Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday May 29th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 153-year-old group that became unisex nationally in 1993 : ELKS
5 Core muscles : ABS
8 Get some air : INHALE
14 Assuring word on a cleaning product label : NONTOXIC
16 Fuel-carrying ship : COALER
17 “The Sound of Music” song opener : DOE, A DEER
18 Stronger-than-steel material : KEVLAR
19 Like protozoans : ONE-CELLED
21 Prefix with motor : SERVO-
22 “Casablanca” café : RICK’S
23 Sushi bar fare : EEL
25 Cruise stop : PIER
26 Salt sources : SEAS
27 Quirks : MANNERISMS
30 Second sight, say, briefly : ESP
31 Perfectly executed : DONE TO A TEE
32 “All peachy!” : JUST DANDY
33 Targets of some blocking software : ADULT SITES
35 Adobe file format : PDF
38 Dangerous things to be behind : ENEMY LINES
39 Jazzman Saunders : MERL
40 Instruction unit : STEP
41 “Sure!” : YEP
42 Salt’s companion : MATEY
43 Drink with a 2021 Peeps variety : PEPSI
45 2019 pop biopic : ROCKETMAN
48 Cowering : IN FEAR
50 As it happens : REAL-TIME
51 Cause to lose it : ENRAGE
52 Like a clean shave : CLOSE-CUT
53 Seat of Ohio’s Montgomery County : DAYTON
54 Growth chart nos. : HTS
55 Sales crew members : REPS
DOWN
1 Score some political points for : ENDORSE
2 Canadian coins : LOONIES
3 Shinbone neighbor : KNEECAP
4 IHOP servings : STACKS
5 Jump on the ice : AXEL
6 “The Sinner” Golden Globe winner Jessica : BIEL
7 Insect-resistant home feature : SCREENED-IN PORCH
8 “Gross!” : ICK
9 Vetoes : NOES
10 Feel sorry for, with “on” : HAVE PITY
11 Apt slogan on merchandise featuring MLB slugger Aaron Judge : ALL RISE
12 “I need solitude” : LEAVE ME
13 Slips : ERRORS
15 Works with rhyming props? : ODES
20 Having teeth : DENTATE
24 African currency whose singular form is part of its country’s name : LEONES
27 Pretty much : MOSTLY
28 Less likely to chillax : ANTSIER
29 Roentgen cousins : RADS
31 Noted starter? : DULY
32 Foldable auto convenience : JUMP SEAT
33 Aerial : ANTENNA
34 Cook with batter, usually : DEEP-FRY
35 Loved cheese lovers? : PET MICE
36 Visualize : DREAM UP
37 Bug stoppers : FLY NETS
38 Glimpsed : ESPIED
39 Have some impact : MATTER
42 Two of the Spice Girls : MELS
44 Shakespearean standard-bearer : IAGO
46 Gael, for one : CELT
47 Foe of CONTROL on “Get Smart” : KAOS
49 “The Last Jedi” villain : REN
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