LA Times Daily Crossword April 7, 2024 Answers

1. Oldest Simpson kid 5. Casino convenience 8. Model plane wood 13. Motor City pro 19. State with an astronaut on its quarter 20. Aunt, in Acapulco 21. Lures 22. "Knock, knock!" 23. Tactful one 25. *Accidentally scorch the appetizers? 27. Basket maker, e.g. 29. Gibbs of "The Jeffersons" 30. Stomped (on) 31. *"You can't wrestle a chimney sweep and come out clean," e.g.? 36. D.C. VIPs 37. Typeface word 38. Displace 39. 3D ring shape 41. Amarillo-to-Austin dir. 43. Very small 44. *Mission of the Blue Origin rockets carrying William Shatner and Michael Strahan? 51. Unknown degree 52. Burn soother 54. "Only Time" artist 55. Fervency 56. *Finish a crossword with a spelling error? 61. "The Hangover" role for Ed Helms 63. "Eureka!" elicitor 64. Golden Fleece seeker 65. Colleague 66. Drawbacks 67. Unlikely to be discussed 69. Classic Ford, familiarly 71. Takes turns? 73. Credit 74. Airbnb alternative 77. Twice-monthly shoreline occurrence 80. Minnesota representative Ilhan 81. Aquaman's domain 82. *Say no to a date? 86. Arctic seal refuges 88. __'acte 90. Lamb mamas 91. Package opening? 92. *Run-ins with soft cheese? 97. Watery defense 98. "Srsly!?" 99. Corp. hierarchy modification 100. Like 102. Fitbit unit 106. Darlin' 108. *Exhale in a game of hide-and-seek? 111. Posh 112. Not just once 114. Pan-fries 115. *Florists who specialize in purple bouquets? 119. Took control of, as a competition 123. Olympic projectile 124. Sarnia's lake 125. Simu of "Barbie" 126. Hostile 127. Tangible thing 128. Sewing kit item 129. Mo. before May 130. With this puzzle's circled letters, exercise a certain constitutional right, and how to answer each starred clue

1. Figure, casually 2. Pacific tuna 3. Paper problem 4. "War and Peace" novelist 5. Tops 6. Pageant crown 7. Chum on a boat? 8. Telly channel 9. Apt rhyme for spa 10. Youngest Hemsworth brother 11. Gets ready for a ride 12. Space City pro 13. Cubism pioneer 14. Texter's qualifier 15. Closes 16. Earth, in some sci-fi 17. Director Welles 18. Cries out for 24. Calle __: street in Miami's Little Havana 26. "You're in good hands" sloganeer 28. EGOT winner Moreno 31. Taking to court 32. Decide one will 33. Gardening brand 34. Neither companion 35. Ph.D. seeker's test 40. Cheaper, perhaps 42. Hockey great Tikkanen 44. West End district 45. Many a YA hero 46. Where Ferrari is RACE 47. Like business vis-à-vis coach 48. Extra option 49. "True Grit" filmmakers 50. Historical chapters 52. Prefix with futurism 53. Newsom and Hochul, once: Abbr. 57. Jeweler to the Romanovs 58. Spanish cat 59. Spice mixture 60. Turner memoir 62. Bearlike 65. Smartphone precursors, for short 67. Proctor's tool 68. Nintendo rival 70. Hi-__ audio 72. Many e-forms 73. __ salad 75. Come back to the table 76. Judge's seat 78. Fishing spot 79. Helps to water-ski 82. Leith of "The Great British Baking Show" 83. Barely leading 84. Seeing red 85. "Grand" peak 87. Airport near San Jose, Calif. 89. Did exceedingly well 93. 23-Across's base 94. Many stats 95. TNT start 96. Many pieces by 57-Down 97. Skip an epic party, say 100. Filmmaker with a distinctive style 101. Was sure 102. Playground feature 103. Italy's first capital 104. Be 105. Joe of "Bupkis" 107. Jacuzzis, e.g. 109. "Se __ español" 110. Spring bloom 113. Fictional sleuth Wolfe 116. Modest digs 117. Down Under hopper 118. NBC skit show, for short 120. Tour gp. 121. Large deer 122. Bill for education?