Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday March 31st 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Cymbals played with a pedal : HI-HAT
6 Doofus : TWIT
10 Snack or stack at the poker table : CHIPS
15 Hushed summons : PSST
19 Sun-dried brick : ADOBE
20 Hardwood trees : OAKS
21 32-foot pastry visible from the 405 in Los Angeles : DONUT
22 “Sex Education” protagonist : OTIS
23 Composite image where stars appear as streaks : TIME-LAPSE PICTURE
26 Key turning point? : LOCK
27 Landscaping tool : HOE
28 Title role for Madonna : EVITA
29 Chihuahua’s alert : BARK
30 Sinister : EVIL
32 Early social networking site : MYSPACE
34 Cartagena kiss : BESO
35 Flat formation : PLATEAU
38 Kitchen containers : POTS
39 Flurry of emotions : MIXED FEELINGS
41 GoPro device : CAMERA
44 Musical ability : EAR
45 Ref. that added “adultification” in 2023 : OED
46 Rattan : CANE
47 Vehicle that may address the “last mile” problem : ELECTRIC SCOOTER
52 Used a peeler : PARED
53 Comedian DeLaria : LEA
54 Like last-minute tix, maybe : SRO
55 “Stop talking” : HUSH
56 Sudden shocks : JOLTS
57 Air space? : LUNG
59 Rio hello : OLA
61 Bag-checking org. : TSA
62 _ fide : BONA
63 “Don’t forget your umbrella and galoshes!” : IT’S RAINING CATS AND DOGS
71 Bavarian range : ALPS
72 Prefix with cache : GEO-
73 Get loose, in a way : SAG
74 Ginger _ : SNAP
75 Italian seaport : GENOA
77 Flock infant : LAMB
79 Brio : PEP
81 Word with bird’s or bull’s : -EYE
82 75-Down accessory : GRATE
83 As the situation warrants : WHERE APPLICABLE
88 Simpson who plays the sax : LISA
89 “Mr. Robot” creator Esmail : SAM
90 Beam : RAY
91 Said aloud : VOICED
92 Phryge, for Paris 2024, e.g. : OLYMPIC MASCOT
97 Cable : CORD
98 Has on the calendar : PLANS TO
99 “American Dad” dad : STAN
100 Inched closer : GOT NEAR
103 Match makeup : SETS
104 Petting zoo chorus : BAAS
105 Base for many Italian fashion labels : MILAN
106 Ginger blossom garland : LEI
108 Tends to spilled milk : MOPS
110 Period that included the storming of the Bastille : FRENCH REVOLUTION
114 Dressy attire : SUIT
115 “The Color Purple” producer : OPRAH
116 “You said it!” : AMEN
117 Do some dirty dancing : TWERK
118 Jennifer of “Dirty Dancing” : GREY
119 Dishwasher cycle : RINSE
120 Petting zoo ride : PONY
121 Music League submissions : SONGS
DOWN
1 “Hell _ no fury … ” : HATH 2
Figurative expression : IDIOM
3 Comfy cozy : HOMEY
4 First pres. born outside the Thirteen Colonies : ABE
5 Power trip? : TELEPORT
6 Debate issues : TOPICS
7 Trash : WASTE
8 HEMNES retailer : IKEA
9 Vanilla meas. : TSP
10 1990s media coverage? : CD CASE
11 Souped-up car : HOT ROD
12 Indigenous Alaskan : INUK
13 Water filter brand : PUR
14 Mentally prepared : STEELED
15 ” … and I approve this message” spots : POLITICAL ADS
16 Lifted prints? : STOLEN ART
17 [Not my error] : SIC
18 Disappointed click : TSK
24 Digital images? : AVATARS
25 Wild goat : IBEX
31 Actor Kilmer : VAL
33 Blueprint bit : SPEC
34 Hardwood tree : BIRCH
35 House of Lords member : PEER
36 St. _ of Assisi : AGNES
37 Employed : USED
39 Madrid “more” : MAS
40 Adversary : FOE
41 Pegged instruments : CELLI
42 Indigenous Alaskan : ALEUT
43 Denotes : MEANS
44 Biotech bacteria : E COLI
48 Makes a flat sheet flatter : IRONS
49 Resolution : OUTCOME
50 Peak between Pelion and Olympus : OSSA
51 “_ a big if!” : THAT’S
52 Duck habitat : POND
56 Musician Batiste : JON
58 Provide pardon : GRANT AMNESTY
60 Acute thing : ANGLE
62 Bread shaped like a 21-Across : BAGEL
64 Plant with a tiger tooth variety : ALOE
65 Brewery letters : IPA
66 One on a fixie, say : GEAR
67 Like some tear-jerkers : SAPPY
68 Yr. before a historic time change : ONE BC
69 Journalist King : GAYLE
70 Dashboard display : SPEED
75 Outdoor kitchen fixture : GRILL
76 Simple : EASY AS PIE
78 Lowest rank for a 35-Down : BARON
80 Crucially important : PIVOTAL
82 Unappealing plateful : GLOP 83 Baylor University city : WACO
84 “I dunno … ” : HMM
85 “Postman _”: BBC stop-motion animation series : PAT
86 Crunchy snack : CORN NUTS
87 Helper : AIDE
89 Accepts an invitation to pose : SITS FOR
93 Calif. Christmas hrs. : PST
94 Poses in a yoga studio : ASANAS
95 Lazy walrus, e.g., for short : STACHE
96 Paper money : CASH
97 Coral community : COLONY
100 Assumed : GIVEN
101 Marvin the Martian, e.g. : ALIEN
102 Corporate shake-up affecting the companies in the circled letters? : REORG
104 Switzerland’s capital : BERN
105 Brief brief : MEMO
107 Signs : INKS
108 NYC arena : MSG
109 Possessive word : OUR
111 Troy research univ. : RPI
112 Missy Elliott genre : RAP
113 Number of players in Battleship : TWO
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