Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday December 6th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Mexican dip : SALSA
6 Kitten-lifting spot : NAPE
10 “Notorious” Supreme Court justice, initially : RBG
13 Gold miner’s staked-out land : CLAIM
14 Polishes, as text : EDITS
16 Botch the job, say : ERR
17 *Cage for a bunny : RABBIT HUTCH
19 Actress Zadora : PIA
20 Moody music genre : EMO
21 __ Grey tea : EARL
22 Wasn’t feeling well : AILED
24 Early bird’s reward : WORM
26 *Tool for filling in holes in the wall : PUTTY KNIFE
29 Blackjack card : ACE
31 “Superman”‘ actor Christopher : REEVE
32 Hooded snake : COBRA
35 Final Four org. : NCAA
37 Dutch cheese town : EDAM
40 *Bow users’ musical ensemble : STRING ORCHESTRA
43 “The jig __” : IS UP
44 Double-reed wind : OBOE
45 Trio in H2O : ATOMS
46 Barnes’ bookselling partner : NOBLE
48 Italian three : TRE
49 *Skin response to fear or cold : GOOSE FLESH
53 Applies with a Q-tip : DABS
57 Finance whiz Suze : ORMAN
58 Christmas song : NOEL
60 Rapper __ Kim : LIL’
61 Oral health initials : ADA
62 “C’mon, get serious!” … and an admonition evidently ignored by the starts of the answers to starred clues : DON’T BE SILLY
66 Part of mph : PER
67 Promised to tell the truth : SWORE
68 “There’s no such thing as a free lunch,” e.g. : ADAGE
69 Hosp. triage areas : ERS
70 Still-life subject : EWER
71 Printer supply : TONER
DOWN
1 Carpenter’s fastener : SCREW
2 Mission to remember : ALAMO
3 Materials partner on a repair bill : LABOR
4 Member of the fam : SIB
5 Gallic girlfriend : AMIE
6 Indira Gandhi’s father : NEHRU
7 Grownup : ADULT
8 Racetrack stop : PIT
9 And so on, briefly : ETC
10 Answered, as an email : REPLIED TO
11 Lawyer’s filing : BRIEF
12 Student’s mark : GRADE
15 Ice cream drink : SHAKE
18 Scotch or masking : TAPE
23 Played the market : INVESTED
25 California county that contains parts of Yosemite National Park : MARIPOSA
27 Copy on transparent paper : TRACE
28 “You betcha!” : YEAH
30 Recycle bin item : CAN
32 CBS forensic series : CSI
33 NFL tiebreakers : OTS
34 Multiple Grammy winner featured on “Uptown Funk” : BRUNO MARS
35 Prize since 1901 : NOBEL
36 __-Magnon : CRO
38 Vaccination spot : ARM
39 More, in Madrid : MAS
41 Game with putting : GOLF
42 Lend an __: listen : EAR
47 Is flexible : BENDS
48 You, biblically : THEE
49 Flip out : GO APE
50 Trial judge’s demand : ORDER
51 Between, in French : ENTRE
52 Like a designated driver : SOBER
54 Poe’s middle name : ALLAN
55 Ship’s hull region : BILGE
56 More cunning : SLYER
59 Aspiring DA’s exam : LSAT
63 Be obligated to : OWE
64 “Don’t delay!” : NOW
65 Pre-marital (just barely) promise : I DO
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