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LA Times UP
| Clues | Answers |
| 1 Faculty leader | DEAN |
| 5 “How dull” | BLAH |
| 9 “Hot Shots!” or “Hot Fuzz” | SPOOF |
| 14 Harden of the NBA | JAMES |
| 19 Hankering | URGE |
| 20 Garter trim | LACE |
| 21 Amp input | AUDIO |
| 22 Grove fruit | OLIVE |
| 23 Quality of good mediums? | PREMIUM CHANNELS |
| 26 Lower arm bones | ULNAE |
| 27 Click a magic link | LOG ON |
| 28 Seed cover | ARIL |
| 29 Puts into play | USES |
| 31 “Curious” | ODD |
| 32 Italian time piece? | ORA |
| 33 Quality of good photographers? | PARAMOUNT PICTURES |
| 39 Sojutsu weapon | SPEAR |
| 41 Ten hundos | ONE-G |
| 42 “Stay” singer Lisa | LOEB |
| 43 Colorful reef fish | WRASSE |
| 47 Tap annoyance | DRIP |
| 49 Cutoffs material | DENIM |
| 53 Quality of good pyrotechnicians? | GREAT BALLS OF FIRE |
| 59 Like some romance novels | RACY |
| 60 Playroom detritus | TOYS |
| 61 Grape also known as shiraz | SYRAH |
| 62 Is more efficient, in a way | SAVES GAS |
| 64 Have a bond with? | OWE TO |
| 66 “A Dream Within a Dream” poet | POE |
| 68 Wild house party | RAGER |
| 69 Formicarium pet | ANT |
| 70 Quality of good detectives? | BEST CASE SCENARIOS |
| 76 In the way of? | A LA |
| 78 Landlord’s document | LEASE |
| 79 Life game piece | CAR |
| 80 “__ of the Dead”: zom-com starring Simon Pegg | SHAUN |
| 83 Embers | HOT COALS |
| 85 Warmest temps | HIGHS |
| 89 Some fried pods | OKRA |
| 90 Soft repetition | ECHO |
| 91 Quality of good gourd farmers? | SMASHING PUMPKINS |
| 96 Stroll | MOSEY |
| 98 “Crescent City” novelist Sarah J. __ | MAAS |
| 99 Desert north of the Sahel | SAHARA |
| 100 Innocent one | NAIF |
| 103 “Modern Family” dad Dunphy | PHIL |
| 105 Point __: Northern California cape | REYES |
| 108 Quality of good politicians? | FIRST-CLASS TICKETS |
| 115 Homer’s “neighborino” | NED |
| 117 Biomolecule in some vaccines | RNA |
| 118 Palette shades | HUES |
| 119 Actor Rickman | ALAN |
| 120 Talent show host | EMCEE |
| 122 “They were with me all day,” e.g. | ALIBI |
| 124 Quality of good architects? | EPIC PROPORTIONS |
| 129 Red Sea republic | YEMEN |
| 130 “The Birds” actress Hedren | TIPPI |
| 131 Check, as a cake for doneness, e.g. | POKE |
| 132 Composer Satie | ERIK |
| 133 Reek | STINK |
| 134 Sneer at | SCORN |
| 135 Move like a fish | SWIM |
| 136 Volleyball fixtures | NETS |
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LA Times Down
| Clues | Answers |
| 1 Lego brand for younger children | DUPLO |
| 2 Typos | ERRORS |
| 3 Sibling statistic | AGE GAP |
| 4 Pixar fish | NEMO |
| 5 __-ray disc | BLU |
| 6 “Poetic Justice” rapper Kendrick | LAMAR |
| 7 Ghana’s capital | ACCRA |
| 8 Pronoun pair | HE/HIM |
| 9 __ Marino | SAN |
| 10 Basis of many a popsicle stick joke | PUN |
| 11 Reverent poem | ODE |
| 12 Prepare to shine in a bodybuilding contest? | OIL UP |
| 13 Mary Anning find | FOSSIL |
| 14 Participated in a Renaissance sport | JOUSTED |
| 15 __ or nothing | ALL |
| 16 Inconsequential | MINOR |
| 17 Slip by | EVADE |
| 18 Crunchy salad toppers | SEEDS |
| 24 Not completely | IN PART |
| 25 __ paratha: Indian flatbread | ALOO |
| 30 Friendly prefix | ECO- |
| 34 Many 129-Across residents | ARABS |
| 35 Revert to a previous version | UNDO |
| 36 Football brand | NERF |
| 37 Quittin’ time letters | TGIF |
| 38 Taxi alternatives | UBERS |
| 40 Discarded Apples? | E-WASTE |
| 44 “You can __ that again” | SAY |
| 45 Camera shop purchase, briefly | SLR |
| 46 Slip by | ELAPSE |
| 48 Like Galileo and Fibonacci | PISAN |
| 50 “Madama Butterfly” setting | NAGASAKI |
| 51 “Not if __ help it!” | I CAN |
| 52 PC adventure game | MYST |
| 53 Old Pontiac model | GTO |
| 54 Verbal spat | ROW |
| 55 Optic solutions | EYE BATHS |
| 56 Pump or clog | SHOE |
| 57 Framework for Indian classical music | RAGA |
| 58 On any occasion | EVER |
| 63 Judgement of Paris pot-stirrer | ERIS |
| 65 Northern European capital | OSLO |
| 67 “Close this pop-up” key | ESC |
| 68 Puts a sail back up | RERIGS |
| 71 73-Down exports | TEAS |
| 72 Feeling after a deep breath | CALM |
| 73 Northeast Indian region | ASSAM |
| 74 “It’s Magic” lyricist Sammy | CAHN |
| 75 “Well then, fine” | OH, OKAY |
| 76 “If I may … ” | AHEM … |
| 77 Motion opening? | LOCO- |
| 81 Hot water holder | URN |
| 82 Grammy winning rapper Lil __ X | NAS |
| 84 Joel and Ethan of Hollywood | COENS |
| 86 Valedictorian stat | GPA |
| 87 “I didn’t catch that” | HUH? |
| 88 “I like your thinking!” | SMART! |
| 92 Suckers | SAPS |
| 93 Skeptic’s laughs | HAHS |
| 94 Skeptic’s question | IS IT? |
| 95 Activate at a designated time | PRESET |
| 97 “Thanks, Captain Obvious!” | YA THINK? |
| 101 Post-op ward | ICU |
| 102 Battleship groups | FLEETS |
| 104 Whopper maker | LIAR |
| 106 Last song at a concert, often | ENCORE |
| 107 “I watched that already” | SEEN IT |
| 108 Shreds at the edge | FRAYS |
| 109 Sound of the sea? | INLET |
| 110 “Spider-Man” films director Sam | RAIMI |
| 111 Meaty jelly | ASPIC |
| 112 Trotting noises | CLOPS |
| 113 “Smack!” | KAPOW! |
| 114 Long mushroom | ENOKI |
| 116 Classroom furniture | DESKS |
| 121 Outward manner | MIEN |
| 123 “Paddington” voice actor Whishaw | BEN |
| 125 Mkt. debut | IPO |
| 126 First aid training, for short | CPR |
| 127 Brooch | PIN |
| 128 Sleep acronym | REM |
