Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday June 16th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 One working with dishes : CHEF
5 They change on birthdays : AGES
9 Vegan, e.g. : DIET
13 Reviewer’s “10” : RAVE
14 Absolut rival, familiarly : STOLI
15 First name in jazz singing : ELLA
16 “Excuse me … ” : AHEM
17 What golfers hit, with “the” : LINKS
18 Send for delivery : SHIP
19 Traditional flowers used in Indian weddings : MARIGOLDS
21 Fad : CRAZE
22 Just learning about : NEW TO
23 Justice Kagan et al. : ELENAS
24 Another time : AGAIN
27 Flood stopper : LEVEE
29 Dishevels, as hair : MUSSES
31 Tel __ : AVIV
32 Baseball bounce : HOP
35 Marsh plant : CATTAIL
37 Strauss opera based on a Sophocles tragedy : ELEKTRA
39 __-fi : SCI
40 Creepy look : LEER
42 “Ghostbusters” ghost : SLIMER
43 “Casablanca” star, informally : BOGIE
44 Divvy up : ALLOT
45 Come into view : EMERGE
48 Turn it down : SAY NO
51 Asia’s __ Peninsula : MALAY
52 Party drink option, no corkscrew required … and what’s in each set of circles? : BOXED WINE
56 “Odelay” musician : BECK
57 “Queen of Salsa” Cruz : CELIA
58 __ rug : AREA
59 Wilcox daughter in “Howards End” : EVIE
60 Relish the taste of : SAVOR
61 Social sensitivity : TACT
62 Cabs, say : REDS
63 Shopping cart unit : ITEM
64 Disapproving sounds : TSKS
DOWN
1 Pull an all-nighter : CRAM
2 “LOL!” : HA HA
3 At any time : EVER
4 Certain equality advocate : FEMINIST
5 Lopsided : ATILT
6 Aspen transport : GONDOLA
7 Group with lodges : ELKS
8 Member of the fam : SIS
9 “You Gotta Be” singer : DES’REE
10 Minnesota’s __ Omar : ILHAN
11 “Tru Calling” actress Dushku : ELIZA
12 Masking and others : TAPES
14 Like lento music : SLOW
20 Family tree subject : GENEALOGY
21 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame city : CLEVELAND
23 Bad things : EVILS
24 Gremlin and Pacer : AMCS
25 Avocado dip, for short : GUAC
26 Vino venue : ASTI
28 First lady : EVE
30 Long battle : SIEGE
32 Browser standard : HTML
33 Black-and-white treat : OREO
34 Hair line : PART
36 Luau accessory : LEI
38 Electric bill unit : KILOWATT
41 Settle : RESOLVE
43 They’re depressed by drivers : BRAKES
45 Old flame? : EMBER
46 Author Binchy : MAEVE
47 Spanish folk hero : EL CID
49 Truism : AXIOM
50 Once around the sun : YEAR
52 Rhythm : BEAT
53 Portfolio options, for short : IRAS
54 Place for a figurative pain : NECK
55 Dines : EATS
57 CBS series with multiple spin-offs : CSI