LA Times Daily Crossword May 22, 2022 Answers

1. Timely blessing 5. Rounds before the finals, for short 10. Farm yield 14. Kudos at a poetry slam 19. Batgirl garment 20. Glazer of "Broad City" 21. Chicago MLS team 22. __ noir 23. Meditate (on) 24. Shout to an FBI agent investigating the wrong fellow? 27. Cherry-topped dish 29. Travel pillow spot 30. Meh 31. "Now, where __ we?" 32. Taco topping 34. Long who plays Steve on "PEN15" 36. Helps 38. "The polygraph is rigged!," e.g.? 43. NAACP co-founder __ B. Wells 44. Informal meeting? 45. Piggy bank opening 46. Sound like autumn leaves 50. "We should!" 52. "What's your __?" 55. Smidgen 57. "Broken Arrow" director John 58. Fertile desert spot 60. "RuPaul's Drag Race" prize money? 65. __ Gatos, California 67. London stroller 68. Planet __: gym chain 69. Intro to typing? 72. "Get __ of this!" 75. Suit bottoms 76. At an angle 77. Sheet of ice 79. Maker of Calling All Goddesses! nail polish 80. Like philosophers who can't find their way home? 85. Fern-to-be 89. Spot-on 90. BBQ side 91. Trauma specialist, for short 93. Fed. power dept. 94. Past 98. Airbnb alternatives 100. Scent 102. Former quarterback Manning 103. Hype that just goes on and on and on? 108. Word with high or tech 110. __ bargain 111. Penélope Cruz's birthplace 112. Dull pain 113. Fingers-crossed thought 116. Ice cream brand 118. Database systems giant 121. Put off fulfilling a campaign promise? 125. Churn up 126. Chilling 127. 33-Down animal who loses because of a nap 128. "Four Quartets" poet 129. Clock toggle 130. Use foul language 131. Ensnare 132. Flavors, in a way 133. Large bodies of water

1. Quietly keeps in the loop 2. Waimea Bay island 3. Available options when booking a flight 4. Pop up a lot? 5. Evade 6. "Xanadu" gp. 7. Leslie of "This Is 40" 8. Whole 9. Lyric poet of Lesbos 10. Corp. money exec 11. Messy barbecue fare 12. Cookie used as a froyo topping 13. Took care of a boxer? 14. Mud bath venue 15. Birdbrains 16. __ hair pasta 17. Decants 18. Eye ailment 25. Brings up 26. Emulate a drone 28. Sudsy mugfuls 33. Storyteller whose tales usually feature talking animals 35. Illuminated from below 37. Tempe sch. 38. Stitch's human companion 39. Brainchild 40. Cricket sound 41. Place for solar panels 42. Cleveland Browns great __ Graham 47. Twitter message 48. Fine-grained soil 49. Many ages 51. Like some partners 53. "Julie & Julia" writer/director Ephron 54. Cookware brand 56. Kennel racket 59. Kinda 61. "Later!" 62. "Chilombo" Grammy nominee Jhené __ 63. Cotton swabs 64. Not ready to eat 66. Not hidden 69. Ski resort feature 70. Yummy 71. Chances 73. Body cream additive 74. Gloomy 76. Big chunk 78. Forest moon that's home to the Ewoks 81. Ballet move 82. Sound off 83. Admit (to) 84. Extinct Mauritian birds 86. Like a family with a stay-at-home dad 87. Move for one's co., say 88. "The Night Circus" novelist Morgenstern 92. Handles food waste ecologically 95. Sister of Laertes 96. Opposite of paleo- 97. Flood with chocolate syrup, say 99. "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" cat 101. T. rex's "I'm going to eat you!" 104. Predicament 105. Rocky projections 106. Bribe for airtime 107. Glittery accessories 108. Carpentry fastener 109. Job jar assignment 112. Copies 114. Take the lead? 115. Youngest daughter of Cronus 117. Breeze (through) 119. "Future Nostalgia" singer Dua __ 120. Stately trees 122. Atop, poetically 123. Gym unit 124. Movie filming site