Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday March 17th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Ancient fabulist : AESOP
6 Pesky insects : GNATS
11 Shelter org. : SPCA
15 __ capsule : TIME
19 Set of beliefs : CREDO
20 Betray, in a way : RAT ON
21 Chalky powder : TALC
22 Make muddy : ROIL
23 Subway request : HOLD THE MAYO
25 Bibliography abbr. : ET AL
26 Roadside retreats : INNS
27 Club music genre, familiarly : EDM
28 “We can seat you now” buzzer : PAGER
29 “Funny, right?” : GET IT?
30 Travel document : VISA
31 Beach town atmosphere : SEA AIR
33 Light verse best not shared with kids : DIRTY LIMERICK
37 Geek (out) : NERD
39 Unit of resistance : OHM
40 Travelers’ gp. with annual dues : AAA
41 Vehicle in many a Jack London story : SLED
44 Filling station number : OCTANE
47 Unbelievably impressive : SCARY GOOD
53 Actress who plays Anita Hill in the HBO film “Confirmation” : KERRY WASHINGTON
56 “I Can’t Drive 55” singer Hagar : SAMMY
57 “Until we meet again, chérie” : ADIEU
58 Drought relief : RAIN
59 Elizabeth’s role in Marvel movies : WANDA
61 Leonine feature : MANE
62 Like a small vineyard, perhaps : TEN-ACRE
64 Clothing pioneer Strauss : LEVI
65 Sign-on need : USER ID
67 New Year’s Eve popper : CHAMPAGNE CORK
72 Like a live fumble : IN PLAY
76 “What __ is new?” : ELSE
77 Hind site? : TAIL END
82 Editor’s “Lose this” : DELE
83 “Open wide!” : SAY AH
85 Shopper’s reference : LIST
88 Revved up : EAGER
89 Pixel pattern : IMAGE
91 “C’mon, live a little” : LET YOUR HAIR DOWN
94 Stagnate : GO NOWHERE
96 Refuse to be associated with : DISOWN
97 “Which __ say … ” : IS TO
98 Bud visitor : BEE
99 Dowel : PEG
100 Hand sanitizer ingredient : ALOE
102 Italian saint who founded a Franciscan religious order : CLARE OF ASSISI
109 Refuse to yield : INSIST
113 Kick starters? : FEET
114 __ apso : LHASA
115 Browning spots : OVENS
117 Non opposite : OUI
118 Driver of many trailers : ADAM
119 Recover from a run : PANT
120 Matinee idol of the 1930s and 1940s : TYRONE POWER
123 Arizona landform : MESA
124 “Laugh-In” comedian Johnson : ARTE
125 Tackle again : RETRY
126 Sidestep : EVADE
127 Elysian locale : EDEN
128 Cherished : DEAR
129 Cinch of a course : EASY A
130 December candy shapes : CANES
DOWN
1 Is tender : ACHES
2 Slowly cut into : ERODE
3 One of Marge Simpson’s sisters : SELMA
4 Somewhat strange : ODD
5 Course with a crust : POT PIE
6 Hall of Fame pitcher Maddux : GREG
7 Known as : NAMED
8 Gaming trailblazer : ATARI
9 75-Down, e.g. : TOY
10 __-Cat: winter vehicle : SNO
11 Girder alloy : STEEL
12 Soul icon LaBelle : PATTI
13 Insurance filing : CLAIM
14 Knee injury common among athletes : ACL TEAR
15 Pub entertainment with a host : TRIVIA GAME
16 Like some bonds : IONIC
17 Belarus capital : MINSK
18 Disney character loosely inspired by “The Snow Queen” : ELSA
24 Soil-loosening implement : HARROW
29 Athletic center : GYM
32 Tenor Bocelli : ANDREA
34 Samurai without a lord : RONIN
35 In those days : THEN
36 Sunshine, slangily : RAYS
38 Region with many Commanders fans, briefly : DC AREA
41 Card game in which 10s score higher than kings and queens : SKAT
42 News article intro : LEDE
43 “__ go bragh!” : ERIN
45 Airport security org. : TSA
46 Sushi tuna : AHI
47 Barrel strip : STAVE
48 Like some water cooler cups : CONIC
49 Plus : AND
50 Ilhan of Congress : OMAR
51 Luxury hotel chain headquartered in Dallas : OMNI
52 Recolored : DYED
54 Desert plant in the asparagus family : YUCCA
55 “The Sweet Escape” singer Stefani : GWEN
60 Paranormal vibe : AURA
63 “House of the Dragon” actor Ifans : RHYS
64 Shirt size abbr. : LGE
66 Slalom competitor : SKIER
68 __ lemon: citrus hybrid : MEYER
69 Dish : PLATE
70 Pallid : ASHY
71 Capital west of Montreal : OTTAWA
72 “Yeah, man” : I DIG
73 Pixar clownfish : NEMO
74 Course of action : PLAN
75 Figure included in the Gotham City Cycle Chase set : LEGO BATMAN
78 Part of LPGA : LADIES
79 Swelled heads : EGOS
80 Semiaquatic salamander : NEWT
81 007’s first film foe : DR NO
84 Flagon beer : ALE
85 Video game brother : LUIGI
86 Org. with auditors : IRS
87 “Dexter: New Blood” airer, for short : SHO
90 Still-life jug : EWER
92 “To a … ” poems : ODES
93 Waiting to buy tickets, say : IN LINE
95 Shoe insert : HEEL PAD
99 Educational ad : PSA
101 Unsolicited, as a manuscript : ON SPEC
102 Relinquished : CEDED
103 Charter : LEASE
104 Chicago airport : O’HARE
105 Soda with a Piña Colada flavor : FANTA
106 Autumn blossom : ASTER
107 Classifies : SORTS
108 Off-white shade : IVORY
110 Sioux City resident : IOWAN
111 Upholstery choice : SUEDE
112 Santa Fe foursome : TIRES
113 Struggling actor’s dream : FAME
116 Singer born in County Donegal : ENYA
120 Uno + due : TRE
121 Passing remark? : YEA
122 Reproductive cells : OVA
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