LA Times Daily Crossword December 23, 2018 Answers

1. Bowling pin wood 6. Princess Charlotte, to Harry 11. Hornets, e.g. 16. 2008 TARP beneficiary 19. Think tank nuggets 20. "The Thin Blue Line" director Morris 21. Mexican month 22. Stage coach Hagen 23. *Chances that slipped away 26. Tricky bit 27. Type of well 28. Fulda tributary 29. Griller's flipper 31. Bird hangout 32. Romance novelist Hilderbrand 34. Gate datum: Abbr. 35. Windows forerunner 36. Type of jam in Sacher tortes 39. One of the original Warner Bros. 41. Sporty car roof 44. Long story 46. Way to go: Abbr. 48. Frees 52. Platform site: Abbr. 53. Twitter forwards, on Twitter 56. Kings Peak state 58. Just __ bit 59. Ramallah-based org. 60. Make an ad spicier, say 62. *True view 65. Shower unit? 67. Gives someone a hand 68. Flake or Duckworth: Abbr. 69. Gin flavor 70. *Often the best choice, in retrospect 74. Catcher's place 77. Good times 79. Bring down 80. One often includes a colon 82. *Swindlers 87. Hearing range 88. Surreal ending? 89. __ song 90. Trash 91. Pronoun for a princess 92. "Mr. Blue Sky" band 93. They can yield immediate results 96. Poker great Ungar 97. PlayStation handheld game 99. Baking amts. 100. Autobahn winter hazard 102. Take no side 106. Tibetan monks 110. Sports radio host Patrick 112. Editor's retraction 113. Salinger character who says to the story narrator, "I don't think I shall tell you my full name" 117. First name in exploration 119. Noteworthy stretches 121. Fruit-flavored frozen treat 123. Showy wrap 124. *Ristorante appetizers 127. Overhead rumblers 128. "I'm with you" 129. Links hero, familiarly 130. __ Blue: old laundry soap 131. Graphic top 132. "Uh-uh!" 133. Bonkers 134. Packed away

1. Lombardy's capital 2. Place on a pedestal 3. Raid targets 4. Reason to challenge an out call 5. Those, in Tabasco 6. Sherpa, usually 7. Like a typical O. Henry story 8. Boot the ball 9. Dove's digs 10. Slip past 11. "Mandatory Fun" parodist, familiarly 12. Red or army follower 13. Earthshaking event 14. Gets ready 15. "Such a pity" 16. *Former Chilean dictator 17. Leaning type: Abbr. 18. Lady on stage 24. Place to tie up 25. Court dividers 30. "... and your little dog, too!" dog 33. "Ya think?" 37. Medicare prescription drug section 38. Jackson 5 member 40. Hearty pastry 42. Capital on a fjord 43. Menial laborer 44. Big bargain 45. *Bending over backward, say 47. Spiteful 49. Masters Tournament weekend groupings 50. Qtr.-ending month 51. Luau souvenirs 52. Much of Eastern Eur., once 54. Tough's territory 55. Unwelcome giveaways 57. Emergency menu 61. Butterfingered 63. Tended tots 64. Classic grape sodas 66. Divide fairly 71. Giant among low-cost carriers: Abbr. 72. Four: Prefix 73. Biblical builder 75. Dough 76. Opposite of exo- 78. Like comfy slippers 81. "Three Coins ..." fountain 82. Punch deliverer 83. Venomous vipers 84. "The Black Cat" author 85. "On the Bus With Rosa Parks" poet Dove 86. Slights 94. Nicholas, for one 95. Bet money an "all in" player can't win 98. Loafer's quality 101. Actress Gilbert 103. Visit briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues 104. Bigelow alternative 105. Lead-in to girl or boy 107. "Scarface" setting 108. '60s-'70s veep 109. __ voce: softly 111. Twangy-sounding 114. Tuckered out 115. Man with a code 116. Nagano-based printer giant 117. Provide fake cover for, e.g. 118. Sleeper agent 120. Texas MLBer 122. To be, to Benoît 125. Non-neutral atom 126. "Wish Tree" artist