Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday May 15th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Pre-eruption lava : MAGMA
6 Country where Inca Kola originated : PERU
10 Remy’s brother in “Ratatouille” : EMILE
15 Brahma and Vishnu : GODS
19 Pungent : ACRID
20 John of “Coming 2 America” : AMOS
21 Chart a new course for : REMAP
22 Samoa’s biggest city : APIA
23 Groups for aspiring grandmasters : CHESS CLUBS
25 Vocalists who combine musical styles : RAP SINGERS
27 Pump part : HEEL
28 Selling points : ASSETS
30 Govt. prosecutors : DAS
31 Elsie Fisher’s “Despicable Me” voice role : AGNES
32 Sign gas : NEON
34 CBS News correspondent Barnett : ERROL
36 Hardly holy : EVIL
37 Weekend trips for two, e.g. : ROMANTIC GETAWAYS
43 National Organ Donor Day mo. : FEB
45 Steer clear of : EVADE
46 Test prep giant : KAPLAN
47 Neglected to mention : OMITTED
50 “Kapow!” : BAM!
51 Knightley of “Colette” : KEIRA
53 Website subunits : PAGES
55 __ Fridays : TGI
56 Clerical vestments : ALBS
58 Kissing in a crowd, say : PDA
59 Poland Spring competitor : DASANI
62 “Let me put it this way … ” : I MEAN
64 Swedish autos : SAABS
66 Frequent changes of direction : TWISTS AND TURNS
69 Drain nuisance : CLOG
71 Starts a pot : ANTES
72 Purrfect Delicacies brand : IAMS
73 Films that may follow a band on tour : ROCKUMENTARIES
78 Chrome or silver : METAL
81 Clear the board : ERASE
82 One millionth of a meter : MICRON
83 Garlic paste amt. : TSP
85 __ musubi: meat-and-rice snack : SPAM
87 ESPN broadcaster Shriver : PAM
88 Forge worker : SMITH
90 Taquería bowlful : SALSA
92 Gp. with a tour : PGA
93 Woke up late : SLEPT IN
95 __ waist : EMPIRE
98 Item that’s made to measure : RULER
100 Garment with hooks : BRA
101 Well-balanced people? : TIGHTROPE WALKERS
105 Land division : ACRE
107 “Wonderwall” Britpop band : OASIS
108 Lopsided victory : ROUT
109 Sticky-footed lizard : GECKO
111 Topological abbr. : MTN
112 Audio interference : STATIC
116 In __ of : LIEU
119 Unusual sorts : RARE BREEDS
122 Music festival setups : MERCH TENTS
124 “I hate to break up __” : A SET
125 To any extent : AT ALL
126 “Pearls” Grammy winner India.__ : ARIE
127 Flared dress style : A-LINE
128 Topiary evergreens : YEWS
129 Many a Twitch streamer : GAMER
130 “Ain’t happening” : NOPE
131 Navajo Nation tablelands : MESAS
DOWN
1 Supersonic unit : MACH
2 Tiger Balm target : ACHE
3 Bright African snake : GREEN MAMBA
4 Send down the wrong path : MISLEAD
5 Show stoppers? : ADS
6 Chums : PALS
7 Fast-running birds : EMUS
8 Spa wrap : ROBE
9 One of the largest tenants of Pittsburgh’s tallest building : US STEEL
10 Make a blunder : ERR
11 Place for a lark : MEADOW
12 Antelope whose name means “gazelle” in Zulu : IMPALA
13 Highlands girl : LASS
14 Prefix with center : EPI-
15 Present presented for fun : GAG GIFT
16 Martin Luther King Jr.’s message from Birmingham Jail, for one : OPEN LETTER
17 Desperate : DIRE
18 Smart talk : SASS
24 “__ win ’em all” : CAN’T
26 Pt. of USNA : NAV
29 Mlle., in Managua : SRTA
33 Short race, for short : ONE-K
35 Did a 33-Down, say : RAN
36 “Hanna” actress Creed-Miles : ESME
37 Country star McEntire : REBA
38 Cameo shapes : OVALS
39 “Just joking!” : I KID
40 Unit in gemology : CARAT
41 College application fig. : GPA
42 Tantra specialist : YOGINI
44 Kicked off : BEGAN
48 “Am I the only one?” : IS IT ME
49 Loud noises : DINS
52 Dr Teal’s Pure __ Salt : EPSOM
53 So yesterday : PASSE
54 Actress de la Reguera : ANA
57 Stats for NFL defensive linemen : SACKS
59 Tunisian currency : DINAR
60 Four-footed Jetson : ASTRO
61 Beer garden mug : STEIN
63 Necessities : MUSTS
65 Toni Morrison’s “The __ Eye” : BLUEST
67 Timepiece : WATCH
68 Softens, as sound : DAMPS
70 Sign of spring : GEMINI
73 Powerlifter’s units : REPS
74 Maker of Glide floss : ORAL-B
75 People who take the shots : CAMERA CREW
76 Minor quibble : NIT
77 Unblinking look : STARE
79 Fruit-flavored cocktails : APPLETINIS
80 Golden brew : LAGER
84 Whole lot : SLEW
86 Land of Opportunity? : MARS
89 Tiny arachnid : MITE
90 Tentative taste : SIP
91 “The Good Dinosaur” dinosaur : ARLO
94 Sugar holders : PACKETS
95 UFO beings : ETS
96 Diagnostic pics : MRIS
97 “Please Mr. __” : POSTMAN
99 Tiki bar instrument : UKULELE
102 Pep rally shout : GO TEAM
103 Pump part : HANDLE
104 Curved structure : ARCH
106 “Catastrophe” writer/star Delaney : ROB
109 Slate-colored : GRAY
110 Smooth sailing : EASE
111 Parent company of Facebook : META
113 Sleek, in car lingo : AERO
114 Take a tumble : TRIP
115 Slushy treat : ICEE
117 Europe’s tallest volcano : ETNA
118 Puts into play : USES
120 Cleaning cloth : RAG
121 Canon choice, briefly : SLR
123 Cap with a toorie : TAM
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