Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday January 28th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Refrigerator handle : AMANA
6 Rideshare updates, for short : ETAS
10 Pencils that are hard to sharpen : STUBS
15 In need of resupply, maybe : BARE
19 Asperity : RIGOR
20 TV producer Spencer : LARA
21 Put forward : POSIT
22 Lacking a paper trail : ORAL
23 About to explode : IRATE
24 Blondie drummer Burke : CLEM
25 Bit of support on the job? : AMEN AT WORK
27 Blues legend James : ETTA
28 Partridge family member : PHEASANT
30 Dune plants : GRASSES
31 Scottish herders, informally : SHELTIES
33 Noble gas that’s roughly 1% of the atmosphere : ARGON
35 __ gin fizz : SLOE
36 Arboreal marsupial : KOALA
37 Hypoallergenic makeup brand : ALMAY
39 Bouillon __ : CUBES
42 Leave everyone amazed? : AWE THE PEOPLE
47 Farm female : HEN
49 Glissade garb : TUTU
50 Sushi roll topper : ROE
51 Tristan and __ : ISOLDE
52 Like much of Montana : RURAL
54 Dworshak structure : DAM
55 Gets a move on : HOPS TO
57 Legal term that means “guilty mind” : MENS REA
60 Greets silently : NODS TO
62 See 58-Down : ADELINE
64 Broke off from a group : WENT SOLO
66 Supermodel Banks : TYRA
67 In-house water source? : ABODE WELL
71 From Perth to Sydney : EAST
75 Sanctimonious sort : PHARISEE
78 Southern staple : RED RICE
81 Goes after : CHASES
84 Woodstock sextet : SANTANA
88 Being : PERSON
89 Sleep cycle : REM
90 Not quite foggy : MISTY
92 Goodyear offering : RADIAL
94 “__-in-the-Mist”: novel by Hope Mirrlees : LUD
95 Purple bloom : IRIS
97 Post-dubbing title : SIR
98 Collect music publishing copyrights? : AMASS NUMBERS
101 Like 101 courses : BASIC
103 “Honest” : NO LIE
105 Light cigar : CLARO
106 Letter-shaped beam : H-BAR
108 Sealy rival : SERTA
110 County officers : SHERIFFS
113 Daughter of Cronus and Rhea : DEMETER
116 One well-versed in competition? : SLAM POET
118 Balder’s father : ODIN
119 Legislative branch that is mindful and introspective? : AWARE HOUSE
121 Bent : BIAS
122 “Middle Child” rapper : J COLE
123 “Being the Ricardos” role : DESI
124 Basilica areas : APSES
125 Almond shade : ECRU
126 “Shucks!” : OH GEE
127 Labor agcy. : OSHA
128 Vegetarian source of protein : BEANS
129 Coarse file : RASP
130 Conquers : BESTS

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1 Astrological ram : ARIES
2 Jollity : MIRTH
3 Rock collector? : AGATE KEEPER
4 Very little : NOT A LOT
5 “Blessed __ the meek” : ARE
6 Stingy sort : EL CHEAPO
7 Chronicles : TALES
8 Length x width, for a rectangle : AREA
9 Kafka protagonist : SAMSA
10 Sequin : SPANGLE
11 Snareless drum : TOM-TOM
12 Make the most of : USE
13 Google alternative : BING
14 Rating units : STARS
15 Steps aside : BOWS OUT
16 Stood up as friends? : AROSE BUDS
17 Scarce : RARE
18 Group with lodges : ELKS
26 Mineral replaced by cornstarch in most cosmetic powders : TALC
28 Adds criticism to criticism : PILES ON
29 North __ Sea: Kazakh lake : ARAL
32 Island of French Polynesia known for black-sand beaches : TAHITI
34 Language of central Mexico : NAHUATL
38 “Programs! Git __ programs here!” : YER
40 Nouveau-Mexique, par exemple : ETAT
41 Japanese wrestling : SUMO
42 Buddhist who has attained nirvana : ARHAT
43 Buzz Lightyear’s pal : WOODY
44 Shade tree : ELM
45 Laudatory poem : ODE
46 Cross product : PEN
48 Tech startup? : NANO-
52 Actress Russo : RENE
53 “hehe” : LOL
56 Smacks : SLAPS
58 With 62-Across, barbershop standard : SWEET
59 DVR button : REW
61 “All the Light We Cannot See” novelist Anthony : DOERR
63 Ring bearer, maybe : EAR
65 Camera type, briefly : SLR
68 Casual cafes : BISTROS
69 Anthem opener : O SAY
70 TV room : DEN
72 Row in Petco? : AISLE OF DOGS
73 Use elbow grease on : SCOUR
74 Cares for : TENDS
76 Alter, in a way : HEM
77 Clearance rack caveat : AS IS
79 Shoulder ornament : EPAULET
80 California beach town with a historic racetrack : DEL MAR
81 Nursery piece : CRIB
82 Daughter of Cronus and Rhea : HERA
83 Mixture for a Pennsylvania Dutch brewer? : AMISH MASH
85 Longtime Notre Dame coach Parseghian : ARA
86 “If I Ruled the World” rapper : NAS
87 Infomercials, e.g. : ADS
91 Gluttony, e.g. : SIN
93 Creeps : INCHES UP
96 Risk territory : SIBERIA
98 Close : AIRLESS
99 Self-referential : META
100 Eggy bun : BRIOCHE
102 “Tár” Oscar nominee Blanchett : CATE
104 Abate : LESSEN
107 Get-well program, briefly : REHAB
109 “Waves of grain” color : AMBER
110 Takes off : SOARS
111 Boneless cut : FILET
112 Bygone blades : SNEES
113 Carpentry slot : DADO
114 Farm females : EWES
115 Tire swing holder : ROPE
117 12-point type : PICA
120 Winner of all but three Olympic women’s basketball championships: Abbr. : USA
122 Indeed.com listing : JOB

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday January 21st 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Some small dogs : TOYS
5 Musubi wrap : NORI
9 Intel research : RECON
14 African capital where Akan is spoken : ACCRA
19 “Scram!” : SHOO
20 Germ carrier? : BRAN
21 Russian crepes : BLINI
22 Frasier’s brother : NILES
23 *”This should be just right, my furry friends”? : AS YOU CATS LIKE IT
26 Liquid-Plumr rival : DRANO
27 Origins : ROOTS
28 Fair-hiring initials : EEO
29 Indian flatbread : ROTI
31 Color that is equal parts blue and green : CYAN
32 *Peculiar pair at the office? : THE ODD COMPANY COUPLE
38 Has motivation for : CARES TO
40 Bout enders, briefly : TKOS
41 “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody” director Lemmons : KASI
42 Dwarf planet named for a goddess of discord : ERIS
43 MYOB part : OWN
45 Dam on the Nile : ASWAN
49 Escher museum site, with “The” : HAGUE
52 Sleepy pal : DOC
53 *Things that make you go hmm … ? : THE DOUBT PRODUCERS
57 Tour guide’s badge words : ASK ME
59 Baby sheep : LAMB
60 ABC News anchor David : MUIR
61 Duds : TOGS
62 Push back, in a way : RESIST
64 Reef-dwelling Pixar character : NEMO
67 “Be prepared” org. : BSA
68 New prefix : NEO-
69 *Salon pro who’s a genius with AquaNet? : THE HAIR SPRAY WIZ
75 Butterfield of “Sex Education” : ASA
78 Work on a lawn : MOW
79 Old-timey dagger : SNEE
80 Breathe Right user, maybe : SNORER
84 Mete (out) : DOLE
86 Substandard : POOR
88 Wager : RISK
91 Many Vegas lights : NEONS
92 *Lament from a Red Sox fan? : DAMN WICKED YANKEES
97 1981 cable debut : MTV
98 Teeny bit : SKOSH
99 Skating legend Sonja : HENIE
100 Hill worker? : ANT
101 Permeate : SEEP
102 “If the __ fits … ” : SHOE
104 Wild guess : STAB
107 Sneaky coward : DASTARD
109 *Eerie Midwestern downtown area? : A STRANGE CHICAGO LOOP
115 “Grease” actress Conn : DIDI
116 Sand hill : DUNE
117 “__ you for real?” : ARE
118 Hasbro game that requires quick reflexes : BOP IT
121 Make up (for) : ATONE
123 Embedded narrative, and a description of the answer to each starred clue : PLAY WITHIN A PLAY
128 Switchboard section : PANEL
129 Out : PASSE
130 Not pizzicato : ARCO
131 No. in a forecast : TEMP
132 Lock : TRESS
133 Word on a triangular sign : YIELD
134 Exemptions for top seeds : BYES
135 __ buco : OSSO

DOWN

1 Former Eurasian leader : TSAR
2 Rather : OH SO
3 Rock the baby, around the world, etc. : YO-YO TRICKS
4 Comforts : SOOTHES
5 “Night Court” TV network : NBC
6 British pop singer Rita : ORA
7 Made the grade : RATED
8 Bee or butterfly : INSECT
9 Sac fly result : RBI
10 Antlered ruminant : ELK
11 Olds of old : CIERA
12 Shallot kin : ONION
13 __ Gritty Dirt Band : NITTY
14 “Your point is?” : AND
15 Big top performance : CIRCUS ACT
16 Skeet target : CLAY PIGEON
17 Kidney-related : RENAL
18 With a single voice : AS ONE
24 Takes advantage of : USES
25 Gander : LOOK
30 “Eww!” : ICK
33 Short “And yet … ” : OTOH
34 Woodworking connector : DOWEL
35 Utah city near two national parks : MOAB
36 Soft summons : PSST
37 Lanikai Beach’s island : OAHU
38 Like some grilling planks : CEDAR
39 Got up : AROSE
44 Confidentiality doc : NDA
46 Typist’s meas. : WPM
47 Curaçao neighbor : ARUBA
48 Hard on the ears : NOISY
50 Goad : URGE
51 Canadian gas brand : ESSO
53 “Intelligence for Your Life” host John : TESH
54 Hilton competitor : OMNI
55 Some airport rides : UBERS
56 Attracts : DRAWS
58 Charles River sch. : MIT
63 Andante and adagio : TEMPI
65 Hotmail provider : MSN
66 La Scala performance : OPERA
70 Flask filler : HOOCH
71 Got up : AWOKE
72 Harness strap : REIN
73 Homey lodgings : INNS
74 “Big Little Lies” actress Kravitz : ZOE
75 Throws in : ADDS
76 Time in the tub : SOAK
77 “Nearly finished!” : ALMOST DONE
81 Orchard fruit originally from Ohio : ROME APPLES
82 “Come on in!” : ENTER
83 Answered an invite : RSVP’D
85 Puts in a Hall of Fame, say : ENSHRINES
87 Kylo of the “Star Wars” sequels : REN
89 Jamaican genre : SKA
90 Sport with bamboo swords : KENDO
93 “Hold it, horses!” : WHOA
94 Share hot goss : DISH
95 Himalayan recluse : YETI
96 Citation abbr. : ET AL
101 Degrade oneself by : STOOP TO
103 Word with year or rear : -END
105 South American palm : ACAI
106 Drink list? : BAR TAB
108 Asian noodle : SOBA
109 Get used (to) : ADAPT
110 Instrument in Hindi cinema : SITAR
111 Pet in a tank : GUPPY
112 Zhou who hosted Nixon : ENLAI
113 Stop : CEASE
114 Walt Disney Concert Hall architect Frank : GEHRY
119 Alpo rival : IAMS
120 Tit for tat, e.g. : TYPO
122 Some city trains : ELS
124 Luxury bag monogram : YSL
125 Tied the knot : WED
126 Broomball surface : ICE
127 Denials : NOS

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday January 14th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Old Route 66 city : TULSA
6 Hindu “sir” : BABU
10 Subway fare : HEROS
15 Audit asst. : CPA
18 By the seat of one’s pants, e.g. : IDIOM
19 Mil. pilot’s branch : USAF
20 Players between midfield and defense in lacrosse : ATTACK
22 Not ‘neath : O’ER
23 Sign in a stadium locker room? : DON’T TURN OFF THE FAN
26 Industrial tank : VAT
27 Cabinet dept. with a windmill on its seal : ENER
28 Eur. realm until 1806 : HRE
29 Outrage : IRE
30 Food mill substitutes : RICERS
32 Sign in a writer’s room? : AUTHORIZED STAFF ONLY
38 Bedroom piece : BUREAU
40 Trick for a treat, perhaps : SIT
41 Bank buildings? : LEVEES
42 Every bit : ALL
43 “Black” or “white” mammal that is actually gray : RHINO
46 Propped (up) : SHORED
48 Autocorrect target : TYPO
52 California’s Point __ National Seashore : REYES
54 N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy, e.g. : SAGA
56 The America’s Cup, for one : EWER
57 Bring to a near boil : SCALD
58 Sign in a therapist’s reception room? : VISITORS MUST SHOW ID
62 Oven setting : BAKE
65 Early virtual forum : USENET
66 Leisurely walk : PASEO
67 Class reunion roster word : NEE
68 Part of a vague threat : OR ELSE
70 __ shanty : SEA
72 Some backyard grills : WEBERS
74 Home watcher : UMP
75 Not quite right : AMISS
79 Brand for sensitive skin : AVEENO
83 Long ago, in the past : ERST
84 Sign at a law firm specializing in the Fifth Amendment? : NOTICE: NO ADMITTANCE
88 Beverage : DRINK
89 Otis Redding’s “__ Little Tenderness” : TRY A
90 Univ. applicant exams : SATS
91 Shark hunters : ORCAS
95 Harmonized, with “in” : SYNC
96 Starts working on : SETS TO
98 Not this second : LATER
100 Keep a stiff upper __ : LIP
101 Sysadmins, e.g. : IT PROS
103 __-fi : SCI
105 Just : MERELY
107 Sign at a cafeteria? : CAUTION: FORKLIFT AREA
113 Learn to live with : ACCEPT
114 French word common in fragrance names : EAU
115 52, in Roman numerals : LII
116 “Frozen” reindeer : SVEN
119 Vietnamese soup : PHO
120 Sign at a used bike shop? : PLEASE RECYCLE HERE
126 Geological period : EON
127 Barked sharply : YIPPED
128 Cold and clammy : DANK
129 Child of Uranus : TITAN
130 Put on : DON
131 Secures, as a package : TAPES
132 Takes responsibility for : OWNS
133 Informal “Let’s say …” : S’POSE

DOWN

1 Laundry brand : TIDE
2 Hokkaido noodle : UDON
3 In a straightforward way : LINEARLY
4 “Amen to that” : SO TRUE
5 Tsp. or tbsp. : AMT
6 Small donkey : BURRO
7 “Carl’s Date” voice actor Ed : ASNER
8 Stuffed bun : BAO
9 Gallery on the Arno : UFFIZI
10 Despised : HATED
11 Biblical suffix : -ETH
12 ETA determiner : RTE
13 Clod : OAF
14 Gobbled (down) : SCARFED
15 Cast party? : COVEN
16 Oyster bead : PEARL
17 Like some Pinterest boards : ARTSY
21 Hibachi chef’s need : KNIFE
24 “Yup” : UH-HUH
25 Worries : FRETS
31 Sam’s Club competitor : COSTCO
33 Anklebones : TARSI
34 Shape with equal angles : ISOGON
35 Ease off the gas : SLOW UP
36 Saint of Ávila : TERESA
37 Avoids : AVERTS
38 Trivia night setting : BAR
39 Diminutive suffix : -ULE
44 Goddess whose tears cause the Nile to rise : ISIS
45 Corddry of “For All Mankind” : NATE
47 Cutting edge of fashion? : HEM
49 Full bore? : YAWNER
50 Wire-bending hand tool : PLIERS
51 Most bizarre : ODDEST
53 Stunt legend Knievel : EVEL
55 Aphrodite’s consort : ARES
57 Clog or wedge : SHOE
59 “What’re you gonna do about it?” : SUE ME
60 Pressure cooker release : STEAM
61 Stitch to : SEW ON
62 Moves like a kangaroo : BOUNDS
63 Weapons center : ARMORY
64 Didn’t edit out : KEPT IN
69 Bag for a field day race : SACK
71 Thrifty rival : AVIS
73 Lagerita ingredient : BEER
76 Summer worker, perhaps : INTERN
77 More or less : SORT OF
78 Believes, vocally : SAYS SO
80 Inclusive Latin term : ET ALII
81 “Tell Mama” singer James : ETTA
82 Condé __ : NAST
85 Stir up : INCITE
86 Not “dis” : DAT
87 Apple tool : CORER
92 Embrace : CLEAVE TO
93 Have a bug : AIL
94 Have a bug? : SPY
96 Under a Super Trouper, e.g. : SPOTLIT
97 Humanitarian Schindler : OSKAR
99 Yahoo! service : EMAIL
102 __-toe : TIPPY
104 British name for a game with suspects : CLUEDO
106 Send again : RESHIP
107 Like many superheroes : CAPED
108 Tickled nose noise : ACHOO
109 2023 NCAA men’s basketball champs : UCONN
110 Stock for oboists : REEDS
111 “Gone Girl” author Gillian : FLYNN
112 Woodland pests : TICKS
117 Periods of time : ERAS
118 State bird of Hawaii : NENE
121 Clean air org. : EPA
122 iPad download : APP
123 “Told you!” : SEE
124 Crow sound : CAW
125 “Arrival” arrivals : ETS

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday January 7th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Totally wiped : BEAT
5 College Board exam for jrs. : PSAT
9 Fondant colorer : DYE
12 Dream big : ASPIRE
18 Roman aqueduct section : ARCH
19 Active volcano on Sicily : ETNA
20 Timely benefit : BOON
21 Bedouin, e.g. : ROAMER
22 HTTP 504: Knight fails to return to castle before portcullis closes for curfew : GATEWAY TIMEOUT
25 Soft cotton fabric : MUSLIN
26 Literary comparisons : SIMILES
27 Organs that affect balance : EARS
28 Boutonniere counterpart : CORSAGE
29 Bed cover : DUVET
30 “Turn up the heat!” : BRR
31 Fade, say : WEAR
33 Triangles on a map, typically: Abbr. : MTNS
34 Flower in some O’Keeffe paintings : IRIS
35 HTTP 403: Knight not approved to embark on second search for the Holy Grail : FORBIDDEN REQUEST
40 Snap veggies : PEAS
41 Sign into law : ENACT
42 Push notifications : E-ALERTS
43 DOJ staffers : ATTYS
45 Ryan of “Star Trek: Picard” : JERI
46 Puglia lang. : ITAL
49 HTTP 419: Knight’s squire’s apprenticeship no longer in force : PAGE EXPIRED
53 Gets fit : SHAPES UP
57 Routine material : JOKES
58 Store securely : STOW
59 Blues label based in Memphis : STAX
60 Icy layer : RIME
61 “Pressure” singer Lennox : ARI
62 Tennis unit : SET
65 Some fossils : TEETH
67 Citi player : MET
69 16th POTUS : ABE
70 Baby carrier : WOMB
72 Spindly : BONY
74 Villain’s hideaway : LAIR
76 “The Sparks Brothers” director Wright : EDGAR
78 Commuters’ region : SUBURBIA
80 HTTP 500: Knight fails to tip waitstaff at banquet : SERVER ERROR
83 Meh : SO-SO
84 Lump of soil : CLOD
86 Finnish tech giant : NOKIA
87 Lowered a lot, as prices : SLASHED
90 New cadet : PLEBE
92 Rowdy crowds : MOBS
96 HTTP 405: Knight illegally aims for opponent’s head during joust : METHOD NOT ALLOWED
100 French friend : AMIE
101 Fairy tale meanie : OGRE
102 White peg in Battleship : MISS
103 Car port? : AUX
104 Waterfall on a doughnut production line : GLAZE
105 Fuel mining site : COALPIT
107 Angry speech : RANT
109 Toyota sedan : COROLLA
112 Suggest : HINT AT
113 Medieval protocol for knights, or an alternate title for this puzzle? : CODE OF CHIVALRY
116 Rise : ASCENT
117 “Sadly … ” : ALAS
118 Spark interest? : LEND
119 For a __ pittance : MERE
120 Hi-fi system : STEREO
121 Civil rights initialism : BLM
122 Brouhahas : ADOS
123 115-Down votes : AYES

DOWN

1 Sack : BAG
2 Error remnant : ERASURE
3 Probiotic yogurt brand : ACTIVIA
4 Rap anthem by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five : THE MESSAGE
5 Ring out : PEAL
6 Warm compress target, maybe : STYE
7 Termite eaters : ANTS
8 Mai __: cocktail : TAI
9 “Monsters, Inc.” factory product : DOOR
10 “Pinkie promise?” : YOU SWEAR
11 Isengard attacker : ENT
12 Weapons expert : ARMORER
13 Sweet and __ : SOUR
14 Make the grade : PASS MUSTER
15 “Better get a move on!” : I’M LATE
16 Royal tenures : REIGNS
17 “Ready Player One” author Cline : ERNEST
20 Santa costume need : BEARD
23 Sharp quality : WIT
24 Warrant : MERIT
28 Attention : CARE
29 Swing dance move : DIP
30 “The Graham Norton Show” airer : BBC
32 Recruit : ENLIST
35 Big bash : FETE
36 Agate kin : ONYX
37 Speaks with a sore throat : RASPS
38 “No good __ goes unpunished” : DEED
39 Swab for 27-Across : Q-TIP
44 Model/activist Holliday : TESS
45 Like tiaras : JEWELED
47 Parmesan substitute : ASIAGO
48 __ support : LUMBAR
49 Like a sponge : POROUS
50 With hands on hips : AKIMBO
51 Teensy : ITTY
52 Fishy topping : ROE
54 Goofy sort : HAM
55 Splitting tool : AXE
56 Coeval : PEER
57 Spielberg shark thriller : JAWS
59 Sister on “Succession” : SHIV
63 Flow partner : EBB
64 You, in Montréal : TOI
66 Driveway-patching gunk : TAR
68 Actress Hatcher : TERI
71 Place for a pick-me-up? : BUS SHELTER
73 Cheesy layered snack : NACHOS
75 Keep up on the issues? : RENEW
77 One prone to histrionics, informally : DRAMA LLAMA
79 Hershey caramel candy : ROLO
80 Faygo or Fanta : SODA
81 Get-up on Sunday morning? : ROBE
82 __ out a living : EKED
85 “Time to blow this popsicle stand” : LET’S ROLL
88 Come clean about : ADMIT TO
89 Sulky mood : SNIT
90 Ninth planet, until 2006 : PLUTO
91 Fishy topping : LOX
93 Ill-fated “Grey’s Anatomy” resident George : O’MALLEY
94 Nutty : BIZARRE
95 Match at the poker table : SEE
96 Coffee-and-chocolate concoctions : MOCHAS
97 Narcissist : EGOIST
98 Hypnotic state : TRANCE
99 Areas of expertise : LANES
104 Sen.’s domain : GOV
106 Greenhouse unit : PANE
108 Genesis figure : ADAM
109 Included in an email thread : CC’ED
110 “How terrible!” : OH NO
111 Divests (of) : RIDS
113 Uber or Lyft alternative : CAB
114 Tampa’s st. : FLA
115 Affirmative : YES

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