Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday May 1st 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Mess up : ERR
4 Traveler’s reference : MAP
7 Botanical garden adjective : LUSH
11 Fetid : NOISOME
13 Dental facade : VENEER
15 Shoddily attached, usually : TAPED ON
16 Viagra alternative : LEVITRA
17 Affair VIPs : EMCEES
18 1960s girl group named for its lead singer : RONETTES
19 Opts for another tour : RE-UPS
20 Like some romantic dinners : CANDLELIT
21 Benedict Cumberbatch superhero role, casually : DR STRANGE
23 Sonic boom creator? : SEGA
24 Inflatable emergency transports : LIFE RAFTS
26 Bobs and weaves : DOS
27 Like some serious accidents : NEAR-FATAL
29 __ vivant : BON
32 It was initially dubbed “Clinton’s Big Ditch” by its critics : ERIE CANAL
34 Collectible Camaro : IROC
36 Listen in : EAVESDROP
38 Wood stove successors : GAS RANGES
40 __ burger : BISON
42 Just below par : ONE-UNDER
43 Jar : JOSTLE
44 Arouses : IGNITES
45 Result of a certain property payment delinquency : TAX SALE
46 One getting checks for quarters : LESSOR
47 Took part in an ugly campaign : SMEARED
48 Spotted : SEEN
49 Beneficiaries of exercises called Russian twists : ABS
50 Crack : TRY
DOWN
1 Emerge from the wings : ENTER
2 Racked up cellphone charges, perhaps : ROAMED
3 Aptly named giant in surfing sportswear : RIP CURL
4 Amount that’s sometimes larger than it sounds : MODEST FEE
5 “A Sorta Fairytale” singer Tori : AMOS
6 Compose, perhaps : PEN
7 Stabilize, with “off” : LEVEL
8 Associates : UNITES
9 Resolved, in a way : SETTLED
10 “Wish me luck!” : HERE I GO
12 Slowly comes through : SEEPS IN
13 Family feuds : VENDETTAS
14 Jah worshipers : RASTAS
16 Gloomy looks : LONG FACES
18 Broke 100, maybe : RAN A FEVER
20 Fairy tale ball arrivals : CARRIAGES
22 Possible result of not knowing when to stop? : REAR-ENDER
25 Places to see small, colorful trucks : SANDBOXES
28 __ Kelly, woman with the most lifetime “Jeopardy!” winnings : LARISSA
29 Group that includes Chevron and BP : BIG OIL
30 Florida harvest : ORANGES
31 What poor instructions make : NO SENSE
33 Writing letters, some say : LOST ART
35 Carnival offering : CRUISE
37 Worker with many questions : POLLER
39 Composer Bruckner : ANTON
41 Poor : NEEDY
43 Framing piece : JAMB
45 Org. with Behavior Detection Officers : TSA
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