Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday February 21st 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Playground game with hoops : H-O-R-S-E
6 Blobby sci-fi villain : JABBA
11 Biker’s protective wear : LEATHERS
19 In the know : AWARE
20 Fitness motto starter : USE IT
21 Removes faded flowers from : DEADHEADS
22 Fit : IN GOOD SHAPE
24 Brand with a Jumpman logo : AIR JORDAN
25 Regret : RUE
26 School near Windsor : ETON
27 Stiles of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” : RYAN
28 “Friends” friend : ROSS
29 Arrives like a brainstorm : SPRINGS TO MIND
34 A, to Beethoven : EINE
36 Fair : SO-SO
37 Formal talk : ADDRESS
39 Deer sir : STAG
43 Droid from Naboo, familiarly : ARTOO
46 Volume unit : SONE
48 Go inside : ENTER
50 Long, long tail? : AGO
51 Start of a hopeful chant : RAIN RAIN GO AWAY
55 Tower engineer : EIFFEL
57 Simone’s state : ETAT
58 Dagger of yore : SNEE
59 Mosque official : IMAM
61 Bound to be : FATED
62 “I, Claudius” role : NERO
63 Collapsed : CAVED IN
66 Like some fried food : OILY
68 Letters on a bathroom tube : ADA
69 Absolutely zero : NOT A SINGLE ONE
72 Dealer-busting org. : DEA
75 Meter starter : ALTI-
76 Compared with : VIS-A-VIS
77 Places where quiet is often demanded : SETS
78 Cut of the loot : SHARE
81 River past Logroño : EBRO
84 It’s raised at a circus : TENT
85 Obligation : ONUS
86 Many surfers : AOLERS
88 Ignore mistakes, say : LET THINGS SLIDE
92 Letters on a GI’s letters : APO
93 Absorb, as a spill : SOP UP
95 Twitter rampage : RANT
96 Hale-Bopp, for one : COMET
97 Alphabetically first V8 ingredient : BEET
99 Yawning cause : BOREDOM
101 Place to make a rial deal : OMAN
103 Some tributes : ODES
105 Disney theme park : ANIMAL KINGDOM
111 Part of many a plot : ACRE
113 Bristol bye-bye : TA-TA
115 Bit of politeness from a hat-tipper : MA’AM
116 That guy, to Guy : LUI
117 Subject of many a watch : BLUE WHALE
119 Family film feature : HAPPY ENDING
123 Enthusiastic to a fault : OVEREAGER
124 Elicit a chuckle : AMUSE
125 A detective may act on one : HUNCH
126 Spoofs : PARODIES
127 Minibike kin : MOPED
128 __ music : SHEET
DOWN
1 Clues for DNA analysis : HAIRS
2 Accept the blame : OWN UP
3 Wild party : RAGER
4 “No seats” sign : SRO
5 Job listing abbr. : EEO
6 “Precisely like this” : JUST SO
7 “Take __ at it” : A SHOT
8 Bingo cousin : BEANO
9 Marcel Marceau clown persona : BIP
10 Snacked : ATE
11 Princess with cinnamon-bun locks : LEIA
12 Not kidding : EARNEST
13 Asleep in Eng. class? : ADJ
14 Cause of sticker shock at the florist? : THORN
15 They may be unsung : HEROES
16 “CSI” actor George : EADS
17 Old food label figs. : RDAS
18 I-9 ID : SSN
21 Thoughts of the beach while in class, e.g. : DAYDREAM
23 MIT offerings : DEGS
27 Boxing div. : RND
30 Suspects : IS ONTO
31 Jordanian queen dowager : NOOR
32 José’s hand : MANO
33 A light bulb may symbolize one : IDEA
35 “It’s clear now” : I SEE
38 Multi-lingual Irish singer : ENYA
40 First golfing U.S. president : TAFT
41 Pulitzer-winning author James : AGEE
42 __ standard : GOLD
43 Bowl, say : ARENA
44 Was highly regarded : RATED
45 Formal wear item : TIARA
46 1983 Indy 500 champ Tom : SNEVA
47 Fancy moldings : OGEES
49 Throw very hard : RIFLE
52 Berkshire racecourse : ASCOT
53 Deadlocked : IN A TIE
54 Alleged creation of Buffalo’s Anchor Bar : WINGS
56 Wray of “King Kong” : FAY
60 Herd mentality output? : MOOING
64 Golfer’s gouge : DIVOT
65 Pasta restaurant closing? : -INI
67 RPI and NIH : INSTS
69 Cards, for short : NLERS
70 Tiberius’ tongue : LATIN
71 Blessed __ : EVENT
72 Casual Friday fabric : DENIM
73 Musical workout, at times : ETUDE
74 Singer’s perfect pitch, say : ASSET
75 “… chips-down” link : ARE
77 “Ciao” : SO LONG
78 Swedish auto : SAAB
79 Bit of optimism : HOPE
80 Lotion additive : ALOE
82 Fuzzy memory : BLUR
83 One taking a class over : REPEATER
87 Juice with a lizard logo : SOBE
89 Picard’s counselor : TROI
90 Jon of “Mad Men” : HAMM
91 Checkout action : SCAN
94 Stamps : POSTAGE
98 Figure with a cape : TORERO
100 __ kit: Ancestry.com item : DNA
101 Signed off on : OKAYED
102 Speechless player : MIME
104 Like morning fields : DEWED
106 Stimulate : AMP UP
107 Memory miscue : LAPSE
108 Pass-rushing group, briefly : D-LINE
109 Prevention amount : OUNCE
110 Strength : MIGHT
111 Inventing middle name : ALVA
112 Card holder, maybe : CUER
114 Pub mugfuls : ALES
117 Jazzy genre : BOP
118 Yokohama yes : HAI
119 Omelet filler : HAM
120 70-Down trio opener : AMO
121 Bright students’ org. : NHS
122 “How obvious” : DUH
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