SUNDAY LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Spot on a die
4 Heel’s opposite
8 Relax
13 Broken bone’s protector
17 “You really think that of me?”
18 Take care of
19 Casual layer
20 “Barbie Girl” band 21 Growling or barking, e.g.?
23 Overacted
24 Hide furtively
25 Rebel leader in a space opera
26 Iowa crop
28 Existence fueled by rotini and tagliatelle? 30 Driveway mistake? 33 Thick lumps 34 Smidgens
35 Like the full-moon festival Boun That Luang 38 Morsels
41 Fig. calculated at a checkup
42 FYI kin
43 “You’re talking to a haunted house expert here”?
47 Obnoxious poster in the r/wellsfargo Reddit? 51 Over yonder
52 Soft ball
54 German “no”
55 Unit in many a Zillow listing
58 Food drive donations 60 “Parenthood” actress Whitman
61 Back muscle, casually 62 Not again
63 Rant against the sun? 65 Target
66 SmackDown figures 68 Ultra big
69 Providers of room service for musicians’ tours?
71 Street
72 Pocket-size 73 Ambulance fig. 74 Fashion monthly
75 “__ move”
76 Lucy of “Pretty Little Liars”
77 __ monster
79 Boise State’s home 81 Intense “don’t blink” contests?
86 Opening dis at a roast? 90 Menopause treatment, briefly 91 Little taste 92 Himalayan creature 93 Like ears with studs 95 Crete’s highest pt. 97 Was out
101 Erratic radiator? 103 Gigs as conductors and percussionists? 107 Suckling spot 108 “My mistake!” 109 Surrounding energy 110 Title girl in Kay Thompson books
112 Casualwear at the pub?
116 Climber’s hold 117 Straightforward 118 Shrek and Fiona 119 Himalayan creature 120 Seep
121 Palms, e.g.
122 Group between boomers and millennials 123 Intel seeker
DOWN
1 __ see ew: stir-fried noodle dish
2 “If u ask me … ”
3 Jargon with terms ending in -ay
4 Born to be wild
5 2022 U.S. Women’s Open golf champ Minjee 6 Going slowly
7 Forest spirit in a Miyazaki classic
8 Dot follower
9 __ skirt
10 Collar attachment 11 Von Trapp daughter 12 Resulted in 13 Four-letter name of a radio station, e.g.
14 Word heard in a Spanish class roll call 15 Ride the waves 16 Confiscate
18 Backs (away) 19 Playwright Ibsen 22 Brand of hiking sandals 27 Naan kin
29 Jacobson of “Broad City”
30 The “Gee” in “Bee Gees”
31 Tomato type
32 Pop icon John
36 Put into a pot 37 Japanese drama 39 Epiphany trio
40 Italian 71-Across 42 “The Vanishing Half” author Bennett 44 “Be ready to prove your age”
45 Comes apart at the seams
46 Let out
48 Massage
49 “I have to know!” 50 Bowling alley lineup 53 ATM charge
56 Loops in
57 Back in style 59 Literary device
61 “I need the truth!” 62 Tough go
63 Close ones 64 Subscribe again 65 Assign points to, maybe
66 Untamed territory 67 “Mambo No. 5” singer Bega
69 “I __ of you!” 70 Landed
72 Wawa, for one 75 Expert who’s a real poser? 76 Intrepid
78 Culture writer’s milieu 80 Way cool
82 Play area? 83 “Following these directions … ”
84 Wheels
85 Shadowbox 87 Cylindrical storage structure
88 Lifted
89 Verifiable
94 Collection of farm-fresh produce 95 Persian greetings? 96 Adhesive strip 98 Throw out
99 Big name in seltzer 100 Rib eye alternative 102 Takes to the cleaners 103 Folded food
104 100 cents
105 “Lucky” Grammy winner Jason
106 Tots, e.g.
111 Close fam member 113 Film with the Oscar-winning song “Naatu Naatu” 114 Recruit 115 __ blue