Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday December 25th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “God bless us, __ one!” : EVERY
6 Cola choice : PEPSI
11 __ pudding: Christmas treat : PLUM
15 Org. with Falcons and Ravens : NFL
18 Stimulates, as curiosity : PIQUES
20 Mr. T’s outfit : A-TEAM
21 Syllables from Santa : HO HO
22 ISP pioneer : AOL
23 Snow-covered home in many Hallmark Christmas greetings? : HOUSE OF CARDS
25 Soon, long ago : ANON
26 Overly : TOO
27 Most wee : LITTLEST
28 Task of untangling last year’s outdoor Christmas decorations? : LIGHT DUTY
30 “Sounder” Best Actress Oscar nominee Cicely : TYSON
31 Cap brims : VISORS
34 Dog-__ : EARED
35 Ryder Cup org. : PGA
37 Loudness measure : DECIBEL
40 Chef’s workload : ORDERS
41 Rude way to describe shopping mall Santas? : SUBORDINATE CLAUSES
47 Completely updated : ALL NEW
48 “Well, shoot” : DRAT
49 Air France hub : ORLY
50 Wok, for one : PAN
53 Coffee cup insulators : SLEEVES
55 TV series based on a Coen brothers film : FARGO
57 Noted second-place finisher : HARE
58 Dodger great Reese : PEE WEE
61 Slender stemware : FLUTE
62 Went up a size : GREW
63 “Waterloo” quartet : ABBA
66 Like a decorated Christmas tree, usually? : BALL BEARING
69 Word with wind and Wing : WEST
70 Armoire part : DOOR
71 Oscar winner Hunt : HELEN
72 Build up : ACCRUE
74 Go up against : ABUT
75 Parlor piece : DIVAN
76 Shows age, as newspaper : YELLOWS
80 Yoga roll : MAT
81 Make a bundle? : BALE
82 Meyers of late-night TV : SETH
86 British fish dish : EEL PIE
87 Like the contents of a gift-wrapped pet carrier, hopefully? : LIVING IN THE PRESENT
91 With good judgment : WISELY
94 Perfect example : EPITOME
95 Game console letters : NES
96 Perfect : IDEAL
97 Tell : RELATE
99 Puts at ease : CALMS
103 Career preparing gifts for those on Santa’s “naughty” list? : COAL FIELD
105 Proclaim loudly : BLARE OUT
108 Actress Basinger : KIM
109 “Start talking” : OK, GO
110 Portraying Comet’s sleigh-pulling partner in the Christmas pageant? : PLAYING CUPID
114 College domain : EDU
115 Jump : LEAP
116 Dispatch : HASTE
117 Wonderland host who says, “It’s always tea-time” : HATTER
118 Tres menos uno : DOS
119 “NASCAR on NBC” analyst Earnhardt Jr. : DALE
120 Figures (out) : DOPES
121 Flowering shrub, in gardener slang : RHODY
DOWN
1 NT book before Philippians : EPH
2 Baroque stringed instrument : VIOL
3 Evenhanded : EQUITABLE
4 Out of practice : RUSTY
5 Throws away quickly, in slang : YEETS
6 Busy orgs. during campaigns : PACS
7 Coup d’__ : ETAT
8 According to : PER
9 Despondent : SAD
10 Online chats, briefly : IMS
11 “Exile in Guyville” singer Liz : PHAIR
12 Yearns (for) : LONGS
13 “I don’t like the sound of that” : UH-OH
14 __ Jack cheese : MONTEREY
15 Essence : NATURE
16 Header’s opposite : FOOTER
17 London insurance giant : LLOYD’S
19 Flight school hurdle : SOLO
24 Italian fashion house known for leather goods : FENDI
28 Hang around lazily : LOLL
29 Some parents : DADS
31 “La Dolce __” : VITA
32 “Yeah, right” : I BET
33 Min. fraction : SEC
35 Free TV spots : PSAS
36 Noisy shorebird : GULL
38 Wrap up : END
39 Mercury or Saturn : CAR
40 Norwegian capital : OSLO
42 Words in a cocktail recipe : ONE PART
43 Nice dream? : REVE
44 Geeky type : DWEEB
45 __ valve: heart part : AORTIC
46 Pressing need : URGENCY
50 Cut (down) : PARE
51 War god : ARES
52 Small amphibian : NEWT
54 African language : SWAHILI
55 Ala. neighbor : FLA
56 Luminous glow : AURA
57 “The Time Machine” author : HG WELLS
59 Telepathic girl in “Stranger Things” : ELEVEN
60 Jazz great Fitzgerald : ELLA
61 Marshy area : FEN
63 “House of Gucci” actor Driver : ADAM
64 “The Book of __ Fett” : BOBA
65 Boxing match : BOUT
67 Actor Kingsley : BEN
68 “The Whole Woman” writer Germaine : GREER
73 Peter Fonda title role : ULEE
75 Crockett of folklore : DAVY
77 Confides in : OPENS UP TO
78 Sangria ingredient : WINE
79 Gels : SETS
81 Wallet : BILLFOLD
82 Tizzy : SNIT
83 Kin of -kin : -ETTE
84 Howe’er : THO
85 Garment border : HEM
87 “Dreamgirls” actress Sharon : LEAL
88 Fix, as a horse : GELD
89 Brewery letters : IPA
90 Praline nut : PECAN
91 Musical set in Oz : WICKED
92 Eager reply to “Who wants dessert?” : I DO I DO
93 Irish poet Heaney : SEAMUS
97 Fit for a queen : REGAL
98 Skip the formalities, in a way : ELOPE
100 Cry of frustration : ARGH
101 Aptly named Renault : LE CAR
102 Impudence : MOUTH
104 Superstore with wordless assembly instructions : IKEA
105 Information unit : BYTE
106 Baloney : LIES
107 Seven up, e.g. : TIED
110 Letters from school : PHD
111 Asian language : LAO
112 Egyptian viper : ASP
113 Like some humor : DRY
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