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Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword

Audible Sighs

- By Mark Mcclain; Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS

1 Criticize harshly 5 Literary captain 9 “Quo __”: 1951 film 14 Dome opening? 19 High school outbreak 20 2017 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Rebecca __

21 Memoir featuring Ike 22 Sharpening tool 23 Therapeuti­c specialty 26 Ageless pitcher Satchel

27 Keyed up

28 Cadillac SUV

29 Pulled without warning

30 Energy restoratio­n

source

32 Moon goddess 33 Spares for Venus 34 Balcony barrier 38 Hamilton’s prov. 39 Clark of DC Comics 40 See 83-Across 41 Geology, for one 45 “Let’s get crackin’!” 49 Feeling that may

remind you of food 51 Seldom seen

52 First name in cosmetics

53 Actor in “Going in

Style” (2017) 54 Balance sheet item 56 Have an objection 58 Will beneficiar­ies 60 “Born Free” lioness 62 Come to the surface 65 Plops down

66 __ fly: RBI producer 68 Antique tool hung on

some pub walls 72 Leaky tire sound 73 Watch cover

75 Blue Grotto isle 76 1986 Starship charttoppe­r 78 Entertainm­ent icons 81 Yuletide

83 With 40-Across, boxer with a 24-0 lifetime record

86 Kate’s TV mate

87 ’60s Van Dyke co-star 90 Potter’s supply 92

93 94 97 98 99 100 102 106 109 110 111 113 117 118

120 121 122 123

124 125

126 127 “The Ghost of Frankenste­in” role Argued, as a case Clapboard

O’er and o’er High hair style Letters before F? Signs a new lease for Rain and snow Lopped

Wye follower, in Wye Frills Quarantine­s Little rows

Farm units Result of too much speed, perhaps Queen of France Fix, as laces

Dig it

One of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” Blind parts

Like items in potpourri: Abbr. Retired slugger, familiarly

Sore throat sign

DOWN

1 “Goldberg Variations” composer

2 In some pain

3 Little cut

4 Capital near the

Great Divide

5 The Zugspitze, e.g. 6 Swindle, in slang 7 Deep space

8 Italian ball game 9 Reason for an R rating

10 Legendary island 11 Simple semiconduc­tor

12 “Bus Stop” playwright

13 For example 14 Point of view 15 Desolate

16 Tot’s transport 17 Name synonymous

with synonyms 18 Slanted columns 24 Hang loosely 25 MLB’S Angels, in

sportscast­s

29 Lily’s “Grace and

Frankie” co-star 31 33

34 35 36 37 39

42 43 44 45 46

47 48 Fruit cocktail fruit Requiremen­t for many returns Storybook bear Start of a sad tale Span before a spin Mine car Support for a proposal

Court event Matisse at an easel Ordinal suffix

Ale vessel Musical based on “Madama Butterfly” “__ the loneliest number”

Pads in trees 50 53 55 57 59 61 63 64

66 67 69

70 71 74 77 79 Gooey stuff Breakfast in a box African threat __ golf

Pep squad syllables Med. school class Doo-wop syllable “Baseball Tonight” network Abandon, as a plan On __: hot Women’s magazine since 1939 Spring bloomers Investor’s concern Factory platform Charles of R&B Overhead expense? 80 82 84 85 88

89 91

94

95 96 98

101 102 Landscaper’s supply Home in the woods Golf club spec Theater and dance Update equipment, in a way Swamped Santa __ Valley: California wine region

Things to worry about

Asian peninsula Scacchi of cinema Full moon and terrible twos

Daily bigwig Sports xwordedito­r@aol.com; ©2017 Tribune Media Services Inc. Answer Above 103 104 105

106 107 108 111 112 114 115 116 118 119 Stand out in a field Central courtyards Reznor of Nine Inch Nails

H.S. exams __ Sketch Indoor design Ticks off

Corn Belt sight Nike competitor Obfuscates Button alternativ­e Refrain syllable Generic Guy in “Dilbert”

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