Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday December 10th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “Couldn’t agree more!” : AMEN
5 Tapenade, e.g. : DIP
8 Pride __ : FLAG
12 Chicago daily, familiarly : TRIB
16 Forum robe : TOGA
17 Bread with falafel : PITA
18 Princess Tiana costume topper : TIARA
19 Taiga or tundra : BIOME
20 Collage of fabric swatches, paint chips, etc. : MOOD BOARD
22 Birch kin : ALDER
23 Send payment : REMIT
24 Nearly fails Poseidon’s shop class? : BARELY MAKES A TRIDENT
27 Considerate of others : POLITE
28 Iowa State town : AMES
29 Activity in a humidified room : HOT YOGA
30 Corp. leader : CEO
31 Monopoly pair : DICE
33 Desertlike : ARID
35 “What’s the __?” : USE
36 Karaoke outing that won’t allow Aretha’s classic song? : RESPECT-LESS NIGHT
41 Twirl : SPIN
45 Some saxes : ALTOS
46 __ Eisley: spaceport in the “Star Wars” universe : MOS
47 Take to court : SUE
48 __ Island : RHODE
49 Harris, e.g., informally : VEEP
50 Shout at the slots : I WON
52 Best Original Song, e.g. : OSCAR
54 Gretzky, once : OILER
55 Blunder : ERR
56 Nursing __ : BRA
57 Time in the Peace Corps? : SERVICE ABROAD
60 Close securely : SEAL
61 High card, often : ACE
62 Skeptical expression : IS IT
63 The x- or y-axis, perhaps? : END OF QUADRANT
69 Fizz liquor : GIN
70 Weeding tool : HOE
73 Native New Zealander : MAORI
74 Numbered clubs : IRONS
75 Pound sound : WOOF
77 “The Powerpuff Girls” voice actress Strong : TARA
78 With 79-Across, entry in the periodic table’s last column : INERT
79 See 78-Across : GAS
80 Auction action : BID
81 Gets, as a job : LANDS
82 Flushed : ROSY
83 Request to an ophthalmologist on a busy afternoon? : DILATE ANOTHER DAY
88 Curling surface : ICE
90 “I Will Wait” band Mumford & __ : SONS
91 Io or Europa, for Jupiter : MOON
92 NCAA champion swimmer Thomas : LIA
93 Clipped : SHEARED
97 Hurt feelings? : PAIN
99 Pot sticker kin : WONTON
101 “Use all your strength!,” or an alternate title for this puzzle? : PUT SOME MUSCLE INTO IT
105 Problems for pipes or PR firms : LEAKS
106 Insertion mark : CARET
107 Carrot, so to speak : INCENTIVE
110 Penn pals? : IVIES
111 Locale for llamas : ANDES
112 Alum : GRAD
113 Library offering : LOAN
114 Relayed : TOLD
115 Long-standing rivalry : FEUD
116 52-Across honoree for “Fight for You” : HER
117 Fangorn Forest beings : ENTS
DOWN
1 Note dispenser : ATM
2 Low in the field : MOO
3 Bit of self-promotion? : EGO BOOSTER
4 Federer rival : NADAL
5 Talk of the town? : DIALECT
6 “Nice job!” reply : I TRY
7 Lakshmi who wrote the children’s book “Tomatoes for Neela” : PADMA
8 Enters one by one : FILES IN
9 Chaps : LADS
10 Zone : AREA
11 Brooks of country music : GARTH
12 Colorful garment that might feature a peace sign : TIE DYE SHIRT
13 Shakespeare character in the lyrics of Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” : ROMEO
14 Chatting online, for short : IM’ING
15 Bright aquarium fish : BETTA
17 Wax finish? : POETIC
18 “Any __?”: “Who’s in?” : TAKERS
19 Brolly carriers : BRITS
21 “Say Yes to the Dress” figures : BRIDES
25 Stockpile : AMASS
26 Sound defeat : ROUT
27 Mixology tool : PEELER
30 Desire : CRAVE
32 Pal of Big Bird and Julia : ELMO
34 Decathlon equipment : DISCI
37 Fizzy drink : POP
38 Ages and ages : EONS
39 Avocado dish, for short : GUAC
40 “Wish me luck!” : HERE I GO
42 Casual top : POLO
43 Brainchild : IDEA
44 Geeky type : NERD
48 Batman’s boy friend : ROBIN
50 Modern location of Nineveh : IRAQ
51 Evil doppelgänger in the Mario games : WALUIGI
52 Some apex predators : ORCAS
53 Reindeer pal of Olaf the snowman : SVEN
56 Suit well : BEFIT
58 Pocket : EARN
59 Skeptical expression : AS IF
60 “Didn’t mean to open that can of worms” : SORRY I ASKED
63 Mideast title : EMIR
64 Prefix between micro and pico : NANO
65 “Easy __ it” : DOES
66 __ Sea: former endorheic lake : ARAL
67 Rice pancakes served with sambar and chutney : DOSAS
68 Bed size : TWIN
70 L’Occitane product : HAND LOTION
71 Appoint, as a rabbi : ORDAIN
72 Undemanding class : EASY A
76 Leslie __ Jr. of “Glass Onion” : ODOM
77 Roof goo : TAR
80 Pho garnish : BASIL
81 “Imagine” singer : LENNON
83 View as : DEEM
84 Heavy favorite : TOP SEED
85 Passes, as legislation : ENACTS
86 Longtime luxury sedan : TOWN CAR
87 Partner of hollered : HOOTED
89 Irritable : CROSS
93 Share, as an appetizer : SPLIT
94 Parte de un platillo “ranchero” : HUEVO
95 Online business : E-TAIL
96 Coffee choice : DECAF
98 Whinny : NEIGH
100 Proof of ownership : TITLE
102 Thick tresses : MANE
103 Lahore language : URDU
104 Memo opener : IN RE
108 Chocolate factory tub : VAT
109 Nine Inch Nails quartet? : ENS
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