Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday December 11th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Asparagus piece : SPEAR
6 For the ages : EPIC
10 Open pages in a browser : TABS
14 Channel with Supreme Court coverage : C-SPAN
19 Childish comeback : ARE SO
20 Biblical wedding location : CANA
21 Writer’s block cure : IDEA
22 Troubling signs : OMENS
23 Very dangerous red? : MORTAL ZINFANDEL
26 Vatican City masterpiece : PIETA
27 First novel in Cather’s “Great Plains” trilogy : O PIONEERS
28 Coral formation : REEF
29 How one must win in volleyball : BY TWO
30 Violinist Leopold : AUER
31 “Te __”: Rihanna song : AMO
32 “Just watch me!” : I CAN TOO
34 Email folder : SENT
36 “Invisibilia” airer : NPR
37 Wine on tap? : DRAFT BORDEAUX
40 Look at : EYE
41 Actor Mendelsohn : BEN
42 Datebook col. : FRI
43 Painting, cinema, ballet, etc. : ART FORMS
45 Have : POSSESS
49 Formal talk : ADDRESS
53 __ setter : IRISH
54 Steer clear of : AVOID
55 Kimono sash : OBI
57 Proverb ending? : -IAL
58 Game that begins with the murder of Mr. Boddy : CLUE
59 Remains unsettled : PENDS
60 Sequel to Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath”? : CANNERY ROSE
64 Moo __ pork : SHU
67 “Rule, Britannia” composer : ARNE
68 Outlaw : BAN
69 Snacked on : ATE
70 French assent : OUI
71 Tavern quaffs : ALES
72 Trough spot : STY
73 Hangover caused by wine? : MAL DE MERLOT
76 Like gymnasts : AGILE
77 Gobi locale : ASIA
79 A pop : PER
80 At the stern : AFT
81 More rational : SANER
82 Become frantic : PANIC
84 Stockpiled : AMASSED
87 Delegates, as duties : ASSIGNS
89 Endangered Himalayan mammal : RED PANDA
91 Rain-__ gum : BLO
93 Coop resident : HEN
94 Tax agcy. : IRS
95 Wax eloquent about some wine? : HAIL A CABERNET
100 Sunblock letters : SPF
103 Mineral hardness scale : MOHS
105 Forensic facilities : DNA LABS
106 Stretch the truth : LIE
107 Actress Polo : TERI
108 1965 march site : SELMA
110 Little brook : RILL
111 __ section : CAESAREAN
113 Skylit courtyards : ATRIA
114 Wine that’s good for one’s bones? : SKELETON CHIANTI
116 Nested supermarket rollers : CARTS
117 “Red Clocks” novelist Zumas : LENI
118 Connection point : NODE
119 Teeny pests : MITES
120 Private rendezvous : TRYST
121 Dermatology concern : CYST
122 Boxing ref’s decisions : TKOS
123 Wade noisily : SLOSH
DOWN
1 South Pacific islander : SAMOAN
2 Keep from falling : PROP UP
3 More ghoulish : EERIER
4 Mary of “The Maltese Falcon” : ASTOR
5 Dappled horse : ROAN
6 Dermatology concern : ECZEMA
7 Create couples : PAIR OFF
8 Cozy retreats : INNS
9 Half-__: latte spec : CAF
10 Unfortunate quality in a karaoke singer : TIN EAR
11 Arithmetic figure : ADDEND
12 Meat-flavored broths : BEEF TEAS
13 Kid-lit girl with a blueberry pail : SAL
14 __ and paste : COPY
15 “In the Heights” actor Jimmy : SMITS
16 Wine that comes in tiny bottles? : PEEWEE RIESLING
17 Lost and found, e.g. : ANTONYMS
18 Govt. cybersecurity monitor : NSA
24 Picks up : LEARNS
25 With the bow, in music : ARCO
29 Ring event : BOUT
32 Footnote kin of op. cit. : IBID
33 Couple in a boat : OARS
35 Radio host John : TESH
37 Acts : DEEDS
38 Get in shape : TRAIN
39 Case for Mulder and Scully : X-FILE
41 Back of a hit 45 record : B-SIDE
44 Tulsa sch. : ORU
45 Family guys : PAPAS
46 In plain view : OVERT
47 Tale about one Corleone’s love of fortified wine? : SONNY AND SHERRY
48 L.A.’s region : SOCAL
50 Some calorie counters : DIETERS
51 Less common : RARER
52 Historic Nevada city : ELY
56 Rock group : BAND
58 Forensic series starring Paula Newsome, familiarly : CSI
61 Ben and Jerry : NAMES
62 Car top : ROOF
63 “__ my way!” : OUTTA
65 Oscar winner Mirren : HELEN
66 Icon tappers : USERS
68 “Hello, ewe!” : BAA
71 Once more : AGAIN
73 Hebrew prophet : MICAH
74 Federal org. with a flower logo : EPA
75 Sauce dispenser : LADLE
76 Portfolio part : ASSET
78 Small drink : SIP
82 Buttoned-up : PRIM
83 Ford’s first minivan : AEROSTAR
84 Score after deuce, perhaps : AD IN
85 Hogwash : MALARKEY
86 Flows back, as the tide : EBBS
88 “You gotta be kidding!” : SHEESH
90 Zip : NADA
92 City near Disney World : ORLANDO
96 Sci-fi invaders : ALIENS
97 “Heads or tails?” : CALL IT
98 Equal to the task : ABLE
99 Nephews’ sisters : NIECES
100 Taken care of : SEEN TO
101 Jabbers : PRATES
102 Wind up : FINISH
104 Thin openings : SLITS
107 Hiking path : TRAIL
109 Sloop pole : MAST
111 “Order up!” shouter : COOK
112 Goals : AIMS
113 Play a role : ACT
114 Great Basin cap. : SLC
115 Blast letters : TNT
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