Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday December 27th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Maine’s __ Bay : CASCO
6 Miner’s find : ORE
9 Rotisserie rod : SPIT
13 __ the time: on every occasion : ALL OF
14 Jinx : HEX
15 Saturn’s largest moon : TITAN
17 Become light-headed : FEEL FAINT
19 Cream of the crop : ELITE
20 Former Montreal MLBer : EXPO
21 Mauna __: Hawaiian for “long mountain” : LOA
22 “Rolling” rockers : STONES
23 H.S. hurdles : SATS
24 Reason for a track race do-over : FALSE START
26 Wing measurement : SPAN
28 “Famous” cookie maker : AMOS
29 Like the crowd after a home team homer : AROAR
32 Similar (to) : AKIN
33 Batter’s stat : RBI
36 Choose love over money, say : FOLLOW ONE’S HEART
40 Driver’s aid : TEE
41 Pea places : PODS
42 Ward off : AVERT
43 One who saves the day : HERO
44 __ Spumante wine : ASTI
46 Finished version, as of a document : FINAL DRAFT
50 Some canine retrievers : LABS
54 In equal amounts : EVENLY
55 Nest egg initials : IRA
56 Stick-to-it-iveness : GRIT
57 Mournful melody : DIRGE
58 Totally out of funds … and what each set of circles shows, casually : FLAT BROKE
60 Passover meal : SEDER
61 Sleep stage : REM
62 Singer/songwriter Mann : AIMEE
63 Lat. and Ukr., once : SSRS
64 “__ to Joy” : ODE
65 Watchdog’s warning : SNARL
DOWN
1 Streetside lunch spots : CAFES
2 Amazon’s virtual assistant : ALEXA
3 Was dreaming, perhaps : SLEPT
4 Humongous : COLOSSAL
5 Aptly named bug spray with an exclamation point : OFF
6 Akron native : OHIOAN
7 Kidney-related : RENAL
8 Phone routing no. : EXT
9 Top of Texas? : STETSON HAT
10 Cockpit occupants : PILOTS
11 “Proud Mary” singer’s memoir : I, TINA
12 Spud : TATER
16 Where many eggs hatch : NEST
18 __ Romeo: sports car : ALFA
22 Final Four round : SEMIS
25 “Oh, for heaven’s __!” : SAKE
27 B-29 movers : PROPELLERS
29 Rear at sea : AFT
30 Sushi garnish : ROE
31 Bullfight cheer : OLE
32 Reply to a ques. : ANS
33 Issa of “Insecure” : RAE
34 “It’s cold in here!” : BRR!
35 “The Addams Family” cousin : ITT
37 Hardly succinct : WORDY
38 Skunk’s weapon : ODOR
39 Villainous smile : EVIL GRIN
43 Closet accessory for a coat : HANGER
44 Ski lodge style : A-FRAME
45 “Immediately!” in the ER : STAT
46 Govt. agents : FEDS
47 Yale and Penn : IVIES
48 “The Big Bang Theory” crowd : NERDS
49 Stayed home in bed, say : AILED
51 Smell : AROMA
52 Pedal pusher : BIKER
53 Alloy that symbolizes strength : STEEL
58 To’s partner : FRO
59 English lit degs. : BAS
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