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LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday August 22nd 2021

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday August 22nd 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.

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1 2020 Anya Taylor-Joy title role : EMMA
5 They’re dragged and dropped : ICONS
10 Apple desktop : IMAC
14 Oldies players : HI-FIS
19 Forest jumpers : DEER
20 G.I. Joe nemesis : COBRA
21 Fleeting prefix, timewise : NANO-
22 Heaps : A PILE
23 Slogan from a cola jingle first aired in 1969 : IT’S THE REAL THING
26 Amber, for one : RESIN
27 Pekoe holder : TEA CADDY
28 Origami staple : CRANE
29 Moved slowly : INCHED
30 River inlets : RIAS
31 Con’s decoy : SHILL
32 Silvery freshwater fish : BREAM
33 Professional spinners : PR FIRM
36 Broadway revue featuring pop standards that won a 1997 Grammy : SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE
40 Laugh-a-minute types : RIOTS
41 Baby party : SHOWER
42 Reception dispensers : URNS
43 CD-__ : ROM
44 Cultural opening? : AGRI-
45 Fly like an eagle : SOAR
46 __ wave : SINE
47 Kitchenware brand : EKCO
48 Classic novelty song involving wing-flapping imitations : THE CHICKEN DANCE
53 Fold : PLEAT
54 UFO pilots : ETS
55 Coupling device : YOKE
56 Start of a counting rhyme : EENIE
57 Get cozy : NESTLE
58 67, for Beethoven’s Fifth : OPUS
59 Take responsibility : OWN IT
60 Support, with “for” : VOTE
61 Burt’s Bees parent : CLOROX
64 Insurance case : CLAIM
65 Antitoxins : SERA
66 “Today” rival, briefly : GMA
69 Central parts : CORES
70 Song played at Blues home games : MEET ME IN ST LOUIS
73 Fords of the past : LTDS
74 Hawaii County seat : HILO
75 This and that : BOTH
76 __ Cong : VIET
77 Nice summer : ETE
78 “Bro!” : DUDE
79 Showy parrots : MACAWS
82 Symphony orchestra members : CELLI
83 2000 Grammy-winning hit featuring Eminem : FORGOT ABOUT DRE
86 Many a binoculars toter : BIRDER
87 Counterfeit : BOGUS
88 Geeky-sounding candy : NERDS
89 Contented rumble : PURR
90 Tech class sites : PC LABS
92 Race of Norse gods : AESIR
93 Mythical hero who captured Cerberus : HERCULES
97 Enrapture : ELATE
98 French folk tune used in basic instrument lessons : AU CLAIR DE LA LUNE
100 Like highways : LANED
101 Small decorative case : ETUI
102 Sporty Chevy : ‘VETTE
103 Art Deco artist : ERTE
104 Small fry : TYKES
105 Boosts : COPS
106 Like chalet roofs : EAVED
107 Rolltop, for one : DESK

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1 Polish language : EDIT
2 Give (out) : METE
3 Road Runner cartoons landscape feature : MESA
4 Mobile judge, perhaps : ART CRITIC
5 Winter cause of a roof leak, maybe : ICE DAM
6 Parachute lines : CORDS
7 Toe the line : OBEY
8 Heston was its pres. from 1998 to 2003 : NRA
9 Leap named for a Swedish skater : SALCHOW
10 Asthmatic’s device : INHALER
11 For the most part : MAINLY
12 Dudek of “Mad Men” : ANNE
13 Bit player : COG
14 Equestrian gear : HARNESS
15 Former poisoning treatment : IPECAC
16 Sole source : FISH MARKET
17 Rival of Bjorn : ILIE
18 Dispatch : SEND
24 Split __ : HAIRS
25 Tot’s wheels : TRIKE
29 Bedard who voiced Pocahontas in the 1995 Disney film : IRENE
31 Campfire treat : S’MORE
32 Carried : BORNE
33 Jabber : PRATE
34 Privilege : RIGHT
35 Course warnings : FORES
36 Burger go-with : SHAKE
37 Power source : JUICE
38 __ point : FOCAL
39 Put on quite an act : EMOTE
41 Anklets, e.g. : SOCKS
45 Sitting Bull’s people : SIOUX
46 Grumpy mood : SNIT
47 “Anything __ we can do?” : ELSE
49 Sources of shots : HYPOS
50 Not familiar with : NEW AT
51 Casual material : DENIM
52 “Yu-Gi-Oh!” genre : ANIME
53 Part of a flower : PETAL
57 Start of two U.S. state names : NORTH
58 They’re found in veins : ORES
59 Muffin topping : OLEO
60 Three-piece pieces : VESTS
61 Symbol seen in viola music : C-CLEF
62 Numbers game : LOTTO
63 Sales rep’s form : ORDER BLANK
64 Paparazzi quarry : CELEB
65 Former Maine senator Olympia : SNOWE
66 Artisan group : GUILD
67 High-end German appliance brand : MIELE
68 Up and about : ASTIR
70 King with a magic touch : MIDAS
71 Letter-shaped girders : I-BARS
72 Judge’s response : OVERRULED
74 Most Rwandans : HUTUS
78 Greyhound crash sites? : DOG BEDS
79 Cold oatmeal cereals : MUESLIS
80 Heart chambers : ATRIA
81 Obsolescent laptop feature : CD DRIVE
82 Approximately : CIRCA
84 Colonel Sanders trademark : GOATEE
85 Small coffee maker output : ONE CUP
86 Like a deformed tree trunk : BURLED
89 Golfer Calvin : PEETE
90 Bombard, as with snowballs : PELT
91 Ali, once : CLAY
92 Start to correct? : AUTO-
93 Samsung product : HDTV
94 Fishing decoy : LURE
95 Laryngitis docs : ENTS
96 Try to find : SEEK
98 Post-Manhattan Project org. : AEC
99 “Fool (If You Think It’s Over)” singer Chris : REA

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday August 15th 2021

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday August 15th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.

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1 Defeat : TOP
4 Miniature vehicle that uses a remote, briefly : RC CAR
9 1956 hot spot : SUEZ
13 Seafarer’s direction : THAR
17 Biker’s ride : HOG
18 “__ roll!” : I’M ON A
19 Cavalry weapon : LANCE
20 Provide an address : ORATE
21 *Poet who influenced T.S. Eliot : EZRA POUND
23 Hold-up man? : ATLAS
24 Brought down : RAZED
25 *Flattering words before a request : BE AN ANGEL
26 *’90s nickname for pop’s Mel C : SPORTY SPICE
28 Regarding : AS TO
29 Cut : AXED
31 *Pre-TV performance genre involving arias : RADIO OPERA
32 Of course, in Cannes : BIEN SUR
35 Swerved at sea : YAWED
37 “Sister Act” role : NUN
38 Fa follower : SOL
39 Terminus : END
40 To boot : ALSO
42 Seriously outrun on the track : LAP
43 Price-qualifying word : PER
44 Packaging meas. : NT WT
45 Bath tissue packaging word : PLY
46 Santa Monica landmark : PIER
48 Class assignment : ESSAY
50 *Pancake order : SHORT STACK
54 Baker’s dozen? : EGGS
56 ’50s TV innovation : CABLE
60 *Fish that doesn’t taste like its name suggests : LEMON SOLE
61 Numbered work : OPUS
62 “Fantastic Four” villain, briefly : DR DOOM
63 Brown brew : ALE
64 Row of seats : PEW
65 Joltless joe? : DECAF
67 AFL-__ : CIO
68 GOP org. : RNC
69 Unidentified flying radar blips : BOGIES
71 Salsa order : MILD
72 *Killjoy, in modern lingo : FUN SPONGE
75 It may take a licking : STAMP
76 Went down : SANK
77 *Kraft offering, casually : MAC ‘N’ CHEESE
78 Old Turkish title : PASHA
80 Blubber : BAWL
81 Hip : MOD
82 Stuns : WOWS
85 Common URL ending : COM
86 Spot for suds : MUG
87 Very little : A DAB
89 Twin, say : SIB
92 Here, in Jalisco : ACA
93 “As __ to breathe were life!”: Tennyson : THO’
94 Silently understood : TACIT
96 “Encore!” : ONE MORE
98 *Sushi fish : YELLOWTAIL
101 Formally surrender : CEDE
103 Novelist Waugh : ALEC
104 *Fruity fountain offering : BANANA SPLIT
106 *Drywall material : SHEETROCK
109 Busy : IN USE
110 “101 Dalmatians” protagonist : PONGO
111 *Dessert literally represented in six pairs of answers to the starred clues : LAYER CAKE
112 Soda measure : LITER
113 Solo : ALONE
114 “The Jungle Book” wolf : AKELA
115 “M*A*S*H” set piece : COT
116 Highlands miss : LASS
117 Arguments : ROWS
118 Fresh : SASSY
119 Blast cause : TNT

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1 1992 baseball biopic : THE BABE
2 Enters slowly : OOZES IN
3 Like many Pixar movies : PG-RATED
4 Kelly of morning TV : RIPA
5 “Let’s go!” : C’MON
6 BYU team nickname : COUGARS
7 Make part of a larger state : ANNEX
8 “To Kill a Mockingbird” recluse Boo __ : RADLEY
9 Course for H.S. exam takers : SAT PREP
10 Empty, as a U-Haul : UNLOAD
11 Digital greeting : E-CARD
12 Zing : ZESTINESS
13 “The Sound of Music” name : TRAPP
14 Least distinct : HAZIEST
15 Was humiliated : ATE CROW
16 Handed out fresh cards : REDEALT
19 Head for Vegas? : LAS
20 Director Welles : ORSON
22 Presently, quaintly : ANON
27 Letter closer : YOURS
30 Destructive “Doctor Who” creature : DALEK
33 “Push It” hip-hop trio : SALT-N-PEPA
34 Tennyson work : ULYSSES
36 Target of some Bob Dylan songs : WAR
41 Birthstone after sapphire : OPAL
43 Cribbage pieces : PEGS
44 Long-distance swimmer Diana : NYAD
45 MLB player, e.g. : PRO
47 Trapped, in a way : ICED IN
49 Scottie in Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” for example : ACROPHOBE
50 Concrete hunks : SLABS
51 Spartan serf : HELOT
52 __-3 fatty acids : OMEGA
53 Pull behind : TOW
54 Greener Living org. : EPA
55 Hearty laugh : GUFFAW
57 Conveyed : BORNE
58 Yearns (for) : LONGS
59 Run from a stage? : EMCEE
61 Med. condition with repetitive behavior : OCD
62 Old Sony CD player : DISCMAN
66 Lodge member : ELK
67 Anderson Cooper’s network : CNN
70 Little devils : IMPS
71 Polite address : MA’AM
73 Mayim Bialik alma mater : UCLA
74 Voluminous ref. : OED
76 Has a mediocre round … for a pro : SHOOTS PAR
77 Copperfield field : MAGIC
79 Neutral vowel symbol : SCHWA
80 Tampa Bay NFLer : BUC
82 Shipping document : WAYBILL
83 South Pacific region : OCEANIA
84 Waldorf salad morsels : WALNUTS
86 Speaks badly of : MALIGNS
88 Stereotypical ingenue facial feature : DOE EYES
89 Beyoncé, since 2002 : SOLO ACT
90 “S’pose so” : I RECKON
91 “Waiting for Godot” playwright : BECKETT
93 Cosmetics liquid : TONER
94 Up to this point, informally : ‘TIL NOW
95 Model 3 autos : TESLAS
97 “Walking in Memphis” singer Cohn : MARC
99 Cuts with a beam : LASES
100 Ohno on skates : APOLO
102 Bangladesh capital : DHAKA
105 Low digit : TOE
107 Snaky swimmers : EELS
108 Cafeteria fixture : TRAY

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday August 8th 2021

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday August 8th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Race distance : MILE
5 Shrink : ANALYST
12 Traditional koa wood product : UKULELE
19 “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” author Loos : ANITA
21 Unworthy of : BENEATH
22 Started up again : RESUMED
23 __ officer : NAVAL
24 Bishopric cousin : CANONRY
25 Like aftershave after a shave : BRACING
26 1994 A.L. batting champ Paul : O’NEILL
28 *Wine ingredient? : LONG I
29 *Sarah of “Suits” : RAFFERTY
30 Pigment used in rustproof primer paints : RED LEAD
32 Blood lines : VEINS
34 Bananas or nuts : LOONY
37 Monetary “p” : PENCE
38 Diamonds, in slang : ROCKS
43 Rib-tickler : JOKE
46 Oval-shaped wind : OCARINA
48 Benefit : AVAIL
49 *Slip through the cracks : OOZE
50 *Traffic stoppers : BRAKES
51 Junk bond rating : CCC
54 Yitzhak’s predecessor : GOLDA
55 Allegro non __: fast, but not too fast : TROPPO
57 Umbrella component : RIB
58 Problematic to the max : THORNIEST
60 Gas pump fractions : TENTHS
61 Fermented honey drink : MEAD
64 Mountain nymph : OREAD
65 World Cup “Way to go!” : OLE
66 Product with lots of shapes … or what each of four black squares effectively is? : ANIMAL CRACKER
70 Poli-__ : SCI
73 Absinthe flavoring : ANISE
74 A-line line : SEAM
75 Bench warmer? : BOTTOM
77 Stone set alone : SOLITAIRE
81 Basic card game : WAR
83 1994 Olympic gold medalist skater Baiul : OKSANA
84 __ donna : PRIMA
85 Triple __: liqueur : SEC
86 *Take by force : HIJACK
88 *”A Clockwork Orange” antihero : ALEX
89 Keys : ISLES
90 South American river with a crocodile namesake : ORINOCO
92 Clumsy boats : ARKS
93 Tribal emblem : TOTEM
94 Minty cocktail : JULEP
96 Gun : REV UP
98 Daredevil’s stock-in-trade : PERIL
99 Put out : EMITTED
104 *Closely match : PARALLEL
109 *Aconcagua’s range : ANDES
114 Conditionally let out : PAROLE
115 Winning game after game : ON A TEAR
116 They’re seen among the reeds : OBOISTS
118 Samurai lacking a master : RONIN
119 Go back over : RETRACE
120 Superheroes always have them : NEMESES
121 They come with strings attached : YO-YOS
122 Fine-tuned : TWEAKED
123 Krypton, but not Tatooine : ELEMENT
124 Canapé spread : PATE

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1 Bruce Wayne lives in one : MANOR
2 Pointless : INANE
3 Stayed : LIVED
4 Business for many Amazon explorers? : ETAIL
5 Agatha Christie’s “The __ Murders” : ABC
6 “The Day the Earth Stood Still” actress Patricia : NEAL
7 Part of A.D. : ANNO
8 Musician Redbone : LEON
9 Half the taijitu symbol : YANG
10 Tried hard : STRIVEN
11 *Biblical possessive : THY
12 Polished : URBANE
13 Grooves made by a saw : KERFS
14 Sky-high gp. : USAF
15 Time co-founder : LUCE
16 Mideast leader : EMIR
17 Fast time : LENT
18 On pins and needles : EDGY
20 *Gene variant : ALLELE
27 Vientiane native : LAO
29 Ocasek of the Cars : RIC
31 Means of access : DOOR
33 *Put on the books : ENACT
35 Elon University st. : NCAR
36 Washington city where Olympic skiers Phil and Steve Mahre were born : YAKIMA
37 Circle ratios : PIS
38 *Norse mythology battle used as the subtitle of a 2017 “Thor” film : RAGNAROK
39 Egg-shaped : OVOID
40 Racer Yarborough : CALE
41 Roasts, in a way : KIDS
42 Blind segment : SLAT
43 Brando role in 1978’s “Superman” : JOR-EL
44 Critical layer : OZONE
45 Fulfilled : KEPT
47 Defies authority : REBELS
49 Ringling Brothers brother : OTTO
50 Half a Balkan country : BOSNIA
52 Prefix with -aholic : CHOC-
53 Magnum stopper : CORK
56 *Ghost : PHANTASM
59 Boston-based sportswear giant : REEBOK
62 Hotshot : ACE
63 Attract : DRAW IN
67 Goddess with a throne headdress : ISIS
68 Insignificant : MERE
69 Key of Schubert’s “Trout Quintet” : A MAJOR
70 Cornfield sight : STALK
71 Sundae alternatives : CONES
72 Big name in movies? : IMAX
73 Mann of ‘Til Tuesday : AIMEE
76 Winter Palace resident : TSAR
77 Roasting rod : SPIT
78 Rounding phrase : OR SO
79 Merry-go-round tune : LILT
80 *Dangerous strain : E COLI
82 Derby, perhaps : RACE
86 Cool : HIP
87 Anchorage for a galleon : COVE
91 Mark down, maybe : RELABEL
92 *Place abuzz with activity : APIARY
94 Sent raspberries to? : JEERED
95 Text letters often in blue : URL
97 Diamond pro : UMP
98 Location : PLACE
100 Body with arms? : TROOP
101 1994 rival of Nancy : TONYA
102 “The Cocktail Party” playwright : ELIOT
103 Fog modifier : DENSE
104 Red dessert wine : PORT
105 From square one : ANEW
106 Appraise : RATE
107 Cutting-edge brand? : ATRA
108 Security problem : LEAK
110 Iditarod terminus : NOME
111 Carpe __ : DIEM
112 “__ quam videri”: 35-Down motto : ESSE
113 WWII weapon : STEN
116 *It’s next to nothing : ONE
117 JFK arrival, once : SST

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday August 1st 2021

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday August 1st 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Show of affection : KISS
5 Hat-tipper’s word : MA’AM
9 Implied : TACIT
14 Spa sigh : AAH
17 Shine : GLOW
18 Mallorca o Menorca : ISLA
19 “It matters to me” : I CARE
20 Barrie’s “man who stabbed without offence” : SMEE
22 One of a West Coast trio : BLUE STATE
24 22-Across, emotionally : MELANCHOLY
26 Split to unite : ELOPE
27 Yoda trainees : JEDIS
28 Subway gates : STILES
30 Jabbers : PRATES
33 Unwise, as a choice : BAD
34 __-Caps : SNO
35 NFL brother of Peyton : ELI
36 Lover with ulterior motives : GOLD DIGGER
39 36-Across, in the Old West : FORTY-NINER
43 Accomplished : ABLE
44 Agra attire : SARIS
45 Blunted blade : EPEE
46 Makes sense : FITS
47 Exhausted : BEAT
49 PC-to-PC hookup : LAN
50 Self-Operating Napkin creator Goldberg : RUBE
51 1987 Costner role : NESS
52 Street warning : YELLOW LIGHT
56 52-Across, from the sky : SUNBEAM
58 “… __ the set of sun”: “Macbeth” : ERE
59 Subatomic particle : PION
60 Big-eyed tyke : OWLET
62 GHWB predecessor : RWR
63 Syracuse locale: Abbr. : NYS
64 RR map dot : STN
65 High winds : OBOES
66 Kind of sauce or milk : SOY
67 Stat on a dealer’s sticker : MPG
70 Photo : PIC
71 Sing like Dean Martin : CROON
72 Bang-up : A-ONE
73 Retract, as one’s words : EAT
74 Lucille Ball, e.g. : REDHEAD
76 74-Across, in the Cold War : FIDEL CASTRO
79 Phony (up) : HOKE
80 PG-13 issuing org. : MPAA
82 Maracanã Stadium city : RIO
83 HR dept. concern : RELO
84 “Othello” villain : IAGO
85 Seed coat : ARIL
86 Blessings : BOONS
88 Turturro of “The Sopranos” : AIDA
90 Big name in frozen food : GREEN GIANT
93 90-Across, in the forest : DOUGLAS FIR
95 “Catch-22” pilot : ORR
96 Annex : ELL
97 Misunderstanding metaphor : GAP
98 Online payment option : E-CHECK
99 Spin : ROTATE
101 Indeed : TRULY
104 Mountain ridge : ARETE
106 Presidential address : WHITE HOUSE
108 106-Across, at a winter carnival : ICE PALACE
112 “Smooth Operator” singer : SADE
113 Island nation east of Fiji : TONGA
114 Lead-in to second : NANO-
115 Four-legged “king” : LION
116 “Chopped” host Allen : TED
117 Anger : STEAM
118 Belmonts lead singer : DION
119 EPA concern : SMOG

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1 Old USSR espionage gp. : KGB
2 Unfavorable, as wind : ILL
3 Paltry amount : SOU
4 “That’s a terrific price” : SWEET DEAL
5 Dividing-cell process : MITOSIS
6 “By yesterday!” : ASAP
7 Der __: Adenauer epithet : ALTE
8 Sassy West : MAE
9 Like major sports games except baseball : TIMED
10 Nailed : ACED
11 Colombian city : CALI
12 Srs.’ income sources : IRAS
13 Highest Scrabble letter value : TEN
14 Kutcher of “That ’70s Show” : ASHTON
15 Paris possessive : A MOI
16 Neoclassical movement based on Greek ideals : HELLENISM
21 Lace securers : EYELETS
23 Snow coaster : SLED
25 “Teach Your Children” group, initially : CSNY
27 Frazzles : JARS
29 Connery and McCartney : SIRS
30 Tour-organizing gp. : PGA
31 Highway event? : ROBBERY
32 Genetic variations : ALLELES
33 Existence : BEING
34 Dutch Golden Age artist : STEEN
37 Unit of volume : GALLON
38 Silo contents : GRAIN
39 Backin’ : FER
40 Numbered works : OPUSES
41 Confute : REBUT
42 Words preceding bad news : I FEAR
48 On the open deck : TOPSIDE
51 Countdown follower : NEW YEAR
52 Desire : YEN
53 Narnia antagonist : WITCH
54 Large shoulder bag : HOBO
55 “Just the __ Us”: 1981 and 1998 hit : TWO OF
57 Rodeo challenge : BRONC
61 Director Riefenstahl : LENI
65 Decree : ORDAIN
66 “Bye now” : SO LONG
67 Insurance company with a longtime Peanuts-based ad campaign : METLIFE
68 Like Weird Al songs : PARODIC
69 “Little” car of song : GTO
70 Orange __ tea : PEKOE
71 “Meet John Doe” director : CAPRA
72 Facetious five? : A-E-I-O-U
74 “Agreed” : ROGER THAT
75 In-box contents : EMAIL
77 Sag : DROOP
78 Tongue twister merchandise : SEASHELLS
79 Soil-smoothing tools : HARROWS
81 PC shortcut key : ALT
84 Borodin’s “Prince __” : IGOR
86 Party time, casually : B’DAY
87 Think about : SLEEP ON
89 Ancient couples carrier : ARK
91 Made after taxes : NETTED
92 TV show with mashups : GLEE
94 Official records : ACTA
97 Flash of light : GLEAM
100 Adjutant : AIDE
101 Barfly’s binge : TOOT
102 Old character : RUNE
103 Org. with an annual open tournament : USGA
104 Trendy berry : ACAI
105 Nevada slots spot : RENO
107 Town name word suggesting higher elev. : HTS
108 Ky. neighbor : IND
109 Draw a bead on : AIM
110 Bit of baby talk : COO
111 Coll. major : ENG

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday July 25th 2021

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday July 25th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Club alternatives : BLTS
5 Word often after an “-er” word : THAN
9 Adjusted to fit, as a ring : SIZED
14 Future doc’s hurdle : MCAT
18 Mark replacement : EURO
19 Upbeat greeting : HI-HO
20 One’s due : CREDIT
22 Going rate : PACE
23 Sweet Sixteen org. : NCAA
24 Jacob’s brother : ESAU
25 Unexpected attack : AMBUSH
26 Pot builder : ANTE
27 Distressed ones in some fairy tales : DAMSELS
29 Sun, for one : G STAR
31 Pale green glaze that originated in China : CELADON
33 Adoption candidate, maybe : STRAY CAT
35 Antonio’s love : AMORE
37 Timeline divs. : YRS
38 Seminole rivals, in college sports : GATORS
40 Simpson trial judge : ITO
41 Signature Obama legis. : ACA
42 James played by Beyoncé in “Cadillac Records” : ETTA
44 “Mr. Blue Sky” rock gp. : ELO
45 Inventor who had his ups and downs : OTIS
47 Victory wreaths : LAURELS
50 Wall St. debuts : IPOS
53 PGA leaders, say : TOP PROS
55 Whacked at, as left field : HIT TO
56 Stuck : IN A SPOT
58 Slangy meeting : SESH
59 Bug with bounce : FLEA
61 Requirements : MUST-DOS
63 EWR alternative : LGA
64 Summer temp, maybe : INTERN
66 Sch. with the mascot Sparty : MSU
67 Sup at home : DINE IN
69 1862 Tennessee battle site : SHILOH
72 Luanda is its cap. : ANG
74 Minor issue : NIT
75 Ric of The Cars : OCASEK
76 “Who wants cake?” eager reply : ME ME ME!
77 Polite title : SIR
78 Easy, in ads : NO-FUSS
80 “That’s so cute!” : AWW
81 Slide organisms : AMOEBAE
84 Take suddenly : GRAB
85 Pickable do : AFRO
89 Second-marriage relationship : STEPSON
91 “Et __?”: “And then what?” : APRES
93 Awesome : STELLAR
95 Hindu festival of love : HOLI
96 Detective’s promising discovery : HOT LEAD
98 Fly high : SOAR
99 Cold rocks : ICE
100 Jeans name : LEVI
102 Racing Unsers : ALS
103 Hoppy brew, briefly : IPA
105 Seedy company? : BURPEE
107 Nest egg initials : IRA
109 Words of comfort : I CARE
111 Music genre big in China : CANTOPOP
113 Mastered : DOWN PAT
115 Box with openings : CRATE
118 Pet rabbits’ homes : HUTCHES
121 Not at one’s desk : AWAY
122 Like some revenue, as parking fines : NON-TAX
124 Café additive : LAIT
126 Stimulating nut : KOLA
127 German gent : HERR
128 Blessing elicitor : SNEEZE
129 Civil rights activist Guinier : LANI
130 Baseball’s Slaughter : ENOS
131 Cookie that’s customizable : OREO
132 Dog-__ pages : EARED
133 Type of prof. : ASST
134 Teller’s stack : TENS

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1 Compromise : BEND
2 Hatchet man __ Brasi of “The Godfather” : LUCA
3 Amusement park pickup areas : TRAM STOPS
4 In order that one may : SO AS TO
5 Cooper classic : THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
6 __ fit : HISSY
7 “Take on Me” band : A-HA
8 Snickers ingredient : NOUGAT
9 Vocal improv : SCAT
10 Hogwarts librarian __ Pince : IRMA
11 Striped walkways : ZEBRA CROSSINGS
12 School URL ender : EDU
13 Summer songs? : DISCO
14 Movie-rating org. : MPAA
15 Sweet snacks on sticks : CANDY APPLES
16 Stage figure : ACTOR
17 Many new drivers : TEENS
21 “Absolutely!” : THERE’S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
28 Fact-checker’s find : ERROR
30 Vodka nickname : STOLI
32 Rent : LET
34 Lead-in to gender : CIS-
36 Astronaut Jemison : MAE
38 Receives : GETS
39 Sunburn-soothing balm : ALOE
41 Halloween is in it : AUTUMN
43 “Whether __ nobler … “: Hamlet : ‘TIS
46 Wight, e.g. : ISLE
48 20s dispenser : ATM
49 Cap : LID
51 __ Boogie: “The Nightmare Before Christmas” villain : OOGIE
52 Won a Razzie Award, say : STANK
54 Lover’s suffix : -PHILE
55 Best Actor role for Anthony Hopkins : HANNIBAL LECTER
57 Kobe-based shoe company : ASICS
60 Remove entirely : ERASE
62 Personal teacher : TUTOR
65 “Enough, Jorge!” : NO MAS
68 __ cavity : NASAL
69 Huge success : SMASH
70 Strictly follow : HEW TO
71 “That’s not news to me” : I’M WELL AWARE
73 Fox’s quest in a fable : GRAPES
79 Burkina __ : FASO
82 “Blueprint for a Sunrise” artist : ONO
83 Laundry brand : ERA
86 Motorola Razr, e.g., and a hint to each set of circles : FLIP PHONE
87 Political battle : RACE
88 First Black NHL player Willie __ : O’REE
90 March 14 food : PIE
92 Official proclamation : EDICT
94 Blow : ERUPT
97 Road crew supply : TAR
98 Honshu honorific : SAN
101 Big shot, briefly : VIP
104 Dish from Valencian for “frying pan” : PAELLA
106 __ Mortgage: Quicken brand : ROCKET
107 Oregon Trail state : IDAHO
108 Crew member : ROWER
110 Yom Kippur verb : ATONE
112 Wheat __: cracker brand : THINS
114 “Stoned Soul Picnic” songwriter Laura : NYRO
116 Level : RAZE
117 Canned : AXED
119 Tech mogul Musk : ELON
120 Lip : SASS
123 Org. with annual Jazz Master Awards : NEA
125 Small batteries : AAS