L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Close to closed 5 Salad veggie

11 Its “M” stands for “Motoren”

14 Batty

18 Ashton’s spouse 19 2002 “Friends” Emmy winner

21 French monarch 22 Barbarian 23 Off-season at a nudist camp?

25 Stock female roles 27 Caribbean getaway 28 Dollhouse Christmas decoration?

30 Reveal, poetically

31 Sale limitation word 32 Early Indo-European 33 Hot

36 Abandon

38 Silver and gold 43 Defrost in the microwave? 45 Cubes for cooking 48 Longtime Dolphins coach 49 Reggae’s __ Kamoze 50 Ham, to Noah

51 Two, for most folks? 53 English critic Kenneth 56 Folks

60 Worker in a garden 61 Apple variety 62 Capital south of Vienna 64 Links prop 65 Broom-__: comics witch 67 “As Time Goes By” pianist 68 Aha moment sensation? 73 Pops

76 Frozen summer coolers 77 Propel, in a way 78 Words to live by 82 Biblical prophet

84 Grab a bite

85 Type of plane

88 One at a family reunion 89 Geek chic?

92 Minor player

94 With 130-Across, weekly U.S. magazine with a cryptic crossword

95 Beat out

96 More cunning 98 Underwear catalog? 101 Aslan’s land

103 “Juno and the Paycock” playwright 105 Combat zones

106 Most letters, nowadays 109 Tiny insect egg

110 Cyst of no concern 111 Cinderella’s coach? 116 Con artists 121 Atmosphere 122 Suffering from stressrelated weight gain? 124 __ tissue

125 Scout group

126 Kia SUV 127 Author Bombeck 128 Victim of a fabled upset 129 Drink suffix

130 See 94-Across

131 Back-to-school time for

many: Abbr.

DOWN

1 Gremlins and Pacers 2 Abandon at the altar 3 Heaps

4 Filthy quarters 5 Duds, old-style 6 Kournikova of tennis 7 Quarters

8 Novel ending? 9 Mushroom stems 10 Went deep at the park 11 Pipe material 12 Bank contents 13 Early American home 14 Ready to serve 15 Contents of el mar 16 Be a bundle of nerves 17 Radio host John 20 Society page word 24 Optimist

26 The “E” in E. & J. Gallo 29 Strapped-on accessory 31 Nave seat 33 Phelps broke his goldmedal record 34 Skater Harding 35 Because of, with “to” 36 Copenhagen native 37 Confirmation, e.g. 39 Norse god associated with storms

40 Jam ingredients 41 Andean wool source 42 “The Crucible” setting 44 Letters after I?

46 Jazz pianist Blake 47 Common sense 52 Obscure

54 __ show

55 Soft drink brand since 1924

57 Elevator innovator 58 Cartridge holder 59 Colorful blocks 63 Flexor muscle, informally 65 German title 66 Before long, quaintly 69 Some tides

70 __ One: vodka brand 71 Lucrative, contractually 72 VW hatchback 73 Friend of Pythias 74 Appliance maker since 1934 75 Grandparent, often 79 Wyoming’s __ Range 80 Former #1 LPGA golfer Lorena

81 Goes after

83 Evade

85 One of the Baldwins 86 Hurting

87 John in London 90 Separately 91 Garlicky sauce 93 Chewed persistently 97 Former name of Myanmar’s most populous city

98 Asian celebration 99 Welcome

100 They may empty in a

brawl

102 Actress Plummer

104 NATO alphabet letter

after Romeo

107 Rainbowlike

108 Cara of “Fame”

111 Bangers partner

112 Gym site

113 Skier’s aid

114 Put in a position

115 Sympathetic sounds 116 Done, in Verdun

117 Jared of “Suicide Squad” 118 Where Cork is

119 Dudley Do-Right’s org. 120 32-card game

123 No longer working: Abbr.