Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday July 4th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Seuss critter in socks : FOX
4 Singer with a Best Actress Oscar : CHER
8 Best-of-seven MLB semifinal : ALCS
12 Put one over on : DUPED
17 Cupid counterpart : EROS
19 Olympics event since 1964 : LUGE
20 Poi source : TARO
21 Aquafina alternative : DASANI
22 *Editorial comment : TEXT SUGGESTION
25 Builds : ERECTS
26 Rainforest rodent : AGOUTI
27 Channel with a gate : SLUICE
28 Onboard assent : AYE
29 Family tree fill : KIN
30 Last word in a popular drinking game : PONG
32 Completely wraps : ENCASES
34 “Well done!” : NICE
35 *Solid piece of security hardware : STRONG LOCK
39 *Part of a school kid’s allowance : LUNCH MONEY
42 London driver’s unit : LITRE
43 She’s no pro : ANTI
44 Making a case for : STATING
45 Woman on the Sistine Chapel ceiling : EVE
46 Snowballs in a fight, e.g. : AMMO
48 ’60s protest gp. : SDS
51 Dashboard nos. : RPMS
52 AL West team, in crawl lines : LAA
55 Doctor’s order : DOSAGE
57 Belgian lager, familiarly : STELLA
59 Bethlehem university : LEHIGH
61 Jet Ski rival : SEA-DOO
64 Kaley who played Penny on “The Big Bang Theory” : CUOCO
66 One with dreads : RASTA
67 Church branch : SECT
70 *Online dating coup : TINDER MATCH
73 Govt. accident investigator : NTSB
74 Shrinking retailer : KMART
76 All together : AS ONE
77 Mississippi River explorer : DE SOTO
79 “That was a brutal workout!” : I’M SORE
81 Solution measures : TITERS
83 Paper-saving party announcements : E-VITES
87 “I guess not” : NAH
88 Space race initials : USSR
90 Pocatello-to-Provo dir. : SSE
91 One in a bust : NARC
93 Raisman with three Olympic gold medals : ALY
94 Advice from a loser? : DIET TIP
97 Local bond, briefly : MUNI
99 “__ Burr, Sir”: song in “Hamilton” : AARON
101 *Tough talk tension easer : ICEBREAKER
104 *Offenbach output : OPERA MUSIC
106 Slack-jawed look : GAPE
107 They might be holy : TERRORS
109 Removed : SHED
110 Family card game : UNO
111 URL addresses : IPS
113 Subject of a 2021 packet shortage : CATSUP
115 It’s been shortening for over a century : CRISCO
119 “Broken Arrow” co-star : ANSARA
121 *Fast talk from the on-deck circle : BATTER’S CHATTER
123 Marcus partner : NEIMAN
124 It’s not butter : OLEO
125 Vannelli of pop : GINO
126 NE syst. with 64 campuses : SUNY
127 Bond’s car starter? : ASTON
128 Night sch. awards : GEDS
129 Exxon, formerly : ESSO
130 Shipping supply that links the answers to starred clues : BOX
DOWN
1 Greek salad topper : FETA
2 Wash. neighbor : OREG
3 Love letters? : XOXO
4 Crossword constructor’s job : CLUING
5 Group __ : HUG
6 They’re beaten in kitchens : EGGS
7 Put back in a seat : REELECT
8 Overhead storage : ATTIC
9 Secular : LAICAL
10 King known for his wealth : CROESUS
11 John David, to Denzel : SON
12 Double-dog action? : DARE
13 Take advantage of : USE
14 *Traveler’s aid : PACKING LIST
15 Lure : ENTICE
16 Man with a World : DISNEY
18 Fog : STUPOR
21 “L.A. Law” actress : DEY
23 Flintstones time : STONE AGE
24 Orange soda brand : SUNKIST
28 Songwriters’ org. : ASCAP
31 Glitzy genre : GLAM
33 Break in the theater : ENTR’ACTE
34 Nice turndown : NON
35 Winter transport : SLED
36 Pioneering DVR : TIVO
37 Rd. map lines : RTES
38 Plastic __ Band : ONO
40 Webmaster’s code : HTML
41 Unlikely GoFundMe donor : MISER
47 Deli array : MEAT
49 Orders : DECREES
50 Run-down area : SLUM
53 Movie industry reps: Abbr. : AGTS
54 Queequeg’s captain : AHAB
56 Intro to physics? : ASTRO-
57 “Likewise” : SO DO I
58 Laundry units : LOADS
60 Capital NE of Vientiane : HANOI
62 Part of una semana : DIA
63 Picketing : ON STRIKE
65 Mil. training site : OCS
67 Tattoo canvas : SKIN
68 Watson who played Hermione : EMMA
69 *Bank transaction : CASH DEPOSIT
71 Rhinitis docs : ENTS
72 Weed killer : HOER
75 More faithful : TRUER
78 Studio picture taker : TV CAMERA
80 Uruguay’s Punta del __ : ESTE
82 Guilty feeling : REMORSE
84 Works on a route : TARS
85 Wells race of the future : ELOI
86 Match in a studio : SYNC
89 Scoreboard figs. : STATS
91 SSW’s opposite : NNE
92 Snobbish attitude : AIRS
95 “When Will __ Loved?”: 1975 hit : I BE
96 Sheet material : PERCALE
98 Sudden spike : UPSURGE
100 Reviews of books : AUDITS
101 Dora the Explorer’s Isa, e.g. : IGUANA
102 French film festival site : CANNES
103 Not for kids, filmwise : R-RATED
105 Cold sound : AHCHOO!
108 Four Holy Roman emperors : OTTOS
111 Caspian Sea land : IRAN
112 Not a good review : PAN
114 Trident-shaped frat letters : PSIS
116 Concert memento : STUB
117 Prefix with -zoic : CENO-
118 Serengeti antelope : ORYX
120 Word in a Latin love poem : AMO
121 Cranberry source : BOG
122 Brain and spinal cord, initially : CNS
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