Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday May 22nd 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Timely blessing : BOON
5 Rounds before the finals, for short : SEMIS
10 Farm yield : CROP
14 Kudos at a poetry slam : SNAPS
19 Batgirl garment : CAPE
20 Glazer of “Broad City” : ILANA
21 Chicago MLS team : FIRE
22 __ noir : PINOT
23 Meditate (on) : CHEW
24 Shout to an FBI agent investigating the wrong fellow? : DON’T PROBE THAT GUY
27 Cherry-topped dish : SUNDAE
29 Travel pillow spot : NAPE
30 Meh : SO-SO
31 “Now, where __ we?” : WERE
32 Taco topping : SALSA
34 Long who plays Steve on “PEN15” : CHAU
36 Helps : AVAILS
38 “The polygraph is rigged!,” e.g.? : LIE DETECTOR PROTEST
43 NAACP co-founder __ B. Wells : IDA
44 Informal meeting? : SESH
45 Piggy bank opening : SLOT
46 Sound like autumn leaves : RUSTLE
50 “We should!” : LET’S
52 “What’s your __?” : POINT
55 Smidgen : IOTA
57 “Broken Arrow” director John : WOO
58 Fertile desert spot : OASIS
60 “RuPaul’s Drag Race” prize money? : PROFIT FOR A QUEEN
65 __ Gatos, California : LOS
67 London stroller : PRAM
68 Planet __: gym chain : FITNESS
69 Intro to typing? : STEREO-
72 “Get __ of this!” : A LOAD
75 Suit bottoms : SKIRTS
76 At an angle : SLANTED
77 Sheet of ice : FLOE
79 Maker of Calling All Goddesses! nail polish : OPI
80 Like philosophers who can’t find their way home? : LOST AND PROFOUND
85 Fern-to-be : SPORE
89 Spot-on : APT
90 BBQ side : SLAW
91 Trauma specialist, for short : ER DOC
93 Fed. power dept. : ENER
94 Past : BEYOND
98 Airbnb alternatives : INNS
100 Scent : ODOR
102 Former quarterback Manning : ELI
103 Hype that just goes on and on and on? : PERPETUAL PROMOTION
108 Word with high or tech : SCHOOL
110 __ bargain : PLEA
111 Penélope Cruz’s birthplace : SPAIN
112 Dull pain : ACHE
113 Fingers-crossed thought : WISH
116 Ice cream brand : EDY’S
118 Database systems giant : ORACLE
121 Put off fulfilling a campaign promise? : PROLONG TERM GOALS
125 Churn up : ROIL
126 Chilling : EERIE
127 33-Down animal who loses because of a nap : HARE
128 “Four Quartets” poet : ELIOT
129 Clock toggle : AM/PM
130 Use foul language : SWEAR
131 Ensnare : TRAP
132 Flavors, in a way : SALTS
133 Large bodies of water : SEAS
DOWN
1 Quietly keeps in the loop : BCC’S
2 Waimea Bay island : OAHU
3 Available options when booking a flight : OPEN SEATS
4 Pop up a lot? : NEW DAD
5 Evade : SIDESTEP
6 “Xanadu” gp. : ELO
7 Leslie of “This Is 40” : MANN
8 Whole : INTACT
9 Lyric poet of Lesbos : SAPPHO
10 Corp. money exec : CFO
11 Messy barbecue fare : RIBS
12 Cookie used as a froyo topping : OREO
13 Took care of a boxer? : PET-SAT
14 Mud bath venue : SPA
15 Birdbrains : NITWITS
16 __ hair pasta : ANGEL
17 Decants : POURS
18 Eye ailment : STYE
25 Brings up : REARS
26 Emulate a drone : HOVER
28 Sudsy mugfuls : ALES
33 Storyteller whose tales usually feature talking animals : AESOP
35 Illuminated from below : UPLIT
37 Tempe sch. : ASU
38 Stitch’s human companion : LILO
39 Brainchild : IDEA
40 Cricket sound : CHIRP
41 Place for solar panels : ROOF
42 Cleveland Browns great __ Graham : OTTO
47 Twitter message : TWEET
48 Fine-grained soil : LOESS
49 Many ages : EONS
51 Like some partners : SILENT
53 “Julie & Julia” writer/director Ephron : NORA
54 Cookware brand : T-FAL
56 Kennel racket : ARFS
59 Kinda : SORTA
61 “Later!” : I’M OFF
62 “Chilombo” Grammy nominee Jhené __ : AIKO
63 Cotton swabs : Q-TIPS
64 Not ready to eat : UNRIPE
66 Not hidden : SEEN
69 Ski resort feature : SLOPE
70 Yummy : TASTY
71 Chances : ODDS
73 Body cream additive : ALOE
74 Gloomy : DOUR
76 Big chunk : SLAB
78 Forest moon that’s home to the Ewoks : ENDOR
81 Ballet move : PLIE
82 Sound off : RANT
83 Admit (to) : OWN UP
84 Extinct Mauritian birds : DODOS
86 Like a family with a stay-at-home dad : ONE-INCOME
87 Move for one’s co., say : RELO
88 “The Night Circus” novelist Morgenstern : ERIN
92 Handles food waste ecologically : COMPOSTS
95 Sister of Laertes : OPHELIA
96 Opposite of paleo- : NEO-
97 Flood with chocolate syrup, say : DROWN
99 “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” cat : SALEM
101 T. rex’s “I’m going to eat you!” : ROAR
104 Predicament : PLIGHT
105 Rocky projections : LEDGES
106 Bribe for airtime : PAYOLA
107 Glittery accessories : TIARAS
108 Carpentry fastener : SCREW
109 Job jar assignment : CHORE
112 Copies : APES
114 Take the lead? : STAR
115 Youngest daughter of Cronus : HERA
117 Breeze (through) : SAIL
119 “Future Nostalgia” singer Dua __ : LIPA
120 Stately trees : ELMS
122 Atop, poetically : O’ER
123 Gym unit : REP
124 Movie filming site : LOT
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