Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday November 28th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Balls and some apples : GALAS
6 “Bicycle Thieves” director Vittorio : DE SICA
12 Cleopatra’s killer : ASP
15 Hindu epic hero : RAMA
19 Wanting words : I WISH
20 Spots for spectacles : ARENAS
21 Lobbying gp. : PAC
22 Airline whose name means “to the skies” : EL AL
23 *Band aide : BOOKING AGENT
25 Stuck playing a familiar role : TYPECAST
27 Pacific current : EL NINO
28 Top drawers? : ARTISTS
30 Incomplete body of art : TORSO
31 Budgetary figures : NET COSTS
34 *Period after a crash, perhaps : DOWNTIME
36 Wood cutter : SAW
39 Do another hitch : REUP
40 Time VIPs : EDS
42 Burglar’s take : HAUL
43 *Figure in many Monty Python routines : CROSSDRESSER
47 __ mentality : MOB
48 Ones using mixers, for short : DJS
51 Former Sony brand : AIWA
52 Afghanistan neighbor : IRAN
53 Saucer, briefly : UFO
55 “Hey, that’s great!” : OH, COOL
58 Animal shelter : LAIR
59 “Family Circus” creator Bil : KEANE
60 *Figurative place for deferred options : BACK BURNER
62 “Give me a break!” : PLEASE
64 MLB’s “Splendid Splinter” Williams : TED
66 Phi follower : CHI
67 Staggers : REELS
68 *Airbags in cars, e.g. : STANDARD FEATURE
73 “Bless you” evoker : ACHOO
76 “That feels good” : AAH
77 Rum __ Tugger: “Cats” role : TUM
78 Making a big deal out of : HYPING
82 *Hoops buzzer-beater, for one : CLUTCH PLAY
85 Files in shop class : RASPS
88 Emulate a frigatebird : SOAR
89 “Godzilla” franchise co-creator Tomoyuki __ : TANAKA
90 LAX posting : ETA
91 Job safety org. : OSHA
92 Eclectic magazine : UTNE
93 Cephalopod’s discharge : INK
94 “__L”: “Bye for now” : TTY-
96 *Mall rarity on Black Friday : PARKING SPACE
100 Pained expression : OUCH
102 Bank account ID : SSN
103 Very wide shoe : EEEE
104 Pink Floyd’s Barrett : SYD
105 *Nightly barracks routine : BED CHECK
108 Biometric security procedure : IRIS SCAN
112 Mtge. issuer : S AND L
113 Like some eaves in winter : ICICLED
115 Pharaoh depicted on the Sphinx : KHAFRE
119 Capital east of New Delhi : KATMANDU
121 Wimbledon category, and a hint to the answers to starred clues : MIXED DOUBLES
124 Gillette blade : ATRA
125 Cool, like a cat : HEP
126 Crib outfit : ONESIE
127 Gaming rookies : NOOBS
128 Back in the day : THEN
129 Holiday song syllables : LAS
130 Lipton rival : NESTEA
131 Forum garments : TOGAE
DOWN
1 Barb : GIBE
2 Base runner? : AWOL
3 Oz traveler : LION
4 Welcome at the door : ASK IN
5 Fight souvenirs : SHINERS
6 Hammarskjöld of the U.N. : DAG
7 Historical period : ERA
8 “Sonic” consoles : SEGAS
9 Like krypton and xenon : INERT
10 Don’t get : CAN’T SEE
11 Piedmont bubbly : ASTI
12 Likely will, after “is” : APT TO
13 “Oh yeah?” : SAYS WHO
14 Angel dust, briefly : PCP
15 Snap back : RECOIL
16 Cause to sweat : ALARM
17 Vertical billiards shot : MASSE
18 __ sax : ALTO
24 Well-known : NOTED
26 Julius’ cry to Marcus : ET TU
29 ’60s activist gp. : SDS
32 Nobelist of 1903 and 1911 : CURIE
33 “William Tell,” e.g. : OPERA
35 Big cheese : NABOB
36 Rogaine target : SCALP
37 No-frills font : ARIAL
38 “Holy Toledo!” : WOWIE
41 Beat handily : DRUB
44 Florida coastal city or its county : SARASOTA
45 Red-and-white topper : SANTA HAT
46 Scornful look : SNEER
47 Latte variant : MOCHA
48 Ready to eat : DONE
49 “An Innocent Man” songwriter : JOEL
50 Canon AE-1 et al., for short : SLRS
54 Cover for some superheroes : FACE MASK
56 “We don’t have much time!” : HURRY
57 Stealthily nears, with “on” : CREEPS UP
59 Mauna __ : KEA
61 Modeler’s buy : KIT
63 Seller’s supply : STOCK
65 Rachel Carson subject : DDT
69 Quick snooze : NAP
70 Family name in Chicago politics : DALEY
71 Hubbub : FUROR
72 Sounds of hesitation : UHS
73 Musical opening : ACT I
74 Family group : CLAN
75 Tarzan type : HUNK
79 Little bits : IOTAS
80 Rival of Tonya : NANCY
81 Devotion to Mammon, biblically : GREED
83 Come out of one’s shell : HATCH
84 Toy dog’s barks : YAPS
86 Draws back : SHIES
87 Philatelist’s buys : PANES
95 “What nerve!” : THE IDEA
97 Dye-making compound : ANILINE
98 Insurance lizard : GECKO
99 Old TV series with a scuba-diving hero : SEA HUNT
100 Guy who’s often out : ODD MAN
101 Pac-12’s Bruins : UCLA
102 Go downhill fast : SKI
105 Saddam’s party : BA’ATH
106 Between, in Brest : ENTRE
107 Some bra features : C-CUPS
109 Curly-coated cats : REXES
110 That is, to Cicero : ID EST
111 Jar Jar Binks’ planet : NABOO
112 Card game for three : SKAT
114 “Let’s do it!” : C’MON
116 Aggressively promote : FLOG
117 Singer McEntire : REBA
118 Latin “to be” : ESSE
120 Devils org. : NHL
122 Lose power, as a battery : DIE
123 Org. that makes traffic stops? : DEA
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