December 16 2018 L.A. Times Daily - Crossword Clues and Answers

Complete List of Clues/Answers

 

Across

1. Pole, e.g. : SLAV
5. Old toon feline with an alley gang : TOP CAT
11. Pro Football Hall of Fame state : OHIO
15. Moonwalker Shepard : ALAN
19. Pad starter : HELI-
20. Stir up : AROUSE
21. Early sci-fi captain : NEMO
22. Travels randomly : GADS
23. EARTH : “HEART” BROKEN
25. AIDE : CRAZY “IDEA”
27. Muss up, as hair : TOUSLE
28. Soup kitchen service : FREE MEAL
30. Leave slack-jawed : STUN
32. Shrub with a purple fruit : SLOE
34. Lab dish eponym : PETRI
38. Workout aftermath, often : SORENESS
42. Grizzled seafarers : OLD SALTS
47. Harmless cyst : WEN
48. Eastern path : TAO
49. CRANED : EXOTIC “DANCER”
51. You take them at your own risk : TIPS
52. Kwik-E-Mart owner : APU
53. Belief system : CREDO
54. Bar assn. member : ATTY
55. “Strange __ may seem … ” : AS IT
56. Impediment : RUB
57. Sugar portions : CUBES
58. Bookstore adjuncts : CAFES
60. Inscription on a spine : TITLE
61. Tickled pink : PLEASED
63. Tijuana toast : SALUD!
64. Nursery rhyme girl : BO PEEP
65. “Snowy” sight in Florida : EGRET
66. Edible pockets : PITAS
67. Carried on : WAGED
68. Starts over : REDOES
70. Fixed looks : GAZES
71. Vague discomfort : MALAISE
73. They aren’t pros : ANTIS
74. More fetching : CUTER
75. Some court pleas, for short : NOLOS
76. Forbes rival : INC
78. Hindu titles of respect : SRIS
79. Party or movie ending : -GOER
80. City on the Ruhr : ESSEN
81. Weekly talk with a msg. : SER
82. “Mad Men” actor Jon : HAMM
83. MISO : “I’M SO” CONFUSED
87. La-la lead-in : TRA-
88. Clothing dept. size : LGE
89. Like many an injured arm : IN A SLING
90. Fail big-time : LAY AN EGG
92. Simple type of question : YES-NO
94. La., once : TERR
96. Less than hardly : NARY
97. Like much FM radio : IN STEREO
102. Keats and Shelley : ODISTS
106. AMOUNT : ODD “MAN OUT”
109. FIENDISH : “FINISHED” OFF
114. Aviation-related prefix : AERO-
115. Troll’s cousin : OGRE
116. No longer fastened : UNDONE
117. Region : AREA
118. Like positive outlooks : ROSY
119. Heckles : BOOS
120. Tennis wear : SKORTS
121. Oz. and lb. : QTYS

Down

1. Hospital reminder, perhaps : SHH!
2. Protected side : LEE
3. In the way of : A LA
4. Patience, they say : VIRTUE
5. House of Dana fragrance : TABU
6. Rink star and a “Catch-22” pilot : ORRS
7. Backyard party centerpiece : POOL
8. Pickled veggies : CUKES
9. Enzyme suffix : -ASE
10. Like an increase from six to sixty : TENFOLD
11. At some former time : ONCE
12. “__ we go” : HERE
13. Mosque leader : IMAM
14. Move like molasses : OOZE
15. Deft : AGILE
16. Bloke : LAD
17. Soothing suffix for a hot day : -ADE
18. Code-breaking org. : NSA
24. Metric weight : TONNE
26. Sounds at pounds : YAPS
29. Hawthorne cover image : RED A
30. Get all sudsy : SOAP UP
31. SMITE : TROUBLED “TIMES”
33. El Pollo __: southwestern restaurant chain : LOCO
35. RESIST : TWISTED “SISTER”
36. Stack again : RE-PILE
37. Boot part : INSTEP
38. Take the main part : STAR
39. They may be lame : EXCUSES
40. Between-courses serving : SORBET
41. Silver, for one : STEED
43. Goof-ups : SNAFUS
44. Made a scene? : ACTED
45. “Why don’t we?” : LET’S
46. Crack : TRY
50. Some entrance requirements : IDS
51. Asian island capital : TAIPEI
57. Gives a hoot : CARES
58. Do wedding work : CATER
59. Word said with a sigh : ALAS
60. Senate wear : TOGAS
62. Conceit : EGOISM
63. Concern for a tailor : SIZE
64. “Horsefeathers!” : BALONEY!
66. Security guard’s duty : PATROL
67. Solidarity leader Lech : WALESA
68. Without thinking : RASHLY
69. Cause to turn red, maybe : ENRAGE
70. Stab : GUESS
71. Iraqi city on the Tigris : MOSUL
72. “E” in a classic equation : ENERGY
74. Extended time out? : COMA
75. Abbr. on a bounced check : NSF
77. Rocky outcropping : CRAG
79. Collins ingredient : GIN
80. Software pro, in want ads : ENGR
84. Name in a footnote : CITE
85. A trusted friend : ONE OF US
86. “Inferno” poet : DANTE
89. New Rochelle college : IONA
91. Tech-heavy exchange : NASDAQ
93. “In Search of…” host : NIMOY
95. Lively movement : RONDO
98. Pretentious sort : SNOB
99. Like drive-thru orders : TO GO
100. Mark’s replacement : EURO
101. Fwys., e.g. : RTES
103. Couture giant : DIOR
104. “It __ my fault” : ISN’T
105. Hens and heifers : SHES
106. Galley need : OAR
107. __ volente : DEO
108. Hosp. personnel : DRS
110. Press agent’s goal : INK
111. Scrap for Rover : ORT
112. “30 Rock” creator : FEY
113. B-flats in an F major scale : FAS