Los Angeles Times

On the Road Again

- By Merl Reagle

ACROSS

1 Craterlike basin of a volcano 8 Elicits smiles 14 Materializ­e 20 Part of a floor plan, perhaps 21 Greek letters 22 Charlotte ___ 23 Sign outside a cheap hotel? 25 Like some stares 26 “Don’t Bring Me Down” band, briefly 27 “... man ___ mouse?” 28 Daffy collectibl­es 29 Glaze, often 30 Comment about a kid who prefers the old “Tonight Show”? 37 And now a word from our spaniel 38 Auto need 39 “___ a problem” 40 “Smooth Operator” singer 41 Aronnax’s creator 44 TV series set at William McKinley High 47 Ruhr rejection 50 Patron saint of Eng. 51 Symbol of cutbacks 52 Part of a horticultu­re series? 58 Catch 59 PC people 60 Back 61 Thumbs up et al. 62 Popular mixer 64 Ape 66 Couch problem 67 Words to a traitor 68 Pint-size pal of the Jolly Green Giant? 71 Toppers 75 “May ___ now?” 77 Doll material 78 Truth teller’s protestati­on 80 Mother-of-pearl source 84 Slapper in shorts 85 “Spanglish” actress 86 Heady order 87 Little Boy Blue’s girlfriend? 90 ___ school 91 Cruise level, for ex. 92 Unfettered 93 Boarding place 94 Strong adhesive 96 Prog. list 98 Genetics topic 100 Mauna ___ 102 Boosts 103 Whom Vinny may be seeing tonight? 111 ___ Del Rey, Calif. 112 Skim the clouds 113 Cousin of a J.D., in legal circles 114 Cousin of Gomez Addams 116 Connected series 118 Most popular dance instructor in Mexico? 122 Serious amount of weight 123 Fleet 124 Now ___ 125 Expands 126 Relay 127 Birds, at times

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1 Job for a Mason 2 On ___ (hot, in Vegas) 3 The king, in Cannes 4 Patriotic grp. 5 Trick ending? 6 Excess rain 7 Old marketplac­e 8 Alias letters 9 Sophia contempora­ry 10 Berth place 11 Read letters? 12 Avoids restaurant­s 13 Radiator sound 14 Actress June (kid sister of Gypsy Rose Lee) 15 Appliance maker 16 Indiana athletes 17 Works as a musician 18 A, in Dusseldorf 19 Snapper trapper 24 Roman orator 29 It means “other” 31 Chisholm Trail st. 32 Antarctica’s Mount ___ 33 Great times 34 Hawaiian coast 35 Start of a Keats poem 36 Aquarium fish 41 Ex-Secretary of State Cyrus 42 Glorify 43 Try to disprove 45 Very capable 46 Otologist 48 Slab that printers used to mix on 49 Glenn’s old employer 53 Brand of gloves 54 Draw again 55 London vehicles 56 Coconut-husk fiber 57 Close, as a race 63 Put together 64 “... all the way down to ___” 65 Announcer, once 69 Role for Roz 70 Blue Moon of baseball 72 1836 siege site 73 Bathroom cleaner brand 74 Run-down 76 It involves a lot of Sunday drivers 79 Prime-time time 80 “Amo, amas, I love ___” 81 TV sergeant 82 Essayed 83 Female adviser (anagram of I AGREE) 85 The ___ luxury 88 Russo of “Nightcrawl­er” 89 State with the most licensed marijuana businesses 95 Greek letter 97 Get rid of 99 Longtime TV actor Michael 101 Org. often seen in court 102 Suave 104 Pope’s vestment 105 Phillippe and Reynolds 106 Brown buildings? 107 Rooms, to Rosita 108 Old route to Fairbanks, the ___ Highway 109 Cozy corner 110 A real knockout? 115 Some browns 116 Herd member 117 “Wheel of Fortune” purchase 118 Tube top 119 Soup container 120 Auto paths: abbr. 121 Doc. sent with an e-mail

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