Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday January 1st 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Humidifier output : VAPOR
6 Ratio phrase : IS TO
10 Dweeb : DORK
14 Hubbubs : ADOS
18 Angry : IRATE
19 Twosome : PAIR
20 Fencing implement : EPEE
21 Dark beer : STOUT
22 Give orders, even while dreaming? : BOSS IN ONE’S SLEEP
25 Muse of poetry : ERATO
26 Tolkien creature : ENT
27 Contributes : ADDS
28 Swiss chocolatier : LINDT
29 Light beer : LAGER
30 Tanning bed fixtures : LAMPS
33 Stripped (of) : DIVESTED
35 Bauxite, e.g. : ORE
36 “Don’t lose hope!” : CHIN UP
38 Mining engineer who became president in 1929 : HOOVER
40 Maine college town : ORONO
42 Request from one robot to another in “Futurama”? : LOVE ME, BENDER
44 In the center of : AMIDST
47 List unit : ITEM
48 Flit : DART
49 Update, as charts : REMAP
53 Vintage ski lift : T-BAR
54 Davis of “Grumpy Old Men” : OSSIE
56 2022 World Cup city : DOHA
58 “Dune” director Villeneuve : DENIS
60 Ancient character : RUNE
61 Small battery : AAA
63 Target of some bark beetles : ELM
65 Gets there in no time? : TELEPORTS
67 Rapper will.__ : I.AM
70 One who starts a fight over the last crustacean at a seafood buffet? : SHRIMP BRAWLER
74 “Hip Hop Is Dead” rapper : NAS
75 Episodic option in some games : STORY MODE
77 Feel crummy : AIL
78 Bobs and weaves : DOS
80 Put on board : LADE
81 Colleague of Sonia and Ketanji : ELENA
83 Latch (onto) : GLOM
86 Like Wiccans and Druids : PAGAN
90 Domain : AREA
91 Diploma word : LAUDE
93 Monogram pt. : INIT
95 Humorist Barry : DAVE
96 Not as harsh : MILDER
99 Decorations for a “Bob the Builder” birthday cake? : BRICK CANDLES
102 Via ship, e.g. : BY SEA
104 Brewpub handle : ALE TAP
105 Large grinders : MOLARS
106 Polite title : SIR
108 Face up to : CONFRONT
110 Found loathsome : HATED
111 Poet who wrote, “The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt” : PLATH
113 __-Roman : GRECO
114 Darling : DEAR
116 Narrow inlet : RIA
119 Chateau-dotted valley : LOIRE
120 “Oh, you’re not acting so brave now, are you!”? : LOOK WHO’S BALKING
124 Word with circle and tube : INNER
125 Capri, for one : ISLE
126 Voting no : ANTI
127 Pizza slice, say : PIECE
128 Charge (with) : TASK
129 Really, really overcook : CHAR
130 Deli array : MEAT
131 Introductory course : SALAD
DOWN
1 Hard-to-describe feeling : VIBE
2 “East of Eden” brother : ARON
3 Old incarnations : PAST LIVES
4 Extra NFL periods : OTS
5 Outdoor gear giant : REI
6 Old Apple devices : IPODS
7 Beachfront property? : SAND
8 Links : TIES
9 RN workplaces : ORS
10 Came through : DELIVERED
11 First act : OPENER
12 Swamp grasses : REEDS
13 Didn’t stray from : KEPT TO
14 Razor brand : ATRA
15 Maintain forest health with a planned fire? : DO A GOOD BURN
16 Word with space and planet : OUTER
17 Put away for later : STORE
21 Rarely : SELDOM
23 Was out briefly : NAPPED
24 Thin shard : SLIVER
31 Iron deficiency : ANEMIA
32 Fall flower, for short : MUM
33 Pentagon org. : DOD
34 “Mrs. America” political cause, briefly : ERA
36 Advertising award : CLIO
37 Red __: spicy candies : HOTS
38 Protagonist : HERO
39 Available, in a way : ON THE MENU
41 Drag racer’s fuel, briefly : NITRO
43 Awful : BAD
45 Sleigh driver : SANTA
46 Lock of hair : TRESS
50 “Enter Sandman” band : METALLICA
51 Fresh : ANEW
52 Caplet : PILL
55 “Gentle, gentle” : EASY
57 Jungfrau, e.g. : ALP
59 Germ : SEED
62 Sighed line : AH ME
64 Many an exec : MBA
66 Hold (up) : PROP
67 Quran faith : ISLAM
68 Breakout gaming company : ATARI
69 Illustrative tools in a neuroscience lab? : MODEL BRAINS
71 Wallpaper unit : ROLL
72 Inkling : IDEA
73 Fix unlawfully : RIG
76 Hide-and-seek word : READY
79 Prepare to ride, in a way : SADDLE
82 Ghostery, for one : AD BLOCKER
84 Cleaning up the mess, say : ON KP
85 Audio jack abbr. : MIC
87 Cate Blanchett’s “The Lord of the Rings” role : GALADRIEL
88 Declare : AVER
89 “Queer Eye” expert Jonathan Van __ : NESS
92 Prior to today, poetically : ERE NOW
94 “The Savages” filmmaker Jenkins : TAMARA
97 Artist known for optical illusions : ESCHER
98 __ Speedwagon : REO
100 Hairy Addams cousin : ITT
101 “__ so fast!” : NOT
103 Old English : ANGLIC
104 Ring of color : AREOLA
106 Go 50-50 on : SPLIT
107 Massey of old films : ILONA
109 College newbie : FROSH
110 Sister’s attire : HABIT
112 Long haul : TREK
114 Thoroughly cooked : DONE
115 “¿Cómo __ usted?” : ESTA
117 Ancient Cuzco dweller : INCA
118 Like much cheddar : AGED
121 Hawaiian-style pizza topping : HAM
122 Record collector’s collection : LPS
123 Carnival maker : KIA
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