Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday June 14th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Rigatoni or ziti : PASTA
6 Poker stake : ANTE
10 Sandwich known by its initials : BLT
13 Odysseus’ journey, for example : ORDEAL
14 Sulk : POUT
15 “Now I __ me down … ” : LAY
16 Least wild : TAMEST
17 *Emulate Bonnie and Clyde : ROB A BANK
19 Birdbrains : TWITS
20 Fab competitor : TIDE
21 Fairy tale start : ONCE
22 *Highly aware and ready to act : ON THE BALL
24 Does some programming : CODES
25 Airline to Israel : EL AL
26 Dutch cheese town : EDAM
28 Before now : AGO
31 Poe’s “Annabel __” : LEE
33 Threat-ending words : … OR ELSE
37 *Grasps an underlying meaning : CATCHES THE DRIFT
41 Take for granted : ASSUME
42 Part of GPS: Abbr. : SYS
43 Carrot chomper’s “What’s up, __?” : DOC
44 Rice-A-__ : RONI
46 Goes kaput, as an engine : DIES
49 University VIPs : PROFS
52 *Kellogg’s cereal morsel : CORN FLAKE
57 D.C. helper : AIDE
58 Nevada gambling mecca : RENO
59 Senseless endeavor : FOLLY
60 Persuasive efforts using insincere flattery … and a hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues : SNOW JOBS
62 Hairpiece : TOUPEE
63 Pre-1991 map letters : SSR
64 Slender woodwind : OBOE
65 Prom corsage : ORCHID
66 Wide shoe sizes : EES
67 “OMG” or “TTYL” : TEXT
68 Hawke of “Boyhood” : ETHAN
DOWN
1 Shrimp relative : PRAWN
2 Fess up : ADMIT
3 Simmer with anger : SEETHE
4 Fez feature : TASSEL
5 PC key used in combinations : ALT
6 Month that may start with a gag : APRIL
7 Noggin : NOODLE
8 You__: online video site : TUBE
9 Zeta-theta link : ETA
10 Tasteless : BLAND
11 Jousting weapon : LANCE
12 Little ones : TYKES
13 “The Simpsons” bus driver : OTTO
18 Many a Gen Xer parent : BOOMER
20 Yarns : TALES
23 Whale’s food-filtering system : BALEEN
24 Check the ID of : CARD
27 Wears out : DOES IN
28 Here, in Havana : ACA
29 Oxygen, e.g. : GAS
30 NFL tiebreakers : OTS
32 Mars residents, in sci-fi : ETS
34 It may be flipped : LID
35 Bay Area hub inits. : SFO
36 And so on, briefly : ETC
38 Teen’s witching hour : CURFEW
39 Med. care plans : HMOS
40 Electric starter? : HYDRO-
45 Fridge of yore : ICEBOX
47 Serious attempt : EFFORT
48 Posture issue : SLOUCH
49 So last year : PASSE
50 Washer cycle : RINSE
51 Air freshener targets : ODORS
53 Initial stage : ONSET
54 Top dog : ALPHA
55 Fashion’s Anne or Calvin : KLEIN
56 Looked over : EYED
58 Spa cover-up : ROBE
61 Write quickly : JOT
62 Digital water tester? : TOE
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