LA Times Crossword Answers 2 Feb 14, Sunday

Frequently Asked Question: Why isn’t the puzzle in my paper the same as the one shown on your blog?
If the puzzle in your paper doesn’t match the one that I solved, it is probably a Sunday crossword. On Sundays, the “LA Times” chooses to publish Merl Reagle’s excellent crossword, and not their own “LA Times” Crossword. The “LA Times” puzzle is still sent out in syndication, and is also published in the “LA Times” online. I’ve been asked to blog about Merl Reagle’s crossword, but frankly I don’t have the time. Sunday puzzles have lots of clues!

Today’s Wiki-est, Amazonian Googlies
Across
1. Ottoman title PASHA
A pasha was a high-ranking official in the Ottoman Empire, roughly equivalent to the English rank of “lord”.

20. Tarzan portrayer Ron et al. ELYS
Ron Ely is most famous for playing the title role in the “Tarzan” TV series in the sixties. Years later, Ely hosted the 1980 and 1981 “Miss America” pageants right after longtime host Bert Parks retired, before the job was taken over by Gary Collins. And Ely is a successful mystery novelist. He wrote “Night Shadows” and “East Beach” in the mid-nineties, both of which featured his private eye Jake Sands.

22. “Paint Your Wagon” composer LOEWE
“Paint Your Wagon” is a Lerner & Loewe musical comedy that opened on Broadway in 1951. The two most famous songs from the show are “Wand’rin’ Star” and “They Call the Wind Maria”. “Paint Your Wagon” was adapted into a very successful musical film released in 1969 starring Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood and Jean Seberg. Who can forget the very special rendition of “Wand’rin’ Star” by Lee Marvin?

23. Sparkling French refreshment VICHY WATER
Vichy is a spa town in the center of France. The people from Vichy are known as Vichyssois. After Paris, was occupied by the Germans in WWII, Vichy was chosen as the seat of government for what was called the French State. The Vichy government had theoretical authority even in occupied France, and is remembered for its collaboration with the German authorities. Vichy was chosen as the new seat of government because of its relative proximity to Paris, and simply because the town had the largest hotel room capacity in the “free zone” of the country.

26. Seine tributary MARNE
The River Marne runs roughly northwestward for over 300 miles, running into the River Seine just outside Paris. The Marne was the site of two major battles in WWI, one fought in 1914, and one in 1918.

27. Dramatic words of accusation ET TU
It was Shakespeare who popularized the words “Et tu, Brute?” (And you, Brutus?), in his play “Julius Caesar”, although the phrase had been around long before he penned his drama. It’s not known what Julius Caesar actually said in real life just before he was assassinated on the steps of the Senate in Rome.

28. Thomas __ Edison ALVA
Thomas Alva Edison was nicknamed “The Wizard of Menlo Park” by a newspaper reporter, a name that stuck. He was indeed a wizard, in the sense that he was such a prolific inventor. The Menlo Park part of the moniker recognizes the location of his first research lab, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

31. Niagara ambience MIST
The mighty Niagara River flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, and forms part of the border between the US and Canada. The river is only about 35 miles long (so some describe it as a “strait”) and has a drop in elevation of 325 feet along its length, with 165 feet of that drop taking place at Niagara Falls.

37. Colorado NHL team, in headlines AVS
The Colorado Avalanche is a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche were founded in Quebec in 1972 as the Quebec Nordiques, and moved to Denver in 1995.

42. Snoopy persona JOE COOL
When cartoon beagle Snoopy adopts his “Joe Cool” alias, he puts on sunglasses and just leans against a wall doing nothing.

45. Lively European dance VIENNESE WALTZ
What we tend to think of as a waltz today is danced at about 90 beats per minute. The original waltz was much faster, and is danced at about 180 beats per minute. To differentiate, we now call the faster dance a “Viennese Waltz”, and sometimes refer to the other as the “English Waltz” or “slow waltz”.

48. Key of Beethoven’s Ninth D MINOR
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is of course his wonderful “Choral” symphony. When it was composed in 1824 it was the first time that a major composer had used voices in a symphony. By the time of the Ninth’s premier, Beethoven was essentially deaf. He insisted on sharing the stage with the musical director (who was conducting), and was visibly counting out time but was off by quite a few measures. When the last notes were played there was enthusiastic applause, although Beethoven was still conducting. The lead contralto had to walk over to Beethoven, stop him, and turn him to the audience to receive his adulation.

50. Word heard in the choosing process EENY

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,
Catch the tiger/monkey/baby by the toe.
If it hollers/screams let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, you are it!

55. Maker of the Inspire Food Processor OSTER
The Oster brand of small appliances was introduced in 1924 by John Oster. He started out by making manually-powered hair clippers designed for cutting women’s hair, and followed up with a motorized version in 1928. The clippers kept the company in business until 1946 when Oster diversified, buying a manufacturer of liquefying blenders in 1946. The blender was renamed an Osterizer, and was a big hit. Oster was bought up by Sunbeam, which has owned the brand since 1960.

61. Barrel support STAVE
The word “stave” was originally the plural of “staff”, a wooden rod. To “stave off” originated with the concept of holding off with a staff. In the world of barrel-making, a stave is a narrow strip of wood that forms part of a barrel’s sides.

71. Tail fastener, in a party game PIN
Pin the tail on the donkey is a children’s party game.

75. Arg. neighbor URU
The official name of Uruguay is the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, reflecting the countries location on the eastern coast of South America. It is a relatively small country, the second smallest on the continent, after Suriname. In 2009, Uruguay became the first country in the world to provide a free laptop and Internet access to every child. Now there’s a thought …

78. Migraine omens AURAE
The symptom known as an “aura” is a sensory disturbance that is perceived by migraine sufferers, prior to the onset of a migraine headache. The aura might be visual in nature, like a strange light. The aura can also be a smell, or just confusing thoughts.

79. Onion roll BIALY
“Bialy” is a Yiddish name for a small onion roll, which takes its name from Bialystok, a city in Poland.

81. Daphnis’ lover CHLOE
“Daphnis and Chloe” is a novel that dates back to the 2nd century, and is the only known work of Greek novelist Longus. “Daphnis and Chloe” is a love story, one that has been adapted as a play, ballet and opera.

82. It employs a movable mirror: Abbr. SLR
SLR stands for “single lens reflex”. Usually cameras with changeable lenses are the SLR type. The main feature of an SLR is that a mirror reflects the image seen through the lens out through the viewfinder, so that the photographer sees exactly what the lens sees. The mirror moves out of the way as the picture is taken, and the image that comes through the lens falls onto unexposed film, or nowadays onto a digital sensor.

84. Buffalo hockey player SABRE
The Buffalo Sabres joined the National Hockey League in the 1970-71 season. The team took the name “Sabres” following a fan contest.

88. King of hearts feature TWO EYES
In a deck of cards, the king of hearts is depicted with a sword that he points towards his head. For this reason, the king of hearts is sometimes called “the suicide king”.

91. Martin or swift BIRD
The bird called a martin is similar to the swallow. Both are noted for their aerial feeding behavior. They mainly eat flying insects while in the air, but occasionally are seen eating fruit and other plant matter.

Swifts may look like swallows, but they are very different birds. Swifts are actually quite closely related to hummingbirds. Swifts have the interesting habit of avoiding landing on the ground, instead settling on vertical surfaces (like tree trunks).

97. “A Room of One’s Own” author VIRGINIA WOOLF
Virginia Woolf was an English author active in the period between the two World Wars. Woolf’s most famous novels were “Mrs. Dalloway”, “To the Lighthouse” and “Orlando”. She also wrote a long essay entitled “A Room of One’s Own” in which she states “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.”

106. Literary monogram RLS
Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish author, famous for his novels “Treasure Island”, “Kidnapped” and “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”.

107. Suffix with morph- -EME
“Morpheme” is a term used in linguistics. A morpheme is a language’s smallest grammatical unit. A word may have several morphemes. A prefix such as “un-” is an example of a morpheme in English, as is the letter “s” added at the end of a word to make a plural.

108. Convent dweller NUN
Convents have been religious houses since the 1200s, but it wasn’t until the 1700s that convents became purely female institutions.

111. Las Cruces or Las Vegas CITY
Las Cruces (Spanish for “the crosses”) is the second largest city in the state of New Mexico, and is the home of New Mexico State University.

Back in the 1800s, the Las Vegas Valley was given its name from the extensive meadows (“las vegas” is Spanish for “the meadows”) present in the area courtesy of the artesian wells drilled by local farmers. Las Vegas was incorporated as a city in 1905, in the days when it was a stopping-off point for pioneers travelling west. It eventually became a railroad town, although with the coming of the railroad growth halted as travelers began to bypass Las Vegas. The city’s tourism industry took off in 1935 with the completion of the nearby Hoover Dam, which is still a popular attraction. Then gambling was legalized, and things really started to move. Vegas was picked, largely by celebrated figures in “the mob”, as a convenient location across the California/Nevada state line that could service the vast population of Los Angeles. As a result, Las Vegas is the most populous US city founded in the 20th century (Chicago is the most populous city founded in the 19th century, just in case you were wondering).

113. Cellar prize VINTAGE WINE
A wine’s vintage is the year in which the grapes used were grown and harvested. A non-vintage wine is one that is a blend of finished wines across a number of years.

117. Org. that investigated Alger Hiss HUAC
The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was formed by the US House of Representatives in 1947 and disbanded in 1975. The House Committee is best remembered for its investigation of the Hollywood film industry in the late forties and fifties which led to the blacklisting of hundreds of people. The House Committee had no formal connection with Senator Joseph McCarthy who was Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

Alger Hiss was US government official involved in the establishment of the United Nations. Hiss was accused of being a spy in testimony to the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) in 1948. Hiss vigorously denied and fought the accusation but eventually served over three years in jail on related charges. The consensus seems to be that Hiss was indeed a spy, but there may be new evidence available when the HUAC’s papers are unsealed in 2026.

119. Presley’s middle name ARON
Elvis Aron Presley was the younger of two identical twins. His brother was stillborn, delivered 35 minutes before Elvis. The brother was named Jesse Garon Presley. So though born a twin, Elvis was raised as an only child.

123. Intestinal ILEAC
The human ileum is the lowest part of the small intestine, found below the jejunum and above the cecum of the large intestine.

124. Big fishhook GAFF
A gaff is that dangerous-looking metal hook on the end of a pole that fishermen use to drag large fish into their boats.

125. Woman of letters VANNA WHITE
Vanna White is the lady who turns the letters on the “Wheel of Fortune” game show. White is big into knitting and crochet, and has her own line of yarns called “Vanna’s Choice”.

131. Misses overseas: Abbr. SRTAS
Señorita (Srta.) is Spanish and mademoiselle (Mlle.) is French for “Miss”.

132. Palme __: movie prize D’OR
The “Palme d’Or” (or “Golden Palm” in English) is the highest award given at the Cannes Film Festival. The Palme d’Or goes to the director of the film selected as the best shown at the festival that year. The palm was selected as an emblem for the award as there is a palm featured on the coat of arms of the Commune of Cannes.

133. Leicester lockup GAOL
Both “jail” and “gaol” are pronounced the same way, mean the same thing and are rooted in the same Latin word for “cave”. The spelling “gaol” is seen quite often in the UK, although it is gradually being replaced with “jail”. The “gaol” spelling has Norman roots and tends to be used in Britain in more formal documentation.

Leicester is the county town of Leicestershire in the English Midlands. Leicester has been associated with many famous Englishman including actor Richard Attenborough and his brother David, the world famous naturalist, both of whom grew up there. Graham Chapman, of “Monty Python” fame was born there, and singer Engelbert Humperdinck although born in India, grew up in Leicester. Leicester was in the news quite recently when remains found under a car park were identified as those of Richard III, the last king of the House of York.

134. Teamed, as oxen YOKED
A yoke is that wooden beam used between a pair of oxen so that they are forced to work together.

Down
1. Do roadwork PAVE
Back in Ireland the “pavement” is what we call the “footpath” here in the US (because the footpath is “paved”!). It’s very confusing when you arrive in this country from Ireland, and a little dangerous when one has been taught to “walk on the pavement” …

11. George Smiley portrayer Guinness ALEC
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “Smiley’s People” were two excellent BBC mini-series that were adaptations of the novels of the same name by John le Carré. Sir Alec Guinness stars in both series, playing the main character George Smiley.

13. __ mater ALMA
The literal translation for the Latin term “alma mater” is “nourishing mother”. “Alma mater” was used in Ancient Rome to refer to mother goddesses, and in Medieval Christianity the term was used to refer to the Virgin Mary. Nowadays, one’s alma mater is the school one attended, either high school or college, usually one’s last place of education.

15. Author Hesse HERMANN
Hermann Hesse was not only a novelist, but also a poet and a painter. Hesse’s best known work is probably his 1927 novel “Steppenwolf”.

21. Florida University named for a pope ST LEO
Saint Leo University is a private Roman Catholic school located in the town of St. Leo, Florida. The school was founded in 1889 by a group of Benedictine monks, making it the oldest Catholic college in the state. Saint Leo was named for Pope Leo I.

29. Six-stringed instrument, usually VIOL
The Viola da gamba (also called simply the viol) is a bass instrument in what is known as the viol family, with a tonal range that about matches that of the modern-day cello. It is the second largest of all the viols, so is played resting on the floor between the legs. In fact, “viola da gamba” is Italian translating into “viol for the leg”.

30. Dorian Gray creator WILDE
“The Picture of Dorian Gray” is a novel by Oscar Wilde, in fact Wilde’s only novel. In the story, the title character is a young man appearing in a painting. Jokingly, Dorian sells his soul to the devil so that the painting would age rather than he.

34. Steely Dan album AJA
Steely Dan’s heyday was in the seventies when they toured for a couple of years, although the group mainly focused on studio work. The band was formed in 1972 and broke up in 1981. The core of the band reunited in 1993 and they are still going strong today.

37. Chevy subcompact since 2004 AVEO
The Chevrolet Aveo is a subcompact that has been around since 2002. The Aveo is manufactured by GM Daewoo, the GM subsidiary in South Korea. Although the Aveo name is still used in some markets, here in North America the Aveo has been sold as the Chevrolet Sonic since 2012. By the way, GM Daewoo is the third largest manufacturer of automobiles in South Korea, after Hyundai and Kia.

44. “__ a stinker?”: Bugs Bunny line AIN’T I
Bugs Bunny first said “What’s up, Doc?” in the 1940 cartoon short “A Wild Hare”, addressing the hunter Elmer Fudd.

46. Bill and Louis NYES
That would be “Bill Nye the Science Guy”. Bill’s show ran on Disney for 4 years from 1993-97. I was surprised to learn that Bill Nye was married briefly to Blair Tindall, the author of “Mozart in the Jungle”. That’s a great book, if anyone is interested …

Louis Nye was the stage name used by Louis Neistat, a comedy actor from Hartford, Connecticut. Nye never retired, and was working right up until he passed away in 2005 at the age of 92.

47. “Johnny Belinda” Oscar winner WYMAN
The actress Jane Wyman was in her heyday when she won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1948, for her performance in the film “Johnny Belinda”. Wyman’s career saw a revival in the eighties when she played Angela Channing on TV’s “Falcon Crest”. Wyman was married to future president Ronald Reagan from 1940 to 1948. The couple divorced citing a difference in politics. Paradoxically, Wyman was a Republican and at that time, Reagan was a Democrat.

49. Soldier’s set MESS KIT
“Mess” first came into English about 1300 and described the list of food needed for a meal, from the Old French word “mes” meaning a portion of food or a course at a meal. This usage in English evolved into “mess” meaning a jumbled mass of anything from the concept of “mixed food”. At the same time, the original usage in the sense of a food for a meal surfaced again in the military in the 1500s when a “mess” was a communal eating place.

54. Pro __ BONO
The Latin term “pro bono publico” means “for the public good”, and is usually shortened to “pro bono”. The term applies to professional work that is done for free or at a reduced fee as a service to the public.

59. NATO founding member THE US
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded not long after WWII in 1949 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The first NATO Secretary General was Lord Ismay, Winston Churchill’s chief military assistant during WWII. Famously, Lord Ismay said the goal of NATO was “to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down.”

64. College URL ending EDU
Internet addresses (like NYTCrossword.com and LAXCrossword.com) are more correctly called Uniform Resource Locators (URLs).

66. “Frasier” role ROZ
Roz Doyle is a character in the wonderful sitcom “Frasier”. Roz is played, very ably, by the actress Peri Gilpin.

68. Some body fluids SERA
Blood serum is the clear, yellowish part of blood i.e. that part which is neither a blood cell or a clotting factor. Included in blood serum are antibodies, the proteins that are central to our immune system. Blood serum from animals that have immunity to some disease can be transferred to another individual, hence providing that second individual with some level of immunity. Blood serum used to pass on immunity can be called “antiserum”.

70. Tarzan creator’s monogram ERB
Edgar Rice Burroughs (ERB) was the creator of the “Tarzan” series of books.

“Tarzan” is the title character in the series of books created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The line “Me Tarzan, you Jane” never appeared in the books, and indeed doesn’t even figure in the movies. Apparently Johnny Weissmuller (who played Tarzan in the thirties and forties) saw Maureen O’Sullivan (“Jane”, to Weissmuller’s “Tarzan”) struggling with a suitcase in the parking lot during filming. He grabbed the bag from her, jokingly saying “Me Tarzan, you Jane”, and people have been quoting those words ever since.

73. __ majesty: high treason LESE
Lèse majesté is the crime of offending the dignity of the “majesty” or sovereign, or the state. The term is from French Law, and comes from the law of Ancient Rome. In Latin “laesa maiestas” means “injured majesty”. Clearly, the term has no relevance in the United States but in other countries, including many in Europe, the law is occasionally cited.

77. “Nutrition that starts with apples” sloganeer MOTT’S
Samuel R. Mott was a producer of apple cider and vinegar. In 1842 he founded his own company to market and sell his products. The Mott’s company (now part of the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group) owns brands such as Mr & Mrs T, Hawaiian Punch and ReaLime/ReaLemon.

80. “I see,” facetiously AHSO
The slang term “ahso” is used in American English to mean “I see”. The term derives from the Japanese expression “Ah so desu ka” meaning “Oh, that’s how it is”.

83. Short turns? REVS
Revolutions (revs.)

85. Waterway engineered by Clinton ERIE CANAL
The Erie Canal runs from Albany to Buffalo in the state of New York. What the canal does is allow shipping to proceed from New York Harbor right up the Hudson River, through the canal and into the Great Lakes. When it was opened in 1825, the Erie Canal had immediate impact on the economy of New York City and locations along its route. It was the first means of “cheap” transportation from a port on the Atlantic seaboard into the interior of the United States. Arguably it was the most important factor contributing to the growth of New York City over competing ports such as Baltimore and Philadelphia. It was largely because of the Erie Canal that New York became such an economic powerhouse, earning it the nickname of “the Empire State”. Paradoxically, one of the project’s main proponents was severely criticized. New York Governor DeWitt Clinton received so much ridicule that the canal was nicknamed “Clinton’s Folly” and “Clinton’s Ditch”.

87. Tanning nos. SPFS
In theory, the sun protection factor (SPF) is a calibrated measure of the effectiveness of a sunscreen in protecting the skin from harmful UV rays. The idea is that if you wear a lotion with say SPF 20, then it takes 20 times as much UV radiation to cause the skin to burn than it would take without protection. I say just stay out of the sun …

92. 2008 Indy Japan 300 winner __ Patrick DANICA
Danica Patrick is a very successful auto racing driver. She won the 2008 Indy Japan 300. making her the only woman to win an IndyCar Series race. Patrick also finished third in the 2009 Indy 500, the highest finish for a woman in that race.

94. 1963 Burton/Taylor film THE VIPS
“The V.I.P.s” is a 1963 film that is set in Terminal 2 of London’s heathrow Airport. Fog causes a major delay and the movie follows that story of several VIPs who are stuck in the terminal. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton play a couple whose marriage is in trouble, with Louis Jordan playing the wife’s the lover. The film’s screenwriter based the plot on the real life story of married actors Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. Leigh was attempting to fly off with her lover, actor Peter Finch, only to be delayed by fog at Heathrow.

98. Midway attraction RIDE
Back at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago there were rides and amusements that were all concentrated in one place, away from the exhibition halls. The rides included the world’s first Ferris wheel, and one could also see Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West show. All these attractions were located in the mile-long linear park on the South Side of Chicago known as Midway Plaisance. Ever since then, the attractions at any fair have been located at “the midway”.

110. Himalayan capital LHASA
Lhasa is the capital city of Tibet, and the name “Lhasa” translates as “place of the gods”. However, Lhasa used to be called Rasa, a name that translates into the less auspicious “goat’s place”. Lhasa was also once called the “Forbidden City” due to its inaccessible location high in the Himalayas and a traditional hostility exhibited by residents to outsiders. The “forbidden” nature of the city has been reinforced since the Chinese took over Tibet in the early 1950s as it has been difficult for foreigners to get permission to visit Lhasa.

112. Search giant YAHOO
Jerry Yang and David Filo called their company “Yahoo!” for two reasons. Firstly, a Yahoo is a rude unsophisticated brute from Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels”. Secondly, Yahoo stands for “Yet another Hierarchical Officious Oracle”.

120. Place for checking or saving RINK
There is some checking and saving going on in a ice hockey game at the rink.

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For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
Across
1. Ottoman title PASHA
6. Orderly place?: Abbr. HOSP
10. Maleficent BAD
13. __ of hands A SHOW
18. Used for dinner ATE ON
19. Within: Pref. ENTO-
20. Tarzan portrayer Ron et al. ELYS
22. “Paint Your Wagon” composer LOEWE
23. Sparkling French refreshment VICHY WATER
25. Small change CENT
26. Seine tributary MARNE
27. Dramatic words of accusation ET TU
28. Thomas __ Edison ALVA
29. Pre-singing routine VOCAL WARM-UP
31. Niagara ambience MIST
33. Seriously impair MAIM
35. “Something tells __ goofed” ME I
36. Prefix meaning “bee” API-
37. Colorado NHL team, in headlines AVS
40. Unnamed degrees NTHS
42. Snoopy persona JOE COOL
44. Required investment of a kind ANTE
45. Lively European dance VIENNESE WALTZ
48. Key of Beethoven’s Ninth D MINOR
50. Word heard in the choosing process EENY
51. Full of life SPRY
52. Fading star HAS-BEEN
55. Maker of the Inspire Food Processor OSTER
57. Draw a bead on AIM AT
60. Letter before sigma RHO
61. Barrel support STAVE
65. Better informed WISER
67. Formal promises OATHS
69. Biased ONE-SIDED
71. Tail fastener, in a party game PIN
72. Retiree’s pursuit, perhaps VOLUNTEER WORK
75. Arg. neighbor URU
76. Lists ITEMIZES
78. Migraine omens AURAE
79. Onion roll BIALY
81. Daphnis’ lover CHLOE
82. It employs a movable mirror: Abbr. SLR
84. Buffalo hockey player SABRE
86. Makes less tense THAWS
88. King of hearts feature TWO EYES
91. Martin or swift BIRD
93. Part of a staircase STEP
94. “For shame!” TSK! TSK!
97. “A Room of One’s Own” author VIRGINIA WOOLF
101. Hurries HIES
102. Homework shirker’s lame excuse I LOST IT
105. One might be in a pool GENE
106. Literary monogram RLS
107. Suffix with morph- -EME
108. Convent dweller NUN
109. Stargazer’s focus? IDOL
111. Las Cruces or Las Vegas CITY
113. Cellar prize VINTAGE WINE
117. Org. that investigated Alger Hiss HUAC
119. Presley’s middle name ARON
123. Intestinal ILEAC
124. Big fishhook GAFF
125. Woman of letters VANNA WHITE
127. Wallop PASTE
128. Thereabout OR SO
129. This, to Juanita ESTA
130. __ society HONOR
131. Misses overseas: Abbr. SRTAS
132. Palme __: movie prize D’OR
133. Leicester lockup GAOL
134. Teamed, as oxen YOKED

Down
1. Do roadwork PAVE
2. Bickering AT IT
3. Split-off group SECT
4. Blah HO-HUM
5. At least one ANY
6. Place for refreshment HEALTH SPA
7. Airing in prime time, say ON TV
8. Boiling sign STEAM
9. “__ favor” POR
10. Turneth into BECOMETH
11. George Smiley portrayer Guinness ALEC
12. Live wire DYNAMO
13. __ mater ALMA
14. Fly high SOAR
15. Author Hesse HERMANN
16. Admit OWN UP TO
17. Crying more WEEPIER
21. Florida University named for a pope ST LEO
24. Fails to recycle WASTES
29. Six-stringed instrument, usually VIOL
30. Dorian Gray creator WILDE
32. Vacation stopover INN
34. Steely Dan album AJA
37. Chevy subcompact since 2004 AVEO
38. Competes against VIES WITH
39. Watchdog SENTINEL
41. “You’re kidding” SERIOUSLY?
43. Industry VIP CZAR
44. “__ a stinker?”: Bugs Bunny line AIN’T I
46. Bill and Louis NYES
47. “Johnny Belinda” Oscar winner WYMAN
49. Soldier’s set MESS KIT
53. Post-game activity SHOWERING
54. Pro __ BONO
56. Entertainment section staples REVIEWS
58. “__ girl!” ATTA
59. NATO founding member THE US
62. Big fan ADULATOR
63. “Okay” VERY WELL
64. College URL ending EDU
66. “Frasier” role ROZ
68. Some body fluids SERA
70. Tarzan creator’s monogram ERB
71. Little shot? PIC
73. __ majesty: high treason LESE
74. Temple leader RABBI
77. “Nutrition that starts with apples” sloganeer MOTT’S
80. “I see,” facetiously AHSO
83. Short turns? REVS
85. Waterway engineered by Clinton ERIE CANAL
87. Tanning nos. SPFS
89. Authorizing OKING
90. Replace for now SIT IN FOR
92. 2008 Indy Japan 300 winner __ Patrick DANICA
94. 1963 Burton/Taylor film THE VIPS
95. Alike SIMILAR
96. Most zealous KEENEST
98. Midway attraction RIDE
99. Classic muscle car GTO
100. Not just damp WET
103. Later, to Luis LUEGO
104. “Let’s keep moving!” ONWARD!
110. Himalayan capital LHASA
112. Search giant YAHOO
114. “So long” TATA
115. Breezes through ACES
116. Assumption-to-conclusion segue IF SO
118. Passé preposition UNTO
120. Place for checking or saving RINK
121. Early Nebraskan OTOE
122. Uncool sort NERD
125. Laze about, with “out” VEG
126. Wondering word WHY?

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