Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday December 31st 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Flub : FUMBLE
7 Tell (on) : RAT
10 Barbershop service : SHAVE
15 Santa __: home of the Charles M. Schulz Museum : ROSA
19 Without principles : AMORAL
20 Word with devil or dog : SLY
21 Patio stone : PAVER
22 Extremely bad : EVIL
23 *Symptom of isolation, perhaps : CABIN FEVER
25 Oahu’s __ Stadium : ALOHA
26 Actress Rowlands : GENA
27 French novelist Zola : EMILE
28 *Leave the nest : SPREAD ONE’S WINGS
31 Cash collector : TILL
32 Yearbook superlative : MOST
33 Distillery tub : VAT
34 “What was I __ to do?” : MEANT
35 Looking for, in ads : ISO
37 Jackal cousin : COYOTE
39 Bring up : RAISE
42 Contrail makeup : VAPOR
44 Shape of the three-point line : ARC
45 Illustrator’s tools : PENS
47 Recipient of a classic shout-out : MOM
48 *No. 1 Katy Perry album featuring the No. 1 song “Firework” : TEENAGE DREAM
52 Fender bender : ACCIDENT
55 Itty-bitty kitties : RUNTS
56 *Oscar-winning role for Rami Malek : FREDDIE MERCURY
58 Cup holder spot, perhaps : ARM
59 Demeanor : MIEN
61 Prov. that borders all but one of the Great Lakes : ONT
62 Scrutinize : EYE
63 No longer consequential : MOOT
65 Yearbook gp. : FROSH
68 Busch Gardens city : TAMPA
71 Brief quarrel : TIFF
75 “Let’s __!” : EAT
77 Gomez’s hairy cousin : ITT
79 Soothing YouTube genre, for short : ASMR
81 “You think I did that!?” : MOI
82 *One of Sheriff Woody’s catchphrases in “Toy Story” : REACH FOR THE SKY
88 Accompanist? : USHER
90 Mark on a garage floor : OIL STAIN
91 *Concurrence of many negative possibilities : PERFECT STORM
93 Rd. with a no. : RTE
94 Very, in Biarritz : TRES
96 “__-hoo!” : WOO
97 Try to swat : HIT AT
98 Supports on Kickstarter, say : BACKS
101 Taco truck dips : SALSAS
103 “Gangnam Style” rapper : PSY
104 “The Secret History” writer Donna : TARTT
106 Smallish batteries : AAS
107 Degrees for corp. execs : MBAS
110 Cake layer : TIER
114 *Lorraine Hansberry play whose title comes from a Langston Hughes poem : A RAISIN IN THE SUN
118 Food processor’s output : PUREE
119 Burgles : ROBS
120 Papa : DADDY
121 Championship series where fans hope to find the ends of the answers to the starred clues? : WNBA FINALS
123 Fit : ABLE
124 Fireplace hazard : EMBER
125 Flow back : EBB
126 Early online forum : USENET
127 Brewed beverage : BEER
128 Prophets : SEERS
129 Early broadcasting co. : RCA
130 Low points : NADIRS
DOWN
1 Diamond side : FACET
2 Parmesan quality : UMAMI
3 Gas giant? : MOBIL
4 Diamond cut : BRILLIANT
5 Track assignment : LANE
6 Beauty brand whose name stands for three body parts : ELF
7 Sends regrets, perhaps : RSVPS
8 Heads-up : ALERT
9 Spare in a boot : TYRE
10 “Me time” option : SPA DAY
11 Low-calorie ice cream brand : HALO TOP
12 Maker of Skin So Soft products : AVON
13 Fervor : VEHEMENCE
14 Delete : ERASE
15 “Fidelity” pop artist Spektor : REGINA
16 Kitchen beeper : OVEN TIMER
17 Snitch : SING
18 Woeful sigh : ALAS
24 Spanish “that” : ESO
29 Green smoothie ingredient, perhaps : AVOCADO
30 Simple card game : WAR
32 Synthesizer pioneer : MOOG
36 Involuntary jerk : SPASM
37 Rep : CRED
38 Group seen seven times in this puzzle : TEAM
40 JumboTron maker : SONY
41 First responder, briefly : EMT
42 Cash app : VENMO
43 Send to a specialist : REFER
44 “Blessed __ … ” : ARE
46 Say “aaahh!” : SCREAM
48 Disneyland ride : TRAM
49 Malta money : EURO
50 James Bond’s first movie foe : DR NO
51 Pristine, as a baseball card : MINT
53 Like some roads in January : ICY
54 Pair’s performance : DUET
57 “on ur way?” : ETA
60 “Or perhaps less” : IF THAT
64 Brewed beverages : TEAS
66 Chivalrous title : SIR
67 URL starter : HTTP
69 Fashion : MAKE
70 “Kidding!” : PSYCH
72 “Turn on the AC!” : I’M HOT
73 Author Jonathan Safran __ : FOER
74 Like some mattresses : FIRM
76 Fake it : ACT
78 Dirty laundry destination : THE WASH
80 Oxidizes : RUSTS
82 Pop singer Ora : RITA
83 Fit for a seat? : ELECTABLE
84 Birth certificate entry : FIRST NAME
85 Top classification : ONE-A
86 Bow-wielding god : EROS
87 Hub near Marin Co. : SFO
89 “Don’t touch that dial” : STAY TUNED
90 Round figure? : ORB
92 Gratuities : TIPS
95 Dirt, so to speak : SLANDER
99 Crusty roll : KAISER
100 Yearbook gp. : SRS
102 Mythical forest flutists : SATYRS
105 Surfer’s concerns : TIDES
107 “Morning Joe” network : MSNBC
108 NASCAR racer Wallace : BUBBA
109 107-Down anchor Cabrera : ANA
111 Afghani neighbor : IRANI
112 Conger hunter : EELER
113 Musical breaks : RESTS
114 Like many North Africans : ARAB
115 Judicial garb : ROBE
116 “__ happy to!” : I’D BE
117 Spout sporter : EWER
118 City with an iconic tower : PISA
122 Lots of laughs : FUN
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