Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday April 1st 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Low on a spiciness scale : MILD
5 Presidential thumbs down : VETO
9 Future JD’s exam : LSAT
13 Over again : ANEW
14 Villainous : EVIL
15 Commuter boat : FERRY
16 Post-it scribble : NOTE
17 Matching cups, saucers, sugar bowl, etc. : TEA SERVICE
19 Starting point : ONSET
21 “Luncheon of the Boating Party” painter Pierre-Auguste : RENOIR
22 Colorful hard confection : RIBBON CANDY
25 “Bowwow!” : ARF
28 Fr. holy woman : STE
29 Pep squad cheer : RAH
30 Alex Morgan’s sport : SOCCER
32 Back, at sea : ASTERN
35 “Good heavens!” : OH MY
36 Apt time for pranksters to do the starts of 17-, 22-, 50-, and 57-Across? : APRIL FOOLS’ DAY
40 Antioxidant berry in fruit bowls : ACAI
41 Tranquil : SERENE
42 Not exactly : KIND OF
45 Mariska Hargitay series, familiarly : SVU
46 Small amount : BIT
49 Citrus drink suffix : -ADE
50 Legumes in some chili recipes : KIDNEY BEANS
54 Extra charge for a sci. class, e.g. : LAB FEE
56 Quick bite : SNACK
57 Mojave Desert yucca : JOSHUA TREE
61 Share a side with : ABUT
62 Anticipate : AWAIT
63 Rhyming tributes : ODES
64 Train segments : CARS
65 Terrarium pet : NEWT
66 Norway’s capital : OSLO
67 Job : TASK
DOWN
1 Grand homes : MANORS
2 Part of the plot : IN ON IT
3 Doesn’t interfere with : LETS BE
4 Uncool sort : DWEEB
5 Nov. 11 honoree : VET
6 Festive night, often : EVE
7 Prom queen’s crown : TIARA
8 Elizabeth of “WandaVision” : OLSEN
9 Jeans maker Strauss : LEVI
10 Hot sauce often mixed with mayonnaise : SRIRACHA
11 Path of a lobbed ball : ARC
12 Sheridan who plays young Cyclops in the “X-Men” films : TYE
15 Soft serve ice cream alternative, casually : FROYO
18 Wraps up : ENDS
20 Upper bodies : TORSI
23 Countrywide: Abbr. : NATL
24 Gourmet cooks : CHEFS
26 “Ratatouille” rat : REMY
27 Cook in hot oil : FRY
31 Programmer’s output : CODE
32 Dry as a desert : ARID
33 Fish eggs : ROE
34 Like Vikings : NORSE
36 Battery fluid : ACID
37 Carpentry tool that cuts plywood sheets : PANEL SAW
38 Tax : LEVY
39 Oscar season oversights : SNUBS
40 Sometimes called, for short : AKA
43 “True. However … ” : OK BUT
44 World Cup org. : FIFA
46 “, black sheep … ” : BAA BAA
47 Acquires, as debts : INCURS
48 “Tut-tut” kin : TSK-TSK
51 Half a “Star Wars” droid name : DETOO
52 Uncool sorts : NERDS
53 Put into effect : ENACT
55 Take : lose money : A HIT
57 First mo. : JAN
58 Have bills to pay : OWE
59 Long fish : EEL
60 That, in Spanish : ESO