L.A. Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Solutions – Mar 7 2018 Wednesday
| Clues | Answers |
| “__ comes trouble!” | HERE |
| “Aim High … Fly-Fight-Win” military org. | USAF |
| “Careless Whisper” pop group | WHAM |
| “Elementary” co-star Lucy | LIU |
| “Good Lord!” | OH GOD |
| “Quite so” | TRUE |
| “The March King” | SOUSA |
| [Uh-oh!] | GULP |
| 22% of the U.S. Senate | WOMEN |
| Ante, e.g. | WAGER |
| Author Wiesel | ELIE |
| Big name in threshers | DEERE |
| Bit of cheer? | RAH |
| Body part whose parts are aptly found at the bottom of this puzzle’s four longest answers | FOOT |
| City ENE of Reno | ELKO |
| Cotton swabs | QTIPS |
| Culinary student’s assent | YES CHEF |
| Driving | AT THE WHEEL |
| Drone sound | WHIR |
| Ed with seven Emmys | ASNER |
| Enthusiastic | AVID |
| Eye part | IRIS |
| For fear that | LEST |
| French flag couleur | BLEU |
| From far away (perhaps very far) | ALIEN |
| Grad | ALUM |
| Gravy thickener | CORNSTARCH |
| High-IQ group | MENSA |
| Historic canal | ERIE |
| Historical period | EPOCH |
| Iams alternative | ALPO |
| In __ of: replacing | LIEU |
| In check | ATBAY |
| It’s prohibited on many highways | UTURN |
| Like most kosher frankfurters | ALL BEEF |
| Longtime “Live!” host | RIPA |
| Makes a choice | OPTS |
| Mil. officers | LTS |
| Miscellany | OLIO |
| Musical Christmas staple | MESSIAH |
| Native American symbol | TOTEM |
| Nimble | SPRY |
| Non-neutral atom | ION |
| Omar of “Shooter” | EPPS |
| One of pop music’s Papas | DENNY |
| Only inanimate zodiac sign | LIBRA |
| Ottawa-to-NYC dir. | SSE |
| Pair on a Disneyland hat | EARS |
| Parade celebrity | HERO |
| Perilous hisser | ASP |
| Permits | LETS |
| Plant sci. | BOT |
| Prefix with ware | MAL |
| Program breaks | TV ADS |
| Purplish hue | MAGENTA |
| Romance writer Roberts | NORA |
| See 51-Down | DIETS |
| Shopping club | SAMS |
| Slimming procedure, briefly | LIPO |
| Small egg | OVULE |
| Spicy dip | SALSA |
| Succeeding like nobody’s business | ONE A TEAR |
| Summer Olympics event since 1996 | BEACH VOLLEYBALL |
| Sunday dinner side dish | ROASTED POTATOES |
| Susan of “L.A. Law” | DEY |
| Swearing-in rituals | OATHS |
| Takes a load off | RESTS |
| Takes full advantage of | MILKS |
| Took a load off | SAT |
| Unexpected | ODD |
| Vague discomfort, with “the” | BLAHS |
| Vast landmass | ASIA |
| Verdi highlight | ARIA |
| Water sport | POLO |
| Weightlifting maneuver | SQUAT |
| With 34-Down, really retro eating programs | PALEO |
| Word with back or whip | LASH |
| WWII female | WAC |
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