Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday December 18th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Unwelcome omens : BAD SIGNS
9 Sussed (out) : DOPED
14 WWII sea threat : U-BOAT
19 Pollution legislation goal : CLEAN AIR
20 NutraSweet developer : SEARLE
21 Bankrolls : FUNDS
22 One who’s a really big fan of promos and trailers? : COMMERCIAL FREAK
24 Store employee : CLERK
25 Walk heavily : STOMP
26 Untruth : LIE
27 “Your guide to a better future” site : C|NET
29 Best of the best, initially : GOAT
30 Balance sheet abbr. : YTD
32 Styling aid : POMADE
34 Weighs on : HAUNTS
36 Main squeeze : BAE
39 Go along with harsh criticism of an ancient Athenian? : AGREE TO DIS A GREEK
43 Like granita and 42-Down : ICY
44 Plum kin : SLOE
45 Completely overhauled : REDONE
46 Annual stint at a Buckingham Palace timeshare? : THE ROYAL WEEK
51 Attributed : CREDITED
56 Leaf under a petal : SEPAL
57 Fat used in baking : LARD
58 Lyft alternative : CAB
59 Lyft offer : RIDE
60 Apple device that might have a Smart Cover : IPAD
62 Mauna __ : LOA
63 Minecraft resources : ORES
65 Sea eagles : ERNS
66 Story about a Disney girl who climbs Mount Everest? : THE PRINCESS AND THE PEAK
72 Brazos River city : WACO
73 Fellows : GUYS
74 Trail mix morsel : NUT
75 Harbor, perhaps : ABET
76 Hardly __: rarely : EVER
77 Lily of France garment : BRA
78 Periods often named for leaders : ERAS
80 Seal sounds : BARKS
83 “1984” superstate : EASTASIA
86 Expensive block for a woodworking apprentice? : PRACTICE TEAK
89 Gershwin classic : SWANEE
91 “Sunday Night Baseball” analyst, familiarly : A-ROD
92 Oscar winner Mahershala : ALI
93 Poultry dish served in a Punjabi restaurant? : CHICKEN OF THE SIKH
100 Study : DEN
101 State of rest : REPOSE
102 Didn’t work out : FAILED
103 “Not buying it” : NAH
106 Aloha Tower island : OAHU
107 Dog who visits Oz : TOTO
110 NFL scores : TDS
111 Springs : LEAPS
115 Embellish : ADORN
117 Shop selling gold earrings and bandanas? : PIRATES’ BOUTIQUE
122 Mozart’s “Così fan __” : TUTTE
123 Buck horn : ANTLER
124 Words said with an eyeroll : I’M SO SURE
125 Informal “What if … ” : S’POSE
126 Surgical beam : LASER
127 Jazz headliners? : NBA STARS
DOWN
1 Confidentially informs : BCCS
2 Often : A LOT
3 Trial version : DEMO
4 Hagar of Van Halen : SAMMY
5 Bumbling : INEPT
6 Needlefish : GAR
7 Actor Cage, informally : NIC
8 __ Lanka : SRI
9 Take down : DEFEAT
10 Lock insert : OAR
11 Pave the way for : PRECEDE
12 Panache : ELAN
13 Feint on the ice : DEKE
14 Mixed martial arts org. : UFC
15 Tabbouleh wheat : BULGUR
16 Low tie : ONE-ONE
17 Cost for an online pop-up, e.g. : AD RATE
18 “Shame on you!” : TSK TSK
20 Goo made at home with glue, food coloring, and saline solution : SLIME
23 Lotion additive : ALOE
28 Scottish feudal lord : THANE
31 “The Voice” host Carson : DALY
32 Green shampoo : PRELL
33 Nerdy sort : DORK
35 Like much brandy : AGED
36 Routine parts : BITS
37 Tylenol target : ACHE
38 See-through devices? : EYEPIECES
40 Smallest state in India : GOA
41 Security checkpoint request : ID CARD
42 Granita kin : SORBET
44 Pool-heating option : SOLAR
47 Bond that promotes easy communication : RAPPORT
48 Polish Solidarity hero Lech : WALESA
49 Mythical matchmaker : EROS
50 Lou Grant player : ED ASNER
52 “To reiterate … ” : I REPEAT
53 Goodyear surface : TIRE TREAD
54 Novelist O’Brien : EDNA
55 Workstation : DESK
58 Claritin rival : CONTAC
61 Archaeological site : DIG
64 __ cha beef: stir-fry dish : SHA
66 Oh-so-precious : TWEE
67 “__ Nagila” : HAVA
68 Africa’s __ Desert: eastern region of the Sahara : NUBIAN
69 2021 title role for Peter Dinklage : CYRANO
70 Vibe : AURA
71 Died down : EBBED
79 Unflappable : STAID
81 Leaves in smoothies : KALE
82 Hide : SKIN
84 Makes a request : ASKS
85 Like dessert wines : SWEET
86 Fur-protesting gp. : PETA
87 Irritate : IRK
88 Sportscaster Linda : COHN
90 Sincere attempts : EFFORTS
93 Dalmatians, e.g. : CROATS
94 Be in charge of : HEAD UP
95 Old Apple app for pics : IPHOTO
96 Woos : COURTS
97 Player who doesn’t mind making bloopers? : HITTER
98 Church leader : ELDER
99 Brief meeting? : SESS
104 Singers below mezzo-sopranos : ALTOS
105 “Money __”: Spanish TV drama : HEIST
108 Fall birthstone : OPAL
109 Fey of “Mean Girls” : TINA
112 Bluish hue : AQUA
113 Copy cats? : PURR
114 Spots : SEES
116 Once named : NEE
118 Blonde __ : ALE
119 Recycling __ : BIN
120 Govt. fiscal monitor : OMB
121 Mex. neighbor : USA
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