Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday May 12th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Boyfriend : BEAU
5 Still, briefly : THO
8 Taunt : GIBE
12 Chief Norse god : ODIN
13 Adler in Sherlock Holmes fiction : IRENE
15 “I got this, boss” : ON IT
16 __ Khalifa: Dubai structure that’s the world’s tallest : BURJ
17 Apple throwaways : CORES
18 Bout enders, briefly : TKOS
19 Julie Andrews Oscar-winning role : MARY POPPINS
22 Crimson Tide nickname : BAMA
23 Hightail it, old-style : HIE
24 Caps for Highlanders : TAMS
26 Character who sings “When You Wish Upon a Star” : JIMINY CRICKET
29 By oneself : SOLELY
30 Garden clippers : SHEARS
32 “Best in Show” actor Willard : FRED
33 Pack animals : MULES
37 “Shucks!” : DRAT
38 Approved, briefly : OK’D
39 Part ways : SPLIT UP
41 Operative : SPY
42 Emma Peel’s partner on “The Avengers” : JOHN STEED
44 Luminance : SHEEN
47 Towing org. : AAA
48 Twiggy abodes : NESTS
52 Clothing store department : WOMEN’S
54 Justice Gorsuch’s predecessor : SCALIA
55 With “The,” Netflix title superhero team … and a hint to something associated with 19-, 26- and 42-Across : UMBRELLA ACADEMY
59 Born, in bios : NEE
60 Santa’s elves’ workplace : TOY SHOP
61 “The Grand Budapest Hotel” director Anderson : WES
62 Dog’s warning : GRR
63 Up-and-down rides : SEESAWS
64 Sign at a hot show : SRO
DOWN
1 Hope with jokes : BOB
2 School URL letters : EDU
3 Sent by plane : AIRMAILED
4 Removed stuck paper from : UNJAMMED
5 Prize on the mantel : TROPHY
6 Like many a rescue : HEROIC
7 Sale limit, briefly : ONE PER
8 Prepared to skinny-dip : GOT NAKED
9 Fountain pen mishaps : INK SMEARS
10 eharmony profile part : BIO
11 Sci-fi beings : ETS
13 Bone-chilling : ICY
14 Sixth sense: Abbr. : ESP
20 Amtrak track : RAIL
21 Something to scratch : ITCH
22 One-named Icelandic singer : BJORK
25 Watch fastener : STRAP
27 Female folklore deity : NYMPH
28 Put into circulation, as stamps : ISSUE
29 Bay Area airport code : SFO
31 Messy dorm room, say : STY
34 Arm bone : ULNA
35 __ Cuddy, Dean of Medicine on “House” : LISA
36 “At Last” singer James : ETTA
39 Shakespeare’s 150+ : SONNETS
40 Ballpoint covers : PEN CAPS
42 Boobird’s output : JEER
43 Kaput, as a battery : DEAD
44 Took a cut, in baseball : SWUNG
45 Baseball dinger : HOMER
46 Glowing leftover : EMBER
49 Oodles : SLEWS
50 It may set off a beeper : TIMER
51 Right to decide : SAY-SO
53 Gin fizz flavor : SLOE
54 Garbage boat : SCOW
56 Caustic cleanser : LYE
57 Pack animal : ASS
58 “Bingo!” : AHA
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