LA Times Daily Crossword February 20, 2022 Answers

1. With 21-Across, marching band instrument 5. Feline weapons 10. Vineyard measure 14. Valuable find 19. James who co-wrote and sang "I'd Rather Go Blind" 20. Monsieur __: classic Jacques Tati role 21. See 1-Across 22. Had one's fingers crossed 23. M.D. on "Wheel of Fortune"? 25. Fast-working "Downton Abbey" woman? 27. Indian menu word 28. "... a grin without a cat!" thinker 30. How aspirin is taken 31. Restful state 32. Promising moment, as of wit 33. Till stack 34. Madness 35. Coward's lack, figuratively 36. Aparicio in Cooperstown 37. Dress (up) 40. Float like smoke rings 43. Painter in prison? 45. Crime novelist Paretsky 46. Crop up 48. "Nixon in China" role 49. Mutual influence 51. Speak like a rug? 52. Ideal for farming 55. Quilting events 56. Hurricane of 2011 57. The Who co-founder 59. Prepare for a race 61. Hot rod? 62. Shoppe preceder 63. CIA operative in the Arctic? 67. Dry run 70. Happy cap tosser 72. Delete 73. "And Still I Rise" poet 75. Unacceptable, as punishment 77. Caramel-topped dessert 78. Exodus obstacle 81. Chem class part 82. Partied hearty 84. Site for used cars 85. Short-vowel mark 87. "The West Wing" Emmy winner, 2006 88. One rating singles bar come-ons? 92. Smelter metals 93. __ hours 94. "Don't play" music notation 95. Gazetteer stats 96. Drink from a snifter 98. Wall map marker 99. Princeton mascot 100. Cell feature 103. Trip up 106. Derby drink 107. Hill hundred 109. Gofer at a ballpark? 111. Displayer of truck-stop equipment? 113. Flirt with, say 114. Sign of spoilage 115. Marquesses' inferiors 116. 100-year-old chip brand 117. Ran standing still 118. Digs for pigs 119. Surprise ending 120. Put one over on

1. Awards adjective 2. For face value 3. "Fear Street" series author 4. Kids' play places, across the pond 5. Settle on 6. Ill-gotten loot 7. Some choir members 8. Try to win over 9. Secure for the trip 10. Fan 11. Pain in the neck 12. Mystical character 13. Liberty's LiMu, for one 14. Beatles' "__ a Place" 15. Oblong tomatoes 16. Birthstone after sapphire 17. Bridal shop buy 18. Hot tub feature 24. One of a coupe's pair 26. Time on a marquee 29. Clark's teenage crush 32. Fishing line holder 33. Gives the heave-ho 35. Nature's bandage 36. White sale purchases 37. Bank worker with lots of stories? 38. City across the Mediterranean from Cartagena 39. Marvin of Motown 40. Guy hiding in a red-and-white striped shirt 41. Sans-serif font 42. Farmland tour giver? 44. Advertising gimmick 45. Elf 47. Melodic sense 48. Eponymous surgical family name 53. Tear 54. Hawke of "Sinister" 55. Less carpeted 58. One of Barbie's best friends 60. Hi-__ graphics 61. Seasonal song word 64. Back off 65. Give this for that 66. Historian's subject 68. Dry Italian wine 69. Straws, e.g. 71. Cockpit gauge fig. 74. Be a chatterbox 75. Metaphorical sticking place 76. Auditioner's goal 77. Pat down 79. English composer of the symphonic study "Falstaff" 80. "That __ it!" 83. Awards a seat to 86. Skiers' aids 89. Corrections staffers 90. Push for 91. Like Jennifer Aniston's eyes 94. Typed in ALL CAPS, maybe 96. Least wacky 97. Mosque leader 98. Not given to speeches 99. Yank at 100. Amoebae, e.g. 101. "The Kiss" sculptor 102. Recess rebuttal 103. Piedmont wine region 104. Hustled 105. Longtime Kentucky resource 106. Green hue 107. Bollywood attire 108. Whole lot 110. Uncorking sound 112. Rook's call