l.A. TIMES CROSSWORD PuzzlE
ACROSS 1 Opinionated assortment 7 Biblical shepherd 11 Polaris Rangers, e.g., briefly 15 Asian cookware 19 Start a bulleted list, perhaps 20 Forecast 21 Painful, in a way 23 Harsh criticism of an old Pontiac? 25 Superman or Spider-Man 26 Unavoidable end 27 Unprincipled operator? 29 “__, I’m flying in my taxi”: Harry Chapin lyric 31 Table salt, in chem class 32 Pool stroke 33 Therapists’ org. 36 Corporate rule 39 Something for a fan to support 42 Fan appreciation event 45 Personal: Pref. 47 Pleads not guilty 51 Soviet cooperative 52 Loud salutes 55 Type of cell or cent 56 “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” constable 57 Salesperson who doesn’t take your offer seriously? 61 [Uh-oh!] 62 Annual August golf tournaments, familiarly 63 Classic theaters 64 Aiming devices 66 Mexican dish you were warned not to eat? 71 Current king of Spain __ VI 73 Silents star Negri 74 Time to beware 75 Truth stretcher 76 “Missionary squad loses big in softball game”? 83 Rink legend 84 Tee sizes: Abbr. 86 Done like Donne 87 Rancor 88 If it’s orange, it’s really black 91 Physics unit 92 Strengthen 93 Race on the water 96 Kidney-related 98 Match in size 99 Doo-wop band instruments 102 After-hours 104 Hoods 107 Memoirs of a penitent bookie? 112 WWII bond designation 116 Carefree 117 Really large items thrown overboard? 119 Life partners 120 Snack in a stack 121 Nails the test 122 Doesn’t have to ask about 123 Egg holder 124 Sign of boredom 125 Techniques involving falsetto DOWN 1 Texas city nickname 2 About 3 Some govt. lawyers 4 “The Flying Dutchman” soprano 5 Conclude with 6 One awaiting a cancellation 7 Six-pack set 8 Two-balled weapon 9 European cheese town 10 Bar fruit 11 Hook on 12 Warbled 13 Winery fixtures 14 Course-plotting “Star Trek” crewman 15 Simulated military exercise 16 Chiwere speakers 17 Bust measurements? 18 Not a good thing to make 22 Marine myth 24 “Goodness!” 28 Traitor 30 Woman in a “Paint Your Wagon” song 33 Simple rhyme scheme 34 Veal __ 35 Largest of the Near Islands 37 Purim month 38 Like most zoo animals 40 La., once 41 Lincoln-to-Des Moines dir. 43 Give up 44 Advantage to get 46 Like talent, in a Geoff Colvin best-seller 48 Liquid courses 49 Not working 50 Beats 53 Vanilla-flavored, as wine 54 Machine displaying fruit symbols 58 Go out with 59 CBS drama since 2000 60 Spanish “that” 61 Throws a fit 64 Iraq’s __ City 65 Monty Python cofounder 66 First name in superhero lore 67 W, vis-à-vis E 68 Don Knotts denial 69 Too 70 Open __ night 71 Disaster 72 Where the Shannon flows 76 Fishing, perhaps 77 Interstellar dist. 78 Berlin article 79 Canine attraction 80 Annoy 81 Decorative sewing case 82 Cabinet part: Abbr. 84 Phrase on a fortuneteller’s business card 85 Office conf. 89 Son of Agamemnon 90 Travelers’ references 92 Rogers Centre player 94 Least likely to bite 95 Downed 97 “Sure, I get it” 99 Magic center? 100 Be gaga over 101 Marked for deletion 103 Relish 105 Artist El __ 106 Located 108 Classic showdown time 109 Went off the deep end 110 Commercial prefix with “cell” 111 Fish-eating duck 113 Forum infinitive 114 Zip (through) 115 First responders, for short 118 __ mot