Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword
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ACROSS
1 __ vu
5 Command from Kirk 13 Drink word for
“strained”
19 [Sigh]
20 Unsuccessful competitors
21 One-footed creature 22 Cracked river barriers?
25 Spiced up
26 Sign of contempt 27 In a lab, it’s often
white
28 “Yesterday!”
30 Cart count
31 Pop by
33 Org. with quarantine
authority
35 Western alliances 37 How the satisfied
stand
39 “Psych!”
40 What a generous mechanic might do after a wreck? 44 Indistinct mass 46 Deck-enclosing option
48 Brainchild 49 Mani-pedi locale 50 David or Saul? 53 “Sunday Morning”
channel
55 __-de-sac
56 Felt
57 Greek X
58 Jolly syllables 60 Words of defeat 62 Chipotle alternative 64 Kind of artery
65 DNC chair Tom 66 Pittance
68 Request to the local marriage oath writer?
72 Some dishwashers 73 Gap rival
75 Memoir, for one 76 Odist’s inspiration 78 Rib
79 Best Female Athlete,
e.g.
80 Eur. country in the
Olympics since 1992 82 Dulles alternative 86 Place to stay 87 Business card no. 89
92 93 95
96 97 101
103 104
105 106
108 110 112
113 116
118 122 123 124
125 126 127 Variety headline for director Lee’s U.S. debut?
Calf spot
With 66-Down, when Lady Macbeth says, “Leave all the rest to me” Nonprofit reporting app
Coal carrier Magician’s tote? Clancy’s “The __ of All Fears” More-than-stretchy statement
“The Yodeling Cowgirl” in “Toy Story” films Novelist Rand Rodeo contestants, at times
Quiet order
Run smoothly
It’s dropped for emphasis Implied Pioneer 35mm cameras
Talks about woks? Shmoo creator Tapered cigar __ Brasi, “The Godfather” enforcer Frank Regular guys? Headliner
DOWN
1 Some diaper changers
2 Panache
3 1607 settlement 4 Selling point 5 Abolish
6 Spooky
7 Like about 25% of
Russia’s population 8 Part of MVP
9 “The A-team” muscle 10 Singer’s skill
11 World Heritage Site
org.
12 Subtle “Over here!” 13 Member of the fam 14 Flexible lunch hour 15 Directory name 16 College Bd. result
using a 1-to-5 scale 17 18 23 24 29 32 33 34 36 37
38
40 41
42 43 Consider Throws in Golfer’s wedge, e.g. Delicious Musical timbre Ph.d.’s next hurdle French sweetie Crab Key villain Wild attempt Lunchbox staples, initially Protected while sailing
Silicon Valley field Ryder of “Stranger Things” Works Chopin work 45 47
51
52 54 59 61
63 64 66 67 69 70 71 73 Creamy soups Mends, as a rattan chair
Stark in “Game of Thrones” Muffet fare Nurse
“Try it” Creations with colorful blocks Crunchy snack Regret
See 93-Across Breakfast staple Hurting
__ Mawr College Gets ready to play Scrabble 8-pointer 74 77 80 81 83 84 85 88 90
91 94
98 99 100 102 Rainy Driving aid
It covers the House Encircle
Thin Mints seller Trendy berry Finger
Has
“Girls” Emmy nominee Hoffmann “Oh, that’s adorable!”
Make a mess of, as traffic
Swipe again? Slingshot feature January birthstone Queens squad xwordeditor@aol.com; ©2017 Tribune Media Services Inc. Answer Above 106 107
108 109 111 112
114
115 117
119 120 121 2014 Lizzie Borden portrayer Christina Flight safety equipment? Crunchy side Port opener
See 119-Down Advanced teaching deg.
Machu Picchu denizen
Peter the Great, e.g. Mar. arrival, in theory
Dr. who 111-Down “__ tree falls ... ” USCG reception