Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday August 23rd 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 More than a little unkind : MEAN
5 Tolkien monsters : ORCS
9 One hanging in a 2000 election : CHAD
13 Tiny tweet : PEEP
17 Leaking slowly, as a faucet : ADRIP
19 Pacific salmon : COHO
20 Juno’s Greek counterpart : HERA
21 Sassy “Cheers” waitress : CARLA
22 Prime growing month for a citrus fruit? : KUMQUAT MAY
24 Culturally affected : ARTY
25 Broadcast booth sign : ON AIR
26 Sources of current information : OCEAN MAPS
27 Recon pro : SCOUT
28 Take a dip : BATHE
29 Belgrade resident : SERBIAN
30 Song sung by a French fruit lover? : MY CHERRY AMOUR
33 First fruit site : EDEN
35 Fields for fillies : LEAS
36 New Balance rival : AVIA
37 Fast-food chain with a cowboy hat logo : ARBY’S
41 Starts the show : OPENS
43 Gulf of __: Arabian Sea arm : ADEN
44 Comics impact : BAM
47 “No juice in my mojito, please”? : HOLD THE LIME
50 Duck Hunt console, briefly : NES
51 Trait carrier : GENE
52 Chef lead-in : SOUS
53 Midwest native : OTOE
54 Mideast potentate : EMIR
56 Masters of allusion : POETS
57 Verse sometimes sung : ODE
58 Kid’s punishment : NO TV
59 Mosquito mating maneuver : SWARM
61 Not too sharp, as an image : LOW RES
62 Vintner’s prospects? : GRAPE EXPECTATIONS
66 Lack on some gowns : STRAPS
68 Toy line? : LEASH
69 Temporary pause : LULL
70 Styron protagonist Turner : NAT
73 Visually rapt : AGAZE
74 1987 Best New Artist Grammy winner Watley : JODY
75 Tortilla dough : MASA
76 “Carpe diem,” in textspeak : YOLO
77 Wood shop tool : VISE
78 Paul on guitar : LES
79 One removing fuzz from fuzzy fruit? : PEACH COMBER
82 Leadoff double? : EFS
83 Bit of power : WATT
84 How some items are auctioned : BY LOT
85 Explorer da Gama : VASCO
86 Sorority letters : PHIS
87 Intangible quality : AURA
88 Drink brand with a lizard logo : SOBE
91 Fruit farm’s cash flow? : CURRANT INCOME
96 “Little Shop of __” : HORRORS
101 First African-American major-league coach Buck : O’NEIL
102 General and private : RANKS
103 Hip-hop label co-founded by Jay-Z : ROC-A-FELLA
105 Barrel component : STAVE
106 Painter Nolde : EMIL
107 Write-up on a fruit? : PEAR REVIEW
108 Solution strength : TITER
109 Busy as __ : A BEE
110 Cream color : ECRU
111 Kirsten of “Spider-Man” : DUNST
112 Reserved __ : SEAT
113 Fail to make contact with : MISS
114 VA concern : PTSD
115 Chile money : PESO
DOWN
1 Mighty sharks : MAKOS
2 Draw out : EDUCE
3 Emmy-winning producer of “The Fugitive” Alan __ : ARMER
4 Muslim face covering : NIQAB
5 Pump figure : OCTANE
6 Runaway victory : ROMP
7 Deep fissure : CHASM
8 Vegan protein source : SOY
9 Dances with shuffle steps : CHA-CHAS
10 Medal awardees : HEROES
11 Keyboard contemporary of Vladimir : ARTUR
12 Market speculator : DAY TRADER
13 Hat that originated in Ecuador, strangely : PANAMA
14 Keats’ Muse : ERATO
15 Yale of Yale fame : ELIHU
16 Fruit lover’s gadget : PARER
18 Most weak : PUNIEST
21 Kurt of Nirvana : COBAIN
23 Make __ dash : A MAD
27 Play setting : SCENE
31 Primordial substance, in physics : YLEM
32 Designer __ Saint Laurent : YVES
34 Bad blood : NO LOVE LOST
37 “I get it” : AHSO
38 Crucifix : ROOD
39 Lawn choice : BLUEGRASS
40 Abbr. on a teeing ground sign : YDS
42 Fruit-filled dessert, often : PIE
43 Circus highlights : ANIMAL ACTS
44 Self-appointed pub experts : BEER SNOBS
45 Pay to play : ANTE
46 It calls for sweeping action : MESS
48 Court game : HOOPS
49 Kitchen add-on? : ETTE
51 One may come with a train : GOWN
54 Apiece : EACH
55 “I pity the fool” speaker : MR T
56 Billiards type : POOL
58 It’s at one end of the back : NAPE
59 Do a vet’s job : SPAY
60 Jazz guitarist Montgomery : WES
61 Purple hue : LILAC
63 Wreck with a ball : RAZE
64 Marked on a ballot : XED
65 Behind : TUSH
66 File menu option : SAVE
67 Letters for one with weekend plans : TGIF
71 Knighted Guinness : ALEC
72 Snowblower maker : TORO
74 So-called “river of wind” : JET STREAM
75 “Little Red Book” writer : MAO
76 Vocalist Sumac : YMA
78 Placed : LAIN
79 Compulsive fire starters, informally : PYROS
80 Jack of old oaters : ELAM
81 Like plump pets, perhaps : OVERFED
83 Pequod, for one : WHALER
84 Belt parts : BUCKLES
86 Ornamental hedge shrub : PRIVET
87 “__ Song”: John Denver hit : ANNIE’S
89 “Dang it!” : OH CRUD
90 Dull-sounding critter : BOAR
91 Runs, moneywise : COSTS
92 Let loose : UNTIE
93 Spanish lasso : REATA
94 Poetic pairs : IAMBI
95 Build : ERECT
97 Gun, as an engine : REV UP
98 NFL pass blockers as a unit, in football lingo : O LINE
99 Like “Harvard Yard,” as spoken by some locals : R LESS
100 Took care of : SAW TO
104 Scull crew : OARS
107 Get-up-and-go : PEP
