Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday January 7th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Totally wiped : BEAT
5 College Board exam for jrs. : PSAT
9 Fondant colorer : DYE
12 Dream big : ASPIRE
18 Roman aqueduct section : ARCH
19 Active volcano on Sicily : ETNA
20 Timely benefit : BOON
21 Bedouin, e.g. : ROAMER
22 HTTP 504: Knight fails to return to castle before portcullis closes for curfew : GATEWAY TIMEOUT
25 Soft cotton fabric : MUSLIN
26 Literary comparisons : SIMILES
27 Organs that affect balance : EARS
28 Boutonniere counterpart : CORSAGE
29 Bed cover : DUVET
30 “Turn up the heat!” : BRR
31 Fade, say : WEAR
33 Triangles on a map, typically: Abbr. : MTNS
34 Flower in some O’Keeffe paintings : IRIS
35 HTTP 403: Knight not approved to embark on second search for the Holy Grail : FORBIDDEN REQUEST
40 Snap veggies : PEAS
41 Sign into law : ENACT
42 Push notifications : E-ALERTS
43 DOJ staffers : ATTYS
45 Ryan of “Star Trek: Picard” : JERI
46 Puglia lang. : ITAL
49 HTTP 419: Knight’s squire’s apprenticeship no longer in force : PAGE EXPIRED
53 Gets fit : SHAPES UP
57 Routine material : JOKES
58 Store securely : STOW
59 Blues label based in Memphis : STAX
60 Icy layer : RIME
61 “Pressure” singer Lennox : ARI
62 Tennis unit : SET
65 Some fossils : TEETH
67 Citi player : MET
69 16th POTUS : ABE
70 Baby carrier : WOMB
72 Spindly : BONY
74 Villain’s hideaway : LAIR
76 “The Sparks Brothers” director Wright : EDGAR
78 Commuters’ region : SUBURBIA
80 HTTP 500: Knight fails to tip waitstaff at banquet : SERVER ERROR
83 Meh : SO-SO
84 Lump of soil : CLOD
86 Finnish tech giant : NOKIA
87 Lowered a lot, as prices : SLASHED
90 New cadet : PLEBE
92 Rowdy crowds : MOBS
96 HTTP 405: Knight illegally aims for opponent’s head during joust : METHOD NOT ALLOWED
100 French friend : AMIE
101 Fairy tale meanie : OGRE
102 White peg in Battleship : MISS
103 Car port? : AUX
104 Waterfall on a doughnut production line : GLAZE
105 Fuel mining site : COALPIT
107 Angry speech : RANT
109 Toyota sedan : COROLLA
112 Suggest : HINT AT
113 Medieval protocol for knights, or an alternate title for this puzzle? : CODE OF CHIVALRY
116 Rise : ASCENT
117 “Sadly … ” : ALAS
118 Spark interest? : LEND
119 For a __ pittance : MERE
120 Hi-fi system : STEREO
121 Civil rights initialism : BLM
122 Brouhahas : ADOS
123 115-Down votes : AYES
DOWN
1 Sack : BAG
2 Error remnant : ERASURE
3 Probiotic yogurt brand : ACTIVIA
4 Rap anthem by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five : THE MESSAGE
5 Ring out : PEAL
6 Warm compress target, maybe : STYE
7 Termite eaters : ANTS
8 Mai __: cocktail : TAI
9 “Monsters, Inc.” factory product : DOOR
10 “Pinkie promise?” : YOU SWEAR
11 Isengard attacker : ENT
12 Weapons expert : ARMORER
13 Sweet and __ : SOUR
14 Make the grade : PASS MUSTER
15 “Better get a move on!” : I’M LATE
16 Royal tenures : REIGNS
17 “Ready Player One” author Cline : ERNEST
20 Santa costume need : BEARD
23 Sharp quality : WIT
24 Warrant : MERIT
28 Attention : CARE
29 Swing dance move : DIP
30 “The Graham Norton Show” airer : BBC
32 Recruit : ENLIST
35 Big bash : FETE
36 Agate kin : ONYX
37 Speaks with a sore throat : RASPS
38 “No good __ goes unpunished” : DEED
39 Swab for 27-Across : Q-TIP
44 Model/activist Holliday : TESS
45 Like tiaras : JEWELED
47 Parmesan substitute : ASIAGO
48 __ support : LUMBAR
49 Like a sponge : POROUS
50 With hands on hips : AKIMBO
51 Teensy : ITTY
52 Fishy topping : ROE
54 Goofy sort : HAM
55 Splitting tool : AXE
56 Coeval : PEER
57 Spielberg shark thriller : JAWS
59 Sister on “Succession” : SHIV
63 Flow partner : EBB
64 You, in Montréal : TOI
66 Driveway-patching gunk : TAR
68 Actress Hatcher : TERI
71 Place for a pick-me-up? : BUS SHELTER
73 Cheesy layered snack : NACHOS
75 Keep up on the issues? : RENEW
77 One prone to histrionics, informally : DRAMA LLAMA
79 Hershey caramel candy : ROLO
80 Faygo or Fanta : SODA
81 Get-up on Sunday morning? : ROBE
82 __ out a living : EKED
85 “Time to blow this popsicle stand” : LET’S ROLL
88 Come clean about : ADMIT TO
89 Sulky mood : SNIT
90 Ninth planet, until 2006 : PLUTO
91 Fishy topping : LOX
93 Ill-fated “Grey’s Anatomy” resident George : O’MALLEY
94 Nutty : BIZARRE
95 Match at the poker table : SEE
96 Coffee-and-chocolate concoctions : MOCHAS
97 Narcissist : EGOIST
98 Hypnotic state : TRANCE
99 Areas of expertise : LANES
104 Sen.’s domain : GOV
106 Greenhouse unit : PANE
108 Genesis figure : ADAM
109 Included in an email thread : CC’ED
110 “How terrible!” : OH NO
111 Divests (of) : RIDS
113 Uber or Lyft alternative : CAB
114 Tampa’s st. : FLA
115 Affirmative : YES
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