Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday August 14th LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Sticky situation : BIND
5 Feeling no pain : NUMB
9 Hard exterior : CRUST
14 Rock projection : LEDGE
19 Field of study : AREA
20 On a cruise : ASEA
21 Adele chart-topper that won three Grammys : HELLO
22 __ skeleton : AXIAL
23 York, Jersey, Mexico, etc.? : SO, WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
26 TV, radio, newspapers, etc. : MEDIA
27 Minnesota twins? : ENS
28 Like modern farmhouse decor : RUSTIC
29 Small chess piece : PAWN
30 “Breaking Bad” star Cranston : BRYAN
31 More slippery : ICIER
33 Legless reptile : SNAKE
35 Muse of poetry : ERATO
37 Swiped, in a way : SCANNED
39 Doctrinal breakaways : SECTS
42 “__ a virtue, if you have it not”: Hamlet : ASSUME
45 Vermicelli, e.g. : PASTA
46 R? : IS THAT RIGHT
50 Dallas NBAer : MAV
51 Midrange voice : ALTO
52 Greek letter that seems like it should be last : ZETA
53 Unaccompanied : SOLO
54 Beethoven honoree : ELISE
56 Neckwear pins : TIE TACKS
60 Fasten, as buttons : DO UP
62 NCAA pt. : ASSN
63 Get dizzy with delight : SWOON
65 Sierra __, Africa : LEONE
67 Firmly decided : DEAD SET
69 “Amazing!” : OOH
70 None, few, many, most, __? : WILL THAT BE ALL
74 Juilliard subj. : MUS
75 Type of court concerned with wills : PROBATE
77 Like a cold-weather jacket : LINED
78 Western show : OATER
80 Logician’s “hence” : ERGO
81 Soccer period : HALF
84 Generosity : LARGESSE
86 Barrels of laughs : RIOTS
88 1973 Toni Morrison novel : SULA
90 Aptly named cooler brand : YETI
91 Nick at __ : NITE
95 Smithwick’s beer : ALE
96 Ralph Emerson? : WHERE’S WALDO?
100 Like corned beef : CURED
101 Orderly method : SYSTEM
103 Art studio stand : EASEL
104 Impulse-conducting cells : NEURONS
106 Lock of hair : TRESS
108 Soul singer Baker : ANITA
111 “__ you clever!” : AREN’T
112 Informal name for Google Talk : GCHAT
114 Old Dodge subcompact : OMNI
117 Hopeless cases : GONERS
119 Hang loosely : SAG
121 Naproxen brand : ALEVE
122 “Mice guys finish last”? : WOULDN’T IT BE NICE
125 Stuff to sell : WARES
126 Respected figure : ELDER
127 Seesaw sitter of classic tongue twisters : ESAU
128 Not engaged : IDLE
129 Lowered oneself? : KNELT
130 Like the sound of bagpipes : REEDY
131 Mix together : MELD
132 Scallion kin : LEEK
DOWN
1 Private home? : BASE
2 Humorously twisted : IRONICAL
3 Anchor venue : NEWSCAST
4 “Lah-di-__!” : DAH
5 The great outdoors : NATURE
6 Puts to work : USES
7 Softens : MELTS
8 Washbowl : BASIN
9 City with two MLB teams : CHI
10 Has high regard for : RESPECTS
11 Forearm bone : ULNA
12 Whole bunch : SLEW
13 “Chinatown” screenwriter Robert : TOWNE
14 Scold harshly : LAMBASTE
15 Applies, as pressure : EXERTS
16 Sesa Street? : DID YOU MISS ME
17 Greek earth goddess : GAIA
18 Lively spirit : ELAN
24 Ice Capades setting : ARENA
25 Cybercurrency : ECASH
32 All things considered : IN TOTO
34 Hawaii’s Mauna __ : KEA
36 Cheer-full message : RAH
37 Health resort : SPA
38 Food regimen : DIET
40 Stepped heavily : TROD
41 Missile housing : SILO
43 37-Down staffer : MASSEUR
44 Goings-on : EVENTS
47 Play for time : STALL
48 “Be silent,” in music : TACET
49 Mild Dutch cheese : GOUDA
52 Apex : ZENITH
55 A.E. Housman’s “A Shropshire __” : LAD
57 Sioux City state : IOWA
58 Former German Chancellor Helmut : KOHL
59 Algae-eating aquarium critter : SNAIL
61 House speaker Nancy : PELOSI
63 In a regretful manner : SORRILY
64 Guess __? : WHO GOES THERE
66 Italian peak also known as Mongibello : ETNA
68 “Such a pity!” : ALAS
69 Some musical works by Kaija Saariaho : OPERAS
71 Rental document : LEASE
72 Emerald, for one : BERYL
73 Nosed (out) : EDGED
76 CAPTCHA prey : BOT
79 Academic status : TENURE
82 Entice : LURE
83 Pet collar target : FLEA
85 British school attended by many prime ministers : ETON
87 Most saccharine : SWEETEST
89 Attacked : ASSAILED
92 Raymond Burr crime series : IRONSIDE
93 Sci-fi monster’s appendage : TENTACLE
94 Mag managers : EDS
97 “__ Pinafore” : HMS
98 Former Chinese Premier __ Jiabao : WEN
99 Adjust, as car wheels : ALIGN
100 Hex : CURSE
102 Visit faraway places : TRAVEL
105 Tiny headphone : EARBUD
107 Seed scatterer : SOWER
109 Sacred emblem : TOTEM
110 Fennellike herb : ANISE
112 Goggle : GAWK
113 Extended family : CLAN
115 Burrowing insectivore : MOLE
116 Needing extra sunscreen? : NUDE
118 Etc. kin : ET AL
120 __ Squad: Best Buy tech support : GEEK
123 Like unbuttered toast : DRY
124 Zero, in soccer : NIL
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