Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday March 3rd 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Sorrowful sigh : ALAS
5 Crude cartel since 1960 : OPEC
9 Blue, in Barcelona : AZUL
13 Shady plot : ARBOR
18 Actress Sorvino : MIRA
19 City in Victor Hugo novels : PARIS
21 “Catch ya later!” : CIAO
22 Jazz singer Cleo : LAINE
23 Club for music majors? : INSTRUMENT PANEL
26 Agent concerned with spots : AD REP
27 Heredity units : GENES
28 Causing shudders, maybe : EERIE
29 Key holder, often : JANITOR
31 Was successful in : WON AT
32 YouTube alternative : VIMEO
34 Stage name intro : AKA
35 “How tragic” : OH NO
36 Club for geology majors? : HEAVY METAL BAND
40 Still in the sack : ABED
42 Monogram on some high-end handbags : YSL
43 Many corny jokes : PUNS
44 Go on the lam : BOLT
46 Biblical name of ancient Syria : ARAM
48 “__ Christ Superstar” : JESUS
49 Makes a connection : TIES IN
51 Howled loudly : BAYED
53 Wasatch Mountains ski town : ALTA
56 Club for astronomy majors? : HEAVENLY BODY
59 Standard : PAR
60 Standards : NORMS
62 __ jockey : DISC
63 Rough guess : STAB
64 Vague quantity : ANY
65 Like extreme measures : DRASTIC
68 Reebok rival : ASICS
71 New citizen, perhaps : EMIGREE
73 NFL flag thrower : REF
74 Dull pain : ACHE
76 Treat 74-Acrosses, maybe : SOAK
78 Wee : BITSY
79 Christmas helper : ELF
80 Club for paleontology majors? : SKELETON CREW
85 Storage unit : BYTE
86 __ station : WEIGH
88 Music industry drama series starring Taraji P. Henson : EMPIRE
89 NAACP __ Awards : IMAGE
91 Cold, slushy treat : ICEE
92 Nemo’s home : REEF
93 Mystery writer Paretsky : SARA
94 Victoria’s Secret purchase : BRA
97 Haggler’s concern : COST
99 Club for philosophy majors? : REFLECTING POOL
104 Middle Eastern title : EMIR
106 Short greetings : HIS
108 How tempura is fried : IN OIL
109 Scrooge visitor : GHOST
110 Come really close to : VERGE ON
112 African language family : BANTU
114 Square : PLAZA
115 Spanish folk hero : EL CID
116 Club for botany majors? : FLOWER GATHERING
121 Pass along : RELAY
122 British aristocrat : EARL
123 Changed direction, nautically : YAWED
124 Uber Eats display : MENU
125 Many first-time voters : TEENS
126 Some bourbons : RYES
127 Cincinnati ballclub : REDS
128 Chariot-riding god : ARES
DOWN
1 “Who __ to judge?” : AM I
2 Legalese and computerese : LINGOES
3 Longtime Tottenham football rival : ARSENAL
4 GPS tech : SAT NAV
5 Bloom County penguin : OPUS
6 “I Said a Prayer” singer Tillis : PAM
7 Browning’s before : ERE
8 Show place : CINEMA
9 Smoothie berry : ACAI
10 Online pub : ZINE
11 Abu Dhabi’s fed. : UAE
12 Texter’s “I didn’t mean that :)” : LOL JK
13 Rickman of “Die Hard” : ALAN
14 Time of Roosevelt’s fireside chats : RADIO ERA
15 Club for genealogy majors? : BIRTHDAY PARTY
16 Walk result, maybe : ONE ON
17 Brief copy : REPRO
20 Kind of drum or guitar : STEEL
24 Enter again : RETYPE
25 “Not my __” : PROB
30 Moody’s top bond rating : AAA
31 Question of motive : WHY
32 Wedding planner’s concern : VENUE
33 “How tragic” : IT’S SAD
34 Freestyle raps : AD-LIBS
37 “Go faster, huskies!” : MUSH
38 Genesis figure : ABEL
39 Like some neighbors : NOSY
41 Highchair wear : BABY BIB
45 Safe IRA option : T-NOTE
47 Most lowdown : MEANEST
48 Some spreads : JAMS
49 Hardy title character : TESS
50 Sharp front tooth : INCISOR
52 Systane target : DRY EYE
53 “Bizarre Foods” host Zimmern : ANDREW
54 Singing nymph of the Rhine : LORELEI
55 Club for urban planning majors? : TRAFFIC CIRCLE
57 Passing through : VIA
58 Three Gorges structure : DAM
61 Stockpiles : STASHES
66 “I’m not eating that!” : ICK
67 Merriment : CHEER
69 Baskin-Robbins treat : CONE
70 Word with ink or egg : SAC
72 Barb : GIBE
75 Sticky brand : ELMER’S
77 Governor Noem of South Dakota : KRISTI
81 Olympic sword : EPEE
82 Petty squabble : TIFF
83 Inbox buildup : EMAIL
84 Alert : WARN
87 Architectural style between 1714 and 1830 : GEORGIAN
90 Bunch of honkers : GAGGLE
94 Stronger, as mixed drinks : BOOZIER
95 Cash of country : ROSANNE
96 Ctrl-__-Del : ALT
98 Albeit, briefly : THO’
100 Dash or slash : LINE
101 Diary passage : ENTRY
102 Mountain lion : COUGAR
103 Big __: drug industry, colloquially : PHARMA
104 Tennis great Chris : EVERT
105 Fracas : MELEE
107 Conclude : INFER
111 “Grand” ice cream : EDY’S
112 Cause of some nodding : BORE
113 Shoemaker’s tools : AWLS
114 Many profs : PHDS
117 Install, as brick : LAY
118 Bedazzle : AWE
119 Sam player on “Cheers” : TED
120 “Breaking Bad” villain Fring : GUS