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
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