Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday August 28th LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Airplane __: cellphone setting : MODE
5 Hefty slice : SLAB
9 Dutch semisoft cheese : EDAM
13 Spanish “this” : ESTA
17 Windows alternative : UNIX
18 Group activity at a Jewish wedding : HORA
19 Corporate symbols : LOGOS
21 Fireplace outlets : FLUES
22 Track competitions for nudists? : MEETS IN THE FLESH
25 Visual puzzle : REBUS
26 Figures of speech : TROPES
27 Nada : NIL
28 Fragile : DELICATE
30 Asian archipelago : JAPAN
32 Cub’s home : DEN
33 Soccer great nicknamed “O Rei” : PELE
34 Relaxed pace : TROT
35 Oscar winner Mahershala : ALI
36 View sharer : OPINER
40 Cross-country competitions for grounds workers? : COFFEE RUNS
42 Football competitions for Pepperidge Farm employees? : GOLDFISH BOWLS
45 __-mo replay : SLO
46 “Star Trek” role for Takei and Cho : SULU
47 “The Lion King” lion : NALA
48 Lift : HOIST
51 The Gem State : IDAHO
55 Support : BACK
57 One who spins yarns? : KNITTER
59 Irish-speaking New Age singer : ENYA
60 Secret drawer full of snacks, e.g. : STASH
62 Fair-hiring org. : EEOC
63 Actor Kaplan or MLB manager Kapler : GABE
66 Lifesaving skill, for short : CPR
67 No-holds-barred competitions for mixed martial artists? : STRIKE-ANYWHERE MATCHES
72 __ lime pie : KEY
73 Old geopolitical states: Abbr. : SSRS
74 And others, briefly : ET AL
75 Goes up and down : YO-YOS
76 Purina rival : IAMS
78 German-made camper : EUROVAN
81 Seat in un parc : BANC
82 Kilt fold : PLEAT
84 River through Paris : SEINE
85 Much loved : DEAR
87 Bridal veil trim : LACE
91 Zip : VIM
93 Field competitions for electricians? : CURRENT EVENTS
96 Baseball competitions for collectors of compact cars? : MINISERIES
101 Donkey’s bray : HEE-HAW
102 Parka sleeve : ARM
103 Ex-Dodger Hershiser : OREL
104 Fix : MEND
105 Nurse : SIP
106 Emma’s “Beauty and the Beast” role : BELLE
108 Some facial surgeries : NOSE JOBS
110 Sky light? : SUN
111 At work : ON DUTY
114 Foreword, for short : INTRO
115 Boxing competitions for comedians? : BOUTS OF LAUGHTER
120 Time punctuation : COLON
121 The blahs : ENNUI
122 Gutter spot : EAVE
123 Dublin’s land : EIRE
124 Again : ANEW
125 Departed : GONE
126 Spud growth : EYES
127 Allied flyers during WWII : RCAF
DOWN
1 Tight-lipped : MUM
2 Till bill : ONE
3 Appetite suppressant : DIET PILL
4 Uncredited actor : EXTRA
5 FedEx, say : SHIP
6 __ Star State : LONE
7 Crafts partner : ARTS
8 “Pshaw!” : BAH
9 Spritelike : ELFIN
10 Bratz toy : DOLL
11 Get old : AGE
12 Longtime stage name of Yasiin Bey : MOS DEF
13 Conductor in a circuit : ELECTRODE
14 Crosstrek automaker : SUBARU
15 Ancient German : TEUTON
16 Portfolio listings : ASSETS
20 Bookcase part : SHELF
21 Workwk. end for some : FRI
23 “__ a gun!” : SON OF
24 Año start : ENERO
29 Some jeans : LEES
30 Binges : JAGS
31 Six-time MLB All-Star Moisés : ALOU
32 Pioneering cardiovascular surgeon : DEBAKEY
33 Theorize : POSIT
37 Lifts : PINCHES
38 “Out of Africa” novelist Dinesen : ISAK
39 Org. with Ducks and Penguins : NHL
40 Coagulate : CLOT
41 Former quarterback Manning : ELI
43 Persian Gulf emirate : DUBAI
44 “Eh, either is fine” : WHICHEVER
49 Jason of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” : SEGEL
50 Airport shuttle on rails : TRAM
52 Dried chili pepper : ANCHO
53 Really pushes : HYPES
54 Rowboat set : OARS
56 Makes a request : ASKS
58 Without delay : NOW
60 Base runner’s ploy : STEAL
61 “You think I’m kidding?” : TRY ME
62 Follow : ENSUE
64 San Francisco and environs : BAY AREA
65 Historic British prep school : ETON
67 116-Down card : SKIP
68 Trojan War god : ARES
69 Lyft driver’s guess : ETA
70 Were strongly felt, as emotions : RAN DEEP
71 Ride a bike : CYCLE
77 Well-suited London street name? : SAVILE ROW
79 Finely chopped : RICED
80 Weighty obligation : ONUS
81 __ & Body Works : BATH
83 Carol contraction : ‘TIS
86 Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. : ENE
88 __ psychology : ANALYTIC
89 PC key below Shift : CTRL
90 Salinger heroine : ESME
92 Staff note : MEMO
94 African herbivore : RHINO
95 Beetle, briefly : VW BUG
96 Santa __: West Coast city known for its pier : MONICA
97 Patch type : IRON-ON
98 Get cozy : NESTLE
99 Yeshiva leader : REBBE
100 Joyous way to break out : IN SONG
105 “Calvin and Hobbes” girl : SUSIE
107 Upper regions of space : ETHER
109 Actor Hamm : JON
110 Wow : STUN
111 Body wash brand : OLAY
112 Central church section : NAVE
113 Members’ payments : DUES
116 Game with an edition for colorblind players : UNO
117 Fixed payment : FEE
118 Historical period : ERA
119 Slo-mo reviewer : REF
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