Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday March 6th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Cause friction : CHAFE
6 70-year-old morning show : TODAY
11 Small, deadly snakes : ASPS
15 Actor’s goal : PART
19 One way to gain access : LOGIN
20 Northern California town that once had a palindromic bakery : YREKA
21 First thing lost in the “For Want of a Nail” proverb : SHOE
22 Many a solo : ARIA
23 Air raid signal, e.g. : ALERT
24 *Fruity dish that imparts a healthy glow? : PEACHES AND CREAM
27 Significant Civil War concern : DESERTION
29 Run-throughs : REHEARSALS
30 Buzzers : BEES
31 Nuisances : PESTS
33 Ball-bearing peg : TEE
34 *Blended drinks that leave something to be desired? : NO GREAT SHAKES
39 Resort area attractions : BEACHES
43 Certain something : AURA
44 River to the English Channel : SEINE
45 Online message : POST
46 Used (up) : ATE
47 Music : verse :: poetry : __ : STANZA
50 Rule, briefly : REG
51 Indecent matter : SMUT
53 Bring upon oneself : INCUR
55 Casually shod : SANDALLED
57 *Shortbread that doesn’t crumble under pressure? : TOUGH COOKIE
59 Shell-covered edible : EGG
60 Small valley : GLEN
61 Tastes : SIPS
62 Canada’s most populous prov. : ONT
63 Snorkeling spot : REEF
65 *Pastry that doesn’t live up to its hype? : PIE IN THE SKY
69 Disney souvenir feature : EARS
73 Airport abbr. : ARR
75 Buds : PALS
76 Long, long time : AEON
78 Magna __ laude : CUM
79 *Slice that’s easy to make? : PIECE OF CAKE
84 “What’s done is done,” e. g. : PLATITUDE
86 Implanted : SOWED
87 Rich deposit : LODE
88 __ constrictor : BOA
89 Cookware coating : ENAMEL
90 Flock female : EWE
91 End of many a hammer : CLAW
93 Kuhling of “Chicago Med” : NORMA
95 For fear that : LEST
96 Thigh-length outer garment : CAR COAT
98 *Triangular confections that are a credit to their baker? : BROWNIE POINTS
102 Tolkien creature : ORC
103 Is right for : SUITS
104 “The __ Must Be Crazy”: 1980 comedy film : GODS
105 Thin-sliced, browned bread : MELBA TOAST
109 Turkey choice : WHITE MEAT
114 *Dish that’s a metaphor for life? : A BOWL OF CHERRIES
117 Authority : SAY-SO
118 Sauna covering : ROBE
119 Many a retired racehorse : SIRE
120 Off-the-wall : OUTRE
121 Draco Malfoy’s trademark expression : SNEER
122 It opens many doors : KNOB
123 H-shaped letters : ETAS
124 Cultural character : ETHOS
125 Test, as ore : ASSAY
DOWN
1 Dressed : CLAD
2 Flagstick holder : HOLE
3 Periods with names : AGES
4 Agitator : FIREBRAND
5 Menu listing : ENTREE
6 Keyboard pros : TYPISTS
7 After-sandwich sandwich : OREO
8 Campus leader : DEAN
9 Westminster show org. : AKC
10 “Boo-__!”: cry of celebration : YAH
11 Balance sheet heading : ASSETS
12 Persian rulers : SHAHS
13 Cornmeal product : PONE
14 Tranquilizes : SEDATES
15 About 3.26 light-years : PARSEC
16 Space : AREA
17 Omani money : RIAL
18 Alternatives to mortarboards : TAMS
25 Gaelic tongue : ERSE
26 First act? : CREATION
28 Leaves in a cup : TEA
31 Twinge : PANG
32 Barely make, with “out” : EKE
34 Sadat’s predecessor : NASSER
35 Service break? : OUTAGE
36 Farm : GRANGE
37 Calm : SERENE
38 Hastened : HIED
39 Joni Mitchell’s “__ Sides Now” : BOTH
40 Break-in, nowadays : HACK
41 Needle case : ETUI
42 Dried-up : SERE
45 Pooch with a turned-up nose : PUG
48 Zig counterpart : ZAG
49 Star NFL player : ALL-PRO
51 Juniors-to-be : SOPHS
52 Calliope, for one : MUSE
54 Memorandum : NOTE
56 Welcoming wreath : LEI
57 Words on a spine : TITLE
58 Acme cactus costume wearer : COYOTE
61 Crawling reptile : SNAKE
64 “Mirror of the mind”: St. Jerome : FACE
66 Air 2 or Pro : IPAD
67 Deli hanger : SALAMI
68 New Zealand parrot : KEA
70 Insight : ACUMEN
71 Least courteous : RUDEST
72 Refines, as ore : SMELTS
74 Gemstone from the sea : RED CORAL
77 Diarist Anaïs : NIN
79 Tiny time meas. : PSEC
80 Field of Dreams home : IOWA
81 Pitcher sans arms : EWER
82 Word with panel or screen : FLAT
83 Holy animal? : COW
84 Often blocked online lewdness : PORN
85 Magic charms : TALISMANS
88 Archery items : BOWS
92 Source of intolerance : LACTOSE
93 “Just kidding!” : NOT
94 Sponsorships : AEGISES
97 Spider’s network : COBWEB
98 Things beaten in searches, with “the” : BUSHES
99 Baptism, for one : RITE
100 Lobster catcher : POT
101 Texas or Ukraine city : ODESSA
103 Pelvic bones : SACRA
105 Work on papers : MARK
106 “… the __-coloured ink”: Shak. : EBON
107 Mexican wolf : LOBO
108 “What __?” : OF IT
109 In the company of : WITH
110 Often-shared sandwich : HERO
111 Contacts can help them : EYES
112 Having set sail : ASEA
113 Whig rival : TORY
115 __ v. Wade : ROE
116 Well-worn track : RUT
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