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LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday July 10th 2022

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday July 10th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Money of Manila : PESO
5 Bronze finish? : PATINA
11 Swindle : SCAM
15 Shade tree : ELM
18 “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” writer/illustrator Carle : ERIC
19 Tequila-based cocktails : PALOMAS
20 [Sigh] : AH ME
21 Nanny’s bleat : MAA
22 *Daikon, for one : WINTER RADISH
24 __ beer : ROOT
25 With 110-Down, geometric style : ART
26 Bagel option : SESAME
27 23andMe sample : DNA
28 *”Pay attention!” : LOOK ALIVE
30 Substance : DEPTH
33 Collects little by little : GLEANS
35 [Sigh] : ALAS
36 Braz. neighbor : ARG
39 Old Testament prophet : NAHUM
41 New Orleans nickname, with “the” : BIG EASY
44 *Protective sorts : GUARDIAN ANGELS
48 Extinguishes : DOUSES
52 Red Muppet who refers to himself in the third person : ELMO
53 Time to hustle? : DISCO ERA
54 Marketing jargon : ADSPEAK
55 Specifics, informally : DEETS
57 “Dateline NBC” anchor Lester : HOLT
58 Watchdog warning : GRR
59 “Waitress” composer Bareilles : SARA
60 Collaborative site : WIKI
62 Ice cream purchase : PINT
63 Fibber’s admission : I LIED
65 Diner fave : BLT
66 *Meme featuring a cartoon dog sitting calmly in a room on fire : THIS IS FINE
69 *Pre-anthem request : PLEASE RISE
71 Chewie’s shipmate : HAN
72 Posh digs : SUITE
73 Faint : PALE
74 Grasps : SEES
75 Half of zwei : EINS
77 Singer Orbison : ROY
78 “Project Runway” fashion icon Tim : GUNN
79 Asian gambling mecca : MACAU
82 Swindles : FLEECES
84 Permanently, informally : FOR KEEPS
88 Breathing organ : LUNG
89 Saint of Ávila : TERESA
90 *Roku service : VIDEO STREAMING
92 “3.15.20” hip hop artist Childish __ : GAMBINO
94 __ wool : STEEL
95 Quaint contraction : ‘TIS
96 Top spot : ACME
99 How detectives might act : ON A TIP
102 Stiff “Me too” : AS DO I
104 *Hairstyle made famous by Jennifer Aniston : THE RACHEL
107 Evergreen tree : FIR
109 Talking head : PUNDIT
113 Rotten : BAD
114 “Succession” cousin : GREG
115 Divine feminine energy, and what can be found in each of the answers to the starred clues : INNER GODDESS
118 Singer Grande’s debut fragrance : ARI
119 Tomato type : ROMA
120 Spotted : NOTICED
121 Jackie Robinson Stadium sch. : UCLA
122 SHO subsidiary : TMC
123 Maker of some Chromebooks : ACER
124 Like some experimental music : ATONAL
125 Skyrocket : SOAR

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1 Laser tag sounds : PEWS
2 City halfway between Buffalo and Cleveland : ERIE
3 Transgressions : SINS
4 Set of eight : OCTAD
5 Norm : PAR
6 Ga. neighbor : ALA
7 Mary __ Lincoln : TODD
8 Chatting on Slack, for short : IM’ING
9 Stuffy-sounding : NASAL
10 Fire proof? : ASH
11 Some beach wraps : SARONGS
12 Pick : CHOOSE
13 Frantically : AMOK
14 Like a crossword clue that refers to itself : META
15 “Inbox zero” hindrance : EMAIL
16 Cocoon creator : LARVA
17 Partners : MATES
19 Like some cellphones : PREPAID
23 Correct, as text : EMEND
28 First name in boxing : LAILA
29 Simple buckets : LAYUPS
31 Pad see ew cuisine : THAI
32 Attila and his colleagues : HUNS
34 Critic whose final blog post ended, “I’ll see you at the movies” : EBERT
36 Kept underground, say : AGED
37 “No jumping on the couch,” e.g. : RULE
38 Walk-off home run, e.g. : GAME WINNER
40 Word before learning or language : MACHINE
42 221B Baker Street, e.g. : ADDRESS
43 Shipwreck signal : SOS
45 Indian flatbreads : ROTIS
46 Nary a soul : NO ONE
47 Hanukkah coins : GELT
49 Laura Hillenbrand book about a racehorse : SEABISCUIT
50 Some “Bridgerton” characters : EARLS
51 Do figure eights : SKATE
54 Solo for a diva : ARIA
56 Hits the slopes : SKIS
58 __ club : GLEE
61 “You betcha!” : I SURE AM
62 Feel sorry for : PITY
63 Malady : ILLNESS
64 Judge to be : DEEM
66 Robbery : THEFT
67 Track and field great __ Gebrselassie : HAILE
68 Verizon bundle : FIOS
69 Breadcrumbs choice : PANKO
70 Domain : REALM
73 Free of contaminants : PURE
76 Folk legend Pete : SEEGER
78 Title character who is never onstage : GODOT
80 Latin years : ANNI
81 Brand of sheepskin boots : UGGS
83 Farm-to-table endeavor, briefly : CSA
84 Big exam : FINAL
85 Jazz great James : ETTA
86 Board mtg. exec : PRES
87 Vanilla bean, e.g. : SEED POD
90 Salad dressing component : VINEGAR
91 For all to hear : ALOUD
93 “Rent” song “La Vie __” : BOHEME
96 Up, in baseball : AT BAT
97 Bracelet dangler : CHARM
98 Combat doctor : MEDIC
100 Otherwise : IF NOT
101 __ bean : PINTO
103 River through Pakistan : INDUS
105 Taj Mahal city : AGRA
106 Gator kin : CROC
108 Bridle strap : REIN
110 See 25-Across : DECO
111 “Godmothered” actress Fisher : ISLA
112 Ruler until 1917 : TSAR
115 Cookbook writer Garten : INA
116 Early TV brand : RCA
117 Come together : GEL

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday July 3rd 2022

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday July 3rd LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Pretend : FEIGN
6 Came down : ALIT
10 Sweets : HON
13 Playwright Henrik : IBSEN
18 Jetson canine : ASTRO
19 Actor MacFarlane : SETH
20 92-Down base : RICE
21 Timid : MOUSY
22 Cleaner who doesn’t bother with corners? : STRAIGHT SWEEPER
25 Celeb’s entourage : POSSE
26 Epic journey : ODYSSEY
27 Long skirt : MAXI
28 Director DuVernay : AVA
30 Ad : SPOT
31 Signature piece? : PEN
32 Encore presentation : RERUN
33 Nullify : NEGATE
35 Army bigwigs: Abbr. : MAJS
38 __ Jima : IWO
40 Nursery purchase : TREE
42 Occasion : EVENT
44 Terre Haute sch. : ISU
45 Soft sounds from the barnyard? : GENTLE BRAYS
49 Urgent-care pro : ER DOC
51 Cotton thread : LISLE
53 Rosary unit : BEAD
54 Sporty Chevy : ‘VETTE
56 Self-image : EGO
57 Some D.C. pros : NATIONALS
59 Many a middle schooler : PRETEEN
61 Family man : DAD
62 Head-scratcher : ENIGMA
63 Fencing sword : EPEE
65 Mortise inserts : TENONS
67 Expert : ACE
68 Gardeners who can tend a plot really, really fast? : SPADE DEMONS
72 __ de cologne : EAU
74 Deletes : ERASES
76 Farm tower : SILO
77 Accommodate : OBLIGE
80 Loving murmur : COO
82 Trio-quartet combos : SEPTETS
84 Rainy day gear : UMBRELLAS
87 “Walk me!” : ARF
88 More faithful : TRUER
89 “The Checklist Manifesto” surgeon/author Gawande : ATUL
90 Besmirch : TAINT
91 D.C. subway : METRO
93 Words on a sale poster? : PRICE PHRASE
97 Confidentiality contract: Abbr. : NDA
98 “Keep your __ on!” : SHIRT
100 Applaud : CLAP
101 __ Dhabi : ABU
102 Thickener used in molecular gastronomy : AGAR
103 Prose pieces : ESSAYS
106 Cybersales : ETAIL
108 Helena hrs. : MST
110 Tit for tat, say? : TYPO
112 Furry friend : PET
113 Broadcasts : AIRS
114 Lactose-free coffee additive : OAT MILK
118 Literature Nobelist who served in the Irish Senate : YEATS
120 Squabble over whose turn it is to get the car fixed? : MAINTENANCE FRAY
123 Hard-to-handle plants : CACTI
124 Goes astray : ERRS
125 Alaskan seaport : NOME
126 Earring in a Vermeer painting : PEARL
127 Creme-filled cookies : OREOS
128 Surname separator : NEE
129 Short “So long!” : TTYL
130 Common __ : SENSE

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1 Burkina __: West African country : FASO
2 Cornerstone abbr. : ESTD
3 “It was nothing” : I TRY
4 Understands : GRASPS
5 __-canceling headphones : NOISE
6 Like a used firepit : ASHY
7 Allowed : LET
8 Personal identification? : IT’S ME
9 Scuppered : THWARTED
10 With it : HIP
11 “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” novelist Vuong : OCEAN
12 Audacity : NERVE
13 Troublemaking kid : IMP
14 Second shot : BOOSTER
15 Interruption during the America’s Cup? : SUSPENDED SAILING
16 Petro-Canada rival : ESSO
17 Russian “no” : NYET
20 “The Princess Bride” director : REINER
23 Fabled wish-granter : GENIE
24 Outlying community : EXURB
29 Info requested by winery websites : AGE
32 Canned tomatoes brand : RO-TEL
34 Active Naturals skin care brand : AVEENO
35 Writer who created Pooh and Roo : MILNE
36 Seoul airline : ASIANA
37 Race official? : JUSTICE OF THE PACE
39 Org. whose 2021 MVP was Jonquel Jones : WNBA
41 Roof overhang : EAVE
43 Easily improvised costume : TOGA
45 Math subj. : GEOM
46 Shined a light on? : LASED
47 “The best is __ come” : YET TO
48 Dutch painter Jan : STEEN
50 __ liver oil : COD
52 Hybrid big cat : LIGER
55 Stretching muscle : TENSOR
58 Lake on the Nile : NASSER
59 Mani-__: spa treatments : PEDIS
60 Fishing line holder : REEL
64 Irksome one : PEST
66 Harlem Renaissance novelist Larsen : NELLA
69 Caffeinate, perhaps : PEP UP
70 Flower that sounds like a furrier : ASTER
71 River delta area : MOUTH
73 Kenya neighbor : UGANDA
75 Furriers who sound like flowers : ASTORS
78 __ noire : BETE
79 Basic Spanish infinitive : ESTAR
80 GoPro product, briefly : CAM
81 Mined finds : ORES
83 Stonestreet of “Modern Family” : ERIC
85 Big picture? : MURAL
86 Spill the beans : BLAB
89 Plain to see : APPARENT
92 Ristorante dish : RISOTTO
94 Spruces up : CLEANS
95 Totally face-plant : EAT IT
96 Poison __ : SUMAC
99 Faucet : TAP
102 Money paid to get money : ATM FEE
104 Oman neighbor : YEMEN
105 Fixed gaze : STARE
107 Immature comeback : IS NOT!
109 Dance moves : STEPS
110 Bygone name in toys : TYCO
111 Wine label number : YEAR
114 Turow book : ONE L
115 Setting of the memoir “Reading Lolita in Tehran” : IRAN
116 Metallica drummer Ulrich : LARS
117 “Friday Night Lights” actor Chandler : KYLE
119 “__-boom-bah!” : SIS
121 Anger : IRE
122 Minnesota senator Klobuchar : AMY

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday June 19th 2022

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday June 19th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Fish tacos fish, familiarly : MAHI
5 Department store founder depicted in “Miracle on 34th Street” : RH MACY
11 __ de fideo: Mexican noodle soup : SOPA
15 Top : BEST
19 Comparison words : AS AN
20 “Oh, cry me a river” : BOO-HOO
21 Neighbor : ABUT
22 Ski area in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains : ALTA
23 Part-time job for teenage waterfowl? : DUCK SITTING
25 Hard on the eyes : UGLY AS SIN
27 Egyptian goddess : ISIS
28 Extravagant and elaborate way of going around slowpokes? : FANCY PASSING
30 “Sadly … ” : I FEAR
32 “__ be an honor!” : IT’D
35 Appearance : MIEN
36 Devoutness : PIETY
37 Breather in the ballroom? : DANCING BREAK
40 New Year’s __ : EVE
42 Quirky : ODD
43 Bless with oil : ANOINT
44 Glee found on horseback? : RIDING JOY
50 Spring : LEAP
52 “Nashville” actress Blakley : RONEE
53 Gives a little : BENDS
54 “My Kind of Country” singer McEntire : REBA
55 Big name in baby food : GERBER
57 Middle Alou brother : MATTY
58 Heavy __ : METAL
59 Mass book : MISSAL
61 Thus far : TO NOW
62 Retort from a self-appointed authority : SAYS ME!
63 Chap : LAD
64 First-rate dog shelter? : STERLING POUND
68 Water under le pont : EAU
69 “Gotcha” : OH, I SEE
71 Comedy duo Garfunkel and __ : OATES
72 Gold units : KARATS
74 Greek god of the underworld : HADES
75 Not straight : CURLY
76 Celebrated, as a holiday : MARKED
78 Landed : ALIT
79 Cooking stove : RANGE
80 Tropical veranda : LANAI
81 Lairs : DENS
85 Extremely blah coif? : NOTHING DO
87 Temperature unit : KELVIN
88 Calendario square : DIA
89 Singer Carly __ Jepsen : RAE
90 Cattle that may tip over? : LISTING STOCK
93 Out of whack : ASKEW
97 Poet Silverstein : SHEL
99 Tavern quaff : ALE
100 Some charity runs : TEN-KS
101 “Life’s too short for dull razors,” e.g.? : SHAVING POINT
105 Effortlessness : EASE
106 Subject of PETA’s traveling exhibit “Without Consent” : LAB ANIMAL
107 Queue for lottery tickets? : DRAWING LINE
113 North Carolina campus : ELON
114 Dorky sort : NERD
115 New version of an old film : REMAKE
116 Jessica of “L.A.’s Finest” : ALBA
117 Traps in an attic? : WEBS
118 Change for a five : ONES
119 “The Right Stuff” figure : YEAGER
120 Deck chair piece : SLAT

DOWN

1 Fuming : MAD
2 Sun Devils sch. : ASU
3 Southwest estate : HACIENDA
4 Squid organ : INK SAC
5 Grand slam quartet, briefly : RBIS
6 In great demand : HOT
7 Witticism : MOT
8 Tuna in poke bowls : AHI
9 NCAA div. : CONF
10 Surface for shavasana : YOGA MAT
11 Apple product? : SAUCE
12 Maternity ward doc : OB/GYN
13 Juicer refuse : PULP
14 “Right Back __”: Spice Girls song : AT YA
15 Deep opera voices : BASSI
16 “McFarland, USA” actress Fisher : ELSIE
17 Stretch on the job : STINT
18 Like lemonade : TANGY
24 iPad speaker : SIRI
26 Resort town on Colorado’s Roaring Fork River : ASPEN
29 Suffix with neat or beat : -NIK
30 Pop star : IDOL
31 Gradually vanish : FADE
32 Lowly : IGNOBLE
33 Chophouse choice : T-BONE
34 Less damp : DRIER
38 Talk through the whole movie? : NARRATE
39 WSW opposite : ENE
40 Mini vortex : EDDY
41 Meas. reduced by fog : VIS
44 Pave anew : RE-TOP
45 Halved : IN TWO
46 Earl __ tea : GREY
47 Globetrotting group : JET SET
48 Former White House quartet : OBAMAS
49 New Haven sch. : YALE U
51 Pts. of a book : PGS
53 Forehead-covering hair : BANGS
56 Tricky road curves : ESSES
57 Rupees and rubles : MONEY
58 102-Down’s mother : MADRE
59 Hawaiian “thank you” : MAHALO
60 Admission of guilt : I DID IT
61 Magazine name : TITLE
62 Not straight : SNAKING
63 “Mean Girls” star Lindsay : LOHAN
65 Drinks for the house : ROUND
66 Key __ : LARGO
67 Kyiv’s country : UKRAINE
70 Writer/actor Rogen : SETH
73 Throw in : ADD
75 Zoo enclosure : CAGE
76 Valletta’s island : MALTA
77 Block that often falls on Wile E. Coyote : ANVIL
79 Genetic material : RNA
80 “__ Misérables” : LES
82 “Modern Family” co-star : ED O’NEILL
83 Little cut : NICK
84 Nordstrom rival : SAKS
86 Conservationist Bindi : IRWIN
87 Season wood, in a way : KILN DRY
90 Tropical garland : LEI
91 Male deer : STAG
92 Some electric cars : TESLAS
93 Heaps : A SLEW
94 Thin-layered rock : SHALE
95 Shish __ : KABOB
96 Chris who plays Captain America : EVANS
97 Extra : SPARE
98 Wrestling moves : HOLDS
102 58-Down’s son : NINO
103 FBI guys : G-MEN
104 Beech or peach : TREE
105 Dept. formed after the 1977 oil crisis : ENER
108 Reddit Q&A session : AMA
109 Droll sort : WAG
110 “The Mindy Project” actor Barinholtz : IKE
111 Org. with Thunder and Heat : NBA
112 Gulp down : EAT

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday June 12th 2022

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday June 12th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Language of many a motto : LATIN
6 Sheepherding pig in a Best Picture nominee : BABE
10 Some bowling feats : SPARES
16 Chef’s toque, e.g. : HAT
19 Maine college town : ORONO
20 Lena of “The Artist’s Wife” : OLIN
21 Some Tuscany natives : PISANS
22 Actress Thurman : UMA
23 U : PERCUSSION SECTION
26 Neither here __ there : NOR
27 Grand spreads : ESTATES
28 Unproductive activity : TIME SINK
29 Sitcom home of Johnny Fever : WKRP
30 Embrace : HUG
31 Made less stringent : EASED
32 “I’m with you” : DITTO
34 Sound sleepers? : SNORERS
37 Pet adoption org. : ASPCA
40 On the up and up? : LOFTY
43 U : UNION LEADER
46 Eye-related : OPTIC
48 With 69-Down, MVP of Super Bowl III : JOE
49 Posted : SENT
50 Verizon communications service : FIOS
51 Beatrix Potter’s real first name : HELEN
52 Cougar on a sneaker : PUMA
53 Orchestra leader : MAESTRO
56 100 smackers : C-SPOT
58 Conference session : SEMINAR
60 Low-risk investments: Abbr. : CDS
61 Glacier breakaway : BERG
63 College football fans sporting a blue “Y” : ELIS
65 Smells awful : REEKS
66 U : COMMUNITY CENTER
70 __ acid : AMINO
72 Trillion: Pref. : TERA-
73 Stand in line : WAIT
74 Waze display : MAP
77 Washer cycle : SPIN-DRY
79 Employee who works a lot? : VALET
82 Team symbols : MASCOTS
84 Senate staffer : AIDE
85 Bar mixers : SODAS
87 Greek earth goddess : GAIA
89 Santa __: dry California winds : ANAS
90 “The Big Bang Theory” astrophysicist with a Yorkshire terrier named Cinnamon : RAJ
91 Worked (up) : KEYED
92 U : COUNTER PART
95 Leaving nothing out : IN ALL
97 National Forest northwest of Orlando : OCALA
99 Wrinkly dog : SHAR-PEI
100 Wayfarer : NOMAD
102 Break up : END IT
105 Mai __: cocktail : TAI
106 “Billions” actor Giamatti : PAUL
108 Home for a pride : LION’S DEN
111 Road trip break : PIT STOP
115 Old hoops gp. : ABA
116 U’s : PIECES OF FURNITURE
118 __ La Table: cookware shop : SUR
119 Clear up : SETTLE
120 Nestlé chocolate bar with a bubbly texture : AERO
121 Time being : NONCE
122 Barnyard pen : STY
123 Dr. Scholl’s purchase : INSOLE
124 Prune : TRIM
125 Discover bit by bit : GLEAN

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1 Relaxed stride : LOPE
2 God of war pursued by Wonder Woman : ARES
3 Civil wrong : TORT
4 Conspiring : IN CAHOOTS
5 Highway warning : NO U-TURN
6 Order (around) : BOSS
7 Undefeated boxer Laila : ALI
8 Flora and fauna : BIOTA
9 Heath’s “Brokeback Mountain” role : ENNIS
10 Zooms : SPEEDS
11 Snaps : PICS
12 Hub of bubbly : ASTI
13 Backup plans for outdoor events : RAIN DATES
14 Ramen mushroom : ENOKI
15 Govt.-issued ID : SSN
16 U : HUNK OF JUNK
17 Love, in Spain : AMOR
18 Waterproof cover : TARP
24 Jason of “How I Met Your Mother” : SEGEL
25 Lipstick mishap : SMEAR
29 GATT successor : WTO
31 Actor Morales : ESAI
33 “Waterfalls” pop trio : TLC
34 Golf legend Sam : SNEAD
35 Dressed to the __ : NINES
36 Campaign promise : REFORM
38 Written in verse : POETIC
39 Certain NCO : CPL
41 2011 Literature Nobelist Tranströmer : TOMAS
42 12 months : YEAR
43 Camp Pendleton org. : USMC
44 “What’s up, __?” : DOC
45 Last letter of many plural nouns : ESS
47 Subject of Newton’s first law : INERTIA
51 Sanctified : HOLY
52 Santa Monica landmark : PIER
54 Govt. security : T-BOND
55 Contrition : REMORSE
57 Part of a flower : PETAL
59 Track events : MEETS
62 __ reaction : GUT
64 Wrap (up) : SEW
66 French film : CINE
67 The Silver State : NEVADA
68 Some long-term investments, briefly : IRAS
69 See 48-Across : NAMATH
70 Bee-related : APIAN
71 U : MID-JANUARY
74 “Hidden Figures” actress Janelle : MONAE
75 “Pong” company : ATARI
76 Hushed “Hey!” : PSST!
77 Bollywood dress : SARI
78 Inconsistent nutrition plans : YO-YO DIETS
80 Bigheadedness : EGO
81 Kind of cross : TAU
83 Noisy toy gun : CAP PISTOL
86 Last mo. : DEC
88 Research org. : INST
91 Netherlands airline : KLM
92 “On it” : CAN DO
93 Use DoorDash, say : EAT IN
94 Classification for some violent films : R-RATING
96 “2 funny!” : LOL!
98 One paying a flat fee? : LESSEE
101 Extraterrestrial : ALIEN
103 Make more lean : DEFAT
104 Gather : INFER
106 “No thanks” : PASS
107 Share a border : ABUT
109 Quadri- doubled : OCTO-
110 Georgia Tech basketball coach Fortner : NELL
111 Senior moment? : PROM
112 Song : TUNE
113 Keiko in “Free Willy,” for one : ORCA
114 Hammer end : PEEN
116 Inflation fig. : PSI
117 Ocean State sch. : URI

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday June 5th 2022

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday June 5th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Stick in a nest : TWIG
5 Box set elements : DVDS
9 Arctic jacket : ANORAK
15 Zilch : NIL
18 Very, very : OH SO
19 Informal pricing words : A POP
20 “Starsky & Hutch” Ford model : TORINO
21 Miffed : SORE
22 ROB ROY : WALTER SCOTT NOVEL
25 Like items at a garage sale : USED
26 Dependable : STEADY
27 Zen garden carp : KOI
28 Writing to : EMAILING
30 Submit, as a tax return : FILE
32 MIMOSA : FLOWERING TREE
36 “Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)” singer Travis : TRITT
39 Lenovo products : PCS
41 Org. with Red Wings and Blue Jackets : NHL
42 Prompt giver : CUER
43 Word on Irish stamps : EIRE
44 Longtime label for Elton John : MCA
45 Ice cream measure : SCOOP
47 Secret meetings : TRYSTS
51 STINGER : SCORPION’S WEAPON
55 Contented sigh : AAH
56 Decimal base : TEN
57 Squid kin : OCTOPI
58 Venerable British school : ETON
60 More, in adspeak : XTRA
61 Marry, as metals : WELD
63 Gossip blogger Hilton : PEREZ
66 Pelican, for one : SEABIRD
68 SIDECAR : MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORY
72 Shade provider : PARASOL
73 Calyx part : SEPAL
74 Head for the terminal : TAXI
75 NASA go-aheads : A-OKS
76 Gyro bread : PITA
79 Linked (up) : PAIRED
81 Zilch : ZIP
84 Not post- : PRE-
85 COSMOPOLITAN : FASHION MAGAZINE
89 Respiratory cavity : AIR SAC
93 Dull sounds : THUDS
94 Pt. of ERA : AVG
95 Sinusitis-treating MDs : ENTS
96 “Sad to say … ” : ALAS
98 Quaint “before” : ERE
99 Tool in the Portland Timbers logo : AXE
100 Specialized jargon : ARGOT
101 MANHATTAN : NEW YORK ISLAND
106 Extinct flightless bird : DODO
108 Priced to sell in a store : AT RETAIL
109 “Shea Butter Baby” R&B singer Lennox : ARI
111 Check out quickly : PEEK AT
115 Pop diva who recorded the ABBA cover album “Dancing Queen” : CHER
116 GRASSHOPPER : CROP-EATING INSECT
121 Coop layers : HENS
122 “Pride and Prejudice” novelist : AUSTEN
123 Social sci. major : ECON
124 Modest acknowledgment : I TRY
125 Surgery ctrs. : ORS
126 Duplicitous : SNEAKY
127 Back of the neck : NAPE
128 “The Great British Bake Off” co-presenter Fielding : NOEL

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1 Pulls behind : TOWS
2 “Are you serious?” : WHAT
3 Small landmass : ISLE
4 Started to nag persistently : GOT AFTER
5 Actress Hannah : DARYL
6 No. twos : VPS
7 Connect with the space station, e.g. : DOCK
8 Parodies : SPOOFS
9 QB stat : ATT
10 Persona __ grata : NON
11 __ y plata: Montana motto : ORO
12 Missouri or Ohio : RIVER
13 Lacking energy : ANEMIC
14 Caffeine-rich seed : KOLA NUT
15 Polite refusal : NO, SIR
16 “Fame” star Cara : IRENE
17 Shelf : LEDGE
21 Hot and muggy : SULTRY
23 Exchange words? : EDIT
24 Up to, casually : ‘TIL
29 Longtime Disney CEO Bob : IGER
31 Home of Disney’s World Showcase : EPCOT
33 Never again : ONCE
34 “Easy there!” : WHOA!
35 Rush into a relationship? : ELOPE
36 Trial run : TEST
37 Basmati __ : RICE
38 Supporting role in construction? : IRONWORKER
40 Shade provider : CANOPY
44 Confident gesture after a performance : MIC DROP
45 Pattern in a marble rye : SWIRLS
46 Poker prize : POT
48 Sending up : SATIRIZING
49 Dawdle : TARRY
50 Roe source : SHAD
52 Some shirts : POLOS
53 Freelance detail, briefly : SPEC
54 Bouquet : NOSE
59 Financial planning result, hopefully : NEST EGG
60 Microsoft console : XBOX
62 In-flight figs. : ETAS
64 Letters on some pumps : EEE
65 Shoe retailer owned by Amazon : ZAPPOS
67 Carne __: burrito filling : ASADA
68 New Zealand native : MAORI
69 Energy bar brand with a rock climber in its logo : CLIF
70 James of “Elf” : CAAN
71 Decisive point : CLIMAX
72 Storybook bear : PAPA
77 Pic that’s costly to remove : TAT
78 Sign of hearth burn : ASHES
80 Carried on : RAVED
82 Really digging : INTO
83 Nudnik : PEST
86 Fling : HURL
87 Mental flash : IDEA
88 Concentrates (on) : ZEROES IN
90 Novelist Dorothy who created Lord Peter Wimsey : SAYERS
91 Heaps : A LOT
92 Northernmost South American capital : CARACAS
97 Winter resort course : SKI RUN
99 Oscar winner Brody : ADRIEN
100 Yemeni port : ADEN
101 Chip to dip : NACHO
102 Bygone anesthetic : ETHER
103 Small songbirds : WRENS
104 Admission of defeat : I LOSE
105 __ Geo Wild : NAT
107 Express a view : OPINE
110 Ancient Peruvian : INCA
112 Ultra-low-carb diet, for short : KETO
113 Good-sized plot : ACRE
114 “bye 4 now” : TTYL
117 Fundraising org. : PTA
118 Shrill shriek : EEK!
119 “__ more bright ideas?” : ANY
120 RNC group : GOP