shapes again
112 Slangy denials 115 Super Bowl LIV halftime performer
116 Ph.D. hurdle
119 Kind of 1940s suit 120 Gown fabric
121 Facility for a
matchmaker?
124 Facility for cloning research?
126 Disinfect
127 Start a paragraph, maybe
128 Writer Bagnold 129 Many kilt
wearers
130 Pickles
131 Yardsticks: Abbr.
DOWN
1 La __, San Diego neighborhood that’s home to Scripps Research 2 Neighborhoods 3 Facility for recycling old batteries?
4 Lung air sacs 5 Miracle-__ 6 Thumb (through) 7 Fling
8 Pizzeria
offerings 9 Shakers and
others
10 Keats’ “To
Autumn,” e.g. 11 Black __
12 Toast topping 13 Part of Q.E.D. 14 Foe of Rocky and
Bullwinkle 15 Frequent subject in recent headlines 16 Green and
Yankovic 17 Conspiring
group
18 Strict
23 It’s often divided 25 __-de-chaussée:
ground floor 32 “Well, __-di
dah!”
33 Suit in a Spanish
deck of cards 34 Off-the-wall 36 Worn
38 Sound of an
impact
40 Work with feet 41 Toward the
sheltered side 42 Attractions in San Diego and the Bronx 43 Icicle’s locale 44 Privia Pro Stage
pianos, e.g. 45 Cordelia’s
father 46 Touched
down
47 Bridge actions 50 Seized vehicle 51 Its planes have missile defense systems
52 Toy with a tail 56 Women with
habits 58 Sharpens 60 Liquid meas. 61 They may be
bitter
64 Gym equipment 66 Tough spot 68 Physical, say 70 Weasel report? 71 Stare at in a
creepy way 72 Distribute, with
“out” 73 Waterfront
sight
74 Leaves on a dog 75 A head
76 Peak seen from
Messina 79 Facility for manufacturing homes? 80 Skinny 81 Godsend 84 Arrive, in a way 85 Plus
86 Pre-test helper 88 Flier with a
flight
91 Jazz diva
Jones 93 Seconds,
say 95 Contaminates 98 Excavation site 99 Isn’t at all
wishy-washy 100 Glass lip
102 Thespian
companies
104 “Feather canyons everywhere,” to Joni Mitchell
105 Building blocks 106 Givens in the “Wheel of Fortune” bonus round
107 Drinks in
the a.m.
108 Like non-oyster months, traditionally
109 Did okay in
class
111 __ layer
113 Heston title
role
114 Sprouts-to-be 117 Mason’s wedge 118 “The Usual Suspects” crime lord Keyser __ 122 108-card game 123 Montblanc
product
124 Hard to see in 125 Sci-fi beings