Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday May 23rd 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Sitcom character originally called Kessler in the pilot episode : KRAMER
7 Impounds, maybe : TOWS AWAY
15 Very silly : APISH
20 Charge : IONIZE
21 Asthma sufferers’ aids : INHALERS
22 Not a sparkling finish : MATTE
23 Easy-to-hit pitch in Stockholm? : SWEDISH MEATBALL
25 Apple tablets : IPADS
26 Home and nickname of The University of the South : SEWANEE
27 Pet __ : PEEVE
28 Touch : FEEL
29 Anna __, 18th-/19th-century poet called the Swan of Lichfield : SEWARD
32 1973 Judy Blume novel : DEENIE
34 Swell : RISE
37 Johannesburg’s land: Abbr. : RSA
40 Precisely : TO A T
42 Classical and Romantic : ERAS
44 Grass bristle : AWN
45 Minor matter in Manchester? : ENGLISH TRIFLE
52 Steamed state : IRE
53 “Just kidding!” : NOT
54 Shakespearean title city : VERONA
55 Caulking materials : SEALANTS
57 More than dislike : ABHOR
59 London classic, with “The” : SEA-WOLF
61 Gung-ho : RAH-RAH
62 “Big Little Lies” co-star with Nicole, Shailene, Laura and Zoë : REESE
63 How dividends might be paid : PRO RATA
66 Dustin’s “Midnight Cowboy” role : RATSO
68 Toledo’s lake : ERIE
69 __ facto : IPSO
72 PC storage stats : MEGS
73 Colombian cat : GATO
74 Agile deer : ROES
75 Fuzzy fruit : KIWI
76 Online memo : E-NOTE
78 Flips, in a way : RESELLS
80 __ Isle: Ireland nickname : ERIN’S
82 Lindsay’s Broadway writing partner : CROUSE
84 Brothers of old Hollywood : WARNERS
88 Stitch temporarily : BASTE
89 Being a nuisance to : HARRYING
92 Research : LOOK UP
93 @@@@ : ATS
94 Fish often fried : COD
96 Argument in Ulaanbaatar? : MONGOLIAN BEEF
98 IBM competitor : NEC
99 Chicago daily, familiarly : TRIB
101 Nair rival, once : NEET
102 Radical ’60s org. : SDS
103 Tennis immortal : ASHE
105 Times to remember : EPOCHS
109 Pioneer 35mm cameras : LEICAS
113 Outback birds : EMUS
115 Realizes : REAPS
117 121-Across maker : NABISCO
121 Sandwich cookies : OREOS
123 Rent money in Mumbai? : INDIAN FLATBREAD
126 Tomato __ : PASTE
127 Devotions : FEALTIES
128 Honduras hundred : CIENTO
129 Rough suit fabric : TWEED
130 In a bind? : CORSETED
131 Dave of “Storage Wars” : HESTER
DOWN
1 Contact between two billiard balls : KISS
2 Investment firm T. __ Price : ROWE
3 From square one : ANEW
4 King with a gilt complex? : MIDAS
5 Web mag : E-ZINE
6 Alter, in a way : RESEW
7 “Mystic River” Oscar winner Robbins : TIM
8 Indivisible : ONE
9 Sound of a hit : WHAP
10 Totally full : SATED
11 “Tiny Alice” playwright : ALBEE
12 Emulate Silas Marner : WEAVE
13 Garfield’s gal pal : ARLENE
14 Fashion initials : YSL
15 Gallic girlfriend : AMIE
16 Staples supply : PAPER
17 Medal recipient in Milan? : ITALIAN HERO
18 Typical: Abbr. : STD
19 Fellows : HES
24 “The Return of the Native” setting : HEATH
28 Sweat : FEAR
30 Goes bad : ROTS
31 Challenge : DARE
33 Worried state in Dublin? : IRISH STEW
35 Two-time Tony winner Kurtz : SWOOSIE
36 Menu heading : ENTREES
37 Guns : REVS
38 Old-time knife : SNEE
39 Uttar Pradesh tourist city : AGRA
41 Princess topper : TIARA
43 Scorch : SEAR
46 Starting place for a comeback : LOW POINT
47 “Are we going __ not?” : IN OR
48 Strauss opera : SALOME
49 Where St. Pete is : FLA
50 First actor who sang “If I Were King of the Forest” : LAHR
51 Tick off : ENRAGE
56 Byes : TA-TAS
58 Brewpub bragger, often : BEER SNOB
60 Dance move in Dijon? : FRENCH DIP
64 Greek marketplace : AGORA
65 Weather forecast shorthand : T-STORM
67 “Fan-cee!” : OO LA LA
69 Japanese floral art : IKEBANA
70 Hook and Silver : PIRATES
71 Inferior items in Zurich? : SWISS CHEESE
77 German capital : EURO
78 Have the throne : REIGN
79 Scientology founder Hubbard : L RON
81 Religious offshoot : SECT
83 Prefix with fuel : SYN-
85 Squeezes (out) : EKES
86 Wished undone : RUED
87 Sunscreen nos. : SPFS
90 Caroling standard : NOEL
91 __ club : GLEE
95 Metal-yielding minerals : ORES
97 Book that spawned the film “What’s Love Got to Do With It” : I, TINA
100 Island administered by three countries : BORNEO
104 Play too broadly : EMOTE
106 Moth-repellent wood : CEDAR
107 Flags down : HAILS
108 Sudden outpouring : SPATE
110 Trick : CATCH
111 Yippie Hoffman : ABBIE
112 Stud farm residents : SIRES
114 Likely to be discounted : USED
116 Foul mood : SNIT
118 Posted : SENT
119 Blanchett of “Elizabeth” : CATE
120 You may get a whiff of one : ODOR
121 Select : OPT
122 __ bar : RAW
123 “Portlandia” network : IFC
124 Tax prep charge : FEE
125 Trippy ’60s drug : LSD
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