Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday July 16th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Paintball garb : CAMO
5 Mason jar, in a pinch : VASE
9 Cape __ : COD
12 Pink quaff, informally : COSMO
17 Blonde brews : ALES
18 Tightwad : MISER
19 “Absolument!” : OUI
20 Playful back-and-forth : BANTER
21 Paid one’s respects to Charlie Brown and Snoopy? : SALUTED PEANUTS
24 DeBose of “West Side Story” : ARIANA
25 Confessional music genre : EMO
26 Low-power mode : SLEEP
27 Bruins great Bobby : ORR
28 Mete out : ALLOT
29 Sack of old clothes, perhaps : DONATION
31 Good name for a salon offering a sweet treat with every haircut? : DOS AND DONUTS
35 Profit opposite : LOSS
36 Dakar’s locale : SENEGAL
37 “Save me __” : A SEAT
38 Trees used to make some Fender guitars : ALDERS
41 Reggae kin : SKA
42 Complete, as a PDF contract : E-SIGN
44 General with a chicken dish : TSO
45 Tech for toddlers to play with? : FAUX MACHINES
49 Lawyer’s gp. : ABA
50 Link letters : HTTP
51 Disney role for Kristen Bell : ANNA
52 Loophole : OUT
53 Select with care : CULL
55 “Elf” actress Deschanel : ZOOEY
57 Rapper MC __ : REN
58 “Better Call __”: AMC drama : SAUL
60 “I smell trouble” : OH NO
61 Goes “vroom” : REVS
62 TV pilots that soar? : OUTSTANDING DEBUTS
67 “The Five Second Rule,” e.g. : MYTH
68 Fullness of flavor : BODY
69 Dorm unit : ROOM
70 Balancing pro : CPA
73 Exceptional : SUPER
75 Cow house : BARN
76 Calico coat : FUR
77 Not single-sex : COED
78 “Language!” elicitor : CUSS
79 Insurance market reform law, initially : ACA
81 Like the birthday money from Grandma to a responsible kid? : SAVINGS BOUND
85 “Ready when you __!” : ARE
86 Is too sweet : CLOYS
88 Sumi-e medium : INK
89 Takes in : LEARNS
90 Soul singer Hutson : LEROY
92 Blotchy : MOTTLED
95 Journeys home? : MALL
96 Nice vengeful spirits? : FRENCH FURIES
98 Monty Python’s “The __ of Silly Walks” : MINISTRY
102 Team race : RELAY
103 “How bizarre” : ODD
104 Glue : PASTE
105 Break ground? : HOE
106 Cream container : CARTON
108 Discussion board with topics like “How to get back to your home planet”? : ALIEN-LIFE FORUM
111 Wilts : DROOPS
112 The Guardians of the MLB, on scoreboards : CLE
113 Sturdy : SOLID
114 Glam gala : FETE
115 Preserves, as beef : CORNS
116 Slow start? : ESS
117 Skin concern : CYST
118 Many a new driver : TEEN
DOWN
1 Scoped out for a heist : CASED
2 Budget rival : ALAMO
3 Fruit served with prosciutto : MELON
4 Brutus Buckeye’s sch. : OSU
5 TikTok uploads : VIDEOS
6 Roaring Fork River city : ASPEN
7 Ooze : SEEP
8 Bullpen stat : ERA
9 Tasting menu unit : COURSE
10 “This is an __!” : OUTRAGE
11 Put down : DIS
12 Aid in obtaining a Passport? : CAR LOAN
13 Soffritto ingredient : ONIONS
14 Oscar, for one : STATUETTE
15 All eleven of “Ocean’s Eleven” : MEN
16 British singer Rita : ORA
18 Actress McCarthy : MELISSA
20 Like worn-out tires : BALD
22 Noisy weather event, briefly : T-STORM
23 Hands-up time : NOON
28 Respond in an improv class : AD-LIB
30 Amazon Echo assistant : ALEXA
31 Academic VIP : DEAN
32 __ spray : NASAL
33 Delicious : TASTY
34 “Enough!” : STOP!
36 Burlesque bit : SKIT
38 Not even close : AFAR
39 Road division : LANE
40 “Beats me” : DUNNO
41 Only NFL coach with a perfect season : SHULA
43 Garden structure : GAZEBO
46 Well-mannered : COUTH
47 Egg-laying mammal : ECHIDNA
48 Like a beach-friendly day : SUNNY
50 Podcast presenter : HOST
54 Roleo surface : LOG
56 Egg cell : OVUM
58 Eye sore : STYE
59 Celestial : ASTRAL
60 Stenches : ODORS
61 Result of a corp. audit, perhaps : REORG
63 Diamond experts : UMPS
64 Org. that pits Grizzlies against Pelicans : NBA
65 “__ on You”: Luke Bryan hit : DRUNK
66 Use a Brillo pad, say : SCOUR
71 Ivy in Philly : PENN
72 Puts into the mix : ADDS
73 More reliable : SURER
74 Problem not caused by the computer : USER ERROR
75 Catfish habitat : BAYOU
76 Discover : FIND
77 Fire-walking materials : COALS
78 Soleus muscle location : CALF
80 Like jammies : COMFY
82 Strives (for) : VIES
83 Not on the level : SLANTED
84 Conviction : BELIEF
86 One-eyed monster : CYCLOPS
87 Goes for a walk : STROLLS
91 Pickup capacity : ONE TON
93 Straightens (up) : TIDIES
94 Journo’s article opening : LEDE
95 Fish out of water : MISFIT
97 Composer Zimmer : HANS
98 Sends off : MAILS
99 Midafternoon : THREE
100 Waze suggestion : ROUTE
101 Red Sea country : YEMEN
104 Cunning ruse : PLOY
106 Yellow Book org. : CDC
107 Like one in a queerplatonic relationship, for short : ARO
108 Big name in bandages : ACE
109 Foreign policy gp. : NSC
110 Many a time, in verse : OFT
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