Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday February 8th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Swedish pop group with the hit “Chiquitita” : ABBA
5 Top dog : ALPHA
10 Trojan War hero : AJAX
14 Stroller, in Sheffield : PRAM
15 Give up, informally : BAG IT
16 Serenity “before the storm” : CALM
17 Foamy tubful for unwinding : BUBBLE BATH
19 Excessive publicity : HYPE
20 Needlelike engraving tools : STYLETS
21 Mae __, first Black woman in space : JEMISON
23 Airer of Tyler Perry’s “The Oval” : BET
24 Harmonic : TONAL
25 “Last Week Tonight” network : HBO
27 Lumber on a diamond : BASEBALL BAT
33 Deli sandwich, initially : BLT
34 Nobelist Wiesel : ELIE
35 Use the exit : LEAVE
36 On the __: quarreling : OUTS
38 Inn offering a morning meal, briefly … or a hint to six puzzle answers : B AND B
41 Whole heap : SCAD
42 Turns to soup, as ice cream : MELTS
44 Mystical vibe : AURA
46 Jest : KID
47 Bryan Cranston crime drama : BREAKING BAD
50 Investigative journalist Nellie : BLY
51 “Check it out for yourself!” : GO SEE
52 Bird in Liberty Mutual ads : EMU
54 Ali of “Love Story” : MACGRAW
57 Artist’s board : PALETTE
61 Loafing around : IDLE
62 Fish-and-chips coating : BEER BATTER
64 Old Russian ruler : CZAR
65 Hosp. trauma pro : ER DOC
66 Caramel-filled candy : ROLO
67 Shift and Tab : KEYS
68 Praises highly : LAUDS
69 Small bills : ONES
DOWN
1 Police dept. alerts : APBS
2 Very dry, as Champagne : BRUT
3 Infant’s source of nourishment : BABY BOTTLE
4 Easygoing pace : AMBLE
5 Help a robber, say : ABET
6 Experiment sites : LABS
7 Links org. : PGA
8 Assassin’s assignment : HIT JOB
9 Greek goddess of wisdom : ATHENA
10 Trojan War hero : ACHILLES
11 Blue birds : JAYS
12 Purina rival : ALPO
13 Marvel-ous heroes? : X-MEN
18 Do not disturb : LET BE
22 Retail complex : MALL
24 Like many first-time workers : TEENAGE
25 Cold War threat : H-BOMB
26 Clearer, as a sky : BLUER
28 Priest’s robe : ALB
29 One-named “Chandelier” singer : SIA
30 Icon with a left-facing arrow : BACK BUTTON
31 Be of use to : AVAIL
32 Bear in a kid’s bed : TEDDY
37 Walks drunkenly : STAGGERS
39 Name, as a knight : DUB
40 Bikini top : BRA
43 Toffee candy bar : SKOR
45 Journalist __ Rogers St. Johns : ADELA
48 Author Allende : ISABEL
49 Period “ushered in” : NEW ERA
53 Paris subway : METRO
54 Rocking Jagger : MICK
55 Axlike tool : ADZE
56 Potter’s material : CLAY
57 Jab : PROD
58 Elementary lesson : ABCS
59 Marketing prefix : TELE-
60 Greek matchmaker : EROS
63 Tulane URL ending : EDU