L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Ancient fabulist

6 Pesky insects

11 Shelter org.

15 __ capsule

19 Set of beliefs

20 Betray, in a way

21 Chalky powder

22 Make muddy

23 Subway request

25 Bibliography abbr.

26 Roadside retreats

27 Club music genre, familiarly

28 “We can seat you now” buzzer

29 “Funny, right?”

30 Travel document

31 Beach town atmosphere

33 Light verse best not shared with kids

37 Geek (out)

39 Unit of resistance

40 Travelers’ gp. with annual dues

41 Vehicle in many a Jack London story

44 Filling station number

47 Unbelievably impressive

53 Actress who plays Anita Hill in the HBO film “Confirmation”

56 “I Can’t Drive

55” singer Hagar

57 “Until we meet again, chérie”

58 Drought relief

59 Elizabeth’s role in Marvel movies

61 Leonine feature

62 Like a small vineyard, perhaps

64 Clothing pioneer Strauss

65 Sign-on need

67 New Year’s Eve popper

72 Like a live fumble

76 “What __ is new?”

77 Hind site?

82 Editor’s “Lose this”

83 “Open wide!”

85 Shopper’s reference

88 Revved up

89 Pixel pattern

91 “C’mon, live a little”

94 Stagnate

96 Refuse to be associated with

97 “Which __ say … “

98 Bud visitor

99 Dowel

100 Hand sanitizer ingredient

102 Italian saint who founded a Franciscan religious order

109 Refuse to yield

113 Kick starters?

114 __ apso

115 Browning spots

117 Non opposite

118 Driver of many trailers

119 Recover from a run

120 Matinee idol of the 1930s and 1940s

123 Arizona landform

124 “Laugh-in” comedian

Johnson

125 Tackle again

126 Sidestep

127 Elysian locale

128 Cherished

129 Cinch of a course

130 December candy shapes

DOWN

1 Is tender

2 Slowly cut into

3 One of Marge Simpson’s sisters

4 Somewhat strange

5 Course with a crust

6 Hall of Fame pitcher Maddux

7 Known as

8 Gaming trailblazer

9 75-Down, e.g.

10 __-Cat: winter vehicle

11 Girder alloy

12 Soul icon Labelle

13 Insurance filing

14 Knee injury common among athletes

15 Pub entertainment with a host

16 Like some bonds

17 Belarus capital

18 Disney character loosely inspired by “The Snow Queen”

24 Soil-loosening implement

29 Athletic center

32 Tenor Bocelli

34 Samurai without a lord

35 In those days

36 Sunshine, slangily

38 Region with many Commanders fans, briefly

41 Card game in which 10s score higher than kings and queens

42 News article intro

43 “__ go bragh!”

45 Airport security org.

46 Sushi tuna

47 Barrel strip

48 Like some water cooler cups

49 Plus

50 Ilhan of Congress

51 Luxury hotel chain headquartered in Dallas

52 Recolored

54 Desert plant in the asparagus family

55 “The Sweet Escape” singer Stefani

60 Paranormal vibe

63 “House of the Dragon” actor Ifans

64 Shirt size abbr.

66 Slalom competitor

68 __ lemon: citrus hybrid

69 Dish

70 Pallid

71 Capital west of Montreal

72 “Yeah, man”

73 Pixar clownfish

74 Course of action

75 Figure included in the Gotham City Cycle Chase set

78 Part of LPGA

79 Swelled heads

80 Semiaquatic salamander

81 007’s first film foe

84 Flagon beer

85 Video game brother

86 Org. with auditors

87 “Dexter: New Blood” airer, for short

90 Still-life jug

92 “To a … ” poems

93 Waiting to buy tickets, say

95 Shoe insert

99 Educational ad

101 Unsolicited, as a manuscript

102 Relinquished

103 Charter

104 Chicago airport

105 Soda with a piña colada flavor

106 Autumn blossom

107 Classifies

108 Off-white shade

110 Sioux City resident

111 Upholstery choice

112 Santa Fe foursome

113 Struggling actor’s dream

116 Singer born in County Donegal

120 Uno + due

121 Passing remark?

122 Reproductive cells