LOS ANGELES TIMES SUNDAY CROSSWORD PUZZLE
“In the End” by Garrett Chalfin
ACROSS
1 2006 NBA Finals MVP Dwyane
5 Wiccans, Druids, etc.
11 Start of an idea
15 Soaks (up)
19 “I wasn’t finished!”
20 Greetings
21 Old music halls
22 Atmosphere
23 Exclamation at a Chinese New Year parade?
25 Homemade cat costume?
27 Sammie
28 Ilhan of Congress
29 Lunch spot, for short
30 Spoke without a sound?
31 Crime drama character
33 Buffalo NHL player
35 Pixar fish
36 Chocolate chips and walnuts for banana bread, perhaps
37 Very soon after
39 Steamed bun
40 Sound from a pen
41 Untamed
42 Havana cigar that hits all the right notes?
45 Motivation
47 Bathroom or kitchen device
48 BTS genre
49 Schoolyard retort
50 Old den device
53 “__ Miz”
56 [I have to explain this again?]
58 __-chic
59 Like a rave review
63 Mario Kart participant
64 Euripides tragedy
65 Evian, e.g.?
67 To whom a young sea monster goes for advice?
69 Affirms
70 Morgan of Arthurian legend
72 “You’ll see—this’ll be easy!”
73 Barber’s tool
74 Fizzless drink
76 Early Beatles bassist Sutcliffe
77 Hosp. theaters
78 CBS sportscaster Phil
79 Camper’s snack 81 Charter
86 Songs
87 Unusually low tax bill?
90 Family nickname
91 Biceps, slangily
92 Melber of MSNBC
93 Urge on
94 Whine tearfully
96 “Sula” novelist Morrison
97 Viswanathan who was the first chess grandmaster from India
99 Texting nicety
100 Clemson athletes
101 Fix, in a way
102 Disdainful sounds
103 Trawling need
105 So tired of eating pork for breakfast?
107 Observation at a zoo’s big cat exhibit?
111 Drudge
112 Swag
113 Had a victory
114 Unaided
115 Avec’s opposite
116 Giant fair
117 Sunset shade
118 Freshly
DOWN
1 URL letters
2 “That hits the spot”
3 Scattered population
4 “Julius Caesar” accusation
5 Prof’s deg., often
6 Stunt pilot
7 Campy 1970s music genre
8 Sushi roll exterior
9 Former Queen of Jordan
10 Tax form digits
11 Stop posting on social media, say
12 Enlighten
13 “Summertime Sadness” singer Lana Del __
14 Words said after lighting birthday candles
15 Went unused
16 Eclipsed
17 Groom feathers
18 Smooths, as wood
24 Crunch time target?
26 “Amor & Pasión” popera vocal group
29 Hartford’s st.
31 Beer pong receptacles
32 Gp. founded in Baghdad in 1960
34 “The Bachelor” network
35 Luvs product
38 Org. for Cardinals and Saints
40 Concert wind
43 Fishers with pots
44 Kite aids
45 Least rainy
46 Go back
49 Pictures of characters
50 Cape Cod alcohol
51 Sound from a nest
52 Equine hue
54 NYC hrs.
55 Jojo Moyes novel about a woman starting a new life
57 Furry foot
58 Lima __
59 Party gift
60 Inventory list
61 Move or groove
62 Top squads
64 Longtime Takei role
65 Texas city featured in most “Fixer Upper” episodes
66 “One Mic” rapper
68 Actress Dennings
71 Hindu or Buddhist spiritual leader
74 “No refunds” transaction
75 Polka __
78 Top-notch
80 Sea food 82 Joule fraction
83 Animal shelter goal
84 Letter closer
85 Wraps up
86 Bars
87 Organ with alveoli
88 Blackboard chore
89 Receptacle
90 Bird in Mo Willems books
91 Start discussing
94 Timetable listings
95 Skin care brand in blue containers
96 Girl Scout’s outfit?
97 Lotus position, e.g.
98 Genetic letters
102 Hammer-wielding superhero in Marvel films
104 Older “Frozen” sister
106 Actress Courteney
107 Couple
108 Understand
109 Flamenco shout
110 This second