Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday April 19th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Pats down in a weapons search : FRISKS
7 Gather, as crops : REAP
11 Theater ticket word : ROW
14 __ Beach: Southern California city : LAGUNA
15 Memorable lioness : ELSA
16 Imprecise suffix : -ISH
17 Well-suited to a person’s abilities : UP ONE’S ALLEY
19 Pontiac muscle car : GTO
20 One-named “Tik Tok” singer : KESHA
21 College-level HS science course : AP CHEM
23 Bundle of hay : BALE
26 Kid’s riddle: “Why is six afraid of seven?” “Because seven __ nine!” : ATE
28 Range above 41-Down : ALTO
29 Gift giver’s eager urging : OPEN IT
32 Hire : EMPLOY
34 Like Beethoven’s “Pastoral Symphony” : IN F
35 Arrow controlled by a mouse : CURSOR
37 Little piggies : TOES
40 Salad green : LETTUCE
42 LinkedIn user’s quest : JOB HUNT
44 Of sound mind : SANE
45 Fancy fish eggs : CAVIAR
47 Shapiro of NPR : ARI
48 Punctual : ON TIME
50 __ of honor: wedding party VIP : MATRON
52 Smell : ODOR
53 Late-night NYC show : SNL
55 Tenant’s payment : RENT
56 Like bouquets of roses : FLORAL
58 Dining room piece : TABLE
61 Former soccer phenom Freddy : ADU
62 Unpretentious : DOWN TO EARTH
67 Pen tip : NIB
68 Reverberate : ECHO
69 Science journal since 1869 : NATURE
70 Obtain : GET
71 Lion’s warning : ROAR
72 What there may not be “in the house” during a tearjerker : DRY EYE
DOWN
1 Annual shot target : FLU
2 Knock (on) : RAP
3 “Here __ again!” : I GO
4 Submerged : SUNKEN
5 Joint above the ankle : KNEE
6 Cheeky talk : SASS
7 Tells, as a story : RELATES
8 Building wing : ELL
9 On the ocean : ASEA
10 Online remittance app : PAYPAL
11 “Correctamundo!” : RIGHT YOU ARE
12 Bone: Pref. : OSTEO-
13 “To __ it may concern” : WHOM
18 “Figured it out!” : AHA
22 Fabric : CLOTH
23 Reaches 212 degrees Fahrenheit : BOILS
24 Sleep disorder : APNEA
25 Made certain : LEFT NO DOUBT
27 Expressive online image : EMOJI
30 RN’s workplace : ICU
31 Stanley of “The Hunger Games” : TUCCI
33 Golf tournament kickoff : PRO-AM
36 Paper purchases : REAMS
38 Disgraced energy firm : ENRON
39 Period of work : STINT
41 Range below 28-Across : TENOR
43 Half a bikini : BRA
46 Only “V” Monopoly avenue not named for a state : VENTNOR
49 __ Joe’s : TRADER
51 Peace agreement : TREATY
52 Song from the past : OLDIE
54 Chin-up muscle, briefly : LAT
56 Vampire tooth : FANG
57 Not of sound mind : LOCO
59 “007” James : BOND
60 Kind of jet : LEAR
63 “Huh!?” : WHA
64 Regret : RUE
65 The old college __ : TRY
66 Giggle sound : HEE