LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Amendment dealing with states’ rights 6 Hobby shop buy 9 Longtime Wall

Street name 14 Spanish month 15 Draft pick 16 Outfielder Mike who finished first (twice) or second (three times) in 2012-2016 A.L. MVP voting Alien reptile in “Avatar”? Snake, e.g. Racks up Corpulent Connecting point “Bad Moon Rising” band, initially

First of a series Small amount Worked the soil Shopper stopper? TV schedule abbr. Buttonhole, say Affirmative action Bit of horseplay Pest that’s gotten into the cheese? Castilian kin

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Mex. miss 17

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70 71

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74 75 Jr. and sr. Brass component

Bit of swearing Slate et al., for short Merchant ship flotilla

Ring bearer Baker Sprite flavor Stage bit North African site of a 1943 conference Long-eared mascot of an L.A. newspaper? Stun “We’ve exceeded seating capacity” sign

Gauge

Chief Justice after Marshall It’s big in London Salad green

DOWN

1 Letter? 2 Captivate

3 Area 51 locale 4 Cut into three equal parts Keeps to oneself Lawn gnomes, e.g. 5 6 By Paul Coulter (c) 2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE Snapchat had one in Mar. 2017 Poi source Antibiotic target Crops up

Tiny insect that casts spells? Peach, e.g. Orch. section Old nuclear agcy. __ harm Promising Wells race Make over Drops off Brownie, in folklore

Dry gulch Rubber in a boot? __ Strip

“The Kite Runner” boy 43 48 50 52 54

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66 67 69 One of a group of feline predators? “Give __ rest!” Overwhelm Strong-arm Mark of “NCIS” Do the Wright thing? Types Nasty smiles Idaho’s __ Mountains Fluke-to-be Black-box analyzers: Abbr. Camp Pendleton letters

K.C. hours “Caught you!” Rage 8-17-18