ACROSS
1 Cereal servings BOWLS
6 Elroy Jetson’s dog ASTRO
11 Dinky dollops DABS
15 Band boosters AMPS
19 Charles’s ’umble ’ypocrite URIAH
20 Breckinridge, before the change MYRON
21 Eye part UVEA
22 Silver finish? WARE
23 Christmasy L.A. freeway SANTA MONICA
25 Christmasy area of L.A. HOLLYWOOD
27 Dismiss, in a way SNEER AT
28 Clears the deck? MOMPS
30 Rick and Victor’s love ILSA
31 Letters after John Warner’s name when he was a senator RVA
32 Christmasy L.A. catchphrase LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION
36 Keep from littering? SPAY
39 “Cry ___ River” ME A
40 Like some arguments ORAL
41 That gal SHE
42 That guy HIM
43 ___ and labor PARTS
45 Pickup shtick? LINE
48 Repaired for now TAPED
52 Mideast gulf AQABA
54 Christmasy nickname of 25 Across TINSELTOWN
58 Earned MADE
59 Meet by chance RUN INTO
61 Newman’s follower? OWN
62 Pound contemporary ELIOT
64 Polygraph exciter LIE
65 Scarcity DEARTH
66 Royal Indian RAJA
68 Tempered, as metal ANNEALED
70 Christmasy L.A. nickname THE CITY OF ANGELS
74 A lock IN THE BAG
77 Handkerchief material SILK
78 Go by ELAPSE
82 Road rescue TOW
83 Cube dude RUBIK
85 Collar NAB
86 Lana Turner was one IDAHOAN
87 Give off EMIT
89 Christmasy L.A. denizens MOVIE STARS
92 Fat or wax LIPID
93 “Ditto” ME TOO
95 ___ limits TERM
96 1986 Indy winner Bobby RAHAL
98 757 heading, perh. ENE
99 Bearded grazer GNU
101 Karl in “Patton” OMAR
104 Affected deeply GOT
105 Set up: abbr. ESTD
106 Christmasy sections of L.A. film contracts PREAPPROVAL CLAUSES
113 Sch. assembly hall AUD
114 Lyrical tributes ODES
115 Humane org. SPCA
116 Lascivious types LETCHES
120 Christmasy L.A. event for cast and crew WRAP PARTY
123 Christmasy L.A. guests — oops, I mean, entrees HOLIDAY HAMS
125 Defense acronym NATO
126 Headed for overtime TIED
127 Actor Delon ALAIN
128 Raise reason, maybe MERIT
129 Bob follower SLED
130 Clashers on the set EGOS
131 “You ___ here first!” SAW IT
132 Israel’s Moshe ARENS
DOWN
1 Smooch BUSS
2 Algerian port ORAN
3 Taster’s choice? WINE
4 In recent days LATELY
5 Puppeteer Lewis SHARI
6 “She’s been like ___ me” A MOTHER TO
7 Dict. listing SYN
8 Removes, as fat TRIMS
9 A bit overboard, ornamentally ROCOCO
10 Equatable ON A PAR
11 “I’m not stupid, y’know” DUH
12 To have, to Hugo AVOIR
13 Lovely, as Loren BELLA
14 Dips with zip SALSAS
15 Reaction to puppies AWW
16 Language that gave us “kiwi” MAORI
17 Site of BYU PROVO
18 Typical taxi SEDAN
24 Soft rock? MAGMA
26 Love-scene setting in “Some Like It Hot” YACHT
29 Picayune SMALL
33 M. Hulot portrayer TATI
34 Select few ELITE
35 Comedy duo, e.g. TEAM
36 Broken piece SHARD
37 Ruffled pride PIQUE
38 Start of a famous palindrome AMANA
43 NFL player PANTHER
44 Starting-gate sound SNORT
46 Atari founder Bushnell NOLAN
47 Patrick on the court, once EWING
49 Smog, e.g. PALL
50 Lou Grant’s wife EDIE
51 Strongbox document DEED
53 Arrival of a sort BIRTH
55 Influences SWAYS
56 Bars legally ENJOINS
57 “Don’t bother” NO NEED
60 “Throw ___ out!” THE BUM
63 Really revealing TELL ALL
67 Key near G A FLAT
69 Japanese beer brand ASAHI
71 Bruce of “King Kong” (1933) CABOT
72 “Uncle!” I GIVE
73 Arabic for “very great” AKBAR
74 Nugget of news ITEM
75 Iditarod terminus NOME
76 Noodlehead TWIT
79 John and Paul, but not Ringo POPES
80 John or Paul or George, but not Ringo SAINT
81 Concluded ENDED
84 Baryshnikov’s old company KIROV
86 “Thanks, but no” I SHOULDN’T
88 Occasional frat wear TOGA
90 Goldman and Thompson EMMAS
91 Shankar selection RAGA
94 Dr. Seuss’s “Hop ___” ON POP
97 Sailing AT SEA
100 Bit of new news UPDATE
102 Greek letters ALPHAS
103 Soda brand since 1905 RC COLA
105 Drawer of “impossible drawings” ESCHER
106 Grandmaster’s octet PAWNS
107 Mayberryesque RURAL
108 Attempt at online matchmaking EDATE
109 Make ready to sail again RERIG
110 Start of a path? OSTEO
111 TV drama whose title is seen on a license plate in the opening credits LA LAW
112 Early forms of a word (anagram of MY TEA) ETYMA
117 Tortoise foe HARE
118 Simple guitar chord: abbr. EMIN
119 Atlantic crossers, once SSTS
121 Keeper of the peas POD
122 Rushing meas. YDS
124 The second sequel III
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