Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday September 14th, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Give for free : COMP
5 Carpenter’s compressor : C-CLAMP
11 Chow : EATS
15 Fall blooms, for short : MUMS
19 Olympic fencing event : EPEE
20 Card carrier? : DEALER
21 Yankee preceder in the NATO alphabet : X-RAY
22 “Gotcha” : ON IT
23 Literary takeaway? : READER’S DIGESTION
26 Sorry! or Scrabble : GAME
27 Poison remedies : ANTIDOTES
28 Cut (down) : PARE
29 Carpenter’s drill : AUGER
30 Vellani of “The Marvels” : IMAN
31 Riches of the Vatican? : PAPAL BULLION
34 Spheres of influence : ORBITS
38 Courses : WAYS
39 New Year’s __ : EVE
40 Soviet first lady Gorbacheva : RAISA
41 Letter-shaped construction piece : I-BAR
43 Combed : SEARCHED
48 Blessing over breakfast? : EGGS BENEDICTION
53 Feudal baron : THANE
54 Bronze finishers : MEDALISTS
55 JFK postings : ARRS
56 Cutting edges : BLADES
57 Kin of -kin : -ETTE
58 Zone : AREA
59 Postpone the inevitable : BUY TIME
60 Salsa support : CHIP
64 Strong affection for school auditoriums? : HALL PASSION
67 River Achilles was dipped into : STYX
68 Rubs the wrong way : ABRADES
70 Buck passers? : ATMS
71 Lena of “Chocolat” : OLIN
73 Farm machine : REAPER
74 Put up, in poker : ANTE
75 Past the point of no return : IN TOO DEEP
80 “Hasta la vista” : LATER
81 Drink to forgive and forget? : ABSOLUTION VODKA
83 Retired professor’s designation : EMERITUS
85 Gorilla expert Fossey : DIAN
86 Sitcom actress Georgia : ENGEL
87 -eyed : DOE
88 Oxford heads? : LOOS
90 Isn’t colorfast : BLEEDS
91 Army of Istanbul? : TURKEY LEGION
97 Avianca airlines destination : CALI
99 Swings around : SLUES
100 Not fake : REAL
101 “We’re doomed!” : ALL IS LOST
106 Last Stuart queen : ANNE
107 Lamaze class lectures? : CONTRACTION TALKS
110 Amtrak track : RAIL
111 The Jonas Brothers, e.g. : TRIO
112 Appeared ominously : LOOMED
113 Cry for worms : PEEP
114 D.C. group : SENS
115 “That remains to be ” : SEEN
116 Convent superior : ABBESS
117 Rolls out the green carpet? : SODS
DOWN
1 “Arrested Development” star Michael : CERA
2 Tournament type : OPEN
3 Spam, lamb, or ham : MEAT
4 Cab prefix : PEDI-
5 Old PC drive inserts : CD-ROMS
6 Jai alai basket : CESTA
7 Weighed down : LADEN
8 Boxers Muhammad and Laila : ALIS
9 Storage unit, for short : MEG
10 Settle in advance : PREPAY
11 Overdramatic : EXTRA
12 Mermaid who sings “I wanna be where the people are” : ARIEL
13 Philosophy often translated as “way” : TAO
14 Thesaurus entry: Abbr. : SYN
15 Business bigwig : MOGUL
16 Eel in nigiri : UNAGI
17 Old-fashioned copier, briefly : MIMEO
18 Back in the navy? : STERN
24 Ready for making emends? : EDITABLE
25 Drains, as strength : SAPS
29 With ears pricked up : ALERTLY
31 -mutuel : PARI
32 “How’ve ya ?” : BEEN
33 The Cavaliers of the NCAA : UVA
34 City near Utah Lake : OREM
35 Indignation : RAGE
36 City NNW of H-Town : BIG D
37 Actress Rae : ISSA
38 Fistfuls of dollars : WADS
41 Accounts on the ‘gram : INSTAS
42 Palm with chewable nuts : BETEL
43 “I need a rescue” letters : SOS
44 Gabs : CHATS
45 “I’ve _ with you!” : HAD IT
46 Archrival : ENEMY
47 Neuter : DESEX
49 “Take your pick” : EITHER
50 Sweet popcorn coating : CARAMEL
51 Ringlet, maybe : TRESS
52 Nest egg funds, for short : IRAs
56 Toe woe : BUNION
58 Likely will, with “is” : APT TO
59 “Said I Loved You … But I Lied” singer Michael : BOLTON
60 “The Very Busy Spider” writer/illustrator : CARLE
61 Letter-shaped construction piece : H-BEAM
62 Seeing red : IRATE
63 Origami medium : PAPER
65 PC connections : LANS
66 Ancient Greek region : IONIA
69 Lampoons : DERIDES
72 Storyteller : NOVELIST
74 V-up muscles : ABS
75 “No kidding?” : IS IT
76 Kaput : DONE
77 Jigsaw puzzle starting point, often : EDGE
78 Squeezed (out) : EKED
79 Chums : PALS
81 “Clan of the Cave Bear” author : AUEL
82 Japanese noodle : UDON
84 Cracker Jack bonus : TOY
88 “That’s not true!” : LIAR
89 “C’est magnifique!” : OOH LA LA
90 Hunters’ hideaways : BLINDS
91 Winter Palace rulers : TSARS
92 Arm bones : ULNAE
93 Quarrel : RUN-IN
94 Collapses, with “over” : KEELS
95 Muppet who is fond of bubble baths : ERNIE
96 Climb aboard : GET ON
97 Atmosphere : CLIME
98 Burn-soothing plants : ALOES
101 From _: one step : A TO B
102 Places for napkins : LAPS
103 Plant-based spread : OLEO
104 Quick itinerary? : SKED
105 Baking soda amts. : TSPS
107 Short change? : CTS
108 Resource in Minecraft or Catan : ORE
109 Male swan : COB
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