L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD A series of missteps

ACROSS

1 5

South American rodent “Little Man __”: 1991 Foster film

9 Minor cuts

14 Blot with a tissue

19 God with a quiver 20 Times often named for

music genres

21 Refined, as skills 22 Seed-to-be

23 One

24 It’s rarely paid to a car

dealer

25 Big game name

26 Richest person in the

world before Bezos 27 Many an investment 30 Treats with malice 31 Sr.-supporting component 32 Encl. with postage 33 i-opening company? 34 Revolutionary War name 35 Cambodian cash

37 Flag

39 Slothful sort

41 Some colas

44 MTV Video Music Award

category

48 Invited to the penthouse 50 Loss nos., perhaps 51 British Isles tongue 52 Pride letters

54 Skyline feature

55 Store

57 Rice, e.g.

60 Sushi serving

62 K2 locale

63 “Wanna bet?” 65 Southernmost of the

Marianas

66 Goddess of marriage and

family

68 LBJ beagle

69 Where many scenes are

presented

74 Cornfield call

77 Up start or follower

78 For fear that

79 Apply forcefully, as the

brakes

83 Subway fare?

85 West Coast pro 86 Newspaper supplement,

maybe

89 Fern seed

90 First of 12

92 Zap

94 Cab category 96 Corporate honcho 97 Meat-curing compound 99 Used one’s clout

103 Summer wear

104 69-Across presentation 106 Simplify

107 Family reunion attendee 108 Arcade game word 110 Preferred group on the

field

112 Do a rest stop machine’s

job 114 You, in Germany

117 Dark-colored cigar 119 Freegan’s activity

122 Cell terminal

123 Anaheim athletes, in local

sportscasts

124 Banned orchard spray 125 Kendrick of “Pitch

Perfect” films

126 “Holy moly!”

127 Big name in violins 128 It can smell

129 Announced

130 Undo, in a way

131 It’s about 30 kilometers

from Düsseldorf

132 Exude

133 Relationships

DOWN

1 “Goodfellas” Oscar winner 2 Loudly cheering

3 Formal outfit accessory 4 “Just __ ... “

5 Fudge, perhaps

6 La Scala solos

7 Pepsi Challenge feature 8 Uruguay’s Punta del __ 9 Chinese dog breed 10 Waiter’s disappointment 11 Like many an injured arm 12 Brewed

13 Star Wars initials 14

Places to walk with best friends?

15 Be of use to

16 It’s often passed at family

meals

17 On the protected side 18 Melanie’s “Working Girl”

role

28 Secondhand

29 Quick movement

30 “__ the One”: 1996

Aniston/Diaz movie 36 “We’re good to go” 38 Long cold spell

40 Tizzy

42 First female Nobelist 43 Asparagus unit

44 Kiss, in Cancún

45 Bk. before Job 46 Monopoly props.

47 The Rebels of the SEC,

familiarly 49 Eco-conscious org.

53 Thai dough 56 Expressions of skepticism 58 Regular hangout 59 Encumbered

61 __ West, wife of DC

Comics’ Flash

64 One who gets what’s

coming

67 They may be torn on the

field: Abbr. 70 Augusta National shrub 71 Musical motif, to Verdi 72 Firewood units

73 Finishes up on the green 74 Stands sound

75 Eagle’s home

76 Records

80 Biblical peak

81 Not a dup.

82 Takes in and keeps 84 Poetic contraction 87 Improve, as an urban area 88 NFL “sixes”

91 Determined by the stars,

as time 93 Pancake-making aids 95 Brother of Peter, briefly 98 Early smartphone 100 Doesn’t bother to check

the water first

101 Hightails it

102 Fashion’s Gernreich 105 Chair titles

109 Invasive vine

111 Ham it up

113 Rub off

115 Anatomical button type 116 “Yipes!”

117 Uxmal denizen

118 Auth. unknown

120 Summer shades

121 Grand Canyon adjective 123 “Scots Wha __”: patriotic

song