Crossword by: Gail Grabowski
Today’s theme is not too exciting. The clue to it is 121 Down, indicating a “hidden article” which turns out to be the word ‘the’. The themed answers consist of two words each with the first ending in the letter ‘t’ and the second starting with the letters ‘he’, hence we get the hidden article ‘the’. Exhilarating stuff huh:)
So moving right along here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday April 27th LA Times Times crossword puzzle:
Across Answers
1. Spanish desserts FLANS
6. Loads of fun A HOOT
11. Loaded, in Limoges RICHE
16. Local geog. division TWP
19. Bar mitzvah reading source TORAH
20. Help with the kids NANNY
21. Words after make or devise A PLAN
22. Member of the flock EWE
23. Organic farming staple COMPOST HEAP
25. Co-beneficiary JOINT HEIR
27. Honshu city KYOTO
28. Regarding AS PER
30. Pleads not guilty DENIES IT
31. Flimsy LAME
33. Minimal effort EASE
34. Salt in chem class NACL
35. Like some access LIMITED
38. Batsman’s protection CRICKET HELMET
44. Hydrocarbon suffix -ENE
45. Second-smallest st. DEL
47. Keema __: meat-stuffed bread NAAN
48. Compact coloring ROUGE
49. Slim down and shape up, say GET HEALTHY
54. Devices that can correct diplopia PRISMS
57. Single, for one: Abbr. SYN
58. ’60s “Super!” GROOVY!
59. Shows of support YEAS
61. Garfield’s “purebred clown” ODIE
62. Energizes, with “up” PEPS
63. Emulated a pirate STOLE
64. Puts up ERECTS
66. Food critic’s criticism NO TASTE
68. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” author ERNEST HEMINGWAY
72. Water, often DILUTER
75. Needles TEASES
76. Drifters HOBOS
80. Respond to “Let’s hear it …” CLAP
81. Response to a capitán SI SI
84. Picked at random DREW
85. Comfort SOLACE
86. “Antz” effects, for short CGI
87. Opera set on Cyprus OTELLO
89. Stand up to MEET HEAD-ON
91. “That’s __!”: director’s cry A WRAP
93. Separate mil. service since 1947 USAF
95. Thai language LAO
96. Latin I verb AMO
97. Government appropriations session BUDGET HEARING
102. More significant GREATER
105. Switch back? -EROO
106. Hungarian castle city EGER
107. Ranking symbol STAR
108. Actor born Alphonso D’Abruzzo ALAN ALDA
112. Jacksonville’s county DUVAL
114. Will of “Blue Bloods” ESTES
117. Became discouraged LOST HEART
119. Floor-warming technique RADIANT HEAT
122. Make a scene? ACT
123. Dangerous snake ADDER
124. Idyllic regions EDENS
125. Stagger LURCH
126. Cross-country need, perhaps SKI
127. “Needless __ …” TO SAY
128. Tailor’s tucks DARTS
129. Cropped up AROSE
Down Answers
1. Consumer protection org. FTC
2. “Get a load of that!” LOOK!
3. Multitude ARMY
4. City mentioned in the song “That’s Amore” NAPOLI
5. Aimed for SHOT AT
6. Tiny Amazon ANT
7. “Good one!” HAHA!
8. “Be right with ya” ONE SEC
9. Even (with) ON A PAR
10. Enters TYPES IN
11. Indian friend of TV’s Sheldon and Leonard RAJ
12. It can help you carry a tune IPOD
13. Customer CLIENT
14. “Steel Magnolias” actress Daryl HANNAH
15. Decoys ENTICERS
16. Golf bag items TEES
17. Big conflict, briefly WWII
18. Flippant PERT
24. Eventually SOMEDAY
26. “You there?” HELLO?
29. Sports news staple RECAP
32. Pulitzer-winning biographer Leon EDEL
35. Hose in a shell L’EGGS
36. Motionless INERT
37. “Ditto” ME TOO
39. Big name in syrups KARO
40. Oklahoma city named for a Tennyson character ENID
41. Inspiration sources MUSES
42. Karnak’s country EGYPT
43. Wound up TENSE
46. Parsec’s 3.26, roughly: Abbr. LT-YRS
50. Hide HOLE UP
51. Chris known for her ground strokes EVERT
52. Auto antifreeze brand HEET
53. Regatta entry YACHT
55. Joins the chorus SINGS
56. Catty remark? MEOW
60. Mount STEED
62. Radio bribe PAYOLA
64. Like many King novels EERIE
65. Excessive flattery SMARM
67. Lake near Squaw Valley TAHOE
69. Tweet source NEST
70. “Uh-huh” I SEE
71. Handrail post NEWEL
72. 1983 Mr. T comedy DC CAB
73. 20th-cen. largely female labor org. ILGWU
74. Scottish landowner LAIRD
77. Lacking a knack for BAD AT
78. Carol opening O COME
79. Tijuana title SENOR
82. Swing around SLUE
83. To whom Rick said “We’ll always have Paris” ILSA
85. Cut SHORTEN
87. Collapsible headgear OPERA HAT
88. Propelled in a regatta, maybe OARED
90. Follows (along) TAGS
92. Deal sealer AGENT
94. “Exactly what I thought” FIGURED
98. City on Lake Erie TOLEDO
99. Surfing wannabes HODADS
100. More than 70% of its population lives in Clark County NEVADA
101. Landscaping machine GRADER
103. “Stand and Deliver” Calif. setting EAST LA
104. Garfield’s successor ARTHUR
108. Quaint plaint ALAS
109. It may be picked LOCK
110. Piedmont product ASTI
111. Forte AREA
113. Fluffy stuff LINT
115. First name in Finnish American architects EERO
116. Egg holders SACS
118. Not give up TRY
120. Balaam’s mount ASS
121. Featured article hidden in this puzzle’s nine longest answers THE
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