Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday December 29th 2019, LA Times crossword puzzle
ACROSS
1 Immense WHOPPING
9 Spurred (on) EGGED
14 Starts of many names CAPS
18 Procedure enforced locally HOUSE RULE
20 Magician’s cry VOILA
21 Certain something AURA
22 Unlikely getaway car alternative? ESCAPE GOAT
24 Time left in an online auction? EBAY WINDOW
26 Utmost degree NTH
27 River-to-sea connection ESTUARY
29 Policy that includes higher menu prices NO TIPS
30 Stitches DARNS
33 Meadow mom DOE
34 Zest GUSTO
36 Civil rights legislation? EQUALITY CONTROL
41 Many a Middle East native ARAB
44 Craved LUSTED
45 Bowling ball material URETHANE
47 Hood’s weapon GAT
49 Where to get down EIDER
50 World view, perhaps MAP
52 Serengeti stampede? ELAND RUSH
55 Multidisciplinary strength-training program CROSSFIT
57 Guitarist Paul LES
60 Tell a thing or two EDUCATE
61 B’way need TKT
62 Under pressure ON THE SPOT
66 “The Plough and the Stars” playwright O’CASEY
67 Three-hanky films? EMOTION PICTURES
70 Red choice CLARET
73 Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb, e.g. CO-ANCHORS
74 Single circuit LAP
77 Supremely spooky EERIEST
79 Bit of legal advice SUE
80 Promise that one will PLEDGE TO
83 Bong for special occasions? EVENT PIPE
86 Beast of burden ASS
87 Shower AIRER
88 Certain house mem. SEN
89 Emmy-winning creator of “Six Feet Under” ALAN BALL
93 Solvent AFLOAT
94 Thames academy ETON
97 Big place to fool around in? ESTATE OF AFFAIRS
100 “Take Me Home, Country __”: John Denver hit ROADS
102 Simple sack COT
103 Court figs. ATTYS
104 Take the heat off? DISARM
107 Early Yankee nickname BAMBINO
109 “Rhoda” production co. MTM
112 Eve? EDEN MOTHER
115 Midnight sail? EBON VOYAGE
119 Auto race signal : FLAG
120 Pried (into) NOSED
121 Glues MUCILAGES
122 Daly of “Judging Amy” TYNE
123 “The Teflon Don” GOTTI
124 Climbing plant features TENDRILS
DOWN
1 Word spoken during pouring WHEN
2 Throng HOST
3 Bad pun response OUCH
4 Ad about being green, briefly PSA
5 Zip PEP
6 Wrath IRE
7 “Cat Scratch Fever” musician NUGENT
8 Shiny print GLOSSY
9 Boston suburb EVERETT
10 Elapse GO BY
11 Supermodel Carangi GIA
12 Nevada copper town ELY
13 “The light __!” : DAWNS
14 Synagogue singer CANTOR
15 Quattro maker AUDI
16 Support, with “up” PROP
17 Words of wisdom SAWS
19 Down EAT
23 16th-century English architectural style TUDOR
25 Whit IOTA
28 Top of the line A-ONE
30 Takes out DATES
31 A and O, but not E, I or U AL’ERS
32 Relieve (of) RID
34 Soccer game highlight GOAL
35 Long bones ULNAE
36 Campaign sign word ELECT
37 Idiosyncrasy QUIRK
38 FAA overseer USDOT
39 Stanley of the NHL? CUP
40 MLB scoreboard letters RHE
42 Mexican waters AGUAS
43 Sew with temporary stitches BASTE
46 Sign on the back ENDORSE
48 Nonbinary gender pronoun THEY
50 Perfect, as a collectible coin MINT
51 Web site ATTIC
53 Il __: Mussolini DUCE
54 Some appliances RCAS
56 Place to soothe the sole? FOOT SPA
57 Horne and Dunham LENAS
58 “College Football Live” channel ESPNU
59 Item on a rack SPICE
63 Sob syllable HOO
64 Scot’s “Crikey!” OCH
65 Features of some ‘Vettes T-TOPS
67 2000 title role for Julia ERIN
68 Happen upon MEET
69 Results of Googling URLS
70 Cuckoo clock quartet CEES
71 Bank construction LEVEE
72 Ain’t like it oughta be? AREN’T
74 “Vive __!” LE ROI
75 “I did not think to shed __”: “Henry VIII” A TEAR
76 Freighters’ destinations PORTS
78 Like some floors TILED
81 “Portrayer” of Duck Dodgers DAFFY
82 Southwestern lizards GILAS
84 Screen or bomb PASS
85 Rhinitis-treating MD… ENT
86 South American greeting ALO
90 Owner of Grey Goose and Dewar’s BACARDI
91 Speck ATOM
92 Leave alone LET BE
93 Time in a personal ad AFT
95 Anaheim’s county ORANGE
96 Result that’s expected NORM
98 Spread apart, as police during a search FAN OUT
99 Hospital stat? AT ONCE
101 Surrounded by AMONG
104 Slick DEFT
105 Without serious thought IDLY
106 Penn name SEAN
107 Root often pickled BEET
108 Tech giant based in Armonk, N.Y. IBM
109 Star followers MAGI
110 Neutrogena shampoo brand T/GEL
111 Jumble MESS
113 Excessively TOO
114 V-J Day president HST
116 Beaujolais, par exemple VIN
117 From the past, as a story OLD
118 Pirate’s cry YAR
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