Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday October 22nd, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “That’s sorta funny” : HEH
4 Oscar-nominated biopic about a Supreme Court justice : RBG
7 Pampered pet’s destination : CAT SPA
13 “If I Were __ Man” : A RICH
18 Good Grips brand : OXO
19 In the way of : A LA
20 Eyepieces : OCULARS
22 Soprano Fleming : RENEE
23 Choking hazard warning label : NOT A TOY
25 Like some car engines : REBUILT
26 Disciple of Haile Selassie, informally : RASTA
27 *Coral Sea structure : GREAT BARRIER REEF
30 Fawning parents? : DEER
31 Roland Garros playing surface : CLAY
32 “Far out!” : NEAT
33 Shows of soft power? : NERF WARS
35 Battleship response : MISS
36 Webpage standard : HTML
37 Delight : JOY
40 Pushover : DOORMAT
41 Quick __ wink : AS A
42 Tribeca neighbor : SOHO
43 Names on a fundraiser’s call list : ALUMS
45 Customizable Wii Sports avatar : MII
46 *Place to chill on the train? : REFRIGERATOR CAR
50 Wander off : STRAY
54 Property transfer need : DEED
55 Word on a whiskey bottle : MALT
56 Stadium visitors : AWAY TEAMS
58 DDE rival : AES
60 __ Xtra: soda brand : PIBB
63 Pan Am rival : TWA
64 Track legend Zátopek : EMIL
65 *Long-running comic strip about the Patterson family : FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
71 First name in game shows : MERV
72 Old Prizm maker : GEO
73 Actor Morales : ESAI
74 South, south of the Rio Grande : SUR
75 Liz of fashion : CLAIBORNE
78 Vegetables in fried rice : PEAS
81 Peal : TOLL
84 Fifth cen. pope : ST LEO
85 *Naval vessel known as a “flattop” : AIRCRAFT CARRIER
90 Org. with lots of “Raw” footage : WWE
92 Wrote 36-Across, say : CODED
93 Threesome : TRIO
94 Fannie or Sallie follower : MAE
95 Salt spray : SEA MIST
99 Gas additive brand : STP
100 Luge, e.g. : SLED
101 Ctrl+C action : COPY
102 Belle & Sebastian genre : INDIE POP
104 Hearty bowlful : STEW
105 Blue Pixar fish : DORY
106 Red or Card : NL’ER
107 *Dog breed that weighs no more than seven pounds : YORKSHIRE TERRIER
113 Iraq port city : BASRA
115 “You had your chance!” : TOO LATE
116 Centrum alternative : ONE A DAY
117 One who plays a part : ACTOR
118 To the extent that : SO FAR AS
119 Adobe file format : PDF
120 New __: cap brand : ERA
121 Caterpillar rival : DEERE
122 Fins, or when parsed differently, a feature of the answers to the starred clues : FIVERS or FIVE Rs
123 Retired boomer : SST
124 1040 fig. : SSN
DOWN
1 __ Kong : HONG
2 Lifted one’s spirits? : EXORCISED
3 Traveler’s storage spot : HOTEL SAFE
4 Well-worn : RATTY
5 Amorphous mass : BLOB
6 Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way,” for one : GAY ANTHEM
7 Round up : CORRAL
8 Nail the midterm : ACE IT
9 Mascara container : TUBE
10 Curved line, in musical notation : SLUR
11 Twosome : PAIR
12 “King of the Hill” town : ARLEN
13 Pt. of ETA : ARR
14 *Cause of some memory problems : READ/WRITE ERROR
15 Jeans measure : INSEAM
16 Part of etc. : CETERA
17 San Simeon castle builder : HEARST
21 Mount : STEED
24 Duracell options : AAAS
28 Suckerfish : REMORA
29 Gift tag field : FROM
34 Pass off (on) : FOIST
35 Tarnish : MAR
36 Biker’s wheels : HOG
37 “The Back-up Plan” actress, familiarly : JLO
38 Sharing word : OUR
39 Org. with a community pool : YMCA
42 Record half : SIDE-B
43 Wear : ATTIRE
44 Handled : SAW TO
47 *Need for a comprehensive background check? : REAR-VIEW MIRROR
48 Suisse peak : ALPE
49 Playful growl : RAWR
51 Hits hard : RAMS
52 French friend : AMIE
53 Couture initials : YSL
57 Veers port or starboard : YAWS
59 Bell-shaped lily : SEGO
61 Sox from Mass. : BOS
62 Cup insert : BRA PAD
65 Experienced : FELT
66 __ hygiene : ORAL
67 Portable drive capacity prefix : TERA-
68 Restorative : TONIC
69 Medieval land : FIEF
70 Closing music : OUTRO
71 Roast hosts, briefly : MCS
76 “Young Americans” singer David : BOWIE
77 Son of Ares and Aphrodite : EROS
79 Prime minister before and after Churchill : ATTLEE
80 Some bottle caps : SCREW-TOPS
82 Stretches out? : LIMO RIDES
83 2024 and 2028 : LEAP YEARS
86 ORD summer hrs. : CDT
87 Weight room unit : REP
88 Help : AID
89 Del __ Books: sci-fi publisher : REY
91 2023 award for Lionel Messi : ESPY
95 Mythical mariner : SINBAD
96 Twist together : ENLACE
97 “__ Fideles” : ADESTE
98 Horn sounds : TOOTS
100 Emotional strain : STRESS
101 Former “Iron Chef America” chef Cat __ : CORA
103 Word on a whiskey bottle : PROOF
104 Instrument in the tanbur family : SITAR
105 P&G detergent brand : DREFT
108 Former U.N. chief Annan : KOFI
109 Macedonian or Montenegrin : SLAV
110 Aesop character : HARE
111 Winds down : ENDS
112 Meg of “You’ve Got Mail” : RYAN
114 “__ you sure?” : ARE
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