Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday March 14th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Yellow smoothie fruit : PAPAYA
7 Chick’s sound : PEEP
11 Turin-based automaker : FIAT
15 One going through an eyelet : LACE
19 Anthology compiler : EDITOR
20 Loud sound : ROAR
21 For the most part : IN GENERAL
23 Squeal on : RAT OUT
24 Shrimp dish ordered online? : INTERNET SCAMPI
26 Equestrian action : PRANCING
28 Sticks in a parlor : CUES
29 Gulf of California state : SONORA
30 Simile words : AS A
31 Divert : SHUNT
33 Mumbai apparel : SARIS
34 Not someone you’d want in the cockpit? : VACANT PILOT
39 NYSE events : IPOS
43 Effect, as a law : ENACT
44 In its current condition : AS IS
45 Candidate’s concern after the latest poll? : OPINION DIP
51 Lows : NADIRS
53 Complete : UTTER
55 French region associated with an eggy dish : LORRAINE
56 Decorates tees : TIE-DYES
58 Hurl insults (at) : SNIPE
60 Ricoh rival : NIKON
61 Retired jet : SST
62 Fertile : LUSH
65 Hit with a water balloon, say : DOUSE
67 Restaurant kitchen array : OVENS
68 Hook during a typically slow period? : OFF-SEASON PIRATE
72 Russian milk drink : KEFIR
75 Driver’s target : SCREW
76 Punctilious to the extreme : ANAL
77 Shakespearean “Shake a leg!” : HIE
80 Online exchange : E-SALE
81 Carouse : REVEL
83 Temporary stay : SOJOURN
86 Toledo is on it : LAKE ERIE
89 Ukase : EDICT
92 Defensive castle feature : TURRET
93 Physician for longshoremen? : PIER DOCTOR
95 National symbol : FLAG
97 See 96-Down : ME ONE
98 Bawl : WEEP
99 No-brainer card game? : STUPID POKER
101 Soft drink options : SODAS
106 Humiliate : ABASE
108 Discernment meas., in meteorology : VIS
109 Tolerates : ABIDES
111 Fish tank buildup : SCUM
112 Optimal : BEST-CASE
117 Like most clouds, compared to cirrus clouds? : NONE THE WISPIER
121 Carried with effort : HAULED
122 Doesn’t give up : KEEPS AT IT
123 Prayer wheel spinner : LAMA
124 Missing the mark : ERRING
125 CEO’s helper : ASST
126 Like venison : GAMY
127 “The Killing” actress Mireille __ : ENOS
128 Exclusive date : STEADY
DOWN
1 One in cuffs, maybe : PERP
2 Month after Shevat : ADAR
3 Filled food truck buy : PITA
4 Very much : A TON
5 “Take a shot at it” : YOU CAN TRY
6 Con __ : ARTIST
7 Puritan : PRIG
8 Very long time : EON
9 Celebrate an anniversary, say, with “out” : EAT
10 Like veggies in platters : PRECUT
11 Marker choice : FINE-TIP
12 Supermodel Sastre : INES
13 FBI figure : AGT
14 Hardy title teenager : TESS
15 CNN medical analyst Wen : LEANA
16 Protective suit : ARMOR
17 Blue Grotto isle : CAPRI
18 Sewing machine inventor Howe : ELIAS
22 Army sgts., e.g. : NCOS
25 Flee : RUN
27 Valley known for viticulture : NAPA
31 Small opening : SLIT
32 Talk show VIPs : HOSTS
34 HVAC system openings : VENTS
35 Nin of literature : ANAIS
36 Officer trainee : CADET
37 Etching supply : ACID
38 Terre Haute sch. : ISU
40 Enters en masse : PILES IN
41 Tokyo-born peace activist : ONO
42 Newton honorific : SIR
45 Betelgeuse’s constellation : ORION
46 Negative afterthought : OR NOT
47 Unworldly : NAIVE
48 Water container? : DIKE
49 Aware of : IN ON
50 Bank conveniences : PENS
52 Word with interest : SELF-
54 Gave money for : ENDOWED
57 Figure (out) : SUSS
59 Part of a moth’s life cycle : PUPA
63 Hide : SECRETE
64 March __ : HARE
66 Significant times : ERAS
68 NFL Titan, when in Houston : OILER
69 Let go : FREED
70 Break, as ties : SEVER
71 Very much : A LOT
72 Growth in a wet forest : KELP
73 Actor Morales : ESAI
74 Expert’s discovery : FAKE
77 Impresario Sol : HUROK
78 Goddess of peace : IRENE
79 Shift key neighbor : ENTER
82 Elevates : LIFTS
84 Give fresh energy to : JUMP-START
85 Nabisco brand : OREO
87 Noisy disturbance : ROW
88 Bar supply : ICE
90 Game that might end in a library : CLUE
91 Dance genre : TAP
94 Murkiness : OPACITY
96 With 97-Across, words before “good reason” : GIVE
99 Free thing to try : SAMPLE
100 Something done after a meal : DISHES
101 Pioneering decaf brand : SANKA
102 Orchestral pair, at a minimum : OBOES
103 Enjoys an elegant meal : DINES
104 Skillful : ADEPT
105 Drill bit purchases : SETS
107 __ stop : BUS
110 Chase, as flies : SHAG
111 Exercise activity : SWIM
112 Bali products : BRAS
113 Medical breakthrough : CURE
114 Et __: and others : ALIA
115 Transmit : SEND
116 Avant-garde : EDGY
118 Touchdown hr. calculation : ETA
119 Holm of “The Hobbit” : IAN
120 Punk subgenre : EMO
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