Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday July 3rd LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Pretend : FEIGN
6 Came down : ALIT
10 Sweets : HON
13 Playwright Henrik : IBSEN
18 Jetson canine : ASTRO
19 Actor MacFarlane : SETH
20 92-Down base : RICE
21 Timid : MOUSY
22 Cleaner who doesn’t bother with corners? : STRAIGHT SWEEPER
25 Celeb’s entourage : POSSE
26 Epic journey : ODYSSEY
27 Long skirt : MAXI
28 Director DuVernay : AVA
30 Ad : SPOT
31 Signature piece? : PEN
32 Encore presentation : RERUN
33 Nullify : NEGATE
35 Army bigwigs: Abbr. : MAJS
38 __ Jima : IWO
40 Nursery purchase : TREE
42 Occasion : EVENT
44 Terre Haute sch. : ISU
45 Soft sounds from the barnyard? : GENTLE BRAYS
49 Urgent-care pro : ER DOC
51 Cotton thread : LISLE
53 Rosary unit : BEAD
54 Sporty Chevy : ‘VETTE
56 Self-image : EGO
57 Some D.C. pros : NATIONALS
59 Many a middle schooler : PRETEEN
61 Family man : DAD
62 Head-scratcher : ENIGMA
63 Fencing sword : EPEE
65 Mortise inserts : TENONS
67 Expert : ACE
68 Gardeners who can tend a plot really, really fast? : SPADE DEMONS
72 __ de cologne : EAU
74 Deletes : ERASES
76 Farm tower : SILO
77 Accommodate : OBLIGE
80 Loving murmur : COO
82 Trio-quartet combos : SEPTETS
84 Rainy day gear : UMBRELLAS
87 “Walk me!” : ARF
88 More faithful : TRUER
89 “The Checklist Manifesto” surgeon/author Gawande : ATUL
90 Besmirch : TAINT
91 D.C. subway : METRO
93 Words on a sale poster? : PRICE PHRASE
97 Confidentiality contract: Abbr. : NDA
98 “Keep your __ on!” : SHIRT
100 Applaud : CLAP
101 __ Dhabi : ABU
102 Thickener used in molecular gastronomy : AGAR
103 Prose pieces : ESSAYS
106 Cybersales : ETAIL
108 Helena hrs. : MST
110 Tit for tat, say? : TYPO
112 Furry friend : PET
113 Broadcasts : AIRS
114 Lactose-free coffee additive : OAT MILK
118 Literature Nobelist who served in the Irish Senate : YEATS
120 Squabble over whose turn it is to get the car fixed? : MAINTENANCE FRAY
123 Hard-to-handle plants : CACTI
124 Goes astray : ERRS
125 Alaskan seaport : NOME
126 Earring in a Vermeer painting : PEARL
127 Creme-filled cookies : OREOS
128 Surname separator : NEE
129 Short “So long!” : TTYL
130 Common __ : SENSE
DOWN
1 Burkina __: West African country : FASO
2 Cornerstone abbr. : ESTD
3 “It was nothing” : I TRY
4 Understands : GRASPS
5 __-canceling headphones : NOISE
6 Like a used firepit : ASHY
7 Allowed : LET
8 Personal identification? : IT’S ME
9 Scuppered : THWARTED
10 With it : HIP
11 “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” novelist Vuong : OCEAN
12 Audacity : NERVE
13 Troublemaking kid : IMP
14 Second shot : BOOSTER
15 Interruption during the America’s Cup? : SUSPENDED SAILING
16 Petro-Canada rival : ESSO
17 Russian “no” : NYET
20 “The Princess Bride” director : REINER
23 Fabled wish-granter : GENIE
24 Outlying community : EXURB
29 Info requested by winery websites : AGE
32 Canned tomatoes brand : RO-TEL
34 Active Naturals skin care brand : AVEENO
35 Writer who created Pooh and Roo : MILNE
36 Seoul airline : ASIANA
37 Race official? : JUSTICE OF THE PACE
39 Org. whose 2021 MVP was Jonquel Jones : WNBA
41 Roof overhang : EAVE
43 Easily improvised costume : TOGA
45 Math subj. : GEOM
46 Shined a light on? : LASED
47 “The best is __ come” : YET TO
48 Dutch painter Jan : STEEN
50 __ liver oil : COD
52 Hybrid big cat : LIGER
55 Stretching muscle : TENSOR
58 Lake on the Nile : NASSER
59 Mani-__: spa treatments : PEDIS
60 Fishing line holder : REEL
64 Irksome one : PEST
66 Harlem Renaissance novelist Larsen : NELLA
69 Caffeinate, perhaps : PEP UP
70 Flower that sounds like a furrier : ASTER
71 River delta area : MOUTH
73 Kenya neighbor : UGANDA
75 Furriers who sound like flowers : ASTORS
78 __ noire : BETE
79 Basic Spanish infinitive : ESTAR
80 GoPro product, briefly : CAM
81 Mined finds : ORES
83 Stonestreet of “Modern Family” : ERIC
85 Big picture? : MURAL
86 Spill the beans : BLAB
89 Plain to see : APPARENT
92 Ristorante dish : RISOTTO
94 Spruces up : CLEANS
95 Totally face-plant : EAT IT
96 Poison __ : SUMAC
99 Faucet : TAP
102 Money paid to get money : ATM FEE
104 Oman neighbor : YEMEN
105 Fixed gaze : STARE
107 Immature comeback : IS NOT!
109 Dance moves : STEPS
110 Bygone name in toys : TYCO
111 Wine label number : YEAR
114 Turow book : ONE L
115 Setting of the memoir “Reading Lolita in Tehran” : IRAN
116 Metallica drummer Ulrich : LARS
117 “Friday Night Lights” actor Chandler : KYLE
119 “__-boom-bah!” : SIS
121 Anger : IRE
122 Minnesota senator Klobuchar : AMY
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