Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday April 7th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
1 Oldest Simpson kid : BART
5 Casino convenience : ATM
8 Model plane wood : BALSA
13 Motor City pro : PISTON
19 State with an astronaut on its quarter : OHIO
20 Aunt, in Acapulco : TIA
21 Lures : BAITS
22 “Knock, knock!” : I’M HERE
23 Tactful one : DIPLOMAT
25 *Accidentally scorch the appetizers? : CHAR A COURSE
27 Basket maker, e.g. : SCORER
29 Gibbs of “The Jeffersons” : MARLA
30 Stomped (on) : TROD
31 *”You can’t wrestle a chimney sweep and come out clean,” e.g.? : SOOT SAYING
36 D.C. VIPs : POLS
37 Typeface word : SANS
38 Displace : UPROOT
39 3D ring shape : TORUS
41 Amarillo-to-Austin dir. : SSE
43 Very small : ITTY
44 *Mission of the Blue Origin rockets carrying William Shatner and Michael Strahan? : STARS INTO SPACE
51 Unknown degree : NTH
52 Burn soother : ALOE
54 “Only Time” artist : ENYA
55 Fervency : ARDOR
56 *Finish a crossword with a spelling error? : GOOF THE GRID
61 “The Hangover” role for Ed Helms : STU
63 “Eureka!” elicitor : IDEA
64 Golden Fleece seeker : ARGONAUT
65 Colleague : PEER
66 Drawbacks : CONS
67 Unlikely to be discussed : TABOO
69 Classic Ford, familiarly : T-BIRD
71 Takes turns? : SPINS
73 Credit : CITE
74 Airbnb alternative : VRBO
77 Twice-monthly shoreline occurrence : NEAP TIDE
80 Minnesota representative Ilhan : OMAR
81 Aquaman’s domain : SEA
82 *Say no to a date? : PASS ON FRUIT
86 Arctic seal refuges : BERGS
88 __’acte : ENTR
90 Lamb mamas : EWES
91 Package opening? : PRE-
92 *Run-ins with soft cheese? : BRIE ENCOUNTERS
97 Watery defense : MOAT
98 “Srsly!?” : OMG
99 Corp. hierarchy modification : REORG
100 Like : AKIN TO
102 Fitbit unit : STEP
106 Darlin’ : BABE
108 *Exhale in a game of hide-and-seek? : SIGH UNSEEN
111 Posh : LUXE
112 Not just once : AGAIN
114 Pan-fries : SAUTES
115 *Florists who specialize in purple bouquets? : IRIS SETTERS
119 Took control of, as a competition : BLEW OPEN
123 Olympic projectile : DISCUS
124 Sarnia’s lake : HURON
125 Simu of “Barbie” : LIU
126 Hostile : UGLY
127 Tangible thing : ENTITY
128 Sewing kit item : SPOOL
129 Mo. before May : APR
130 With this puzzle’s circled letters, exercise a certain constitutional right, and how to answer each starred clue : TAKE
DOWN
1 Figure, casually : BOD
2 Pacific tuna : AHI
3 Paper problem : RIP
4 “War and Peace” novelist : TOLSTOY
5 Tops : AT MOST
6 Pageant crown : TIARA
7 Chum on a boat? : MATEY
8 Telly channel : BBC
9 Apt rhyme for spa : AAH
10 Youngest Hemsworth brother : LIAM
11 Gets ready for a ride : STRAPS IN
12 Space City pro : ASTRO
13 Cubism pioneer : PICASSO
14 Texter’s qualifier : IMO
15 Closes : SHUTS
16 Earth, in some sci-fi : TERRA
17 Director Welles : ORSON
18 Cries out for : NEEDS
24 Calle : street in Miami’s Little Havana : OCHO
26 “You’re in good hands” sloganeer : ALLSTATE
28 EGOT winner Moreno : RITA
31 Taking to court : SUING
32 Decide one will : OPT TO
33 Gardening brand : ORTHO
34 Neither companion : NOR
35 Ph.D. seeker’s test : GRE
40 Cheaper, perhaps : USED
42 Hockey great Tikkanen : ESA
44 West End district : SOHO
45 Many a YA hero : TEEN
46 Where Ferrari is RACE : NYSE
47 Like business vis-à-vis coach : PRICIER
48 Extra option : ADD-ON
49 “True Grit” filmmakers : COENS
50 Historical chapters : ERAS
52 Prefix with futurism : AFRO-
53 Newsom and Hochul, once: Abbr. : LT GOVS
57 Jeweler to the Romanovs : FABERGE
58 Spanish cat : GATO
59 Spice mixture : RUB
60 Turner memoir : I, TINA
62 Bearlike : URSINE
65 Smartphone precursors, for short : PDAS
67 Proctor’s tool : TIMER
68 Nintendo rival : ATARI
70 Hi- audio : RES
72 Many e-forms : PDFS
73 _ salad : COBB
75 Come back to the table : REENGAGE
76 Judge’s seat : BANC
78 Fishing spot : PIER
79 Helps to water-ski : TOWS
82 Leith of “The Great British Baking Show” : PRUE
83 Barely leading : UP ONE
84 Seeing red : IRATE
85 “Grand” peak : TETON
87 Airport near San Jose, Calif. : SFO
89 Did exceedingly well : TORE IT UP
93 23-Across’s base : EMBASSY
94 Many stats : NOS
95 TNT start : TRI-
96 Many pieces by 57-Down : EGGS
97 Skip an epic party, say : MISS OUT
100 Filmmaker with a distinctive style : AUTEUR
101 Was sure : KNEW
102 Playground feature : SLIDE
103 Italy’s first capital : TURIN
104 Be : EXIST
105 Joe of “Bupkis” : PESCI
107 Jacuzzis, e.g. : BATHS
109 “Se _ español” : HABLA
110 Spring bloom : TULIP
113 Fictional sleuth Wolfe : NERO
116 Modest digs : HUT
117 Down Under hopper : ROO
118 NBC skit show, for short : SNL
120 Tour gp. : PGA
121 Large deer : ELK
122 Bill for education? : NYE
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