El Dorado News-Times

Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle

- “FORCING THE ISSUE” By GARY LARSON Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS 1 Perfume brand that sounds forbidden

5 Was humbled 12 Resulting (from) 19 It’s known for its

bell ringers 20 Only one of Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs” not written in English

21 Like Hershey’s Kisses 22 Celebrity magazine employee? 24 Night vis-á-vis Nacht, e.g. 25 Possessive in a Harry Potter title 26 Using a lifestyle magazine to cool off? 29 Kind of DA 30 1983 Streisand title role 31 Uproar 32 Large seal hunters 36 “What a lousy play!”

39 Furry wrap 41 Catch in the act 42 Found a child-rearing magazine? 47 Head-turning hiss 49 Levine of Maroon 5 50 Goes too far 53 “Over There” songwriter 57 Jumble 58 Spanish province or its capital 59 Zodiac animal 60 Group mental condition 61 Firewood option ... or destiny 62 Former Russian space station 63 Tired 65 Removed all evidence of 66 Graphic for a personal well-being magazine? 70 Esoteric 73 Challenges 74 They may be blocked 75 Workmanshi­p 78 Pressured, with “on” 79 Legend on the ice

80 Indian wrap 82 Whoop-de-do 83 Three-__ engine

84 Writer with the most combined Oscar and Tony nomination­s 87 Showgirl in a Manilow song 88 Czuchry who played Cary Agos on “The Good Wife” 91 Closing the doors of a financial magazine? 93 French toast need 96 Turkish bread 99 Round-skipping edge

100 Newspaper essays

101 Gift tag word 103 Film that’s barely shown? 105 Marlon’s “Godfather” role 108 Shopliftin­g a fitness magazine? 111 Not bright 116 Split

117 Kiosk selling a news magazine? 119 Nook or Kindle

120 Hollywood’s Annette and Peter 121 Valhalla VIP 122 Street, in Stuttgart 123 Sneaky programs 124 Street in New York’s Chinatown

DOWN 1 Bedtime melody 2 Fuel-efficient Chevy 3 Loudmouth 4 Not culturally sensitive, for short

5 A’s, Jays and Rays 6 Records, in a way

7 “The Future of the Movies” co-author 8 Sonatas, say 9 Real estate ad abbr. 10 Symphonic wind 11 In a languid way 12 Highlight 13 Reindeer landing area

14 “Little House” series author Laura __ Wilder 15 __ Féin 16 Defeatist’s statement 17 Chad, but not Jeremy 18 Two-time Oscar winner Jackson 23 Chow line? 27 “Survivorma­n” creator Stroud 28 Whipped cream serving 32 “Becoming” memoirist Michelle 33 Teases 34 Stay over 35 Mall features 36 Swiss capital 37 Switch positions 38 Baseball’s “Little Giant” 40 Social companions 43 Neatened, as barracks 44 Ward off 45 Vintage auto 46 Features of many fonts

48 Synagogue scroll

51 Way to go 52 Jolly Roger bosun 54 Consumes 55 Newcastle Brown __ 56 “Game of Thrones” patriarch Stark 60 Gin rummy action 62 Twenty Questions category 63 “Super!” 64 Sushi garnish 66 Land in “The Hunger Games” 67 Hokkaido noodle 68 Unusual 69 Yankee manager Boone 70 “... and justice for __” 71 Outdoor gear giant

72 Tom or tabby 75 Do penance 76 Very upset 77 They may be slid into ovens 80 Fries, e.g.

81 Friend in France 82 Sty feed

85 Soft toss 86 Subtle 89 Authority abusers 90 Bridge supports 92 Cow, at times 93 Pond dweller 94 “I, Claudius” author Robert 95 Small racing vehicle 97 Stick (to) 98 “Chandelier” singer 102 Charades player 104 __ salts 105 Fancy home 106 Surmise

107 “__ Were the Days” 109 Hurricanet­racking agcy. 110 Jazzy Jones 111 Team’s burden 112 Either H in H2O 113 “No Angel” singer 114 Release

115 Job for a body shop

118 2015 Verizon acquisitio­n

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