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LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday December 5th 2021

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday December 5th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 The Phillie Phanatic and Bernie Brewer : MASCOTS
8 Like some goods : DAMAGED
15 Minimal : LEAST
20 How big dogs may travel : IN CARGO
21 Berry, for one : ACTRESS
22 Not warranted : UNDUE
23 Commander of primitive fish? : STURGEON GENERAL
25 Goes (through) carefully : COMBS
26 Ginseng and rooibos : HERBAL TEAS
27 Early hrs. : AMS
28 Muslim judge : HAKIM
29 NFL commentator Michael : IRVIN
30 Leave out : OMIT
32 Longings : DESIRES
34 Open-__ shoes : TOED
35 Festival for dugong relatives? : MANATEE FAIR
40 Rage : IRE
41 Disney’s “__ and the Detectives” : EMIL
43 Tons : SLEWS
44 Burn lightly : SINGE
46 Went for the worm : BIT
49 Tiny crustacean herald? : KRILL THE MESSENGER
54 Lose it : ERUPT
56 Blood system letters : ABO
57 Informal clothes : CASUALS
58 Former Yugoslav leader : TITO
59 Key next to D : C-SHARP
62 Unsurpassed : ALL-TIME
66 Italian wine region : ASTI
67 Help for little fish? : HERRING AIDS
71 Words with a hand up, maybe : I CAN
72 Magician who is a two-time “America’s Got Talent” winner : SHIN LIM
74 Natural light refractor : CORNEA
75 Eco-friendly certification letters : LEED
76 Most stylish : TONIEST
80 Pirate’s cry : YAR
81 Jumping, as a joint : ALIVE
82 Reason to go to a seafood restaurant? : JUST FOR THE HALIBUT
88 Danson of TV : TED
89 Disney’s vision of tomorrow : EPCOT
90 Make up (for) : ATONE
91 Pre-storm state : CALM
93 Warrior prefix : ECO-
94 Crustacean seller? : PRAWN BROKER
98 “Terrible” czar : IVAN
102 Status car : PORSCHE
105 Contrary to popular belief, throwing it won’t endanger birds : RICE
106 Architect Jones : INIGO
107 Dispensed, with “out” : METED
108 Bout decision : TKO
111 Amazing : PHENOMENAL
114 Actor Quinn : AIDAN
115 Marine mammal in the air? : A HIGHER PORPOISE
117 Silly joke response, perhaps : SNORT
118 Symbol of love : RED ROSE
119 Without value : USELESS
120 Baden-Powell who co-founded the Girl Guide movement : AGNES
121 Marginal moves : INDENTS
122 2002 Soderbergh sci-fi film : SOLARIS

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1 Tennis error : MISHIT
2 Opposite of retro- : ANTERO-
3 Reduced-speed road sign symbol : S-CURVE
4 Union __, Dow Chemical subdivision : CARBIDE
5 Skin, e.g. : ORGAN
6 Shampoo brand : T/GEL
7 What sweeps sweep : SOOT
8 Discoverer of the first ocean route to India : DA GAMA
9 Nails the final : ACES IT
10 High pt. : MTN
11 Neighborhood : AREA
12 Origin : GERM
13 Those, to José : ESAS
14 Connection letters : DSL
15 Vader creator : LUCAS
16 Sukiyaki ingredient : ENOKI
17 Looking up to : ADMIRING
18 Sink : SUBMERGE
19 QBs’ targets : TES
24 “And the people bowed and prayed / To the __ god they made”: Paul Simon, “The Sound of Silence” : NEON
28 Nautical pronoun : HER
31 New Age musician John : TESH
32 Talk out of, with “from” : DISSUADE
33 One reading signs : SEER
35 Peace, in Russian : MIR
36 Boxer Laila : ALI
37 Power source: Abbr. : ELEC
38 Disaster response gp. : FEMA
39 Stupefies : AWES
42 NYSE, e.g. : MKT
44 React to falling prices, perhaps : SELL
45 Gradually impart : INSTILL
46 Almost-ready products : BETAS
47 Word with whiskey or wolfhound : IRISH
48 Solo’s opposite, in music : TUTTI
50 Comic actor Bert : LAHR
51 Angle iron : L-BAR
52 Amos at the piano : TORI
53 Chips partner : SALSA
55 Indicate : POINT TO
59 Twill fabric : CHINO
60 Degree of uncommonness, in some games : SEMI-RARE
61 Pittsburgh’s __ Park : PNC
63 Suggestion for a sprain : ICE IT
64 Author Binchy : MAEVE
65 Stopped : ENDED
68 Many a Prado painting : GOYA
69 Name near Uzbekistan, on maps : ARAL
70 Crucifix letters : INRI
73 It’s often an attic : LOFT
77 Jazzy James : ETTA
78 Demonstrate : SHOW
79 Besides Mo., the only state that borders eight others : TENN
81 NHL Flames’ home : ATL
82 Off-road vehicle : JEEP
83 Yet to happen : UPCOMING
84 Got a goal against : SCORED ON
85 Lang. of about 200,000 Americans : HEBR
86 Letters in old dates : BCE
87 Old Mideast org. : UAR
92 Seat of New York’s Nassau County : MINEOLA
94 Prof.’s degree : PHD
95 Most developed : RIPEST
96 Earth tones : OCHRES
97 Hang on to : KEEP
99 More jungly : VINIER
100 1999 ATP Player of the Year : AGASSI
101 To boot : NO LESS
103 Look parents caution children about : STARE
104 __ on the dollar : CENTS
106 Urge forward : IMPEL
108 “If so … ” : THEN
109 17th-century privateer : KIDD
110 Folklore fiend : OGRE
112 Toi et moi : NOUS
113 Roughly : OR SO
114 Simile words : AS A
115 NFC West team : ARI
116 Term of endearment : HON

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday November 28th 2021

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday November 28th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Balls and some apples : GALAS
6 “Bicycle Thieves” director Vittorio : DE SICA
12 Cleopatra’s killer : ASP
15 Hindu epic hero : RAMA
19 Wanting words : I WISH
20 Spots for spectacles : ARENAS
21 Lobbying gp. : PAC
22 Airline whose name means “to the skies” : EL AL
23 *Band aide : BOOKING AGENT
25 Stuck playing a familiar role : TYPECAST
27 Pacific current : EL NINO
28 Top drawers? : ARTISTS
30 Incomplete body of art : TORSO
31 Budgetary figures : NET COSTS
34 *Period after a crash, perhaps : DOWNTIME
36 Wood cutter : SAW
39 Do another hitch : REUP
40 Time VIPs : EDS
42 Burglar’s take : HAUL
43 *Figure in many Monty Python routines : CROSSDRESSER
47 __ mentality : MOB
48 Ones using mixers, for short : DJS
51 Former Sony brand : AIWA
52 Afghanistan neighbor : IRAN
53 Saucer, briefly : UFO
55 “Hey, that’s great!” : OH, COOL
58 Animal shelter : LAIR
59 “Family Circus” creator Bil : KEANE
60 *Figurative place for deferred options : BACK BURNER
62 “Give me a break!” : PLEASE
64 MLB’s “Splendid Splinter” Williams : TED
66 Phi follower : CHI
67 Staggers : REELS
68 *Airbags in cars, e.g. : STANDARD FEATURE
73 “Bless you” evoker : ACHOO
76 “That feels good” : AAH
77 Rum __ Tugger: “Cats” role : TUM
78 Making a big deal out of : HYPING
82 *Hoops buzzer-beater, for one : CLUTCH PLAY
85 Files in shop class : RASPS
88 Emulate a frigatebird : SOAR
89 “Godzilla” franchise co-creator Tomoyuki __ : TANAKA
90 LAX posting : ETA
91 Job safety org. : OSHA
92 Eclectic magazine : UTNE
93 Cephalopod’s discharge : INK
94 “__L”: “Bye for now” : TTY-
96 *Mall rarity on Black Friday : PARKING SPACE
100 Pained expression : OUCH
102 Bank account ID : SSN
103 Very wide shoe : EEEE
104 Pink Floyd’s Barrett : SYD
105 *Nightly barracks routine : BED CHECK
108 Biometric security procedure : IRIS SCAN
112 Mtge. issuer : S AND L
113 Like some eaves in winter : ICICLED
115 Pharaoh depicted on the Sphinx : KHAFRE
119 Capital east of New Delhi : KATMANDU
121 Wimbledon category, and a hint to the answers to starred clues : MIXED DOUBLES
124 Gillette blade : ATRA
125 Cool, like a cat : HEP
126 Crib outfit : ONESIE
127 Gaming rookies : NOOBS
128 Back in the day : THEN
129 Holiday song syllables : LAS
130 Lipton rival : NESTEA
131 Forum garments : TOGAE

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1 Barb : GIBE
2 Base runner? : AWOL
3 Oz traveler : LION
4 Welcome at the door : ASK IN
5 Fight souvenirs : SHINERS
6 Hammarskjöld of the U.N. : DAG
7 Historical period : ERA
8 “Sonic” consoles : SEGAS
9 Like krypton and xenon : INERT
10 Don’t get : CAN’T SEE
11 Piedmont bubbly : ASTI
12 Likely will, after “is” : APT TO
13 “Oh yeah?” : SAYS WHO
14 Angel dust, briefly : PCP
15 Snap back : RECOIL
16 Cause to sweat : ALARM
17 Vertical billiards shot : MASSE
18 __ sax : ALTO
24 Well-known : NOTED
26 Julius’ cry to Marcus : ET TU
29 ’60s activist gp. : SDS
32 Nobelist of 1903 and 1911 : CURIE
33 “William Tell,” e.g. : OPERA
35 Big cheese : NABOB
36 Rogaine target : SCALP
37 No-frills font : ARIAL
38 “Holy Toledo!” : WOWIE
41 Beat handily : DRUB
44 Florida coastal city or its county : SARASOTA
45 Red-and-white topper : SANTA HAT
46 Scornful look : SNEER
47 Latte variant : MOCHA
48 Ready to eat : DONE
49 “An Innocent Man” songwriter : JOEL
50 Canon AE-1 et al., for short : SLRS
54 Cover for some superheroes : FACE MASK
56 “We don’t have much time!” : HURRY
57 Stealthily nears, with “on” : CREEPS UP
59 Mauna __ : KEA
61 Modeler’s buy : KIT
63 Seller’s supply : STOCK
65 Rachel Carson subject : DDT
69 Quick snooze : NAP
70 Family name in Chicago politics : DALEY
71 Hubbub : FUROR
72 Sounds of hesitation : UHS
73 Musical opening : ACT I
74 Family group : CLAN
75 Tarzan type : HUNK
79 Little bits : IOTAS
80 Rival of Tonya : NANCY
81 Devotion to Mammon, biblically : GREED
83 Come out of one’s shell : HATCH
84 Toy dog’s barks : YAPS
86 Draws back : SHIES
87 Philatelist’s buys : PANES
95 “What nerve!” : THE IDEA
97 Dye-making compound : ANILINE
98 Insurance lizard : GECKO
99 Old TV series with a scuba-diving hero : SEA HUNT
100 Guy who’s often out : ODD MAN
101 Pac-12’s Bruins : UCLA
102 Go downhill fast : SKI
105 Saddam’s party : BA’ATH
106 Between, in Brest : ENTRE
107 Some bra features : C-CUPS
109 Curly-coated cats : REXES
110 That is, to Cicero : ID EST
111 Jar Jar Binks’ planet : NABOO
112 Card game for three : SKAT
114 “Let’s do it!” : C’MON
116 Aggressively promote : FLOG
117 Singer McEntire : REBA
118 Latin “to be” : ESSE
120 Devils org. : NHL
122 Lose power, as a battery : DIE
123 Org. that makes traffic stops? : DEA

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday November 21st 2021

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday November 21st 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Order not to pay : STOP
5 Attention-seeker’s word : AHEM
9 Make up one’s mind : DECIDE
15 Half of a theoretical duality : YANG
19 Frankfurt article : EINE
20 Make over : REDO
21 Serving from a buffet station : OMELET
22 Versed in : UP ON
23 Part of a successful baker’s rep? : CRUST CRED
25 Ice-cream shop cry? : CALL FOR CONE
27 Irritable : TESTY
28 Where to find Bend and Bandon: Abbr. : ORE
29 Mosaic part : TILE
30 Centers : NUCLEI
31 Joie de vivre : ELAN
33 New Age physician : HOLIST
35 Bundles that may be cylindrical : BALES
36 Nocturnal nuisance : SNORER
39 Critter that doesn’t sound interesting : BOAR
41 Fish in a spread : TUNA
43 Has too much, briefly : ODS
44 Report on a sucker? : COVER THE CHUMP
48 Expressed, as a farewell : BADE
50 Imitated : APED
51 Early Iranian : MEDE
52 Simple Simon’s request : PIE
53 Try to live up to : EMULATE
57 Blue-striped ball : TEN
58 Amer. attorney’s study : US LAW
60 Proofer’s “Leave it alone” : STET
62 Chihuahua kisses : BESOS
63 W. alliance since 1948 : OAS
65 “Hadestown” creator Mitchell : ANAIS
67 Ice skater’s small talk? : COLD CHAT
69 Verify : CONFIRM
72 Metaphor for a mess : STY
73 Talked pompously : SPOUTED
74 Shell game item? : CHEAT CUP
75 Brown ermine : STOAT
77 Dumbbell abbr. : LBS
78 “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here” poet : DANTE
79 Puerto Rico, por ejemplo : ISLA
81 Company with orange-and-white trucks : U-HAUL
83 Friend : PAL
86 Golf club without much loft : TWO IRON
88 Smashed : LIT
90 Humble response to praise : I TRY
91 South Africa’s __ Town : CAPE
92 Sound of disgust, in comics : PTUI
93 Salon receptionist’s job? : CLOCKING CLIPS
96 One side of many rulers: Abbr. : CMS
99 Composer of the opera “Alfred” : ARNE
101 Oil cartel letters : OPEC
102 Smartphone sounds : ALERTS
103 Attempts to beat on foot : RACES
105 Bowler’s aversion : GUTTER
108 Desierto’s lack : AGUA
109 Listing in a revision, perhaps : ERRATA
111 “Juno” actor Michael : CERA
112 Many a bottom line : SUM
114 Wear away : ERODE
118 Cowardly committee head? : CRAVEN CHAIR
120 Farmers market IOU? : CHARD CHIT
122 Bob with jokes : HOPE
123 Back fin : DORSAL
124 Move like honey : OOZE
125 Manual reader : USER
126 Some farm moms : EWES
127 Swift : SPEEDY
128 Potential opponents of us : THEM
129 Carry : TOTE

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1 Group within a group : SECT
2 Lose energy : TIRE
3 Taxing task : ONUS
4 Wouldn’t leave be : PESTERED
5 Rainbow, e.g. : ARC
6 Egret, for one : HERON
7 River to the Fulda : EDER
8 Sleep __ : MODE
9 Tweak for better flavor, say : DOCTOR UP
10 Text alternative : EMAIL
11 Quartet in many a string orchestra : CELLI
12 Least healthy : ILLEST
13 Bit of OED info : DEF
14 Thames campus : ETON
15 Desert plant in the asparagus family : YUCCA
16 Lunar program : APOLLO
17 “You don’t have to” : NO NEED
18 Pleasant-sounding rock? : GNEISS
24 Polk predecessor : TYLER
26 Sound from a nursery rhyme trio : RUB-A-DUB-DUB
32 Aesthetic notes : ART MUSIC
33 “Caught you!” : HAH
34 Sleeveless garment : TUBE TOP
36 Vocal improv : SCAT
37 “Uh-uh!” : NOPE
38 Kitchen fixture : OVEN
39 Late-night reading aids : BED LAMPS
40 Arctic, for one : OCEAN
42 ’60s conflict site : ‘NAM
45 Guys : HES
46 Greeting card sentiment : MISS YOU
47 Carrier rider : PET
49 Chooses : ELECTS
54 “A Hard Road to Glory” author : ASHE
55 Hopper on a pad : TOAD
56 Fixer’s proposed amt. : EST
59 Hot holiday drink : WASSAIL
61 Overjoyed : ECSTATIC
63 How police might act : ON A TIP
64 Wine drinker’s bonus : AFTERTASTE
66 Big comm. company, once : ITT
68 Dawdle : LOLLYGAG
69 Tobacco plug : CHAW
70 Winery prefix : OENO-
71 Making a mess of : RUINING
74 Summer setting in K.C. : CDT
76 “Take __!” : A HIKE
80 Inc. cousin : LLC
82 Keats’ “foster-child of silence and slow time” is one : URN
83 Two together : PAIR
84 Cal. entry : APPT
85 Not so pricey : LESS
87 “The Fault in __ Stars”: 2014 film : OUR
89 Badly timed, sometimes : TOO EARLY
91 Easy to see : CLEAR-CUT
94 Life-saving proc. : CPR
95 Like crossword answers : CLUED
96 Christmas display : CRECHE
97 Bone __ : MARROW
98 Abrasion : SCRAPE
100 Trump game often with 24 cards : EUCHRE
104 Icicle sites : EAVES
106 Gibe : TEASE
107 G-B-D, say : TRIAD
108 Fill with wonder : AMAZE
110 Added stipulations : ANDS
112 Lipton of tea fame, for one : SCOT
113 Cry of trepidation : UH-OH
115 Very : OH SO
116 Nutrition regimen : DIET
117 Basic French verb : ETRE
119 Filch : COP
121 Sleep phenomenon, briefly : REM

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday November 14th 2021

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday November 147th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Folksy greeting : HOW DO
6 “Skip to __”: 1840s partner-stealing dance : MY LOU
11 Tree on the Lebanese flag : CEDAR
16 At all : ANY
19 Square : UNHIP
20 Long periods : AEONS
21 One of the ABC islands : ARUBA
22 Bambi’s cousin Faline, for one : DOE
23 Playlist for Bullwinkle? : MOOSE TRACKS
25 Pot for Sebastian of “The Little Mermaid”? : CRAB GRASS
27 Prevents from draining : CLOGS UP
28 Really good thing to live : THE DREAM
29 Little bit : DAB
32 Have-__: disadvantaged ones : NOTS
33 Made haste, old-style : HIED
34 Vaccine pioneer : SALK
37 Restless : UNEASY
40 “Everything’s fine” : IT’S OK
42 “I need this ASAP!” : DO IT NOW
45 Abnormally tense : IN A STATE
47 Soul mate for Jiminy? : CRICKET MATCH
50 Somewhat, informally : SORTA
51 Gray ones are hard to resolve : AREAS
53 Defunct Houston hockey team : AEROS
54 Online message board : FORUM
56 Shin armor that’s a homophone for a synonym of “mourn” : GREAVE
58 Obstacle : HURDLE
63 Preserve, in a way, as beef : CORN
65 Soybean paste : MISO
67 Goatee site : CHIN
68 Johnny’s “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” role : RAOUL
69 Name on a “Little Women” book jacket : LOUISA
71 “The Elements of Style” co-author : EB WHITE
73 The Indian Ocean’s Bay of __ : BENGAL
74 Sambuca flavoring : ANISE
75 Model position : POSE
76 Wild about : INTO
78 PC “brains” : CPUS
79 Hot dog entrepreneur Handwerker : NATHAN
81 Muss : TOUSLE
83 Obama daughter : SASHA
85 Puts out there : BARES
87 Edison rival : TESLA
89 Deceived : LED ON
92 Emotional triggers for Mickey? : MOUSE BUTTONS
97 Annual 103-Across-planting event : ARBOR DAY
99 Least considered : RASHEST
100 __ space : OUTER
102 Horseshoe-shaped fasteners : U-BOLTS
103 Peach or beech : TREE
104 Absorbed : RAPT
106 Gritty film genre : NOIR
108 Private __ : EYE
109 Technical drawings : DIAGRAMS
113 Didn’t do well at all : STUNK AT
116 Topping Daffy created? : DUCK SAUCE
118 Online news source for Henny Penny? : CHICKEN FEED
122 Tony winner Hagen : UTA
123 Foreign : ALIEN
124 Valium maker : ROCHE
125 Score : TALLY
126 Possessive pronoun : HER
127 Remains unsettled : PENDS
128 Like some jackets : TWEED
129 Snail trail : SLIME

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1 Run smoothly : HUM
2 Plastic __ Band : ONO
3 “Horton Hears a __!” : WHO
4 Computer insert : DISC
5 Hesse-based automaker : OPEL
6 Harshman of “Even Stevens” : MARGO
7 More frothy : YEASTIER
8 Plague bug : LOCUST
9 Doing mess work : ON KP
10 Seagoing letters : USS
11 Store : CACHE
12 Transposed letters, say : ERRED
13 Pair : DUAD
14 Briefly, briefly : ABBR
15 Steamed state : RAGE
16 Unyielding : ADAMANT
17 Refusals : NOS
18 “Owner of a Lonely Heart” band : YES
24 Skater Harding : TONYA
26 Many a Marley fan : RASTA
28 __ torch: party light : TIKI
29 MADD concerns : DUIS
30 Year in Tuscany : ANNO
31 Healthy snack for Yogi? : BEAR FRUIT
33 Old joke told by Quick Draw McGraw? : HORSE CHESTNUT
35 Rapper Tone-__ : LOC
36 Elec. bill unit : KWH
38 Floor : ASTONISH
39 Target of a wish? : STAR
41 Emotional injury : SCAR
42 German article : DER
43 However, in texts : OTOH
44 “Yeah, right” : I’M SURE
46 “Ashes to Ashes” author Hoag : TAMI
48 Hollows : CAVITIES
49 A Wayans brother : KEENEN
52 Bit of encouragement : EGO BOOST
55 Actress Thurman : UMA
57 Sushi serving : AHI
59 Southwestern farm owner : RANCHERO
60 Ping-Pong gear for Goofy? : DOG PADDLE
61 Hilo feast : LUAU
62 Some additions : ELLS
63 Close-knit group : CLAN
64 O’Neill’s daughter : OONA
66 Deadly sins, e.g. : SEPTET
70 Naval builder : SEABEE
72 Cougars of the Pac-12 : WSU
73 Feathery wrap : BOA
77 Old Russian ruler : TSAR
80 Snatches : NABS
82 “__ we forget” : LEST
84 Untidy sort : SLOB
86 Boring routine : RUT
88 ’70s-’80s NHLer Pierre : LAROUCHE
90 Like Cheerios : OATY
91 Nasdaq rival : NYSE
92 “The A-Team” actor : MR T
93 Dinghy mover : OAR
94 It may be a lemon : USED CAR
95 Mideast chief : SHEIK
96 Klutz’s cry : OOPS
98 Delta of “Designing Women” : BURKE
101 Inveigle : ENTICE
104 Vied for the America’s Cup : RACED
105 Cries from flocks : AMENS
107 Signed : INKED
110 Rush job letters : ASAP
111 Serious blow : GALE
112 Wreckage : RUIN
113 Vegas draw : SHOW
114 Sugar bowl marchers? : ANTS
115 Nonstick cookware brand : T-FAL
116 “Obviously!” : DUH
117 Beehive State native : UTE
118 Old PC component : CRT
119 Peyton’s brother : ELI
120 Shade tree : ELM
121 Coloring medium : DYE

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday November 7th 2021

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday November 7th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Dried meat snacks : SLIM JIMS
9 Whitewater craft : CANOES
15 Son of Abraham : ISAAC
20 Got emotional : TEARED UP
21 Greek island named for a storied flier : ICARIA
22 Rousey who was the first American woman to win an Olympic judo medal : RONDA
23 *Discerning : EDGEWISE
24 *Building manager : SUPERCHARGER
26 “Little Red Book” writer : MAO
27 Author Tolstoy : LEO
29 Land between hills : VALE
30 Mensa prereq : IQ TEST
31 Big __: Red Sox nickname : PAPI
34 Truckers’ loads : HAULS
36 Call, old-style : DIAL
37 *Performer’s period on the job : CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
43 “A Hymn to __”: “My Fair Lady” song : HIM
46 Not attentive : ASLEEP
47 Bauxite, to aluminum : ORE
48 Conquer a hero? : EAT
50 Chaplin accessory : CANE
51 Decked out : CLAD
52 Victoria’s Secret purchase : BRA
53 *Electricity : BEETLEJUICE
57 Is down with : HAS
58 Smelting by-product : SLAG
60 Corp. alternatives : LLCS
61 Unwitting test taker : LAB RAT
62 Longtime U.K. record label : EMI
63 Greek fabulist : AESOP
65 Bilbao bear : OSO
66 Locks in a barn : MANE
67 *Apportion : CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
72 Point after deuce : AD IN
73 Sticking point? : RUT
74 Jefferson Memorial column type : IONIC
75 Catch a few winks : NAP
78 Handles clumsily : PAWS AT
81 Give up : CEDE
82 “__ la France!” : VIVE
83 “The History of the Standard Oil Company” author Tarbell : IDA
84 *Follow : TRAILBLAZER
86 Neighbor of Ill. : WIS
87 Obstacles to good teamwork : EGOS
88 Picnic crashers : ANTS
89 Play it by __ : EAR
90 Many Ph.D. students : TAS
91 Reminder : PROMPT
93 Make out : SEE
94 *Work a side hustle : MOONLIGHT SONATA
99 __ old age : RIPE
103 Poppycock : HOOEY
104 Votes in favor : AYES
105 Rod user : ANGLER
107 Teeny, tiny bit : IOTA
108 Kind of PC port : USB
110 Place for a mask : SPA
113 *Infatuated with, with “on” : SOUL-CRUSHING
116 Place for Amtrak passengers to unwind … and a hint to how to interpret eight puzzle answers : QUIET CAR
120 Fiji neighbor : TONGA
121 Tenant : ROOMER
122 Paragon of prestige : CLASS ACT
123 Mork’s leader : ORSON
124 Hider’s revelation : IN HERE
125 Fish with the largest brain : MANTA RAY

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1 Originate (from) : STEM
2 Mother of Castor : LEDA
3 “Aladdin” parrot : IAGO
4 GI chow : MRE
5 Yom Kippur observer : JEW
6 Despot Amin : IDI
7 Fabric from Iraq : MUSLIN
8 Graf __: WWII ship : SPEE
9 Opposite of trans : CIS
10 Contact lens giant : ACUVUE
11 Morning smell in “Apocalypse Now” : NAPALM
12 Vague threat : OR ELSE
13 Emerald Isle : EIRE
14 Egg container : SAC
15 Baghdad native : IRAQI
16 In a way, informally : SORTA
17 Thin 77-Down : ANGEL HAIR
18 Fruity thirst-quenchers : ADES
19 Horse preceder, when things are amiss? : CART
25 Laid low : HID
28 “Gone With the Wind” family name : O’HARA
31 Blotchy : PIED
32 Team’s #1 pitcher : ACE
33 Get-up-and-go : PEP
35 Sit in casks, say : AGE
37 Secret supply : CACHE
38 Faith with Sunni and Shia branches : ISLAM
39 Pickle brand with a stork mascot : VLASIC
40 Medusa, for one : GORGON
41 Neighbors of the Knicks : NETS
42 Latvian chess champ Mikhail __ : TAL
44 Atahualpa subject : INCA
45 Track competition : MEET
49 Mideast port on the Mediterranean : TEL AVIV
50 Like chicken-fried steak : CUBED
52 Washroom fixture : BASIN
53 Police record : BLOTTER
54 “Frozen” sister : ELSA
55 Cause for a romaine recall : E COLI
56 Muppet who plays lead guitar in the Electric Mayhem : JANICE
58 Flip-flop : SANDAL
59 The Beatles’ last studio album : LET IT BE
64 Rosie of “Do the Right Thing” : PEREZ
66 Tiny Oreos : MINIS
68 Place of refuge : OASIS
69 Manet’s “Olympia,” e.g. : NUDE
70 Anti-war : DOVISH
71 “The Imitation Game” encryption machine : ENIGMA
76 Rescue from a shelter : ADOPT
77 17-Down, e.g. : PASTA
78 K-12 fundraising gps. : PTAS
79 “Rule, Britannia” composer Thomas : ARNE
80 Pool party arsenal : WATER GUNS
81 Italian “dear” : CARO
85 Run for it : LAM
86 Sought-after Japanese beef : WAGYU
87 Ages and ages : EONS
90 Dressy accessory : TIE
91 “Gangnam Style” rapper : PSY
92 Sushi topping : ROE
95 “Pick me! Pick me!” : OH OH OH
96 A jiffy : NO TIME
97 Repair shop offer : LOANER
98 __ rasa: blank slate : TABULA
100 Volunteer’s offer : I’LL GO
101 Type of pie popular in Southern cuisine : PECAN
102 Mess up : ERR
105 In the matter of : AS TO
106 American-born Jordanian queen : NOOR
107 Airs now : IS ON
109 Area meas. about the size of a pinkie toenail : SQ CM
110 Part of the navel is one : SCAR
111 Guinea pig look-alike : PACA
112 Affectedly cultured : ARTY
114 New England sch. : URI
115 Future Ph.D.’s test : GRE
117 McKellen who played Gandalf : IAN
118 February Va. hours : EST
119 Flight safety org. : TSA