LA Times Daily Crossword May 23, 2021 Answers

1. Sitcom character originally called Kessler in the pilot episode 7. Impounds, maybe 15. Very silly 20. Charge 21. Asthma sufferersÕ aids 22. Not a sparkling finish 23. Easy-to-hit pitch in Stockholm? 25. Apple tablets 26. Home and nickname of The University of the South 27. Pet __ 28. Touch 29. Anna __, 18th-/19th-century poet called the Swan of Lichfield 32. 1973 Judy Blume novel 34. Swell 37. JohannesburgÕs land: Abbr. 40. Precisely 42. Classical and Romantic 44. Grass bristle 45. Minor matter in Manchester? 52. Steamed state 53. ÒJust kidding!Ó 54. Shakespearean title city 55. Caulking materials 57. More than dislike 59. London classic, with ÒTheÓ 61. Gung-ho 62. ÒBig Little LiesÓ co-star with Nicole, Shailene, Laura and Zo‘ 63. How dividends might be paid 66. DustinÕs ÒMidnight CowboyÓ role 68. ToledoÕs lake 69. __ facto 72. PC storage stats 73. Colombian cat 74. Agile deer 75. Fuzzy fruit 76. Online memo 78. Flips, in a way 80. __ Isle: Ireland nickname 82. LindsayÕs Broadway writing partner 84. Brothers of old Hollywood 88. Stitch temporarily 89. Being a nuisance to 92. Research 93. @@@@ 94. Fish often fried 96. Argument in Ulaanbaatar? 98. IBM competitor 99. Chicago daily, familiarly 101. Nair rival, once 102. Radical Õ60s org. 103. Tennis immortal 105. Times to remember 109. Pioneer 35mm cameras 113. Outback birds 115. Realizes 117. 121-Across maker 121. Sandwich cookies 123. Rent money in Mumbai? 126. Tomato __ 127. Devotions 128. Honduras hundred 129. Rough suit fabric 130. In a bind? 131. Dave of ÒStorage WarsÓ

1. Contact between two billiard balls 2. Investment firm T. __ Price 3. From square one 4. King with a gilt complex? 5. Web mag 6. Alter, in a way 7. ÒMystic RiverÓ Oscar winner Robbins 8. Indivisible 9. Sound of a hit 10. Totally full 11. ÒTiny AliceÓ playwright 12. Emulate Silas Marner 13. GarfieldÕs gal pal 14. Fashion initials 15. Gallic girlfriend 16. Staples supply 17. Medal recipient in Milan? 18. Typical: Abbr. 19. Fellows 24. ÒThe Return of the NativeÓ setting 28. Sweat 30. Goes bad 31. Challenge 33. Worried state in Dublin? 35. Two-time Tony winner Kurtz 36. Menu heading 37. Guns 38. Old-time knife 39. Uttar Pradesh tourist city 41. Princess topper 43. Scorch 46. Starting place for a comeback 47. ÒAre we going __ not?Ó 48. Strauss opera 49. Where St. Pete is 50. First actor who sang ÒIf I Were King of the ForestÓ 51. Tick off 56. Byes 58. Brewpub bragger, often 60. Dance move in Dijon? 64. Greek marketplace 65. Weather forecast shorthand 67. ÒFan-cee!Ó 69. Japanese floral art 70. Hook and Silver 71. Inferior items in Zurich? 77. German capital 78. Have the throne 79. Scientology founder Hubbard 81. Religious offshoot 83. Prefix with fuel 85. Squeezes (out) 86. Wished undone 87. Sunscreen nos. 90. Caroling standard 91. __ club 95. Metal-yielding minerals 97. Book that spawned the film ÒWhatÕs Love Got to Do With ItÓ 100. Island administered by three countries 104. Play too broadly 106. Moth-repellent wood 107. Flags down 108. Sudden outpouring 110. Trick 111. Yippie Hoffman 112. Stud farm residents 114. Likely to be discounted 116. Foul mood 118. Posted 119. Blanchett of ÒElizabethÓ 120. You may get a whiff of one 121. Select 122. __ bar 123. ÒPortlandiaÓ network 124. Tax prep charge 125. Trippy Õ60s drug