Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday May 28th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Hardly inept : ABLE
5 Informal get-together : MEETUP
11 UFO occupants : ETS
14 Law enforcement tactic : RAID
15 Midsize Kia : OPTIMA
16 Howard who directed “Willow” (1988) : RON
17 YENOH : INVERT SUGAR
19 Pretend to be : APE
20 Slangy denial : NAH
21 __ Plaines : DES
22 Eponym for a Queens stadium : ASHE
23 Support wear : BRA
26 GOC : REVERSE GEAR
29 Engine leak-preventing device : OIL SEAL
31 Arranges meaningfully : SORTS
32 Storied bear name : POOH
33 Q neighbor : TAB
35 Greek T : TAU
36 TAR : TURNED TRAITOR
41 McKellen knighted in 1991 : IAN
42 Formerly held the position of : WAS
43 E-reader option : IPAD
45 Basket willow : OSIER
48 “You can come out now” : IT’S SAFE
50 CBA : BACKCHANNEL
54 Spot for burners and beakers : LAB
55 GPS displays : AVES
56 Dating initials : BCE
57 “__ Is Rage 2”: Lil Uzi Vert album : LUV
59 Needy cry from the playroom : MOM
60 NEMO : COUNTERSIGN
65 Altar constellation : ARA
66 Goes along : AGREES
67 Approve : OKAY
68 Case, for example: Abbr. : SYN
69 Crows : BOASTS
70 Hall of Famer known as “O Rei do Futebol” : PELE
DOWN
1 NFL’s Cardinals, on scoreboards : ARI
2 Prohibit : BAN
3 Actress Tyler : LIV
4 Paradise : EDEN
5 Full of holes : MOTH-EATEN
6 Short mus. releases : EPS
7 Piece for practicing technique : ETUDE
8 National animal of Malaysia : TIGER
9 It has a med school in Worcester : UMASS
10 Expected result : PAR
11 Writing tool : ERASER
12 Accessory for Mr. Monopoly : TOP HAT
13 Nasty looks : SNEERS
18 Not seen much : RARE
22 Rabbitlike rodents : AGOUTIS
23 Rap on the head : BOP
24 Real hoot : RIOT
25 Baseball family name : ALOU
27 Guerrero or Guerrero Jr. of baseball : VLAD
28 Morales of “Criminal Minds” : ESAI
30 High-pitched cries : SHRIEKS
34 “Incidentally,” in texts : BTW
35 Unseasoned, maybe : TASTELESS
37 Undercover figure : NARC
38 Pour, say : RAIN
39 Milky white kind of glass : OPAL
40 “The King of Clay,” familiarly : RAFA
44 Ball honoree, perhaps : DEB
45 2000s first family : OBAMAS
46 Food Network adjective : SAVORY
47 Nickname for a clutch player : ICEMAN
49 Speak indistinctly : SLUR
51 Former U.S. streaming option : HBO GO
52 Upscale auto : ACURA
53 Tijuana tots : NENES
58 Cognac designation : VSOP
60 Lyft alternative : CAB
61 Hanoi holiday : TET
62 34th prez : IKE
63 “Wonder Woman” actress Gadot : GAL
64 Emmy-winning scientist : NYE
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