Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday July 23rd 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Dry-eyes solution : SALINE
7 Up to the task : ABLE
11 Brain wave : IDEA
15 Guerrero greeting : HOLA
19 TV spots : PROMOS
20 Ukrainian, e.g. : SLAV
21 __ Rangoon: seafood-filled appetizer : CRAB
22 Taxing load : ONUS
23 Straying : ERRANT
24 Sleeveless top, briefly : CAMI
25 Angry goose noise : HISS
26 __ performance : PEAK
27 *Contact the Better Business Bureau, say : LODGE A COMPLAINT
30 Boyfriends : BEAUS
31 Too cute : TWEE
32 Tater bite : TOT
33 Sausage ingredient : PORK
34 Staff at sea : MAST
35 In medias __ : RES
36 *”We’re glad you joined the team!” : WELCOME ABOARD
41 Prefer : FAVOR
45 Subarctic forest : TAIGA
47 “The Celts” singer from Ireland : ENYA
48 __-dye : TIE
49 *Summer treat : ICE CREAM CONE
52 Ornamental molding : CORNICE
54 Painter Magritte : RENE
55 Actor Estrada : ERIK
56 Plane tracker : RADAR
59 During : AMID
60 Spanish state : ESTADO
62 Krill consumers : WHALES
64 Fateful signs : OMENS
65 *Request at some stage shows : NO CAMERAS PLEASE
70 “Washington Journal” channel : C-SPAN
73 Remote button with “+” and “-” : VOLUME
74 Work clumsily (through) : MUDDLE
78 Baseball family name : ALOU
79 Attach, as a button : SEW ON
80 Subway price : FARE
83 Subway line : RAIL
84 Bureaucratic holdup : RED TAPE
86 *Some home entertainment systems : GAME CONSOLES
90 NYE month : DEC
91 “In so __ words” : MANY
93 “Not exactly” : SORTA
94 Weigh in : OPINE
95 *Indoor roller coaster at Disney Parks : SPACE MOUNTAIN
99 Upcycling initials : DIY
101 Phoenix NBA team : SUNS
102 First-time Fortnite player, e.g. : NOOB
103 Confession confession : SIN
104 Pancake shape : DISK
108 “¿Cómo está __?” : USTED
110 Small film role, and a feature of the answer to each starred clue? : CAMEO APPEARANCE
114 Zoomed : SPED
115 Ceremonial Maori dance : HAKA
116 ESPNU topic : NCAA
117 Business-speak : JARGON
118 Earthy hue : ECRU
119 Zealous : AVID
120 Diamond authorities : UMPS
121 From time immemorial : AGE OLD
122 Hoarse tone : RASP
123 Clothing lines : HEMS
124 Clothing line : SEAM
125 Unmissable tourist experience, say : MUST DO
DOWN
1 Dinkel wheat : SPELT
2 Shape on some road signs : ARROW
3 “Your Silence Will Not Protect You” poet/activist Audre : LORDE
4 Visual : IMAGE
5 __ of the above : NONE
6 Gosford Park, e.g. : ESTATE
7 Broad tie : ASCOT
8 Sound of a prank cigar : BLAM
9 Genie’s confines : LAMP
10 Scheme cooked up by a film villain : EVIL PLAN
11 Suzuki who racked up an MLB record 262 hits in a single season : ICHIRO
12 Wonderland message : DRINK ME
13 Down __: Maine nickname : EAST
14 Situp muscles : ABS
15 “Counting on it!” : HOPE SO
16 “Wait your turn” : ONE AT A TIME
17 Party named for taro leaves : LUAU
18 Invites (out) : ASKS
28 Share top billing : COSTAR
29 Rep. from the Bronx : AOC
30 Crown-wearing literary elephant : BABAR
34 City boss : MAYOR
35 2022 film with the Oscar-winning song “Naatu Naatu” : RRR
36 Trimmable candle part : WICK
37 Psyche element : EGO
38 Box up : ENCASE
39 Toxin found in castor beans : RICIN
40 Accomplishments : DEEDS
41 Campsite warmer : FIRE
42 Air Force heroes : ACES
43 Dryer outlet : VENT
44 Undersea explorer : OCEANAUT
46 “__ glad to see you!” : AM I
50 Workers’ rights org. : EEOC
51 Dry-__ board : ERASE
53 Casually mention a famous friend, say : NAME-DROP
57 Zugspitze, e.g. : ALP
58 “Traffic” actor Benicio __ Toro : DEL
61 Actor Cheadle : DON
62 Twisted dry : WRUNG
63 Cordon bleu meat : HAM
64 Stillwater sch. : OSU
66 Eczema treatment brand : AVEENO
67 Do a yard chore : MOW
68 Chess rating system : ELO
69 “I can relate!” : AMEN
70 Requests identification : CARDS
71 Shut-eye : SLEEP
72 The “Only Murders in the Building” protagonists, e.g. : PODCASTERS
75 Surrealist painter with a book about his mustache : DALI
76 Property claim : LIEN
77 “Above all __ … ” : ELSE
79 Sends email destined for the trash : SPAMS
80 Bracken, for one : FERN
81 Play part or play a part : ACT
82 Tour technician : ROADIE
85 Adjust, as a law : AMEND
87 “On top of that … ” : AS A BONUS
88 “Little ol’ me?” : MOI
89 __ sauce : SOY
92 South Korean figure skater who won a gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics : YUNA KIM
96 Ready to play : CUED UP
97 Peripatetic folks : NOMADS
98 __ the line : TOE
100 Really stuck : IN A JAM
103 Twitch : SPASM
104 Has the nerve : DARES
105 Metal bar : INGOT
106 Tell off : SCOLD
107 Martial art with bamboo swords : KENDO
108 Apple consumer? : USER
109 Pet re-homing org. : SPCA
110 Spelunking site : CAVE
111 Tiptop : ACME
112 “__ Loves Mambo” : PAPA
113 Prego competitor : RAGU
115 “Yeah, I bet!” : HAH
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