LA Times Daily Crossword January 26, 2025 Answers

1. Faculty leader 5. "How dull" 9. "Hot Shots!" or "Hot Fuzz" 14. Harden of the NBA 19. Hankering 20. Garter trim 21. Amp input 22. Grove fruit 23. Quality of good mediums? 26. Lower arm bones 27. Click a magic link 28. Seed cover 29. Puts into play 31. "Curious" 32. Italian time piece? 33. Quality of good photographers? 39. Sōjutsu weapon 41. Ten hundos 42. "Stay" singer Lisa 43. Colorful reef fish 47. Tap annoyance 49. Cutoffs material 53. Quality of good pyrotechnicians? 59. Like some romance novels 60. Playroom detritus 61. Grape also known as shiraz 62. Is more efficient, in a way 64. Have a bond with? 66. "A Dream Within a Dream" poet 68. Wild house party 69. Formicarium pet 70. Quality of good detectives? 76. In the way of? 78. Landlord's document 79. Life game piece 80. "__ of the Dead": zom-com starring Simon Pegg 83. Embers 85. Warmest temps 89. Some fried pods 90. Soft repetition 91. Quality of good gourd farmers? 96. Stroll 98. "Crescent City" novelist Sarah J. __ 99. Desert north of the Sahel 100. Innocent one 103. "Modern Family" dad Dunphy 105. Point __: Northern California cape 108. Quality of good politicians? 115. Homer's "neighborino" 117. Biomolecule in some vaccines 118. Palette shades 119. Actor Rickman 120. Talent show host 122. "They were with me all day," e.g. 124. Quality of good architects? 129. Red Sea republic 130. "The Birds" actress Hedren 131. Check, as a cake for doneness, e.g. 132. Composer Satie 133. Reek 134. Sneer at 135. Move like a fish 136. Volleyball fixtures

1. Lego brand for younger children 2. Typos 3. Sibling statistic 4. Pixar fish 5. __-ray disc 6. "Poetic Justice" rapper Kendrick 7. Ghana's capital 8. Pronoun pair 9. __ Marino 10. Basis of many a popsicle stick joke 11. Reverent poem 12. Prepare to shine in a bodybuilding contest? 13. Mary Anning find 14. Participated in a Renaissance sport 15. __ or nothing 16. Inconsequential 18. Crunchy salad toppers 24. Not completely 25. __ paratha: Indian flatbread 30. Friendly prefix 34. Many 129-Across residents 35. Revert to a previous version 36. Football brand 37. Quittin' time letters 38. Taxi alternatives 40. Discarded Apples? 44. "You can __ that again" 45. Camera shop purchase, briefly 46. Slip by 48. Like Galileo and Fibonacci 50. "Madama Butterfly" setting 51. "Not if __ help it!" 52. PC adventure game 53. Old Pontiac model 54. Verbal spat 55. Optic solutions 56. Pump or clog 57. Framework for Indian classical music 58. On any occasion 63. Judgement of Paris pot-stirrer 65. Northern European capital 67. "Close this pop-up" key 68. Puts a sail back up 71. 73-Down exports 72. Feeling after a deep breath 73. Northeast Indian region 74. "It's Magic" lyricist Sammy 75. "Well then, fine" 76. "If I may ... " 77. Motion opening? 81. Hot water holder 82. Grammy winning rapper Lil __ X 84. Joel and Ethan of Hollywood 86. Valedictorian stat 87. "I didn't catch that" 88. "I like your thinking!" 92. Suckers 93. Skeptic's laughs 94. Skeptic's question 95. Activate at a designated time 97. "Thanks, Captain Obvious!" 101. Post-op ward 102. Battleship groups 104. Whopper maker 106. Last song at a concert, often 107. "I watched that already" 108. Shreds at the edge 109. Sound of the sea? 110. "Spider-Man" films director Sam 111. Meaty jelly 112. Trotting noises 113. "Smack!" 114. Long mushroom 116. Classroom furniture 121. Outward manner 123. "Paddington" voice actor Whishaw 125. Mkt. debut 126. First aid training, for short 127. Brooch 128. Sleep acronym