LA Times Daily Crossword June 25, 2023 Answers

1. Landlocked African nation 5. Teng known as the "Eternal Queen of Asian Pop" 11. Broker's charge 14. Shadow 18. Basketball Hall of Famer Leslie 19. Spotted cat 20. Spanakopita cheese 21. Jasmine __ 22. Natural wonder that's roughly 1,100 times bigger than the Grand Canyon? 25. Neighborhood 26. __ scheme 27. Afro puff, for one 28. Actor Holbrook 29. Post-breakup parties? 31. Front-of-the-rack sizes, often 33. "Show Me where I went wrong!?" elicitor, maybe? 37. "__ it first!" 39. Reservoir creator 40. Family member 41. "You __ one job!" 42. Muscat's land 45. Speech fillers 47. Good at repairs 50. "Too bad" 52. Hawkeyed writer of "To the Lighthouse"? 56. Scolds harshly 58. Deux halved 59. Large chau gong 60. Tartan pattern 62. Title of honor 63. Tablelands 65. Body art 67. Listens to 69. Question before making a Pine Tree disappear? 77. Finish (as) 78. Pro vote 79. "Metropolis: The Chase Suite" artist Janelle 81. Bigelow product 83. "August: __ County" 86. "Thank U, Next" singer Ariana 90. Tiny ammo 91. Insect marching in a column 93. The NHL's North Stars in 1967, for one? 96. Draws from a Juul, say 97. Heavy-duty cooler brand 99. Big name in cheese balls 100. Inactive 101. Writer/activist __ B. Wells 102. Actress Fey 104. Place for a mineral scrub 107. Stitched 109. Wolverine's snack dispenser? 114. California wine valley 118. Woodland deities 119. Prefix with tourism 120. Broadcasts 122. Some spouses 123. "Smooth Operator" singer 124. Secluded place in Lhasa to think about Treasure? 128. Italian automaker since 1899 129. Big personalities 130. "Turn it up!" 131. Encourage 132. Ish 133. Wages 134. Size up 135. "Don't dele"

1. Applauds 2. Start of a call home, perhaps 3. Yoga position 4. Truly brilliant 5. Unit of measure for elephants or cargo 6. Neutral shade 7. Harvests 8. Skipped over 9. Chihuahua neighbor 10. DOJ arm concerned with explosives 11. Are blue 12. UFO pilots, probably 13. Uses Blue Apron, say 14. Land parcel 15. Carrier in French Polynesia 16. Olympian Nathan Chen, notably 17. Grazing ground 20. German woman 23. Aromatherapy array 24. "Lookee here!" 30. Counterpart of "ser," in Spanish 32. Steamy spot 34. "If u ask me" 35. Spanish "Very good!" 36. Slow Churned brand 38. Caprice 42. Egg cell 43. Went for the gold? 44. Playground retort 46. Convened 48. Swiss peak 49. Super Bowl org. 51. Complete a Monopoly circuit 53. "Showtime!" 54. Cry miserably 55. Luxury hotel chain 57. Mild Dutch cheese 61. Pacific tuna 64. Lemur with long fingers and ratlike teeth 66. Tab, for one 68. Shio or shoyu dish 70. Noodles served in dashi 71. Lowering in rank 72. Clean air agcy. 73. Star in Lyra 74. Deserve 75. Retired, maybe 76. Group of schemers 80. "Twilight" vampire 81. Industry-wide expo 82. Latin American pastries 84. Ultrasound goop 85. Outer: Pref. 87. Sparky the Sun Devil's sch. 88. Minor criticisms 89. Naps 91. Tel __, Israel 92. Sean of "Stranger Things" 94. Swanky 95. Condition sometimes treated with hearing aids 98. Handheld Nintendo system 103. Arched foot part 105. Duelers at some bars? 106. Ill will 108. Amazes 110. Because of 111. Scores 100% on 112. Foldable bed 113. Wear with time 115. In the open 116. On-ramp sign 117. So far 121. Mario Kart console, for short 123. NorCal hub 125. Two-time French Open winner Swiatek 126. In the style of 127. __ Technica: tech news website