Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday August 18th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Duolingo awards : BADGES
7 Blow one’s stack at the poker table? : LOSE BIG
14 Peach center : PIT
17 Not sustain, in a way : OVERRULE
20 Lovingly, on a score : AMOROSO
21 Breakfasted : ATE
22 “The Biggest Small Town in America” : COLUMBUS
23 “Ask E. Jean” columnist : CARROLL
24 Early operating system : UNIX
25 Toss a chip into the pot : ANTE
26 Seem legit : PASS THE SMELL TEST
29 Real beaut : LULU
31 Icy coat : HOAR
32 Aches (for) : YEARNS
33 Streamer’s device, briefly : CAM
36 Hold : POSSESS
38 Letter after upsilon : PHI
41 All _ jazz : THAT
42 In the thick of : AMIDST
44 Chuckle noise : HEE
45 “_ noches” : BUENAS
47 Gem surface : FACET
48 Celebrity chef Tila : JET
49 Way of the samurai : BUSHIDO CODE
54 Chat with an investor who gets in on the ground floor? : ELEVATOR PITCH
57 DNA depiction : GENE MAP
58 Points of pride? : GAY BARS
59 Skulk member : FOX
60 Copenhagener, e.g. : DANE
61 More artful : DEFTER
65 GPS heading : ENE
66 Friendly reminder, for short : PSA
68 Come to the surface : EMERGE
70 “My word” : I SAY
71 Permanent body art : TAT
73 Author Sendak : MAURICE
75 Parade official : MARSHAL
77 Three-martini meal depicted in “Mad Men” : BUSINESS LUNCH
83 Hot romance? : SUMMER FLING
85 Scroogian outburst : BAH
86 Accustom : INURE
87 Long-eared hound : BEAGLE
88 Gov. lawyers : DAS
89 Shoe holder at an airport, for short : TSA BIN
90 Munich pub order : BIER
93 Tapas seasoning : SAL
94 Pollutes : LITTERS
96 GPS displays : STS
97 Ghost follower : -BUSTER
99 Epic party : BASH
100 Frosh residence, often : QUAD
102 Betray for personal advantage, and what’s depicted five times in this puzzle : THROW UNDER THE BUS
107 German Film Award : LOLA
111 Abba of the Knesset : EBAN
112 Modern genre with dark elements : NEO-NOIR
113 Stuff in a skillet : CAST IRON
115 Vote for : AYE
116 Maslany of “Orphan Black” : TATIANA
117 Neat and trim : CLEAN-CUT
118 Letters on an Australia trip itinerary : MEL
119 Iditarod entrant : SLED DOG
120 In no way looks forward to : DREADS
DOWN
1 Mouth of the Orinoco? : BOCA
2 Maker of Anew skin care products : AVON
3 Shoulder press target, briefly : DELT
4 Unappealing grub : GRUEL
5 “Uh” equivalent : ERM
6 Second story? : SUBPLOT
7 Milk sugar : LACTOSE
8 Indigenous Nebraskans : OMAHAS
9 Knottier, maybe : SORER
10 _ on the side of caution : ERRS
11 Fireworks sound : BOOM
12 Speck in the sea : ISLE
13 “Goodness me” : GOLLY
14 “You Pick Two” chain : PANERA
15 “You might want to check again” : IT ISN’T
16 Chats on the phone : TEXTS
18 Feasts with fire dancers : LUAUS
19 Snaky shape : ESS
24 Four Corners state : UTAH
27 Roasting option : SHEET PAN
28 Discloses : LETS ON
30 Act better than, in a way : UPSTAGE
33 Espresso shop : CAFE
34 Activist Clooney : AMAL
35 Little cupboard raiders : MICE
37 Rainbow : frozen dessert : SHERBET
38 Hard work before a deadline : PUSH
39 Chuckle noise : HEH
40 Montoya who sought a six-fingered man : INIGO
43 David Copperfield portrayer Patel : DEV
45 Tampa Bay pro : BUC
46 Pitching aces? : AD EXECS
48 Bliss : JOY
49 K-pop boy band : BTS
50 Surrender : CEDE
51 Representative Ilhan : OMAR
52 “Aw shoot!” : DANG
53 Blade in a bout : EPEE
55 Tuna tail? : TARTARE
56 Outrage : IRE
59 Region that includes Indonesia and Japan : FAR EAST
61 Loses brightness : DIMS
62 Hairy biblical twin : ESAU
63 Produce produce : FARM
64 Short message of appreciation : TYSM
66 Father, in Portuguese : PAI
67 Catch some rays : SUNBATHE
69 Songwriter Etheridge : MELISSA
72 Italian racers, familiarly : ALFAS
73 Arena at Penn Sta. : MSG
74 “That’s sorta right” : ISH
76 National: kosher brand : HEBREW
77 Legislative creation : BILL
78 French article : UNE
79 Spanish article : UNA
80 Apt rhyme for stubs : NUBS
81 Lit _ : CRIT
82 Egg layers : HENS
84 Airport near Astoria: Abbr. : LGA
88 Kitchen sink item : DISHRAG
89 Tied up : TRUSSED
90 “See ya!” : BUH-BYE
91 Setting for “Fauda” and “Shtisel” : ISRAEL
92 Posh British school : ETON
94 Nicaragua native : LATINO
95 Brand in blue packets : EQUAL
97 Nonstarters : B-TEAM
98 Puny pups : RUNTS
99 Inclusive : BROAD
101 Spot for tackles in the NFL : D-LINE
103 YouTube CEO Mohan : NEAL
104 Love (on) : DOTE
105 Oklahoma city northwest of Oklahoma City : ENID
106 Keep a guest list private, maybe : BCC
108 Oceanic predator : ORCA
109 Screaming, say : LOUD
110 Insects with a pharaoh variety : ANTS
114 La Brea __ Pits : TAR
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