LA Times Daily Crossword March 1, 2026 Answers

1. Plant with edible sprouts 8. Bouldering spot 13. Kemper of "The Office" 18. Pointed beards 19. Homes for the higher-ups? 21. Eerie haunted hayride sounds 22. Part of the hiring process for stenographers? 24. Take illegally 25. Brings together 26. Horror film subjects, maybe 27. Brit's bathroom 29. Three-pointer 30. Supermodel Beckford 31. Blather on and on 32. Like some jeans 34. Party hard 36. Stage production about the lives of autoworkers? 40. Wire service co. 43. Chest muscle, briefly 45. Swindle 46. Kitchen set 47. Need for the queen of hearts to get past security? 52. Candy from a novelty dispenser 54. Waxy compound 55. "Aida," for one 56. Sherbet serving 58. Way in 60. PC maker 61. Glossy fabrics 63. Antihistamine target, perhaps 65. Fair-hiring org. 67. Overhead trains 68. Picture-perfect brioche? 73. Make calls? 76. Corporate symbol 77. "Eh, __ difference" 78. Fixes, as loose ends 82. Stain on Santa's suit 84. King of cinema 86. Sound of impact 89. Heavenly food 90. Bleak 92. "__ we good?" 94. Escape capsules for rent? 96. Word on some film awards 98. Clairvoyance, e.g. 100. White lie 101. Spam sender 102. Investigation into how E.T. got away? 106. "Well, shoot!" 109. English noble title 110. Did a fall chore 112. Poetic feet 116. Molt 118. Armed conflict 119. Do the dishes? 120. Release 121. Eagle's claw 123. Silicon Valley game changers, or an alternate title for this puzzle 126. Back street 127. More pale 128. Stepped inside 129. Silly one 130. Razz 131. Whatsits

1. Anguish 2. Name of many French kings 3. Consideration 4. Greek goddess of 118-Across 5. "We should!" 6. Tina of "Only Murders in the Building" 7. According to 8. House in "Encanto" 9. Ferrari Formula One driver Charles 10. Bargain basket items, for short 11. Old-timey "Darn you!" 12. "You doing all right?" 13. Flightless Australian bird 14. Slowed down 15. Bay leaf source 16. Memo phrase 17. Best Championship Performance, e.g. 20. Covered in white, in a way 22. Disapproving sound 23. Storm rescue op 28. Potpourri ingredient 31. House of Lords members 32. Like bowling alleys 33. "__ that precious?" 35. College app datum 37. Bucket partner 38. Coral island 39. Shouts 40. Sci-fi craft 41. Family nickname 42. "Law & Order: SVU" co-star 44. Atlanta-based govt. agency 48. Actor Bana 49. Lock setting 50. Sioux City state 51. Self-starters 53. Rapper of "KPop Demon Hunters" 57. Court statements 59. Above, poetically 62. Exceptionally attractive person, slangily 64. Bay on Florida's west coast 66. Ascend 69. Teamwork inhibitor 70. Novelist Jaffe 71. Cold cuts counter 72. Jump 73. Graphic that typically has two insets 74. Sponge 75. Mushroom that can be a burger 79. Snooty one 80. Click a backward arrow, maybe 81. Erstwhile 83. Twisters 85. Say hello to 87. "Woof" 88. Car in a Beach Boys song 91. Oracle 93. F1 neighbor 95. Org. with Bulls and Bucks 97. Beethoven composition 99. St. Patrick's Day events 103. Least 104. Much political humor 105. Scrapes (out) 107. Like some car windows 108. Wiley of "The Handmaid's Tale" 111. Scored an own goal 113. Called on a dairy farm 114. Stocks partner 115. Org. with a big returns department 116. Alone 117. Nativity headgear 119. Seed in some healthy smoothies 120. "What are you __?" 122. Dec. 31 124. Michael of "SNL" 125. Low Spanish number