Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday February 4th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Muscles toned by planks : ABS
4 Does, e.g. : SHES
8 Goes out swinging? : GOLFS
13 Longest reptile in the world : PYTHON
19 “Gosh, that was a long time ago” : I FEEL OLD
21 Buck in the Baseball Hall of Fame : O’NEIL
22 Bring back on board : REHIRE
23 *Canaries : RAT FINKS
24 *Bar food served with blue cheese and vegetable sticks : BUFFALO WINGS
26 Gets slippery : ICES UP
28 Patronize, as a hotel : STAY AT
29 Hush-hush docs : NDAS
30 Bundle of hay : BALE
32 Caustic cleaners : LYES
34 Enter stealthily : SNEAK IN
36 *Orange flowers that represent wealth in some Asian traditions : TIGER LILIES
40 __ Domani: Italian wine brand : ECCO
41 Promising letters? : IOU
42 Really bothered : ATE AT
43 *”Peace Train” singer : CAT STEVENS
49 *Atlanta event for sci-fi fans : DRAGON CON
52 Actress Shawkat : ALIA
53 Museum item : RELIC
54 “Thumbs up” answers : YESES
55 Smashing success : HIT
56 Provided at no cost : COMPED
59 Wealthy : RICH
60 “r u coming soon?” : ETA
62 Call to the on-deck circle : BATTER UP
64 Beads on blades : DEW
65 *Sacred Hopi ritual : SNAKE DANCE
71 *Western, slangily : HORSE OPERA
73 “One Mississippi” star Notaro : TIG
74 Dulse and nori seaweeds, e.g. : RED ALGAE
76 __-mo video : SLO
77 Coup target : ETAT
79 “You can’t do that!” : NO FAIR
80 Aggravate : IRK
83 Top-tier celebs : A-LIST
87 Basic font : ARIAL
89 Window shade : TINT
90 *Absurdly chaotic situation : GOAT RODEO
92 *Playground fixture : MONKEY BARS
95 Russian crepes : BLINI
96 Short “Stop!” : TMI
97 Vinaigrette acronym : EVOO
98 *Spray behind a speedboat : ROOSTER TAIL
101 Act omnipotent : PLAY GOD
104 Burkina __ : FASO
105 Assns. : ORGS
106 Some ballpark figs. : ERAS
107 Total accord : UNISON
109 Mogadishu resident : SOMALI
113 *Sheet with a folded corner : DOG-EARED PAGE
116 *Ashtray for trash, e.g. : PIG LATIN
120 “Let me rephrase that … ” : I MEANT
121 Appointed : NAMED
122 Soul mate : TRUE LOVE
123 Sandwiches made with bolillos : TORTAS
124 Secret rendezvous : TRYST
125 Black bit inside a papaya : SEED
126 Vietnamese New Year, which is represented by the Zodiac animals at the starts of the answers to the starred clues : TET
DOWN
1 Cause of inflation : AIR
2 Graphic designer’s deg. : BFA
3 Part of a match : SET
4 Deli apparatus : SLICER
5 Fine-tune : HONE
6 Community group with a deer logo : ELKS
7 SoCal campus with Mission Revival architecture : SDSU
8 Lump of goo : GOB
9 Heavy loads : ONUSES
10 Some boxing punches : LEFTS
11 World Cup overseer: Abbr. : FIFA
12 Leaves in stitches : SLAYS
13 Safeguard : PROTECT
14 Tree with flexible wood : YEW
15 Weigh, in a way : THINK OVER
16 Main language of India : HINDI
17 Heart, but not soul : ORGAN
18 Legendary loch : NESS
20 Use TurboTax, perhaps : E-FILE
25 Pool divisions : LANES
27 Easily influenced : PLIANT
30 “Free your pores” brand : BIORE
31 __ frescas: fruity Mexican drinks : AGUAS
33 So far : YET
35 Maker of eco-friendly Vero computers : ACER
36 Neat and clean : TIDY
37 PC hookup : LAN
38 Rash symptom : ITCH
39 Sainted pope called “the Great” : LEO I
43 Put into gear? : CLOTHE
44 Have the intention of : AIM TO
45 Thin candle : TAPER
46 Drop in pronunciation : ELIDE
47 More pleasant : NICER
48 Phonetic symbol : SCHWA
50 __ Squad: Best Buy tech support team : GEEK
51 KitchenAid rival : OSTER
52 Covered California statute, for short : ACA
57 Critical-care ctrs. : ERS
58 Club fees : DUES
61 Major Yemen port : ADEN
62 Starts : BEGINS
63 Quite cold : POLAR
65 Cook dim sum, say : STEAM
66 Part of TNT : NITRO
67 “Encore!” : AGAIN
68 Big deal : ADO
69 Trade pact from 1994 to 2020 : NAFTA
70 Debussy’s “__ de lune” : CLAIR
72 Casual collared shirt : POLO
75 Sketchy subject? : ART
78 Waiting room directive : TAKE A SEAT
80 Digs in the snow : IGLOOS
81 Versailles residents : ROIS
82 Philosopher Immanuel : KANT
84 Pet pendant : ID TAG
85 Tractor-trailers : SEMIS
86 Plug away (at) : TOIL
88 Impose, as a tax : LEVY
91 Hair __ : TIE
93 Cultured products? : YOGURTS
94 Bret with four Gold Gloves : BOONE
95 Red Sox, on scoreboards : BOS
98 Hot spots : RANGES
99 Got going : ROLLED
100 “Judge Judy” event : TRIAL
101 Product pitch : PROMO
102 Light brew : LAGER
103 Failed to : DIDN’T
104 Like bubble baths : FOAMY
106 Make a long story short? : EDIT
108 Trade jabs : SPAR
110 Makes a choice : OPTS
111 Bog down : MIRE
112 Shivering fit : AGUE
114 “Blonde” star de Armas : ANA
115 Summer hrs. in Philly : EDT
117 Kiddo : TOT
118 “Or so __ heard” : I’VE
119 Pickleball need : NET
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