LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 Puts at ease

6 Pinot alternative 9 Something about a painting?

Ryan of “Paper Moon”

Brouhaha

Paint choice *Mechanical plaything

__-garde Ambulance gp. Quick inhalation Horseshoe-shaped letter

Pennant __

*Dark as can be Patronizes, in a way

“Insecure” actress/ writer Issa __ Enero, por ejemplo

Foil alternative Rock’s __ Supply Campus suffix *Duke led one Keeps in the email loop

Comprehend Litter’s littlest Chef’s dish words Med. country

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*Nursery rhyme arachnophobe

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Barter

Cause friction Be up against Diner slice

Scoville unit food

Ump’s call, often based on a sequence found in the answers to starred clues Muscle beach bro

Bedazzle

When left turns are rarely allowed Off-mic comment Furry foot

Fills up

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1 Hides in fear

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Protective camera piece

Sore

Whack over the wall

Keep a Persian company, perhaps Take in, as a Persian

Huck Finn, for one Served blazing “Bolero” composer

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In the ballpark? Intimidated Interoffice no. Bear whose bed was too hard Maureen of “Rio Grande”

Focuses on, as the catcher for signals Bed with sliding sides

Sunflower St. school

Patch, perhaps Ticket price determinant, at times

A single Time? Soft ball

New Deal agcy. Outfit

Engine part

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Trite expressions Bento box selection

Jazz festival site One learning the ropes

“Nothing’s wrong”

Bar mitzvah language Notions case Races round the bases

Caesar __

Mufti’s proclamation 17 of Laila Ali’s wins, for short “__-ching!” Weaken

“Bambi” doe

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