LA Times Daily Crossword February 4, 2024 Answers

1. Muscles toned by planks 4. Does, e.g. 8. Goes out swinging? 13. Longest reptile in the world 19. "Gosh, that was a long time ago" 21. Buck in the Baseball Hall of Fame 22. Bring back on board 23. *Canaries 24. *Bar food served with blue cheese and vegetable sticks 26. Gets slippery 28. Patronize, as a hotel 29. Hush-hush docs 30. Bundle of hay 32. Caustic cleaners 34. Enter stealthily 36. *Orange flowers that represent wealth in some Asian traditions 40. __ Domani: Italian wine brand 41. Promising letters? 42. Really bothered 43. *"Peace Train" singer 49. *Atlanta event for sci-fi fans 52. Actress Shawkat 53. Museum item 54. "Thumbs up" answers 55. Smashing success 56. Provided at no cost 59. Wealthy 60. "r u coming soon?" 62. Call to the on-deck circle 64. Beads on blades 65. *Sacred Hopi ritual 71. *Western, slangily 73. "One Mississippi" star Notaro 74. Dulse and nori seaweeds, e.g. 76. __-mo video 77. Coup target 79. "You can't do that!" 80. Aggravate 83. Top-tier celebs 87. Basic font 89. Window shade 90. *Absurdly chaotic situation 92. *Playground fixture 95. Russian crepes 96. Short "Stop!" 97. Vinaigrette acronym 98. *Spray behind a speedboat 101. Act omnipotent 104. Burkina __ 105. Assns. 106. Some ballpark figs. 107. Total accord 109. Mogadishu resident 113. *Sheet with a folded corner 116. *Ashtray for trash, e.g. 120. "Let me rephrase that ... " 121. Appointed 122. Soul mate 123. Sandwiches made with bolillos 124. Secret rendezvous 125. Black bit inside a papaya 126. Vietnamese New Year, which is represented by the Zodiac animals at the starts of the answers to the starred clues

1. Cause of inflation 2. Graphic designer's deg. 3. Part of a match 4. Deli apparatus 5. Fine-tune 6. Community group with a deer logo 7. SoCal campus with Mission Revival architecture 8. Lump of goo 9. Heavy loads 10. Some boxing punches 11. World Cup overseer: Abbr. 12. Leaves in stitches 13. Safeguard 14. Tree with flexible wood 15. Weigh, in a way 16. Main language of India 17. Heart, but not soul 18. Legendary loch 20. Use TurboTax, perhaps 25. Pool divisions 27. Easily influenced 30. "Free your pores" brand 31. __ frescas: fruity Mexican drinks 33. So far 35. Maker of eco-friendly Vero computers 36. Neat and clean 37. PC hookup 38. Rash symptom 39. Sainted pope called "the Great" 43. Put into gear? 44. Have the intention of 45. Thin candle 46. Drop in pronunciation 47. More pleasant 48. Phonetic symbol 50. __ Squad: Best Buy tech support team 51. KitchenAid rival 52. Covered California statute, for short 57. Critical-care ctrs. 58. Club fees 61. Major Yemen port 62. Starts 63. Quite cold 65. Cook dim sum, say 66. Part of TNT 67. "Encore!" 68. Big deal 69. Trade pact from 1994 to 2020 70. Debussy's "__ de lune" 72. Casual collared shirt 75. Sketchy subject? 78. Waiting room directive 80. Digs in the snow 81. Versailles residents 82. Philosopher Immanuel 84. Pet pendant 85. Tractor-trailers 86. Plug away (at) 88. Impose, as a tax 91. Hair __ 93. Cultured products? 94. Bret with four Gold Gloves 95. Red Sox, on scoreboards 98. Hot spots 99. Got going 100. "Judge Judy" event 101. Product pitch 102. Light brew 103. Failed to 104. Like bubble baths 106. Make a long story short? 108. Trade jabs 110. Makes a choice 111. Bog down 112. Shivering fit 114. "Blonde" star de Armas 115. Summer hrs. in Philly 117. Kiddo 118. "Or so __ heard" 119. Pickleball need