Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday January 26th 2025, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Faculty leader : DEAN
5 “How dull” : BLAH
9 “Hot Shots!” or “Hot Fuzz” : SPOOF
14 Harden of the NBA : JAMES
19 Hankering : URGE
20 Garter trim : LACE
21 Amp input : AUDIO
22 Grove fruit : OLIVE
23 Quality of good mediums? : PREMIUM CHANNELS
26 Lower arm bones : ULNAE
27 Click a magic link : LOG ON
28 Seed cover : ARIL
29 Puts into play : USES
31 “Curious” : ODD
32 Italian time piece? : ORA
33 Quality of good photographers? : PARAMOUNT PICTURES
39 Sojutsu weapon : SPEAR
41 Ten hundos : ONE-G
42 “Stay” singer Lisa : LOEB
43 Colorful reef fish : WRASSE
47 Tap annoyance : DRIP
49 Cutoffs material : DENIM
53 Quality of good pyrotechnicians? : GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
59 Like some romance novels : RACY
60 Playroom detritus : TOYS
61 Grape also known as shiraz : SYRAH
62 Is more efficient, in a way : SAVES GAS
64 Have a bond with? : OWE TO
66 “A Dream Within a Dream” poet : POE
68 Wild house party : RAGER
69 Formicarium pet : ANT
70 Quality of good detectives? : BEST CASE SCENARIOS
76 In the way of? : A LA
78 Landlord’s document : LEASE
79 Life game piece : CAR
80 “_ of the Dead”: zom-com starring Simon Pegg : SHAUN
83 Embers : HOT COALS
85 Warmest temps : HIGHS
89 Some fried pods : OKRA
90 Soft repetition : ECHO
91 Quality of good gourd farmers? : SMASHING PUMPKINS
96 Stroll : MOSEY
98 “Crescent City” novelist Sarah J. _ : MAAS
99 Desert north of the Sahel : SAHARA
100 Innocent one : NAIF
103 “Modern Family” dad Dunphy : PHIL
105 Point __: Northern California cape : REYES
108 Quality of good politicians? : FIRST-CLASS TICKETS
115 Homer’s “neighborino” : NED
117 Biomolecule in some vaccines : RNA
118 Palette shades : HUES
119 Actor Rickman : ALAN
120 Talent show host : EMCEE
122 “They were with me all day,” e.g. : ALIBI
124 Quality of good architects? : EPIC PROPORTIONS
129 Red Sea republic : YEMEN
130 “The Birds” actress Hedren : TIPPI
131 Check, as a cake for doneness, e.g. : POKE
132 Composer Satie : ERIK
133 Reek : STINK
134 Sneer at : SCORN
135 Move like a fish : SWIM
136 Volleyball fixtures : NETS
DOWN
1 Lego brand for younger children : DUPLO
2 Typos : ERRORS
3 Sibling statistic : AGE GAP
4 Pixar fish : NEMO
5 -ray disc : BLU
6 “Poetic Justice” rapper Kendrick : LAMAR
7 Ghana’s capital : ACCRA
8 Pronoun pair : HE/HIM
9 Marino : SAN
10 Basis of many a popsicle stick joke : PUN
11 Reverent poem : ODE
12 Prepare to shine in a bodybuilding contest? : OIL UP
13 Mary Anning find : FOSSIL
14 Participated in a Renaissance sport : JOUSTED
15 _ or nothing : ALL
16 Inconsequential : MINOR
17 Slip by : EVADE
18 Crunchy salad toppers : SEEDS
24 Not completely : IN PART
25 _ paratha: Indian flatbread : ALOO
30 Friendly prefix : ECO-
34 Many 129-Across residents : ARABS
35 Revert to a previous version : UNDO
36 Football brand : NERF
37 Quittin’ time letters : TGIF
38 Taxi alternatives : UBERS
40 Discarded Apples? : E-WASTE
44 “You can _ that again” : SAY
45 Camera shop purchase, briefly : SLR
46 Slip by : ELAPSE
48 Like Galileo and Fibonacci : PISAN
50 “Madama Butterfly” setting : NAGASAKI
51 “Not if _ help it!” : I CAN
52 PC adventure game : MYST
53 Old Pontiac model : GTO
54 Verbal spat : ROW
55 Optic solutions : EYE BATHS
56 Pump or clog : SHOE
57 Framework for Indian classical music : RAGA
58 On any occasion : EVER
63 Judgement of Paris pot-stirrer : ERIS
65 Northern European capital : OSLO
67 “Close this pop-up” key : ESC
68 Puts a sail back up : RERIGS
71 73-Down exports : TEAS
72 Feeling after a deep breath : CALM
73 Northeast Indian region : ASSAM
74 “It’s Magic” lyricist Sammy : CAHN
75 “Well then, fine” : OH OKAY
76 “If I may … ” : AHEM
77 Motion opening? : LOCO-
81 Hot water holder : URN
82 Grammy winning rapper Lil __ X : NAS
84 Joel and Ethan of Hollywood : COENS
86 Valedictorian stat : GPA
87 “I didn’t catch that” : HUH
88 “I like your thinking!” : SMART
92 Suckers : SAPS
93 Skeptic’s laughs : HAHS
94 Skeptic’s question : IS IT
95 Activate at a designated time : PRESET
97 “Thanks, Captain Obvious!” : YA THINK
101 Post-op ward : ICU
102 Battleship groups : FLEETS
104 Whopper maker : LIAR
106 Last song at a concert, often : ENCORE
107 “I watched that already” : SEEN IT
108 Shreds at the edge : FRAYS
109 Sound of the sea? : INLET
110 “Spider-Man” films director Sam : RAIMI
111 Meaty jelly : ASPIC
112 Trotting noises : CLOPS
113 “Smack!” : KAPOW
114 Long mushroom : ENOKI
116 Classroom furniture : DESKS
121 Outward manner : MIEN
123 “Paddington” voice actor Whishaw : BEN
125 Mkt. debut : IPO
126 First aid training, for short : CPR
127 Brooch : PIN
128 Sleep acronym : REM
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