L.A. Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 “Couldn’t agree
more!” 5 Tapenade, e.g. 8 Pride __ 12 Chicago daily,
familiarly 16 Forum robe 17 Bread with
falafel 18 Princess Tiana
costume topper 19 Taiga or tundra 20 Collage of fabric swatches, paint chips, etc. 22 Birch kin
23 Send payment 24 Nearly fails Poseidon’s shop class? 27 Considerate of
others
28 Iowa State town 29 Activity in a
humidified room 30 Corp. leader 31 Monopoly pair 33 Desertlike 35 “What’s the __?” 36 Karaoke outing that won’t allow Aretha’s classic song?
41 Twirl
45 Some saxes 46 __ Eisley: spaceport in the “Star Wars” universe
47 Take to court 48 __ Island 49 Harris, e.g.,
informally 50 Shout at the
slots
52 Best Original
Song, e.g. 54 Gretzky, once 55 Blunder 56 Nursing __ 57 Time in the
Peace Corps? 60 Close securely 61 High card, often 62 Skeptical
expression 63 The x- or y-axis,
perhaps?
69 Fizz liquor 70 Weeding tool 73 Native New
Zealander 74 Numbered
clubs
75 Pound sound 77 “The Powerpuff Girls” voice actress Strong 78 With 79-Across, entry in the periodic table’s last column 79 See 78-Across 80 Auction action 81 Gets, as a job 82 Flushed 83 Request to an ophthalmologist on a busy afternoon? 88 Curling surface 90 “I Will Wait” band Mumford & __
91 Io or Europa, for
Jupiter
92 NCAA champion swimmer Thomas 93 Clipped
97 Hurt feelings? 99 Pot sticker kin 101 “Use all your strength!,” or an alternate title for this puzzle?
105 Problems for pipes or PR firms
106 Insertion mark 107 Carrot, so to
speak
110 Penn pals?
111 Locale for
llamas
112 Alum
113 Library offering
12/10/23 114 Relayed
115 Long-standing
rivalry
116 52-Across honoree for “Fight for You” 117 Fangorn Forest
beings
DOWN
1 Note dispenser 2 Low in the field 3 Bit of selfpromotion? 4 Federer rival 5 Talk of the
town?
6 “Nice job!” reply 7 Lakshmi who wrote the children’s book “Tomatoes for Neela”
8 Enters one by
one
9 Chaps
10 Zone
11 Brooks of
country music 12 Colorful garment that might feature a peace sign 13 Shakespeare character in the lyrics of Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” 14 Chatting online,
for short 15 Bright aquarium
fish
17 Wax finish? 18 “Any __?”:
“Who’s in?” 19 Brolly carriers 21 “Say Yes to the
Dress” figures 25 Stockpile 26 Sound defeat 27 Mixology tool 30 Desire
32 Pal of Big Bird
and Julia 34 Decathlon
equipment 37 Fizzy drink 38 Ages and ages 39 Avocado dish,
for short 40 “Wish me luck!” 42 Casual top 43 Brainchild 44 Geeky type 48 Batman’s boy
friend 50 Modern location
of Nineveh 51 Evil doppelgänger in the Mario games
52 Some apex
predators 53 Reindeer pal of Olaf the snowman
56 Suit well 58 Pocket 59 Skeptical
expression 60 “Didn’t mean to open that can of worms” 63 Mideast title 64 Prefix between
micro and pico 65 “Easy __ it” 66 __ Sea: former
endorheic lake 67 Rice pancakes served with sambar and chutney
68 Bed size 70 L’Occitane
product 71 Appoint, as a
rabbi 72 Undemanding
class
76 Leslie __ Jr. of
“Glass Onion” 77 Roof goo
80 Pho garnish 81 “Imagine” singer 83 View as 84 Heavy favorite 85 Passes, as
legislation 86 Longtime luxury
sedan
87 Partner of
hollered 89 Irritable 93 Share, as an
appetizer 94 Parte de un platillo “ranchero” 95 Online business 96 Coffee choice 98 Whinny
100 Proof of
ownership
102 Thick tresses 103 Lahore language 104 Memo opener 108 Chocolate
factory tub
109 Nine Inch Nails
quartet?