___ the finish (having potential to win)
Year, in 43-Down
Word after motion or lie
Warm Pacific current
Vehicles with medallions
Vehement rejection
Tupperware topper
Tuned too high
Tomorrow, in 43-Down
Tiptop
Tiny bit
They're broken at parties
Theater, dance, etc
Soak up the sun
Set, as a price
Rod at a pig roast
Rock scientists
Roald who wrote ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox'
Result of a sock in the eye
Profile-altering plastic surgery
Prefix with violet or violent
Pothook shape
Persona ___ (welcome guest)
Peppers milder than habaneros
Pavlov with a Nobel
Parts of hypodermics
Partner of circumstance
Parks of the civil rights movement
Pacific battle site of 1945
Outfield-patching need
Ooze
One of the eight in a V-8
Okra units
Northeast Corridor express train
Naps south of the border
Mo. when the N.F.L. season starts
Mister, in 43-Down
Mexican president Enrique
Message left on a hotline, perhaps
Many an eligible receiver
Lowest-voiced choir members
Log craft
Log construction
Language that utilizes the letter ‘ñ'
Is in the hole
Ill-gotten goods
How butterflies might be caught
Highest point value for a Scrabble tile
He placed the sun at the center of the universe
Greek poet who wrote ‘The Distaff'
Gave the go-ahead
Forrest Gump's C.O
Eyes, to bards
Exceptional ability
Drink often served with a miniature umbrella
Drink made from frozen grapes
Devices that prevent fumes from escaping
Cowboy boot accessory
Count in music
Colorful, warm-blooded fish
Cola wars competitor
Change with the times
Biceps and hamstrings
Bic or Gillette offerings
Beer drinkers' utensils
Bathrooms, in 43-Down
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Dikembe ___
Attaches, as a carnation
Air pump fig
43-Down, in 43-Down
1987-94 ‘Star Trek' series, briefly
‘___ luck!'
‘Wow!,' in Internet-speak
‘Puh-lease!'
‘Crypto City' at Ft. Meade
‘Cheers' setting
‘Buy It ___' (eBay option)
| La Times Crossword Puzzle Solutions June 18th 2017 |
| No denial? |
| Boxer's comment |
| Today's honoree, found in this puzzle's eight longest answers |
| Collar |
| NATO member since 2009 |
| Crosswords for kids and adults |
| Crossword puzzles: great way to sharpen mind |