LA Times Crossword Answers 13 Jul 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
19. Sierra Nevada resort TAHOE
Lake Tahoe is up in the Sierra Nevada mountains, right on the border between California and Nevada. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in the country. It’s also the second deepest lake, with only the beautiful Crater Lake in Oregon being deeper. Given its location, there are tall casinos that sit right on the shore on the Nevada side of the state line where gambling is legal.

20. Pennsylvania railroad town ALTOONA
Altoona is in central Pennsylvania, and is home to the Ivyside Park Campus of Pennsylvania State University.

23. Tango involving gates? SLALOM DANCING (from “slam dancing”)
Slalom is an anglicized version of the Norwegian word “slalam” that translates as “skiing race”.

Slam dancing is a punk rock tradition in which groups of dancers flail about and slam into each one and another. Sort of like my foxtrot, I am told …

25. All together EN MASSE
“En masse” is a French term that is best translated as “as a group”.

26. There’s one next to Ventnor Ave. in Monopoly UTIL
Utility (util.)

Ventnor Avenue is a property in the game of Monopoly. The street names in the US version of Monopoly are locations in or around Atlantic City, New Jersey.

28. The ANC’s country RSA
Republic of South Africa (RSA)

The African National Congress (ANC) started out as the South African Native National Congress in 1912 with the goal of improving the lot of Black South Africans. After years of turmoil, the ANC came to power in the first open election in 1964.

30. Digs of twigs NEST
“Digs” is short for “diggings” meaning “lodgings”, but where “diggings” came from, no one seems to know.

31. Outcasts PARIAHS
“Pariah” is an anglicized version of the Tamil word “Paraiyar”. The Paraiyar are a social group of about 9 million people found in some Indian states and in Sri Lanka. The term “pariah” came to be a general term for members of the lowest caste in society.

33. Most shameful nonstudio films? LOWEST INDIES (from “West Indies”)
The region of the Caribbean known as the West Indies was given the name after the first expedition taken by Christopher Columbus to the Americas. Really a misnomer, the West Indies were the territories claimed by Columbus for Spain in the Americas, with the name distinguishing the region from “the Indies” (today’s South Asia and Southeast Asia). When other nations started to claim territories in the area, the name proliferated, as in the British West Indies, the Danish West Indies and the Netherlands Antilles (Dutch West Indies).

40. Typical Popstar! reader TEEN
“Popstar! Magazine” is a publication aimed at teenagers from 10 to 16. It features news stories about celebrities, and has been on the shelves since 1998.

41. Reject NIX
The use of “nix” as a verb, meaning “to shoot down”, dates back to the early 1900s. Before that “nix” was just a noun meaning “nothing”. “Nix” comes from the German “nichts”, which also means “nothing”.

42. Peter Lorre role MR MOTO
The mysterious Mr. Moto is a Japanese secret agent who appears in six novels by American author, John P. Marquand. Mr. Moto was famously played by Peter Lorre in a series of eight films released in the 1930s.

The marvelous actor Peter Lorre was born in what is now modern-day Slovakia. Lorre’s real name was Laszlo Lowenstein. He started acting in Vienna when he was quite young, only 17 years old. When Hitler came to power, the Jewish Lowenstein headed to Paris and then London, eventually ending up in Hollywood. Lorre found himself typecast as the wicked foreigner in American movies, but I think he sneered and snarled his way to the bank.

49. Tax pro, briefly CPA
Certified public accountant (CPA)

52. Opinion piece by a sot? LOOPED COLUMN (from “Op-ed column”)
Op-ed is an abbreviation for “opposite the editorial page”. Op-eds started in “The New York Evening World” in 1921 when the page opposite the editorials was used for articles written by a named guest writer, someone independent of the editorial board.

Our word “sot” comes from the Old English “sott”, meaning a fool. The word “sot” started to be associated with alcohol and not just foolery in the late 1500s.

55. Was humbled ATE CROW
The phrase “eat crow”, an alternative to “eat humble pie”, perhaps refers to the fact that cooked crow may be edible, but is not a great food choice.

58. Author __ Rogers St. Johns ADELA
Adela Rogers St. Johns was a journalist, novelist and screenwriter from Los Angeles. St. Johns’ father was a good friend of William Randolph Hearst, and she secured her first job working for Hearst as a reporter on the “San Francisco Examiner”. St. Johns’ was most famous as what was then called a “girl reporter”, in the twenties and thirties. Much later in her life, she was a regular guest on the “Tonight Show” hosted by Jack Paar.

62. Magazine VIPs EDS
Editor (ed.)

63. Letters on a Cardinal cap STL
The St. Louis Cardinals were originally called the “Brown Stockings”, changing their name to the “Perfectos” in 1899. The new name obviously didn’t go down well with the locals, as the owners changed it one year later to the Cardinals.

65. Jungian inner self ANIMA
The concept of anima and animus is found in the Carl Jung school of analytical psychology. The idea is that within each male there resides a feminine inner personality called the anima, and within each female there is a male inner personality known as the animus.

69. Song about a guy with his jug of wine? FOR ME AND MY GALLO (from “For Me and My Gal”)
E J Gallo Winery was founded by Ernest and Julio Gallo in Modesto, California in 1933. Gallo is the largest exporter of wine from the State of California.

“For Me and My Gal” is a song first published in 1917. The song was used decades later in the 1942 film of the same name starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. That was Gene Kelly’s first screen appearance.

73. Pepperdine University site MALIBU
Pepperdine University is a private school located near Malibu in Los Angeles County. It was founded in 1937 in the city of Los Angeles during the Great Depression as a Christian liberal arts college by philanthropist George Pepperdine.

77. “The X-Files” subj. UFO
“The X-Files” is a very successful science fiction show that aired on the Fox network from 1993 to 2002. The stars of the show are David Duchovny (playing Fox Mulder) and the very talented Gillian Anderson (playing Dana Scully). By the time the series ended, “The X-Files” was the longest running sci-fi show in US broadcast history.

78. Red Guard leader MAO
Red Guards were young paramilitaries who were mobilized by Chairman Mao during the Cultural Revolution in China in the mid-sixties.

81. Keats works ODES
The poet John Keats is famous for writing a whole series of beautiful odes. The most renowned are the so-called “1819 Odes”, a collection from the year 1819 that includes famous poems such as “Ode on a Grecian Urn”, “Ode to a Nightingale” and “Ode to Psyche”.

82. “House” actor EPPS
Omar Epps is the actor who played Eric Foreman on the excellent television series “House”. Prior to playing Dr. Foreman, Epps had a recurring role playing Dr. Dennis Grant on “ER”. And, in another link to the world of medicine, Epps was born in Savannah, Georgia to single mom, Dr. Bonnie Epps.

84. Truman’s Missouri birthplace LAMAR
Lamar, Missouri was named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second President of the Republic of Texas. Most notably, Lamar was the birthplace of President Harry S. Truman.

87. The Taj Mahal, e.g. TOMB
The most famous mausoleum in the world has to be the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. The Taj Mahal was built after the death of the third wife of Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal (hence the name of the mausoleum). The poor woman died in childbirth delivering the couple’s 14th child.

88. Like fine wine VINTAGE
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.

90. Vivaldi’s styling business? SALON ANTONIO (from “San Antonio”)
Antonio Vivaldi was one of the great composers of the Baroque period. Vivaldi achieved fame and success within in his own lifetime, notoriety that faded soon after he died. His music has reemerged in recent decades and most people are familiar with at least part of his most famous composition, the violin concerto called “The Four Seasons”. Vivaldi was nicknamed “The Red Priest” because he was indeed a priest, and he had red hair.

San Antonio, Texas was named by a Spanish expedition that stopped in the area in 1691. The name honors the Portuguese saint, Anthony of Padua.

94. 1939 Buck Rogers player CRABBE
As an actor, Buster Crabbe was best known for playing Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. Before taking up acting, Crabbe was a championship swimmer, the winner of the 1932 Olympic gold medal for the 400 meter freestyle.

99. Key letter PHI
Phi Beta Kappa was the first collegiate Greek fraternity in the US, founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary. The organization served as a model for future collegiate fraternities and sororities, although in the 19th century Phi Beta Kappa distanced itself from the fraternal focus and transformed into the honor society that it is today, recognizing academic excellence. The initials Phi Beta Kappa stand for “philosophia biou kybernētēs”, which translates into “philosophy is the guide of life”. The symbol of the Phi Beta Kappa Society is a golden key.

100. Cambodian capital RIEL
The Cambodian riel was first introduced in 1953, and was taken out of circulation by the Khmer Rouge in 1975 when they completely abolished money on taking control of the country. After the Vietnamese invasion of 1978, money was reintroduced and the Cambodian people are still using the “second” riel.

104. Time for a weekly parade? FLOAT TUESDAY (from “Fat Tuesday”)
“Mardi Gras” translates from French as “Fat Tuesday”, and gets its name from the practice of eating rich foods on the eve of the fasting season known as Lent. Lent starts on the next day, called Ash Wednesday.

114. ABBA’s homeland: Abbr. SWE
Sweden is the third largest country in the European Union by area. However, it has a low population density with only 24 inhabitants per square mile, which is very low for Europe and compares with a US population density of 84 inhabitants per square mile (lucky old Canada has 9 inhabitants per square mile!).

I am an unapologetic fan of ABBA’s music. ABBA was of course the Swedish group who topped the charts in the seventies and eighties. The name ABBA is an acronym formed from the first letters of the given names of each of the band members: Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn and Anni-Frid. Early in their careers, the four fell in love and formed two married couples: Agnetha and Bjorn, and Benny and Anni-Frid. However, at the height of their success, the relationships became strained and both couples divorced.

115. Saunters MOSEYS
“Mosey” is American slang for “amble”, of unknown origin.

129. “Tristram Shandy” author STERNE
Laurence Sterne is best known for his novel, “The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman”. It is an epic work, published in nine volumes over ten years.

Down
2. Smallest European Union country MALTA
The island state of Malta is relatively small, but its large number of inhabitants makes it one of the most densely populated countries in Europe. Malta’s strategic location has made it a prized possession for the conquering empires of the world. Most recently it was part of the British Empire and was an important fleet headquarters. Malta played a crucial role for the Allies during WWII as it was located very close to the Axis shipping lanes in the Mediterranean. The Siege of Malta lasted from 1940 to 1942, a prolonged attack by the Italians and Germans on the RAF and Royal Navy, and the people of Malta. When the siege was lifted, King George VI awarded the George Cross to the people of Malta collectively in recognition of their heroism and devotion to the Allied cause. The George Cross can still be seen on the Maltese flag, even though Britain granted Malta independence in 1964.

3. Singer Liz PHAIR
Liz Phair is a rock singer from New Haven, Connecticut. Phair started out in the industry releasing homemade tapes under the name Girly Sound.

5. USN clerk YEO
In the US Navy, a yeoman is tasked with administrative and clerical work. In fact the position of yeoman is the oldest rating in the navy. You’ll see a lot of yeomen in the background on “Star Trek”.

6. Extreme cruelty SADISM
A sadist is someone who derives pleasure from inflicting pain, with that pleasure often being sexual in nature. The term “sadist” comes from the Marquis de Sade who was known to exhibit such tendencies.

The Marquis de Sade was a French aristocrat with a reputation for a libertine lifestyle. De Sade was also a writer, well known for his works of erotica. He fell foul of the law for some of his more extreme practices and for blaspheming the Catholic church. On an off, de Sade spent 32 years of his life in prison and in insane asylums.

8. __ Reader UTNE
The “Utne Reader” is known for aggregation and republishing of articles on politics, culture and the environment from other sources in the media. The “Utne Reader” was founded in 1984, with “Utne” being the family name of the couple that started the publication.

10. “Egocentric little creep” of a detective, according to the author who created him POIROT
Hercule Poirot is Agatha Christie’s renowned detective, a wonderful Belgian who plies his trade from his base in London. Poirot’s most famous case is the “Murder on the Orient Express”.

11. Old Opry network TNN
The Nashville Network (TNN) was a country music cable channel that operated from 1983 to 2003. When TNN closed down it was relaunched with a completely different format as Spike, marketed as “the first television channel for men”.

“The Grand Ole Opry” started out as a radio show in 1925 originally called the WSM “Barn Dance”. In 1927, the “Barn Dance” radio show was broadcast in a slot after an NBC production called “Musical Appreciation Hour”, a collection of classical works including Grand Opera. In a December show, the host of “Barn Dance” announced, “For the past hour, we have been listening to music taken largely from Grand Opera. From now on we will present the ‘Grand Ole Opry'”. That name was used for the radio show from then on.

13. K+, e.g. ION
Potassium is the chemical element with the symbol K. The “K” stands for “kalium”, a neo-Latin name for the element that is taken from the word “alkali”. The name “potassium” comes from “potash”, as potash is a mixture of potassium salts.

16. Japanese immigrant ISSEI
There are some very specific terms used to describe the children born to Japanese immigrants in their new country. The immigrants themselves are known as “Issei”. “Nisei” are second generation Japanese, “Sansei” the third generation (grandchildren of the immigrant), and “Yonsei” are fourth generation.

17. Café cup TASSE
In France a cup (“tasse”) may contain coffee with milk (café au lait) perhaps.

18. Editorial changes of heart STETS
“Stet” is a Latin word meaning “let it stand”. In editorial work, the typesetter is instructed to disregard any change previously marked by writing the word “stet” and then underscoring that change with a line of dots or dashes.

24. View from Portland, Ore. MT HOOD
Mount Hood is a volcanic peak in northern Oregon. Mount Hood is the highest peak in the state, and is located about 50 miles southeast of Portland. There are six ski areas on the mountain, including a resort called Timberline that has North America’s only lift operating year-round for skiing.

29. IRS form entries SSNS
The main purpose of a Social Security Number (SSN) is to track individuals for the purposes of taxation, although given its ubiquitous use, it is looking more and more like an “identity number” to me. The social security number system was introduced in 1936. Prior to 1986, an SSN was required only for persons with substantial income so many children under 14 had no number assigned. For some years the IRS had a concern that a lot of people were claiming children on their tax returns who did not actually exist. So, from 1986 onward, it is a requirement to get an SSN for any dependents over the age of 5. Sure enough, in 1987 seven million dependents “disappeared”.

32. Comic Johnson ARTE
Arte Johnson, as well being a frequent judge on “The Gong Show”, played the German soldier on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In”. Johnson’s character’s famous catchphrase was, “Very interesting, but …”

35. Per se IN ITSELF
“Per se” is a Latin phrase, and it translates as “by itself”. We use “per se” pretty literally, meaning “in itself, intrinsically”.

36. “Aida” backdrop NILE
“Aida” is the famous opera by Giuseppe Verdi, actually based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette. Mariette also designed the costumes and stages for the opening performance. The opera was first staged in 1871 in an opera house in Cairo. In the storyline, Aida is an Ethiopian princess brought into Egypt as a slave. Radames is an Egyptian commander who falls in love with her, and then of course complications arise!

42. Fr. miss MLLE
Señorita (Srta.) is Spanish, and mademoiselle (Mlle.), is French for “Miss”.

46. School severely damaged by Katrina TULANE
Tulane University is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tulane was founded in 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana. The university was privatized with the aid of an endowment from philanthropist Paul Tulane in 1884, and as a result the school’s name was changed to Tulane University.

48. Org. with towers AAA
The American Automobile Association (AAA) is a not-for-profit organization focused on lobbying, provision of automobile servicing, and selling of automobile insurance. The AAA was founded in 1902 in Chicago and published the first of its celebrated hotel guides back in 1917.

54. “Long Walk to Freedom” autobiographer MANDELA
As a young man, Nelson Mandela led the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Mandela was eventually arrested and admitted to charges of sabotage and was sentenced to life in prison in 1964. He remained behind bars for 27 years, mainly in the infamous prison on Robben Island. As the years progressed, Mandela became a symbol of the fight against apartheid. He was released in 1990, and immediately declared his commitment to peace and reconciliation with South Africa’s white minority population. Mandela was elected president of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) in 1994, an office that he held until 1999. Nelson Mandela passed away on December 5, 2013.

56. Queen of the 36-Down, familiarly CLEO
(36D. “Aida” backdrop NILE)
Cleopatra was the last pharaoh to rule Egypt. After she died, Egypt became a province in the Roman Empire.

59. Five-time Oscar nominee Adams AMY
The actress Amy Adams was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in “American Hustle”. Before that, she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress for her appearances in “Junebug”, “Doubt”, “The Fighter” and “The Master”.

64. Wayne’s Oscar film TRUE GRIT
The classic 1969 western movie “True Grit” starring John Wayne is a screen adaptation of a 1968 novel by Henry Hathaway. The Coen brothers made another big screen adaption of the novel in 2010 starring Jeff Bridges in the Rooster Cogburn role previously played by John Wayne.

66. Savanna grazer IMPALA
“Impala” is the Zulu word for “gazelle”. When running at a sustained speed, gazelles can move along at 30 miles per hour. If needed, they can accelerate for bursts up to 60 miles per hour.

68. Self-titled best-selling album of 2001 JLO
J.Lo is the nickname of singer and actress Jennifer Lopez. “J.Lo” is also the title of her second studio album, released in 2001.

70. Psychic’s claim ESP
Extrasensory perception (ESP)

74. Court advantage AD IN
In tennis, if the score reaches “deuce” (i.e. when both players have scored three points), then the first player to win two points in a row wins the game. The player who wins the point immediately after deuce is said to have the “advantage”. If the player with the advantage wins the next point then that’s two in a row and that player wins the game. If the person with the advantage loses the next point, then advantage is lost and the players return to deuce and try again. If the one of the players is calling out the score then if he/she has the advantage then that player announces “ad in” or more formally “advantage in”. If the score announcer’s opponent has the advantage, then the announcement is “ad out” or “advantage out”. Follow all of that …?

78. Like most pre-’60s recordings MONO
Monophonic sound (“mono”) is sound reproduced using just one audio channel, which is usually played out of just one speaker. Stereophonic sound is reproduced using two audio channels, with the sound from each channel played out of two different speakers. The pair of stereo speakers are usually positioned apart from each other so that sound appears to come from between the two. Quadraphonic sound (4.0 surround sound) uses four audio channels with the sound played back through four speakers often positioned at the corners of the room in which one is listening.

79. “The Information” author Martin AMIS
I suppose the successful English novelist Martin Amis must have writing in his blood. He is the son of the respected author Kingsley Amis, a Booker Prize winner. Amis’s best-known novels are his so-called “London Trilogy” consisting of “Money” (1984), “London Fields” (1989) and “The Information” (1995).

80. Slim woodwind OBOE
The oboe is perhaps my favorite of the reed instruments. The name “oboe” comes from the French “hautbois” which means “high wood”. When you hear an orchestra tuning before a performance you’ll note (pun intended!) that the oboe starts off the process by playing an “A”. The rest of the musicians in turn tune to that oboe’s “A”.

85. Dance in a pit MOSH
Moshing (also “slam dancing”) is the pushing and shoving that takes place in the audience at a concert (usually a punk or heavy metal concert). The area directly in front of the stage is known as the mosh pit. When a performer does a “stage dive” it is into (or I suppose “onto”) the mosh pit. It doesn’t sound like fun to me. Injuries are commonplace in the mosh pit, and deaths are not unknown.

86. “She’s a Lady” songwriter ANKA
Canadian-born Paul Anka’s big hit was in 1957, the song entitled “Diana”. Anka was the subject of a much-lauded documentary film in 1962 called “Lonely Boy”.

89. Sieben und eins ACHT
In German, seven and one (sieben und eins) adds up to eight (acht).

92. Pranked, in a way TPED
TPing (toilet papering) is a prank involving the covering of some object or location with rolls and rolls of toilet paper. If you live in Texas or Minnesota that little “prank” is legal, but if you live here in California it is classed as a mischief or vandalism.

101. __ Cranston, a.k.a. “The Shadow” LAMONT
Lamont Cranston is one of the alteregos of the Shadow, a crime-fighting vigilante who first appeared in a radio drama in 1930.

103. “Have an hors d’oeuvre” TRY ONE
An hors d’oeuvre is the first course in a meal. “Hors d’oeuvre” translates from French as “apart from the work”, really meaning “not the main course”.

104. Oral-B product FLOSS
The Oral-B toothbrush was introduced to the world in 1950, designed by a California periodontist. The first “model” was the Oral-B 60, a name given to reflect the 60 tufts in the brush. In 1969, the Oral-B was the first toothbrush to get to the moon as it was the toothbrush of choice for the crew of the Apollo 11 spacecraft.

105. Tilting pole LANCE
Tilting is the most recognized form of jousting. Jousting can involve the use of a number of different weapons, but when lances are used the competition is called “tilting”. Jousting took place in a roped-off enclosure that was called the lists, or list field. In later medieval times, some castles and palaces had purpose-built “tiltyards” that were used for jousting. Do you remember where the Beach Volleyball events were held in the 2012 London Olympics. Well that was Horse Guards Parade, the former tiltyard for the Palace of Whitehall that was used in the time of King Henry VIII.

106. Dvorák’s “Rusalka,” e.g. OPERA
“Rusalka” is an opera by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. In Slavic mythology, a “Rusalka” is a water sprite.

Antonín Dvořák was a composer from Czechoslovakia who spent three years working and composing in the United States. He was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America in New York from 1892 to 1895. Certainly here in the US, Dvořák’s best known work is his Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”, which is often referred to as “The New World Symphony”.

107. Netizens, say USERS
A netizen is an “Internet citizen”, someone with a presence on the Internet.

108. Brooklynese pronoun YOUSE
The New York dialect of English is sometimes called Brooklynese, I believe. Youse guys …

110. Declaim ORATE
To declaim is to speak forcefully and passionately, often in a formal setting.

111. Start to foam? STYRO-
Styrofoam is an extruded polystyrene foam made by The Dow Chemical Company. Styrofoam has loads of applications, including home insulation and use as a buoyancy aid. It is also formed into “peanuts” used as a packaging filler.

112. Assisi trio? ESSES
There three letters S in the word “Assisi”.

The Italian town of Assisi is in Umbria. Assisi is famous as the birthplace of St. Francis and as the home to the Franciscan religious order. The town was also the home to Saint Clare and her order of the Poor Sisters (later known as the Poor Clares).

116. Ruin Bond’s martini STIR
Why have a vodka martini shaken and not stirred (as does James Bond, 007)? Well, for one thing the shaken drink tends to be colder. And with more melted ice in the drink, it isn’t as strong. These are my personal observations … no need to write in …

120. Newsworthy NYSE event IPO
An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is the very first offer of stock for sale by a company on the open market. In other words, an IPO marks the first time that a company is traded on a public exchange. Companies have an IPO to raise capital to expand (usually).

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

123. “__ Miz” LES
The 1980 musical “Les Misérables” is an adaptation of the 1862 novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. The show opened in London in 1985, and is the longest running musical in the history of London’s West End. My wife and I saw “Les Miz” in the Queen’s Theatre in London quite a few years ago, but were only able to get tickets in the very back row. The old theater’s seating is very steep, so the back row of the balcony is extremely high over the stage. One of the big events in the storyline is the building of a street barricade over which the rebels fight. At the height we were seated we could see the stagehands behind the barricade, sitting drinking Coke, even smoking cigarettes. On cue, the stagehands would get up and catch a dropped rifle, or an actor that had been shot. It was pretty comical. I didn’t really enjoy the show that much, to be honest. Some great songs, but the musical version of the storyline just didn’t seem to hang together for me.

124. Wellness gp. HMO
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

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For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
Across
1. Get at IMPLY
6. Work with ice, perhaps SCULPT
12. Gossip components TIDBITS
19. Sierra Nevada resort TAHOE
20. Pennsylvania railroad town ALTOONA
22. Busts a gut over ROARS AT
23. Tango involving gates? SLALOM DANCING (from “slam dancing”)
25. All together EN MASSE
26. There’s one next to Ventnor Ave. in Monopoly UTIL
27. Musical liability TIN EAR
28. The ANC’s country RSA
30. Digs of twigs NEST
31. Outcasts PARIAHS
33. Most shameful nonstudio films? LOWEST INDIES (from “West Indies”)
37. Cue PROMPT
40. Typical Popstar! reader TEEN
41. Reject NIX
42. Peter Lorre role MR MOTO
45. Burning LIT
47. Tear into ASSAIL
49. Tax pro, briefly CPA
52. Opinion piece by a sot? LOOPED COLUMN (from “Op-ed column”)
55. Was humbled ATE CROW
57. Test sites LABS
58. Author __ Rogers St. Johns ADELA
59. Word of woe ALAS
61. Fail to keep LOSE
62. Magazine VIPs EDS
63. Letters on a Cardinal cap STL
65. Jungian inner self ANIMA
67. Throws out EJECTS
69. Song about a guy with his jug of wine? FOR ME AND MY GALLO (from “For Me and My Gal”)
73. Pepperdine University site MALIBU
76. Followers SHEEP
77. “The X-Files” subj. UFO
78. Red Guard leader MAO
81. Keats works ODES
82. “House” actor EPPS
84. Truman’s Missouri birthplace LAMAR
87. The Taj Mahal, e.g. TOMB
88. Like fine wine VINTAGE
90. Vivaldi’s styling business? SALON ANTONIO (from “San Antonio”)
93. Close END
94. 1939 Buck Rogers player CRABBE
97. “Just __” ASK
98. Not back, perhaps OPPOSE
99. Key letter PHI
100. Cambodian capital RIEL
102. Loathing HATRED
104. Time for a weekly parade? FLOAT TUESDAY (from “Fat Tuesday”)
109. Symbol of love RED ROSE
113. Pool regimen LAPS
114. ABBA’s homeland: Abbr. SWE
115. Saunters MOSEYS
118. Crafts partner ARTS
119. Former ONE-TIME
122. Hit homers batting left- and right-handed? CLOUT BOTH WAYS (from “cut both ways”)
125. Ice removal tool SCRAPER
126. Choking cause TENSION
127. London length METRE
128. Quarterly arrivals SEASONS
129. “Tristram Shandy” author STERNE
130. Creme-filled snacks OREOS

Down
1. “__ to you” IT’S UP
2. Smallest European Union country MALTA
3. Singer Liz PHAIR
4. Rewards for kids LOLLIPOPS
5. USN clerk YEO
6. Extreme cruelty SADISM
7. Highlands family CLAN
8. __ Reader UTNE
9. It makes all the stops LOCAL
10. “Egocentric little creep” of a detective, according to the author who created him POIROT
11. Old Opry network TNN
12. Reward for a pet TREAT
13. K+, e.g. ION
14. Farm female DAM
15. Unnamed competitor, in ads BRAND X
16. Japanese immigrant ISSEI
17. Café cup TASSE
18. Editorial changes of heart STETS
21. Goes along AGREES
24. View from Portland, Ore. MT HOOD
29. IRS form entries SSNS
32. Comic Johnson ARTE
34. Withdraw WEAN
35. Per se IN ITSELF
36. “Aida” backdrop NILE
38. Slog PLOD
39. Ceramic piece, perhaps TILE
42. Fr. miss MLLE
43. Country __ ROAD
44. Surrounds en masse MOBS
46. School severely damaged by Katrina TULANE
48. Org. with towers AAA
49. Swamp snapper CROC
50. Mail POST
51. Leaves open-mouthed AWES
53. Relax CALM
54. “Long Walk to Freedom” autobiographer MANDELA
56. Queen of the 36-Down, familiarly CLEO
59. Five-time Oscar nominee Adams AMY
60. Fall back LAG
63. Cry hard SOB
64. Wayne’s Oscar film TRUE GRIT
66. Savanna grazer IMPALA
68. Self-titled best-selling album of 2001 JLO
69. It may be pumped or bumped FIST
70. Psychic’s claim ESP
71. Relaxed responses AHS
72. It may be detected by a psychic AURA
73. Relocate MOVE
74. Court advantage AD IN
75. Give conditionally LEND
78. Like most pre-’60s recordings MONO
79. “The Information” author Martin AMIS
80. Slim woodwind OBOE
83. Soup veggie PEA
85. Dance in a pit MOSH
86. “She’s a Lady” songwriter ANKA
87. Excellent TOP-DRAWER
89. Sieben und eins ACHT
90. Tourney ranking SEED
91. Beef from the weary NO REST
92. Pranked, in a way TPED
95. Tea or coffee BREW
96. Divide equally BISECT
99. Ristorante offerings PASTAS
101. __ Cranston, a.k.a. “The Shadow” LAMONT
103. “Have an hors d’oeuvre” TRY ONE
104. Oral-B product FLOSS
105. Tilting pole LANCE
106. Dvorák’s “Rusalka,” e.g. OPERA
107. Netizens, say USERS
108. Brooklynese pronoun YOUSE
110. Declaim ORATE
111. Start to foam? STYRO-
112. Assisi trio? ESSES
116. Ruin Bond’s martini STIR
117. Jet-black, in verse EBON
120. Newsworthy NYSE event IPO
121. Fathers and sons MEN
123. “__ Miz” LES
124. Wellness gp. HMO

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