Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday March 15th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 What a regular often orders, with “the” : USUAL
6 First of a cereal box trio : SNAP
10 Box score number : STAT
14 See 5-Down : MESSI
15 Dorothy’s dog : TOTO
16 Distinctive vibe : AURA
17 Sauce with basil : PESTO
18 Like many cars sold online : USED
19 “Jurassic Park” predator : T-REX
20 Youngster, metaphorically : SPRING CHICKEN
23 Antlered Yellowstone beast : ELK
24 Lao Tzu’s “way” : TAO
25 __City: computer game : SIM
28 Stick a stake in, as a vampire : IMPALE
32 Dry-eyes solution : SALINE
34 Manual filing target? : NAIL
35 Toddler’s monster deterrent : NIGHTLIGHT
39 Brings on board : HIRES
41 Luau neckwear : LEI
42 He played Grant on “Lou Grant” : ASNER
43 Morning awakener : ALARM CLOCK
46 Poi source : TARO
47 One of four in five : LETTER
48 Theater walkways : AISLES
50 Before, in poems : ERE
51 “__ Misérables” : LES
53 Hesitant utterances : UMS
54 Behind-the-scenes money source … and a hint to the start of 20-, 35- and 43-Across : SILENT PARTNER
61 Elton or Lennon : JOHN
63 Boxer’s foursome : PAWS
64 Garlicky mayo : AIOLI
65 CNN anchor Burnett : ERIN
66 Great Lake with the shortest name : ERIE
67 King of rock ‘n’ roll : ELVIS
68 Spinning toys : TOPS
69 Apt word found in “accident” : DENT
70 Tenant’s contract : LEASE
DOWN
1 Officials calling strikes : UMPS
2 Trickle : SEEP
3 Cold War initials : USSR
4 Italian wine region : ASTI
5 With 14-Across, soccer’s GOAT, to many : LIONEL
6 Experiencing writer’s block, say : STUCK
7 Light snack : NOSH
8 Bit the dust : ATE IT
9 Online talk show : PODCAST
10 Fill until full : SATE
11 Car’s blinker : TURN SIGNAL
12 “Roses __ red … ” : ARE
13 Collectors’ item? : TAX
21 Secluded valley : GLEN
22 Eucalyptus eater : KOALA
26 Response from the next room : IN HERE
27 Urban transit systems : METROS
28 Take a breath : INHALE
29 “The Naked and the Dead” author Norman : MAILER
30 Hook’s vessel : PIRATE SHIP
31 Wide awake : ALERT
33 Grocery shoppers’ aids : LISTS
36 Sick : ILL
37 Cable TV’s Nat __ Wild : GEO
38 Hyphenated fruit drink brand : HI-C
40 Incense-sensing sense : SMELL
44 Scared, with “out” : CREEPED
45 Hindu god of desire : KAMA
49 Tel Aviv’s land : ISRAEL
52 Drum type : SNARE
53 Underdog’s victory : UPSET
55 Roadside lodgings : INNS
56 Mary-Kate, to Ashley : TWIN
57 Mah-jongg piece : TILE
58 PBS science series : NOVA
59 Yale students : ELIS
60 Heed a bailiff’s order : RISE
61 Hot tub feature : JET
62 Spanish gold : ORO