SUNDAY LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD | COUNTY FAIR
ACROSS
1 Ancient fabulist
6 Pesky insects
11 Shelter org.
15 __ capsule
19 Set of beliefs
20 Betray, in a way
21 Chalky powder
22 Make muddy
23 Subway request
25 Bibliography abbr.
26 Roadside retreats
27 Club music genre, familiarly
28 “We can seat you now” buzzer
29 “Funny, right?” 30 Travel document
31 Beach town atmosphere
33 Light verse best not shared with kids
37 Geek (out)
39 Unit of resistance
40 Travelers’ gp. with annual dues
41 Vehicle in many a Jack London story
44 Filling station number
47 Unbelievably impressive
53 Actress who plays Anita Hill in the HBO film “Confirmation”
56 “I Can’t Drive
55” singer Hagar
57 “Until we meet again, chérie”
58 Drought relief
59 Elizabeth’s role in Marvel movies
61 Leonine feature
62 Like a small vineyard, perhaps
64 Clothing pioneer Strauss
65 Sign-on need
67 New Year’s Eve popper
72 Like a live fumble
76 “What __ is new?”
77 Hind site?
82 Editor’s “Lose this”
83 “Open wide!”
85 Shopper’s reference 88 Revved up
89 Pixel pattern
91 “C’mon, live a little”
94 Stagnate
96 Refuse to be associated with
97 “Which __ say … ”
98 Bud visitor
99 Dowel
100 Hand sanitizer ingredient
102 Italian saint who founded a Franciscan religious order
109 Refuse to yield
113 Kick starters?
114 __ apso
115 Browning spots
117 Non opposite
118 Driver of many trailers
119 Recover from a run
120 Matinee idol of the 1930s and 1940s
123 Arizona landform
124 “Laugh-In” comedian Johnson
125 Tackle again
126 Sidestep
127 Elysian locale
128 Cherished
129 Cinch of a course
130 December candy shapes
DOWN
1 Is tender
2 Slowly cut into
3 One of Marge Simpson’s sisters
4 Somewhat strange
5 Course with a crust
6 Hall of Fame pitcher Maddux
7 Known as
8 Gaming trailblazer
9 75-Down, e.g.
10 __-Cat: winter vehicle
11 Girder alloy
12 Soul icon LaBelle
13 Insurance filing
14 Knee injury common among athletes
15 Pub entertainment with a host
16 Like some bonds 17 Belarus capital
18 Disney character loosely inspired by “The Snow Queen”
24 Soil-loosening implement
29 Athletic center
32 Tenor Bocelli
34 Samurai without a lord
35 In those days
36 Sunshine, slangily
38 Region with many Commanders fans, briefly
41 Card game in which 10s score higher than kings and queens
42 News article intro
43 “__ go bragh!”
45 Airport security org.
46 Sushi tuna
47 Barrel strip
48 Like some water cooler cups
49 Plus
50 Ilhan of Congress
51 Luxury hotel chain headquartered in Dallas
52 Recolored
54 Desert plant in the asparagus family
55 “The Sweet Escape” singer Stefani
60 Paranormal vibe
63 “House of the Dragon” actor Ifans
64 Shirt size abbr.
66 Slalom competitor
68 __ lemon: citrus hybrid
69 Dish
70 Pallid
71 Capital west of Montreal
72 “Yeah, man”
73 Pixar clownfish
74 Course of action
75 Figure included in the Gotham City Cycle Chase set
78 Part of LPGA
79 Swelled heads
80 Semiaquatic salamander
81 007’s first film foe
84 Flagon beer
85 Video game brother
86 Org. with auditors
87 “Dexter: New Blood” airer, for short
90 Still-life jug
92 “To a … “poems
93 Waiting to buy tickets, say
95 Shoe insert
99 Educational ad
101 Unsolicited, as a manuscript
102 Relinquished
103 Charter
104 Chicago airport
105 Soda with a piña colada flavor
106 Autumn blossom
107 Classifies
108 Off-white shade
110 Sioux City resident
111 Upholstery choice
112 Santa Fe foursome
113 Struggling actor’s dream
116 Singer born in County Donegal
120 Uno + due
121 Passing remark?
122 Reproductive cells