Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday October 11th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Dull paint finish : MATTE
6 Make furious : ANGER
11 Cry loudly : SOB
14 Handle on a rap sheet : ALIAS
15 Short and sweet : TERSE
16 Actress Longoria : EVA
17 “Born to Be Wild” rock band : STEPPENWOLF
19 Mo. after February : MAR
20 Like a poor loser : SORE
21 Figure in red ink : LOSS
22 Submit tax returns online : E-FILE
24 Single-handedly : SOLO
26 Clear kitchen wrap : SARAN
28 One of the political Bushes : JEB
31 Cold-weather neckwear : WINTER SCARF
35 Is crazy about : ADORES
37 FDR’s successor : HST
38 Pants, in slang : TROU
39 Gives the thumbs-down : NIXES
40 Egyptian boy-king : TUT
41 Gesture while giving directions : POINT
42 “__, Brute?” : ET TU
43 __ out: depress : BUM
44 Texas border city : LAREDO
45 Flash of lightning : THUNDERBOLT
48 Part of the Trinity : SON
49 Aired again : RERAN
50 Former : PAST
52 Flag maker Ross : BETSY
54 In Touch Weekly twosome, usually : ITEM
56 Film spool : REEL
60 Every bit : ALL
61 Gobble down food, and hint to the ends of 17-, 31- and 45-Across : EAT IN A HURRY
64 Fail a polygraph test : LIE
65 River of Lyon : RHONE
66 Role player : ACTOR
67 __ Cruces, N. Mex. : LAS
68 Less loony : SANER
69 V-formation fliers : GEESE
DOWN
1 Sunday service : MASS
2 Voice above tenor : ALTO
3 Stadium level : TIER
4 Cassettes and eight-tracks : TAPES
5 Sixth sense letters : ESP
6 When both hands are straight up : AT NOON
7 Anchor’s delivery : NEWS
8 Icky to the max : GROSSEST
9 Bilingual subj. : ESL
10 Mentions, with “to” : REFERS
11 Schools for ministers-to-be : SEMINARIES
12 Mirror shape : OVAL
13 Uncarpeted : BARE
18 New York Harbor’s __ Island : ELLIS
23 The “F” in SPF : FACTOR
25 Hasn’t paid yet : OWES
27 Music or dance : ART
28 Pop star Jackson : JANET
29 Writer Wharton : EDITH
30 Hard-shelled terrarium pets : BOX TURTLES
32 “Opposable” digit : THUMB
33 Lively sonata movement : RONDO
34 Bed that’s easily stored : FUTON
36 Attends homecoming, say : REUNES
40 Activate the TV, say : TURN IT ON
41 New England NFL team : PATS
43 Arthur of “The Golden Girls” : BEA
44 Andean pack animal : LLAMA
46 Laundromat array : DRYERS
47 Bottle cap remover : OPENER
51 Feud ender : TRUCE
52 Matzo __ soup : BALL
53 Kazan who directed “On the Waterfront” : ELIA
55 Fork prong : TINE
57 One-named Art Deco notable : ERTE
58 Erotic god : EROS
59 Ancient harplike instrument : LYRE
62 “Caught ya!” : AHA
63 Witchy woman of folklore : HAG