Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday March 24th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Capital known as “The City of Trees” : BOISE
6 HS course for a future poli-sci major : AP GOV
11 “How silly of me!” : D’OH
14 Cook brisket, perhaps : SMOKE
19 Capital known as “The City of Stairs” : AMMAN
20 Quinceañera accessory : TIARA
21 Singer profiled in the 2022 Netflix documentary “Halftime,” familiarly : J.LO
22 Ancient manuscript : CODEX
23 Friends in Low Places? : DEEP-SEA TRENCHES
26 Outkast rapper __ 3000 : ANDRE
27 Org. whose logo features crossed clubs : PGA
28 Oct. 24 observance : UN DAY
29 Chemical in bagel-making : LYE
30 Cream-filled pastries : ECLAIRS
32 Way off : RANCID
34 Some truffle hunters : BOARS
36 Colorado State’s sports team : RAMS
37 Jellicle Ball attendee : CAT
38 Dust in the Wind? : SOPRANO CLARINET
44 Love, in Verona : AMORE
46 Walking tall : PROUD
47 Half-inning trio : OUTS
48 Can opener : TAB
49 Pixar swimmer : NEMO
50 Lacking proper punctuation, perhaps : RUN-ON
51 Delight : AMUSE
53 School member : FISH
54 Party in the U.S.A.? : THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
58 “Am __ blame?” : I TO
59 Presto, musically : FAST
60 20s dispensers : ATMS
61 Capitol Hill fig. : POL
62 Amsterdam waterway : CANAL
64 “Just watch me!” : CAN SO
66 [Crying emoji] : I’M SAD
70 Video art pioneer __ June Paik : NAM
72 Licensed transport : TAXI
73 Train, as a boxer : SPAR
76 Hilton-owned hotel chain : TRU
77 Dancing in the Street? : SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD
83 Basic ballet move : PLIE
84 Antibiotic units : DOSES
85 “__ Kai”: Netflix series : COBRA
86 Central Plains tribe : OTOE
87 Organ with a hammer : EAR
88 Foie __ : GRAS
89 Ticket prices? : FINES
90 Tons and tons : SLEWS
91 Crazy in Love? : ABSOLUTELY ADORE
95 DOJ agency : ATF
96 Bench press targets, for short : TRIS
97 College administrators : DEANS
98 High-end hair dryers : DYSONS
101 Flatbread served with dal : PARATHA
104 Projectile’s path : ARC
105 Beach balls? : LUAUS
108 Noisy fight : ROW
109 Vessel implant : STENT
110 Down in the Boondocks? : MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
114 Play place? : STAGE
115 To’s opposite : FRO
116 Model/actress Kate : UPTON
117 “__ mañana” : HASTA
118 Less spicy, in a way : TAMER
119 Bros : MEN
120 __ profundo: low voice : BASSO
121 Oyster cracker? : OTTER
DOWN
1 Unflattering media coverage, briefly : BAD PR
2 Rolex competitor : OMEGA
3 “Seriously!?” : I MEAN COME ON
4 Maple syrup base : SAP
5 Like a hotel bathroom, often : EN SUITE
6 Teeny bit : A TAD
7 Gyro wrapper : PITA
8 “Slow Horses” actor Oldman : GARY
9 Deposit for processing : ORE
10 Unit for soccer practice carpool, say : VANLOAD
11 Video game with a turntable-shaped controller : DJ HERO
12 Copa América cry : OLE
13 Slip ‘N Slide need : HOSE
14 Quantities such as mass and time : SCALARS
15 Address for Hercule Poirot : MON AMI
16 “Weird, right?” : ODD ISN’T IT
17 Steve with nine NBA titles as a player and coach : KERR
18 Old flames : EXES
24 Finish : END
25 The “C” of the CMYK color model : CYAN
31 Prepare to move, as artwork : CRATE UP
33 Christmas tune : CAROL
34 Pop star Mars : BRUNO
35 Scrubs : SCOURS
38 Root veggies : SPUDS
39 ” … then again, we could try something else” : OR NOT
40 [It’s gone!] : POOF
41 Ardent desire : LUST
42 “No sweat!” : EASY
43 “Truthfully,” in a text : TBH
44 Shenanigan : ANTIC
45 Conductor Zubin : MEHTA
50 Genetic letters : RNA
51 Many NYC addresses : APTS
52 Tibetan dumpling : MOMO
53 Festival entry : FILM
55 Major key of Chopin’s “Heroic” Polonaise : A-FLAT
56 Spreading fear : PANIC
57 Bête __ : NOIRE
63 “The Favourite” queen : ANNE
64 Candy __ : CANE
65 Graph line : AXIS
67 Minnesota’s Paul Bunyan, for one : STATE FOREST
68 Item in a quiver : ARROW
69 Bros : DUDES
71 Wild hurry : MAD RUSH
72 Threw out : TOSSED
73 Serious : SOBER
74 Coach purchase, perhaps : PURSE
75 __ plancha: Spanish cooking method : A LA
77 Concrete piece : SLAB
78 Classic travel trailer : AIRSTREAM
79 Castle defense : MOAT
80 Sour compounds : ACIDS
81 One-named Irish singer : BONO
82 Power base? : VOLTS
83 Test subject for Gregor Mendel : PEA
88 Nail polish enhancer : GLITTER
89 Devotees : FAN CLUB
90 “Oh, really?” : SAYS WHO
92 Mandarin, e.g. : ORANGE
93 “I’ll follow you” : LEAD ON
94 Patio spot : YARD
98 Green owl in a popular language app : DUO
99 El __: America, in Mexico : NORTE
100 Necessitate a bleep : SWEAR
101 Soft “Over here!” : PSST
102 “__ boy!” : ATTA
103 Radio toggle : AM/FM
105 Oodles : LOTS
106 Sci-fi craft : UFOS
107 Latin dating word : ANNO
111 Anger : IRE
112 AirNow.gov partner : EPA
113 Prominent part of a beefeater’s uniform : HAT
We solved the puzzle, but I don’t understand what the circled letters stand for?