Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday January 21st 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Some small dogs : TOYS
5 Musubi wrap : NORI
9 Intel research : RECON
14 African capital where Akan is spoken : ACCRA
19 “Scram!” : SHOO
20 Germ carrier? : BRAN
21 Russian crepes : BLINI
22 Frasier’s brother : NILES
23 *”This should be just right, my furry friends”? : AS YOU CATS LIKE IT
26 Liquid-Plumr rival : DRANO
27 Origins : ROOTS
28 Fair-hiring initials : EEO
29 Indian flatbread : ROTI
31 Color that is equal parts blue and green : CYAN
32 *Peculiar pair at the office? : THE ODD COMPANY COUPLE
38 Has motivation for : CARES TO
40 Bout enders, briefly : TKOS
41 “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody” director Lemmons : KASI
42 Dwarf planet named for a goddess of discord : ERIS
43 MYOB part : OWN
45 Dam on the Nile : ASWAN
49 Escher museum site, with “The” : HAGUE
52 Sleepy pal : DOC
53 *Things that make you go hmm … ? : THE DOUBT PRODUCERS
57 Tour guide’s badge words : ASK ME
59 Baby sheep : LAMB
60 ABC News anchor David : MUIR
61 Duds : TOGS
62 Push back, in a way : RESIST
64 Reef-dwelling Pixar character : NEMO
67 “Be prepared” org. : BSA
68 New prefix : NEO-
69 *Salon pro who’s a genius with AquaNet? : THE HAIR SPRAY WIZ
75 Butterfield of “Sex Education” : ASA
78 Work on a lawn : MOW
79 Old-timey dagger : SNEE
80 Breathe Right user, maybe : SNORER
84 Mete (out) : DOLE
86 Substandard : POOR
88 Wager : RISK
91 Many Vegas lights : NEONS
92 *Lament from a Red Sox fan? : DAMN WICKED YANKEES
97 1981 cable debut : MTV
98 Teeny bit : SKOSH
99 Skating legend Sonja : HENIE
100 Hill worker? : ANT
101 Permeate : SEEP
102 “If the __ fits … ” : SHOE
104 Wild guess : STAB
107 Sneaky coward : DASTARD
109 *Eerie Midwestern downtown area? : A STRANGE CHICAGO LOOP
115 “Grease” actress Conn : DIDI
116 Sand hill : DUNE
117 “__ you for real?” : ARE
118 Hasbro game that requires quick reflexes : BOP IT
121 Make up (for) : ATONE
123 Embedded narrative, and a description of the answer to each starred clue : PLAY WITHIN A PLAY
128 Switchboard section : PANEL
129 Out : PASSE
130 Not pizzicato : ARCO
131 No. in a forecast : TEMP
132 Lock : TRESS
133 Word on a triangular sign : YIELD
134 Exemptions for top seeds : BYES
135 __ buco : OSSO
DOWN
1 Former Eurasian leader : TSAR
2 Rather : OH SO
3 Rock the baby, around the world, etc. : YO-YO TRICKS
4 Comforts : SOOTHES
5 “Night Court” TV network : NBC
6 British pop singer Rita : ORA
7 Made the grade : RATED
8 Bee or butterfly : INSECT
9 Sac fly result : RBI
10 Antlered ruminant : ELK
11 Olds of old : CIERA
12 Shallot kin : ONION
13 __ Gritty Dirt Band : NITTY
14 “Your point is?” : AND
15 Big top performance : CIRCUS ACT
16 Skeet target : CLAY PIGEON
17 Kidney-related : RENAL
18 With a single voice : AS ONE
24 Takes advantage of : USES
25 Gander : LOOK
30 “Eww!” : ICK
33 Short “And yet … ” : OTOH
34 Woodworking connector : DOWEL
35 Utah city near two national parks : MOAB
36 Soft summons : PSST
37 Lanikai Beach’s island : OAHU
38 Like some grilling planks : CEDAR
39 Got up : AROSE
44 Confidentiality doc : NDA
46 Typist’s meas. : WPM
47 Curaçao neighbor : ARUBA
48 Hard on the ears : NOISY
50 Goad : URGE
51 Canadian gas brand : ESSO
53 “Intelligence for Your Life” host John : TESH
54 Hilton competitor : OMNI
55 Some airport rides : UBERS
56 Attracts : DRAWS
58 Charles River sch. : MIT
63 Andante and adagio : TEMPI
65 Hotmail provider : MSN
66 La Scala performance : OPERA
70 Flask filler : HOOCH
71 Got up : AWOKE
72 Harness strap : REIN
73 Homey lodgings : INNS
74 “Big Little Lies” actress Kravitz : ZOE
75 Throws in : ADDS
76 Time in the tub : SOAK
77 “Nearly finished!” : ALMOST DONE
81 Orchard fruit originally from Ohio : ROME APPLES
82 “Come on in!” : ENTER
83 Answered an invite : RSVP’D
85 Puts in a Hall of Fame, say : ENSHRINES
87 Kylo of the “Star Wars” sequels : REN
89 Jamaican genre : SKA
90 Sport with bamboo swords : KENDO
93 “Hold it, horses!” : WHOA
94 Share hot goss : DISH
95 Himalayan recluse : YETI
96 Citation abbr. : ET AL
101 Degrade oneself by : STOOP TO
103 Word with year or rear : -END
105 South American palm : ACAI
106 Drink list? : BAR TAB
108 Asian noodle : SOBA
109 Get used (to) : ADAPT
110 Instrument in Hindi cinema : SITAR
111 Pet in a tank : GUPPY
112 Zhou who hosted Nixon : ENLAI
113 Stop : CEASE
114 Walt Disney Concert Hall architect Frank : GEHRY
119 Alpo rival : IAMS
120 Tit for tat, e.g. : TYPO
122 Some city trains : ELS
124 Luxury bag monogram : YSL
125 Tied the knot : WED
126 Broomball surface : ICE
127 Denials : NOS
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