Crossword by: Wren Schultz / Edited by Rich Norris
Sunday’s theme: Just imagine my best New York accent for a minute… “forget about it”. How did that sound? Well that is the theme for today, in a way. Each of the themed answers are common phrases with the letters ‘it’ removed to make the answer. The answers are: Center of Gravy, Creative Wring, Smokey and the Band, Ex Stage Left, Electronic Circus and Building Perms.
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday May 4th LA Times Times crossword puzzle:
Across Answers
1. “100 Years…100 Movies” org. AFI
4. Bill and Hillary, e.g. ELIS
8. Gives a boost, say AIDS
12. Direction from Columbus, Ohio, to Columbia, S.C. SSE
15. Mister Rogers’ network PBS
18. Fall back on RESORT TO
20. “True __”: 2010 Best Picture nominee GRIT
21. Sound qualities TIMBRES
23. Mashed potatoes feature? CENTER OF GRAVY
25. Board at a station ENTRAIN
26. Prefix with meter ALTI-
27. Nebraska native OTOE
28. Martini garnish OLIVE
30. Wheat whiskers AWNS
31. Jefferson and others, religiously DEISTS
34. Signature clothes-washing move? CREATIVE WRING
37. Marine eagle ERN
38. Rap sheet letters AKA
40. BTWs, in letters PSS
41. Casually considered, with “with” TOYED
42. Walk unsteadily LIMP
44. Takei role SULU
47. “__ I know …” AS FAR
51. Bear with backup musicians? SMOKEY AND THE BAND
58. Simpson judge ITO
59. Cookie sellers SCOUTS
60. Night sky feline LEO
61. Stoked FUELED
62. 86-Across, overseas LTD
63. Shot PHOTO
64. Poker variety OMAHA
66. Dismissal OUSTER
68. Picturesque Japanese peak FUJI
69. Heads-up from your co-star about a former mate in the wings? EX STAGE LEFT
73. “A Jug of Wine …” poet OMAR
75. Granola cousin MUESLI
77. Take in ADOPT
78. Put up ERECT
79. China’s Chou En-__ LAI
80. Tried it HAD A GO
84. Innovative musician Brian ENO
85. Crime scene clues PRINTS
86. 62-Across, in the States INC
87. Home of robot jugglers and digital clowns? ELECTRONIC CIRCUS
90. Sweater type V-NECK
92. In COOL
93. Decimal opening HEXA-
94. “Peg Woffington” author READE
97. Flips, e.g. DOS
100. Have some grub EAT
101. Moon and Starr: Abbr. QBS
104. Stylist’s jobs? BUILDING PERMS
109. Tennis rival of Roger RAFAEL
111. Sticky situation MESS
112. Helicopter part ROTOR
113. Wide sizes EEES
115. O’Neill’s “__ Christie” ANNA
116. Briefs CLUES IN
118. “Never mind,” and a hint to this puzzle’s theme FORGET ABOUT IT
122. Nomeite, for one ALASKAN
123. Salad dressing initialism, à la Rachael Ray EVOO
124. Cut off ALIENATE
125. Business card abbr. TEL
126. Game show purchase AN E
127. Bring under control, with “in” REIN
128. Watch over TEND
129. Lawn roll SOD
Down Answers
1. Skee-Ball locale ARCADE
2. Antenna FEELER
3. Left for the day, maybe ISN’T IN
4. Poetic preposition ERE
5. Copier size: Abbr. LTR
6. Accord starter I TOO …
7. Start to celebrate? SOFT C
8. Goes along AGREES
9. George’s lyrical brother IRA
10. Torn-up turf piece DIVOT
11. PDA pokers STYLI
12. “Wildboyz” co-host STEVE-O

13. Muscular SINEWY
14. CPR pro EMT
15. Shrimp kin PRAWN
16. “__ John Malkovich” BEING

17. Govt. nos. SSNS
19. Spunkmeyer of cookie fame OTIS
22. Pippi’s do BRAIDS
24. Trail food GORP
29. ICU sight IV TUBE
32. Chat up TALK TO
33. What’s up? SKIES
35. Right hand: Abbr. ASST
36. Checks in the accounting office RE-ADDS
39. Actress Poehler AMY

43. Where to get dates PALMS
45. Old TV dial letters UHF
46. Romanian coin LEU
48. List on the left FILE MENU
49. Acts like an opposite? ATTRACTS
50. Piece for a hood ROD
51. “Kinderszenen” composer SCHUMANN

52. Milk for kids? MOO JUICE
53. Unlikely lint-gatherer OUTIE
54. “No ice, please” NEAT
55. Qatar’s capital DOHA
56. Calling for a lookup? ALOFT
57. Not masc. or fem. NEUT
59. Sunscreen letters SPF
64. Rust, e.g. OXIDE
65. Turkish bigwig AGA
67. Like an inner tube TORIC
69. Mideast flier EL AL
70. Legendary tree site EDEN
71. Anderson of “WKRP in Cincinnati” LONI

72. Distinctive time EPOCH
74. Some NFL linemen RTS
76. Mideast currency SHEKEL
78. List in a subsequent printing, perhaps ERRATA
79. Actress Tyler LIV

81. Sound common to Boston and New York ACCENT
82. Pontiac muscle car GTO
83. Goal for explorer Coronado ORO
85. “Up” studio PIXAR
88. Ye follower, often OLDE
89. Average mark CEE
91. War precipitators CRISES
95. Name of six popes ADRIAN
96. Singer Warwick DIONNE
98. Old trail terminus OREGON
99. Barrie baddie SMEE
101. City of Botany Bay flier QANTAS
102. 1800s Mexican leader Juárez BENITO

103. Scheduled SLATED
104. Ball focus BELLE
105. Standard USUAL
106. Errand runner GOFER
107. Erase all doubt about PROVE
108. Attack SET AT
110. Man-goat deity FAUN
111. Doc-to-be’s exam MCAT
114. Clearance event SALE
117. Reggae relative SKA
119. “Vive le __!” ROI
120. Rubbish receptacle BIN
121. Heavy ref. OED
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