Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday November 19th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Word with corn or matzo : MEAL
5 Fill-in at an office : TEMP
9 Truly hopeless : ABJECT
15 Org. with badges : BSA
18 Director Preminger : OTTO
19 Thrown in : EXTRA
21 “Clever you” : TOUCHE
22 Each and every : ALL
23 Tip from a history teacher about how to study WWII? : CHOOSE ONE’S BATTLES
26 __ card: smartphone need : SIM
27 Intimate : HINT AT
28 Went fast : SPED
29 Radio City Music Hall style : ART DECO
31 Unreturned tennis serve : ACE
32 Grover’s predecessor : CHESTER
35 __ the pot : STIR
37 “On a … ” poems : ODES
38 Tip from an English teacher about the editing process? : MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT
42 “__ there, done that” : BEEN
44 Rapper Dr. __ : DRE
45 Dines : SUPS
46 3-Down novelist McEwan : IAN
47 Desilu co-founder : ARNAZ
49 Actress Ward : SELA
52 Observed Ramadan, say : FASTED
55 Question of identity : WHO
58 Make a difference : MATTER
60 Tip from a gym teacher about how to win at tug-of-war? : PULL IT TOGETHER
63 Get more out of : RECYCLE
65 Nonprofit URL ender : ORG
66 Make money : EARN
67 Tiny organism : MICROBE
71 Atlanta pitcher Kirby : YATES
74 Sandal feature : OPEN TOE
76 Botanical balm : ALOE
77 Hosp. areas : ORS
79 Charlie Parker’s instrument : ALTO SAX
81 Tip from an astronomy teacher about how to set up telescopes? : AIM FOR THE STARS
85 Some flower girl candidates : NIECES
90 “Stay With Me” singer Smith : SAM
91 Invisible : UNSEEN
92 Great flood protagonist : NOAH
94 Baseball deal : TRADE
95 Western treaty gp. : OAS
97 Stuck in __ : A RUT
99 MMA calls : KOS
101 Big-screen format : IMAX
102 Tip from an accounting teacher about calculating profits and losses? : FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE
109 Pie crust ingredient : LARD
110 “Anything __?” : ELSE
111 Prepare for a comeback tour : REUNITE
112 Reproductive cells : OVA
115 Google oneself, perhaps : EGOSURF
117 Downright nasty : MEAN
118 Caged copycat : PARROT
120 Successful show letters : SRO
121 Tip from a math teacher about working with squares and cubes? : REMEMBER YOUR ROOTS
126 Shorten, as a skirt : HEM
127 Venezia’s land : ITALIA
128 Skin soother : SALVE
129 Sheltered from the wind : ALEE
130 Thumbs-up : YES
131 Former Seattle team, familiarly : SONICS
132 Tide type : NEAP
133 Colorado’s __ Verde National Park : MESA
DOWN
1 Chocolaty coffee : MOCHA
2 Moral code : ETHIC
3 Booker Prize-shortlisted novel made into a film starring Keira Knightley : ATONEMENT
4 Booty : LOOT
5 Grew molars, say : TEETHED
6 Prefix with thermic : EXO-
7 Any of the Rockies: Abbr. : MTN
8 Magic word : PRESTO
9 Little bit : A TAD
10 Droid : BOT
11 Stick (out) : JUT
12 Log-shaped pastry : ECLAIR
13 Shirley Temple garnish : CHERRY
14 Acid __ : TEST
15 Question of evidence : BASED ON WHAT
16 Deli device : SLICER
17 Just about : ALMOST
20 Colorado ski spot : ASPEN
24 Burlap bag : SACK
25 Arctic hazards : BERGS
30 Qatar’s capital : DOHA
33 Hearing things : EARS
34 Struggling to stay awake : SLEEPY
35 Apostle of Ireland, for short : ST PAT
36 Throw at : TOSS TO
39 Med school subj. : ANAT
40 Islamic mystic : SUFI
41 Fries or slaw : SIDE
42 “Kapow!” : BAM
43 Notable period : ERA
48 Zip : ZERO
50 Girl who cannot be trusted to hold the football for Charlie Brown : LUCY
51 Pasta __ Norma : ALLA
53 Pamplona bulls : TOROS
54 Omelet skillet : EGG PAN
56 Supersized sandwich : HERO
57 Normandy river : ORNE
59 Energized anew : REBORN
61 Unleash upon : LET AT
62 Number of Grammy Awards won by Dolly Parton : TEN
64 Classic mint brand : CERTS
67 Bleating sounds : MAAS
68 Pelvic bones : ILIA
69 Dorm areas for hanging out : COMMON ROOMS
70 NBA official : REF
72 Dynamism : ELAN
73 H-Town pro : ‘STRO
75 Parkway sign : EXIT
78 Wool clippers : SHEARS
80 Resident of Japan’s third largest city : OSAKAN
82 Unseat : OUST
83 Spooky : EERIE
84 Comfy and cozy : SNUG
86 Prince in “The Little Mermaid” : ERIC
87 Small part for a big name, often : CAMEO ROLE
88 Writer LeShan : EDA
89 Census datum : SEX
93 Hindu spring festival : HOLI
96 Goes on to say : ADDS
98 Number of Powerpuff Girls : THREE
100 Course for college-bound HS students : SAT PREP
102 Plump : FLESHY
103 “Amen to that!” : I AGREE
104 Contract adverb : HERETO
105 “The Nightmare Before Christmas” composer Danny : ELFMAN
106 Doesn’t use scissors : TEARS
107 Legendary Paul : BUNYAN
108 Close by : NEAR
113 Casts a ballot : VOTES
114 On a cruise : AT SEA
116 “Exodus” novelist Leon : URIS
117 Many execs : MBAS
119 Travel without a destination : ROAM
122 Pharmaceutical giant __ Lilly : ELI
123 MC’s need : MIC
124 World Cup cheer : OLE
125 Cavaliers sch. : UVA
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