Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday August 28th 2016, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 ”Thunderstruck” band AC/DC
5 Alberta resort town BANFF
10 Heavenly spheres ORBS
14 Caps’ partners GOWNS
19 Manhattan or Queens, briefly BORO
20 City NW of Orlando OCALA
21 Bryan’s “Breaking Bad” role WALT
22 Formed for a specific purpose AD HOC
23 Town gathering place COMMUNITY CENTER
26 Dough MOOLA
27 Bombards with bogus offers SPAMS
28 One of a toon septet DOPEY
29 Bathroom safety feature SHOWER MAT
31 Highway deterrent RADAR
33 Arabian Peninsula port ADEN
35 Acidity levels: Abbr. PHS
36 Pennant trio? ENS
37 Sherpa’s domain: Abbr. MTN
38 Ivory or Coast SOAP
40 Lions’ homes DENS
43 ”Eureka!” AHA!
45 Gardener’s purchase SEED PACKET
48 Witch’s familiar, maybe CAT
49 Shtick figures COMICS
53 Coastal flier ERN
54 Eurasian capital ANKARA
55 Fixture on many a cattle drive CHUCKWAGON
57 Jet with suits? CESSNA
59 Eastern way TAO
61 Remains in the cooler DOES TIME
62 ”You’re on!” IT’S A DEAL!
66 Cardinal, e.g. BIRD
67 Some NASA missions EVAS
68 Fleeces ROBS
70 Purpose of some government credits TAX RELIEF
72 Artist’s choices HUES
73 Bamboozle DUPE
74 Teased RODE
75 Retail focus CONSUMER
77 ”Priest” in a Nash poem ONE-L LAMA
79 Runway retiree of ’03 SST
80 Cantaloupe cousin CASABA
84 Astrological sector ZODIAC SIGN
86 Disc golf starting point TEE PAD
90 Friend of Harry RON
91 Guarantee ENSURE
92 Place to see a facial mask SPA
93 Hidden OUT OF SIGHT
95 Bummed SAD
96 K follower -MART
98 Acting opportunity ROLE
99 __ Spiegel: German magazine DER
100 Attention that can help healing, briefly TLC
103 Kettle cover LID
105 Titicaca, por ejemplo LAGO
107 Bacon with six degrees? KEVIN
109 Source of many breaking stories YAHOO! NEWS
113 Italian-born three-time Oscar winner CAPRA
115 Night fliers MOTHS
118 It helps when picking up PRONG
119 Breath of fresh air … or, literally, what the last word of eight long Across answers can be WELCOME ADDITION
122 Rice/Lloyd Webber musical EVITA
123 Sheikh, e.g. ARAB
124 ”__ Fire”: Denzel Washington movie MAN ON
125 Visiting the Getty Mus., say IN LA
126 Business bigwig BARON
127 Workout stat REPS
128 Santa __ racetrack ANITA
129 Training locale CAMP
DOWN
1 Basics ABCS
2 Joint venture CO-OP
3 Boots brand with Bouncing Soles DR MARTENS
4 Charge COMMAND
5 ”___ voyage!” BON
6 Heavy metal relative ACID ROCK
7 Brussels-based defense gp. NATO
8 Pest control device FLYPAPER
9 Confronted FACED
10 Beat year after year after year OWN
11 ”Phooey!” RATS!
12 ”This is disgusting!” BLEH!
13 Sharpening tool STROP
14 Many unscripted programs GAME SHOWS
15 Gas additive, perhaps ODOR
16 Incredulous response WHO ME?
17 Pitching legend Ryan NOLAN
18 Improvises with nonsense syllables SCATS
24 Amer. currency USD
25 Set one’s sights on EYED
30 Hit hard WHACKED
32 Yoga poses ASANAS
34 Maker of Candy Buttons NECCO
37 Little more than MERE
39 Preceder of an alt. name AKA
41 ”I’m gonna pass” NAH
42 Schoolwork STUDIES
44 Dabblers AMATEURS
45 Short time SEC
46 Short breaths PANTS
47 Turkic Russian TATAR
50 ”Enough already!” I GIVE!
51 Deep sleeps COMAS
52 Mario Paint console, initially SNES
56 Greek vacation isle CORFU
58 Composer with a Helsinki academy named for him SIBELIUS
60 Smart guys? ALECS
63 Basic matter ATOMS
64 Arp’s school DADAISM
65 Palindromic file extension EXE
66 Storage unit BIN
68 Talk nonstop RUN ON
69 Pro-and-con newspaper pair, perhaps OP-EDS
71 Powerball, e.g. LOTTO
72 Flip side? HEADS
73 Catch a few z’s DOZE
74 Entered quickly RACED IN
76 VirusScan developer MCAFEE
78 ”60 Minutes” correspondent LARA LOGAN
79 Traffic tangle SNARL
81 Pope Francis’ birthplace ARGENTINA
82 Nobelist who developed a model for 63-Down BOHR
83 Sugar bowl visitor ANT
85 H.S. benchmark GPA
87 Pole, for one EUROPEAN
88 WWII venue ETO
89 Circle in a fabric pattern POLKA DOT
94 Harebrained IDIOTIC
97 It’s filled and folded TACO
100 Not exactly high-strung TYPE B
101 Tadpole, say LARVA
102 Group in robes CHOIR
104 Big name in Scotch DEWAR
106 __ ray GAMMA
108 ROTC school near D.C. VMI
110 Not tricked by ONTO
111 Are no more WERE
112 ”__ That Bass”: Gershwin song SLAP
114 Hindu princess RANI
116 __ oak: Mediterranean tree HOLM
117 Start of a gridiron play SNAP
120 ”48 Hours” airer CBS
121 It might be recombinant DNA
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