L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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1 Applies gently 5 Lowers in intensity 9 Record flaw 13 Intros may be brief ones 17 Folklore monster 18 Parlement français division 19 Sunning sites 21 Rice of Gothic fiction 22 Novelist whose works were banned in his native land from 1968-’89 24 Time’s 1977 Man of the Year 26 Bit of trivia 27 “Yadda yadda yadda”: Abbr. 29 Implied 30 Covert __ 31 Mark of a hothead 33 Dress with a flare 35 WWII Enigma machine user 37 Call lead-in 40 TV host who was an Army DJ in Vietnam 42 Pizza chain 43 Old court org. 44 Pres. Carter’s alma mater 45 “I see” 47 Sighs of content 48 They may be French 50 Pitchers’ deliveries 52 “See if I care!” 56 Field 58 Maritime raptor 59 Voice of the title character in “Kung Fu Panda” 61 Old Detroit brewer 63 “Most likely ... “65 91, at the Forum 66 Favorite 68 “Burnt” shade 70 Marked down 73 Cast lead-in 74 Model Mendes 75 Letting fly 77 Rival of Djokovic 79 Neil de Grasse Tyson mentor 83 Hot streak 85 Photo-sharing website 88 Crustacean used in Cajun cuisine 89 Education, e.g. 91 Choir voice 92 Gunpowder is a type of it 93 Former “60 Minutes” debater Alexander 95 Funhouse cries 97 “Evita” narrator 98 Improved 101 “The Aviator” Oscar nominee 103 Ref’s calls 104 General Assembly member 105 Surprises in bottles 107 Lincoln was one 109 Hilo keepsake 110 Tinker with text 112 Turn bad 114 Sci-fi memoir 118 Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee 121 Three-time Oscarwinning director 123 Wafflers maker 124 “Same here” 125 Ticket prices? 126 Placed 127 Recently blond, say 128 Wedding venue 129 Comments 130 Gives in to gravity

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1 Remove politely 2 Yamuna Expressway terminus 3 Bric-a-__ 4 Mailed 5 Delivers à la Steven Wright 6 Like Gershwin’s piano concerto 7 Creators 8 Sports page item 9 Place to kick back 10 Raft in an Oslo museum 11 Hawkeye fan 12 Not quite win 13 Lamb’s lament 14 Like some running tracks 15 Even (with) 16 Gets started on 18 Cuts corners 20 __ Lankan 23 Kravitz of “Divergent” 25 Ticket exchange giant 28 Sweet-talked 32 Tour de France stage 34 Pull-up targets 36 Roger Federer’s birth city 37 Chicago mayor Emanuel 38 Slender black reed 39 The Packers retired his #15 in 1973 41 Plans for chairs 42 Prince Albert’s prov. 44 Geek Squad callers 46 Romanov royals 49 Minor gripe 51 Heat-sensitive patch 53 Very large amount 54 Quantum theory pioneer 55 Maker of Golf Street shoes 57 Dauphin’s father 59 Sound of keys 60 Taunt 62 Hägar’s wife 64 Desert partly in Arizona 66 Upper bod muscle 67 Brush fire op 69 Policy of many dotgov websites 71 Seat for toddlers 72 Tinkers with text 76 Flier to Shiraz 78 King topper 80 __ art: barista’s creation 81 Kid in the 1941 cartoon “Child Psykolojiky” 82 Month before Nisan 84 One-eyed “Futurama” character 86 TriBeCa neighbor 87 Greek war god 89 Colombian city 90 Cabs, e.g. 94 Practical, as experience 96 Inuit craft 98 Stuck out 99 Zip or zing 100 Emergency sorting process 102 Philip Morris parent company 103 Court events 105 “Our Lady of the Flowers” author 106 Maternally related 108 Top-left key 111 “Dee-lish!” 113 Gets rid of, mob-style 115 NC-17 issuing org. 116 Copier insert: Abbr. 117 Enterprise vehicles 119 Coal carrier 120 All the rage 122 “__ takers?”