Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday January 18th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “Field of Dreams” state : IOWA
5 Easing of govt. control : DEREG
10 Snow glider : SLED
14 Iranian ruler ousted in 1979 : SHAH
15 Teaser ad : PROMO
16 Buzzing colony : HIVE
17 Energy-boosting munch : POWER SNACK
19 “Be it __ so humble … ” : EVER
20 Former SeaWorld attraction : SHAMU
21 Meadowland : LEA
22 Convenience store inconvenience : LINE
23 Explosive container for muzzle-loading guns : POWDER FLASK
27 Miss a birdie by one : MAKE PAR
31 Base runner’s undoing : TAG
32 Not fer : AGIN
33 Qualifying race : HEAT
36 Waterproof fishing boot : WADER
40 Period or comma : PUNCTUATION MARK
43 With regret : SADLY
44 __ Ration: old dog food brand : KEN-L
45 Opera star Pinza : EZIO
46 Covert __: secret missions : OPS
48 Lip applications : GLOSSES
50 Escape from jail : PRISON BREAK
55 __ Emu: insurance ad bird : LIMU
56 Dublin’s land: Abbr. : IRE
57 Lauder of makeup : ESTEE
62 Seaweed gelatin : AGAR
63 Shredded Southern barbecue dish that’s depicted in this puzzle’s circles : PULLED PORK
66 Buster Brown’s dog : TIGE
67 Cybercommerce : ETAIL
68 Word after cutting or leading : EDGE
69 Poetic tributes : ODES
70 Battle of the __ : SEXES
71 Stack under a tarp : WOOD
DOWN
1 Web access cos. : ISPS
2 “I know! Call on me!” : OH OH
3 Toddler’s drink : WAWA
4 “Can I get a word in?” : AHEM
5 Two-outs-in-a-single-AB stats : DPS
6 East end? : -ERN
7 Author Dahl : ROALD
8 Ceremony host : EMCEE
9 Low-riding, open-wheel racer : GO-KART
10 Sleight-of-hand scams : SHELL GAMES
11 Wife of Augustus : LIVIA
12 Odds opposite : EVENS
13 Jeter elected to the Hall of Fame : DEREK
18 Kentucky’s __ Arena : RUPP
24 Island near Maui : OAHU
25 Inflict, as havoc : WREAK
26 Stag’s daughter : FAWN
27 Weather report visual aids : MAPS
28 Isla surrounder : AGUA
29 “Be __: rewind”: old video rental reminder : KIND
30 Extras in an envelope : ENCLOSURES
34 Didn’t fast : ATE
35 Hint of color : TINGE
37 Häagen-__ : DAZS
38 The “E” in the mnemonic HOMES : ERIE
39 Bygone theaters : RKOS
41 Keying-in error : TYPO
42 Cantina crockery : OLLA
47 “Blade” star Wesley : SNIPES
49 Gave the nod to : OKED
50 Student of Socrates : PLATO
51 Stiff as a board : RIGID
52 Public persona : IMAGE
53 “Et tu, __?” : BRUTE
54 “No reason to get all upset!” : RELAX
58 Eject, as lava : SPEW
59 Chore list heading : TO DO
60 Hence, in logic : ERGO
61 Barely made it, with “by” : EKED
64 Tell it like it isn’t : LIE
65 Golf’s “Big Easy” Ernie : ELS