Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday December 24th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Monastery head : ABBOT
6 Unrefined : CRUDE
11 Devilish creatures : IMPS
15 Like some reports : ORAL
19 Swap : TRADE
20 More vast : HUGER
21 Awkwafina’s real first name : NORA
22 Fried cornbread : PONE
23 Men’s clothing retailer : HABERDASHER
25 Action in Uno : DRAW
26 Sicilian volcano : ETNA
27 2-Down accompaniers : OVATIONS
28 Elton John hit with the misheard lyric “Hold me closer, Tony Danza” : TINY DANCER
30 Not the worst : SO-SO
31 “__ I say more?” : NEED
33 Give comfort to : REASSURE
34 Lunch hours, e.g. : MEALTIMES
37 Messy handwriting : SCRAWL
41 Teakettle output : STEAM
44 Hanover Ivy : DARTMOUTH
48 __ alai : JAI
49 Fitness method with “a springy, rhythmic way of moving forward” : PRANCERCISE
53 UPC bar code developer : IBM
54 Public persona : IMAGE
56 Cereal grain : OAT
57 “Orinoco Flow” singer : ENYA
58 Mythological fox destined never to be caught : CADMEAN VIXEN
61 Circle widths : DIAMETERS
64 Agnus __ : DEI
65 Org. created by the 1957 Treaty of Rome : EEC
66 Suffix akin to -ule : -ETTE
67 Physicist Newton : ISAAC
69 Permanent marks : SCARS
72 Longtime PBS “Mystery!” host Diana : RIGG
76 Digital asset: Abbr. : NFT
78 Dent or scratch : MAR
80 Office supplier : STATIONER
82 Celestial object next visible from Earth in 2061 : HALLEY’S COMET
88 Sign : OMEN
89 Singer DiFranco : ANI
90 “Middlemarch” novelist : ELIOT
91 Polish tennis champ Swiatek : IGA
92 Connie Francis hit with a rhyming title : STUPID CUPID
95 Wall St. takeover : LBO
96 Some errand runners on a yacht : CABIN BOYS
99 Starts a fresh pot : ANTES
100 Tungusic people of northeast China : MANCHU
102 Cat hair, pollen, dust mites, etc. : ALLERGENS
106 One held for questioning : DETAINEE
110 Plastic shoe wearer : DOLL
111 __ Bora: Afghan region : TORA
115 Thor’s son in the role-playing game Scion : ERIC DONNER
118 Greeted with a ceremonial bow : SALAAMED
120 Dublin Murder Squad series novelist French : TANA
121 “Shining Vale” actress Sorvino : MIRA
122 German roadster that once held the world speed record : BLITZEN BENZ
125 Trains for a marathon, say : RUNS
126 U.S. passport holder : AMER
127 Flood defense : LEVEE
128 Tank nuisance : ALGAE
129 “What __ can I say?” : ELSE
130 Turner and Knight : TEDS
131 Stadium levels : TIERS
132 Marsh ducks : TEALS

DOWN

1 Aramis companion : ATHOS
2 “Great show!” : BRAVO
3 Rum-soaked cakes : BABAS
4 Tribute in “Antigone” : ODE TO MAN
5 Hatcher of “Lois & Clark” : TERI
6 Fashion house whose logo is two interlocking C’s : CHANEL
7 Oft-baked potato : RUSSET
8 “That’s gross!” : UGH
9 Low grade : DEE
10 Make the team’s blooper reel, perhaps : ERR
11 Home to more than 1.4 billion people : INDIA
12 Eves’ counterparts : MORNS
13 Appeals to a higher power : PRAYS
14 Carpentry debris : SAWDUST
15 Game 1 : OPENER
16 Campus mil. group : ROTC
17 Celebrity chef Burrell : ANNE
18 King who says to Cordelia, “Nothing can come of nothing” : LEAR
24 Portuguese title : DONA
28 End-of-unit classroom event : TEST
29 Gmail option : ARCHIVE
32 “Rugrats” mom : DIDI
33 Go back to Chapter 1 : REREAD
35 Ceremony host : EMCEE
36 Counterpart of fem., in grammar : MASC
38 “Stronger than dirt” brand : AJAX
39 Payment for labor : WAGE
40 Property claim : LIEN
41 Name in fine china : SPODE
42 Eye color, e.g. : TRAIT
43 Trouble : EAT AT
45 Does impressions : MIMICS
46 Honor given by HM King Charles III : OBE
47 Actress Thurman : UMA
50 Thing : ENTITY
51 Some deli loaves : RYES
52 Irene of “Fame” : CARA
55 Extremely small : MICRO
59 __ Moines, Iowa : DES
60 Fit snugly inside : NESTED
62 __ Park: Edison lab site : MENLO
63 Polynesian language : SAMOAN
68 Word with sky or spy : -CAM
70 Upon : ATOP
71 Malek of “Oppenheimer” : RAMI
73 Hardly appropriate : INAPT
74 “Your wish is my command” speaker : GENIE
75 Formula 1 starting positions : GRIDS
77 Went to collect : FETCHED
79 Fix a worn-out shoe : RESOLE
81 Quechua speaker : INCAN
82 Command post : HELM
83 “Dark Angel” star Jessica : ALBA
84 King of the jungle : LION
85 Member of the fam : SIB
86 Like the dinos in “Jurassic Park” : CGI
87 Texter’s “I’m out!” : TTYL
93 Thrift shop condition : USED
94 Not firmly fixed : UNSTABLE
97 Bygone coin-op eatery : AUTOMAT
98 Boxer Max : BAER
101 Jewel box : CD CASE
103 List : ROSTER
104 Sugarcoats : GLAZES
105 Vogue rival : ELLE
107 “Demon Slayer” genre : ANIME
108 How Santa dresses, mostly : IN RED
109 Approaches : NEARS
112 Luxury timepiece : OMEGA
113 Kidney-related : RENAL
114 Carving tools : ADZES
115 Raison d’__ : ETRE
116 “The Addams Family” actor Julia : RAUL
117 Road-trip stops : INNS
119 Future dr.’s class : ANAT
122 Diner fave : BLT
123 Luau neckwear : LEI
124 “__ seen worse” : I’VE

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday December 17th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Squirrel’s cheekful : ACORN
6 Whole bunch : SCAD
10 “I did it!” : TA-DA
14 Spumante specification : BRUT
18 Faith with a shrine in the Hanging Gardens of Haifa : BAHA’I
19 Healing succulent : ALOE
20 Silent stars? : MIMES
21 “The Chi” creator Waithe : LENA
22 Canine that thinks it’s an old-timey news announcer? : CRYING WOLF
24 Bikini in the Pacific, e.g. : ATOLL
25 Eager : AVID
26 Any minute now : SOON
27 Corvallis sch. : OSU
28 Ridiculous : INANE
29 Flanged fasteners : T-NUTS
30 Willingness to support : BUY-IN
32 Bird that thinks it’s a television show host? : TALKING TURKEY
36 Contacted privately, in a way : DM’ED
38 Craps cube : DIE
39 Egyptian peninsula : SINAI
40 Ingredient in some vegan marshmallows : AGAR
42 “The curl experts” hair care brand : OUIDAD
45 Tourney favorite : TOP SEED
48 Marsupial that thinks it’s an actor? : PLAYING POSSUM
51 Agcy. that oversees PubMed : NIH
52 Snare : NET
54 Cambridgeshire cathedral city : ELY
55 Brewery shipments : CASES
56 Cheer syllable : RAH
58 Snapple rival : NESTEA
60 “Homeland” org. : CIA
61 Opposite of 33-Down : HOLA
62 Sets to zero, as a scale : TARES
64 Runs very slowly : SEEPS
65 Alight : LAND
67 Tabbies that think they’re collies? : HERDING CATS
71 Pound sounds : ARFS
72 Pot payments : ANTES
74 Minor in Hollywood : D-LIST
75 Inflict upon : DO TO
77 Italian three : TRE
78 Big name in financial services : SCHWAB
80 Fashion monogram : YSL
81 Cable network that’s a nonprofit : C-SPAN
82 Trouble : AIL
83 Observe : SEE
84 Cozy room : DEN
86 Insects that think they’re outfielders? : CATCHING FLIES
90 Teensy bit : SMIDGEN
93 Wool type : MERINO
94 Olympic swimmers Crocker and Thorpe : IANS
95 “Groovy” : NEATO
96 Picture of Pluto? : CEL
97 “Star __” : WARS
99 Lambs that think they’re census takers? : COUNTING SHEEP
104 Swim events : MEETS
107 Takes a victory lap, maybe : TROTS
108 Reads (over) : PORES
109 Frozen solid? : ICE
111 Caramel candy sold in a tube : ROLO
113 Word after “Lavender” and “Purple,” in song titles : HAZE
114 Red Monopoly piece : HOTEL
115 Bird that thinks it’s a restaurant critic? : EATING CROW
118 Finished : OVER
119 __ City: Pittsburgh : STEEL
120 “__ did I just watch?” : WHAT
121 Don : PUT ON
122 Try again : REDO
123 Little helper? : ASST
124 Simplicity : EASE
125 Pedometer units : STEPS

DOWN

1 Basics : ABCS
2 Pod used as a chocolate substitute : CAROB
3 “Such a flirt!” : OH YOU
4 Occasion to carry an umbrella : RAINY DAY
5 Diarist Anaïs : NIN
6 Carpentry tools : SAWS
7 Social capital : CLOUT
8 Pioneering ISP : AOL
9 Pt. of HDTV : DEF
10 Phoebe or Cronus : TITAN
11 Surrounded by : AMONGST
12 Mutation that removes a DNA sequence : DELETION
13 Interpretation first provided for a SOTU address in 2021 : ASL
14 Comfort item for some tots : BLANKIE
15 Light show? : REVUE
16 Principle celebrated on the first night of Kwanzaa : UNITY
17 Iotas : TADS
20 __-pedi : MANI
23 Used up : GONE
28 Stores with Småland play areas : IKEAS
29 Gives a zero-star review, say : TRASHES
31 Cry from a Mega Millions winner : I’M RICH!
33 Opposite of 61-Across : ADIOS
34 Ball caps or bottle caps : LIDS
35 Remove from the top of an inbox, say : UNPIN
37 Musher’s conveyance : DOGSLED
40 Partnerships : ALLIANCES
41 Jam at a Pride Parade : GAY ANTHEM
43 Awake before the alarm : UP EARLY
44 Headwear sported by Rihanna on the cover of British Vogue : DURAG
46 Consider, as an idea : ENTERTAIN
47 Prepares at a state fair, perhaps : DEEP-FRIES
48 Gym : PE CLASS
49 Lye, in a lab : NAOH
50 Syst. between Baltimore and D.C. : MARC
53 Fez danglers : TASSELS
57 Enters : HEADS IN
59 __ cucumber : SEA
62 Blast letters : TNT
63 “This is your last warning!” : STOP NOW
66 Droplets on a cobweb : DEW
68 LP or EP, e.g. : DISC
69 Official religion of Djibouti : ISLAM
70 Deer sir : STAG
73 Turns blue? : SADDENS
76 Burning : ON FIRE
79 Sired : BEGAT
81 Easter Island’s country : CHILE
85 Nasal irrigation vessels : NETI POTS
87 Backstage crew : TECHS
88 First Nations people : CREE
89 Like some intricate designs : LASER CUT
91 Before birth : IN UTERO
92 “I love everything you’ve done here” : NO NOTES
98 “I’ll drink to that” : AMEN
99 Hunger for : CRAVE
100 Ran very slowly : OOZED
101 Receive : GREET
102 Put on the market : SELL
103 Breads with pockets : PITAS
105 Rich cake : TORTE
106 Single-masted sailboat : SLOOP
107 Mjölnir wielder : THOR
110 Give credit to : CITE
112 Possesses : OWNS
114 Employee benefit option, for short : HSA
115 Manchego source : EWE
116 Cry of recognition : AHA
117 Path finder in a Pathfinder, briefly : GPS

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

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday December 3rd 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Saoirse of “Lady Bird” : RONAN
6 Casino request : HIT ME
11 Go to the polls : VOTE
15 Ship’s staff : CREW
19 IRS option : E-FILE
20 Lakers legend Shaquille : O’NEAL
21 Nutrient in dried beans : IRON
22 Letter before kappa : IOTA
23 Score a seafood morsel in a bite of paella? : PULL A MUSSEL
25 Carefully check some deli stock? : SCREEN LOX
27 City viewed from Holmenkollbakken : OSLO
28 Miles and meters : UNITS
29 Decree : FIAT
30 Intel microprocessor : XEON
31 Kelp and sargassum : SEAWEEDS
33 Sour : TART
35 Mosque leader : IMAM
37 Certain, for sure: Abbr. : SYN
38 __ firma : TERRA
40 Patterns in an aviary : PLUMAGES
44 Most bashful : SHIEST
47 Low-pressure technique : SOFT SELL
49 Numbered hwy. : RTE
50 No Doubt lead singer Stefani : GWEN
51 “__ a wrap” : THAT’S
53 Hamburgers and hot dogs sold at a NASCAR race? : TRACK MEAT
56 Landscaping supply : SOD
57 Travis or Haggard of country music : MERLE
58 Polite interruption : AHEM
60 Court proceeding : TRIAL
61 Restricted zone : NO-GO AREA
63 Scottish lowland : GLEN
64 Kind : SORT
65 Magician Jillette : PENN
66 Ingredient that tends to fly out of the stand mixer? : WILD FLOUR
70 Understands : GETS
72 Repast : MEAL
74 50+ group : AARP
75 Golfing compliment : NICE SHOT
78 Steam room : SAUNA
79 Lid woe : STYE
80 Raga instrument : SITAR
81 Ming who is the tallest player in the basketball Hall of Fame : YAO
82 Make an unusual choice while making borscht? : SKIP A BEET
84 Stocky dog : BOXER
85 Little devils : IMPS
86 “The Long Goodbye” Oscar winner Ahmed : RIZ
87 Biometric recognition method : FACE SCAN
90 Talks back : SASSES
92 Artists’ lofts : ATELIERS
95 Mike Brady or Phil Dunphy : TV DAD
97 Mauna __ : LOA
98 Scraped (by) : EKED
99 Warthog feature : TUSK
100 Far from calm : IN A PANIC
105 Utter delight : GLEE
107 Picnicker’s worry : RAIN
109 Battle of the brands : AD WAR
111 Credit alternative : CASH
112 Sketch the Thanksgiving turkey before it’s carved? : DRAW A FOWL
114 Request to a fishmonger for smaller portions? : BREAK MY SOLE
116 Aria deliverer : DIVA
117 Ignored the limit : SPED
118 Abundant : AMPLE
119 Noggins : DOMES
120 “Please don’t go!” : STAY
121 Letters on egg cartons : USDA
122 Speedy : RAPID
123 Piques : SNITS

DOWN

1 Some tow tasks, for short : REPOS
2 Functional : OF USE
3 Wafer named for its flavor : NILLA
4 Admits : ALLOWS IN
5 Read Across America org. : NEA
6 Beagle, for one : HOUND
7 Refuse to bend : INSIST
8 Reason to hit the books : TEST
9 Super conductors? : MAESTROS
10 Annex shape, perhaps : ELL
11 Take a trip to : VISIT
12 Killer whale : ORCA
13 Chimichanga wrap : TORTILLA
14 Chemical suffix : -ENE
15 Picture house : CINEMA
16 Caramel-filled treat : ROLO
17 Town across the Thames from Windsor : ETON
18 Spa treatment : WAX
24 Jack kin : MUENSTER
26 Reason to hit the books : EXAM
29 Campus brothers : FRAT
32 __ contact : EYE
34 Bark : ARF
36 Punishes with a fine : MULCTS
39 Oldest Haim sister : ESTE
40 Pricey salon job : PERM
41 “This herb is amazing!”? : GREAT THYME
42 Citation shortener : ET AL
43 Movie location : SET
44 In one fell __ : SWOOP
45 Avoid the downside in a corn investment? : HEDGE MAIZE
46 Pitched : THREW
48 Court fig. : STENO
50 “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” channel : GSN
52 Jai __ : ALAI
54 Retail giant that owns Food 4 Less and Ralphs : KROGER
55 Swamps : MIRES
57 “See ya!” : MANANA
58 Actress Woodard : ALFRE
59 Pitch in : HELP
62 Outdo : ONE-UP
63 Aussie greeting : G’DAY
67 Drink with foam art : LATTE
68 Operating system developed by Bell Labs : UNIX
69 Ceremonies : RITES
71 Melodramatic fare : SOAPS
73 Chem class cost : LAB FEE
76 Garage cacophony : CAR ALARM
77 How-__: manuals : TOS
78 Comedy bit : SKIT
79 Min. parts : SECS
80 Movsesian who co-hosts “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” : SONA
82 Sp. woman : SRA
83 Dangling jewelry : EARDROPS
84 Unhappy returns? : BAD KARMA
85 “Elon Musk” biographer Walter : ISAACSON
88 Bowl over : STUN
89 Walgreens rival : CVS
91 Soak (up) : SOP
93 Elbow room : LEEWAY
94 Furniture chain founded in Sweden : IKEA
96 Hindu festival of lights : DIWALI
99 Actress Swinton : TILDA
101 Blunt, as truth : NAKED
102 Supermodel Campbell : NAOMI
103 Spot of land : ISLET
104 Game with rooks : CHESS
105 Sandpaper surface : GRIT
106 Etna emission : LAVA
108 Blown away : AWED
110 “The Idol” actress Lily-Rose : DEPP
112 Driller’s deg. : DDS
113 Tallahassee sch. : FSU
114 Watering hole : BAR
115 Fantasy football stat : YDS

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday November 26th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Kid around : JEST
5 Agcys. : ORGS
9 “The Goonies” role for Ke Huy Quan : DATA
13 Wind instrument? : CHIME
18 Chapati flour : ATTA
19 Former Ford div. : MERC
20 Discover, as a solution : HIT ON
21 Organ __ : DONOR
22 Promo for a production at the Globe Theatre? : SHAKESPEARE PLUG
25 Cygnets’ parents : SWANS
26 Comics unit : PANEL
27 Proprietor : OWNER
28 Image file type : GIF
30 Bobby honored at Boston’s TD Garden : ORR
31 Pitch tents : ENCAMP
33 Sign of impending bad weather? : ATMOSPHERE DROP
38 Scuba spot : REEF
39 Pup’s bark : YAP
41 Canadian prov. : PEI
42 Escarole kin : ENDIVE
43 Doone of fiction : LORNA
45 Crash site? : SPARE BED
48 Madre’s sister : TIA
49 Essay by the author of “The Martian”? : ANDY WEIR PIECE
53 Country with the southernmost capital city in the Americas : URUGUAY
55 “Yes __, Bob!” : SIREE
56 Rich dessert : TORTE
57 Fall loosely : DRAPE
58 Memorizes : LEARNS
60 Tennis do-over : LET
61 “We’ve all __ there” : BEEN
62 Milky birthstone : OPAL
66 “Crikey!” : ACK
67 Jewelry displayed next to keychains and fridge magnets? : SOUVENIR RINGS
72 “No seats” sign : SRO
73 Bygone depilatory brand : NEET
75 GPS lines : RTES
76 Chinese tea : CHA
77 “Whichever” : EITHER
79 Bit the dust : ATE IT
81 Invents, as a word : COINS
83 Taurasi who was the first WNBA player to score more than 9,000 points : DIANA
84 Regular expense for an employer : PAYROLL
87 Polish for posh light fixtures? : CHANDELIER WAX
90 Taking after : A LA
91 Shoe reinforcement : TOEPLATE
93 Parsonage : MANSE
94 Jibes : AGREES
96 French masculine pronoun : LUI
97 Winter Games gp. : IOC
98 Quaint contraction : ‘TWAS
102 School friends in Troy, New York? : RENSSELAER BUDS
107 Angular abode : A-FRAME
109 __ World Service: international news org. based in London : BBC
110 Oil field apparatus : RIG
111 “Bridesmaids” actor Chris : O’DOWD
113 Wears : HAS ON
114 Expansive : BROAD
116 Soreness after a long day working at Sotheby’s? : AUCTIONEER ACHES
120 Room brighteners : LAMPS
121 Home of the southeast route to Everest : NEPAL
122 Pixar clownfish : NEMO
123 NBA legend Bryant : KOBE
124 Home of the northeast route to Everest : TIBET
125 Dutch cheese : EDAM
126 Tiny particle : ATOM
127 Wet septet : SEAS

DOWN

1 Fforde who writes the “Thursday Next” mystery novels : JASPER
2 Hydrocarbon gas : ETHANE
3 Position : STANCE
4 Gamble (on) : TAKE A FLYER
5 Sounds of meditation : OMS
6 Bank’s takeback : REPO
7 Lost intimacy, say : GREW APART
8 Negligible : SCANT
9 Quick swim : DIP
10 The Hawks, on scoreboards : ATL
11 Head-scratcher : TOUGHIE
12 Harmon of “Rizzoli & Isles” : ANGIE
13 LP successors : CDS
14 [Scratches head] : HOW ODD
15 Two-time Best Director Oscar winner Alejandro González __ : INARRITU
16 Liberia’s capital : MONROVIA
17 Triage ctrs. : ERS
20 Protagonist : HERO
23 Furniture wood : ELM
24 Sleep cycle letters : REM
29 Allowed to graze : FREE RANGE
32 Funeral rite pile : PYRE
34 __ bar : SPACE
35 Euro pop? : PERE
36 Land : END UP
37 Austin __: Tennessee university : PEAY
40 Singer DiFranco : ANI
44 Berlin Olympics star Jesse : OWENS
45 Part of an emergency warning system : SIREN
46 Frilly underskirt : PETTICOAT
47 Martin Van __ : BUREN
49 Narnia lion : ASLAN
50 Female kin : NIECE
51 Male mallard : DRAKE
52 Flag bearers : POLES
54 Cable TV’s Nat __ Wild : GEO
57 Agnus __ : DEI
59 Player who pouts after a rout : SORE LOSER
61 __ new : BRAND
63 “As if!” : PSHAW
64 Place for matches : ARENA
65 “I speak for the trees” Seuss character : LORAX
68 Practical : UTILE
69 Zoo doc : VET
70 Cologne’s river : RHINE
71 Heads and tails : SIDES
74 La Brea abundance : TAR
78 Mustang’s prints? : TIRE TRACKS
80 “Completely,” casually : TOTES
81 Committee leader : CHAIR
82 Like some chocolate : SEMISWEET
84 Jack of early talk TV : PAAR
85 Ninth grade math course, often : ALGEBRA I
86 Crafty street art : YARN BOMB
87 “Professor Plum, in the library, with the candlestick” board game : CLUE
88 Southeast Asian language : LAO
89 Peru native : INCA
92 Troubled greatly : PLAGUED
95 Get away from it all : ESCAPE
99 Nevada’s second-most populous county : WASHOE
100 Pond protozoan : AMOEBA
101 Has a feeling : SENSES
103 “Big Little Lies” novelist Moriarty : LIANE
104 More than simmer : BOIL
105 Asparagus-like vegetable in some miso soup recipes : UDO
106 Disco legend Summer : DONNA
108 Govt. mortgage insurer : FHA
112 Many a helpful video, for short : DEMO
114 Letters on a lunch menu : BLT
115 “Spring forward” letters : DST
117 Bk. reviewer? : CPA
118 Flat cap : TAM
119 __-com : ROM