Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday April 10th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Fruit stand buys : MELONS
7 One way to be taken : ABACK
12 Behavioral Analysis Unit’s org. : FBI
15 Govt. loan agency : SBA
18 Mountains of __: Genesis locale : ARARAT
19 Bar offering : SUSHI
20 Heros, to some : GRINDERS
22 “Might I suggest … ” + “Since you mentioned it … ” = “I’ll be darned!” : HOW ABOUT THAT
24 Superior : HIGHER-UP
25 Wasn’t present? : ISN’T
26 Violent protester : RIOTER
27 Car jackers? : MECHANICS
28 Irish moonshine : POTEEN
30 Honest about + “L’chaim!” = Realistic : TRUE TO LIFE
32 Netted, say : SNARED
34 Kennel club designation : BREED
36 Angers : IRES
37 Cliffside dwelling : AERIE
38 Defense secretary under Nixon : LAIRD
39 Dear : HON
40 DOD intel arm : NSA
43 Approached old age + Ready to sail = Joined the cause : GOT ON BOARD
46 Archaeological site : RUIN
48 Noticed : SPIED
50 “__ ideas?” : ANY
51 Phone downloads : APPS
52 Irritates : RASPS
53 Studied for a job? : CASED
54 Google find : SITE
56 Lite : LO-FAT
57 Have credit from : OWE TO
58 __ male : ALPHA
61 Yell + Bent on getting = Need urgently : CRY OUT FOR
65 Western __ : UNION
66 Super Bowl LVI champ : LA RAM
67 Some wedding guests : AUNTS
68 Snacks, say : EATS
70 Biting : ACERB
71 One may become a cliché : ADAGE
72 Raise : REAR
74 High point : TOP
77 Marsh growths : REEDS
78 Brief “Out of the question” : CAN’T
79 Sergeant’s order + Type of skate = Get with the program : FALL IN LINE
82 AOL alternative : MSN
83 __ Elton John : SIR
84 Morally instruct : EDIFY
86 The Mick succeeded him as Yankee center fielder : DIMAG
87 Letters after many a general’s name : RETD
89 Full force : BRUNT
90 Experts : MAVENS
91 Patronize + Comfortable = Kind of parent : STAY-AT-HOME
94 Rouses : AWAKES
96 Changeable type : CHAMELEON
97 Thingamabob : DOODAD
100 “Goddess of Pop” : CHER
103 Hardly promising : HOPELESS
104 Cede + Pitching style = Climbing method : HAND OVER HAND
106 Writers like O. Henry : IRONISTS
107 Aquatic mammal : OTTER
108 Beltway environs : DC AREA
109 Writer : PEN
110 Rehab hurdle : DTS
111 Crystal-lined rock : GEODE
112 “Stagecoach” and “High Noon” : OATERS
DOWN
1 When repeated, a fish : MAHI
2 Winged figure of myth : EROS
3 Celebration with a tent, maybe : LAWN PARTY
4 Handel bars : ORATORIO
5 Apt grab rhyme : NAB
6 Put away for later : STORED
7 __ Clinton, historic English village that lent its name to a sports car : ASTON
8 Joke victim : BUTT
9 “A Hard Road to Glory” author : ASHE
10 Rent for fishing, say : CHARTER
11 Do-it-yourselfer’s purchase : KIT
12 Disagreements : FRICTIONS
13 Mountain West river named for sheep : BIGHORN
14 Clinton said he didn’t do it : INHALE
15 Printing flourish : SERIF
16 Actor Dern : BRUCE
17 Nile serpents : ASPS
20 Indian butter : GHEE
21 Patron saint of France : DENIS
23 Risky turn, maybe : UIE
27 __ pie : MUD
29 Frosh, probably : TEEN
31 Writes a new version of : REDRAFTS
32 It’s a long story : SAGA
33 Brightly colored : NEON
34 Hopping targets? : BARS
35 Clear (of) : RID
38 Common cat seat : LAP
39 Well aware of : HIP TO
40 Japanese-American : NISEI
41 Take care of : SEE TO
42 Extra feature : ADD-ON
44 Dugout rack item : BAT
45 Crude gp.? : OPEC
47 “Aim High” Federal org. : USAF
48 Merit badge earner : SCOUT
49 Little men in the front row : PAWNS
52 Delivery assignment : ROUTE
54 Dig find : SHARD
55 Sonnet line quintet : IAMBS
56 Like some bonds : LONG-TERM
58 Auto option : ALARM
59 Velcro alternative : LACES
60 Groom with a bill : PREEN
62 “M*A*S*H” corporal : RADAR
63 Chinese currency : YUAN
64 Authentic : REAL
69 “Exodus” hero : ARI
71 Crucial trials : ACID TESTS
72 “Cast Away” escape vehicle : RAFT
73 Nevada copper town : ELY
74 Vacation rental option : TIMESHARE
75 “… roasting __ open fire” : ON AN
76 Cello parts : PEGS
79 Flipper : FIN
80 Sask. neighbor : NDAK
81 Online customer service option : LIVE CHAT
83 Least fresh : STALEST
85 Deadline : DUE DATE
87 Asian noodle dish : RAMEN
88 Lens cover : EYELID
89 French word of approval : BON
90 Managed : MADE DO
91 Jersey __ : SHORE
92 Hit lightly : TAP ON
93 “Bonanza” brother : HOSS
94 Really dig : ADORE
95 Sound file suffix : WAV
96 China problem : CHIP
98 Able to see right through : ONTO
99 Had too much, briefly : ODED
101 Fed. power dept. : ENER
102 Old food label figs. : RDAS
104 Keep every one of : HOG
105 TV pioneer : RCA
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