Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday May 10th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Prefix with bar : ISO-
4 Purple color named for a flower : LILAC
9 Kind of minister or suspect : PRIME
14 Habit wearer : NUN
15 “Mutiny on the Bounty” captain : BLIGH
16 “Star Wars” director George : LUCAS
17 Two-base hit: Abbr. : DBL
18 Cloak-and-dagger spy : SECRET AGENT
20 Heroic tale : EPIC
22 Direction of the dawn : EAST
23 Easter egg coloring : DYE
24 Typically yellow tangy fruit : BANANA PEPPER
29 Quivery vocal effect : TREMOLO
30 Spanish eight : OCHO
34 Of an arterial trunk : AORTAL
38 Belle’s suitor : BEAU
39 *Accessory metaphor for an accomplishment : NOTCH ON ONE’S BELT
44 Gas leak giveaway : ODOR
45 “I’m clueless” : NO IDEA
46 City near Tahoe : RENO
47 Whiner : CRYBABY
52 Spaghetti-in-a-can icon : CHEF BOYARDEE
57 Emails a dupe to : CCS
60 Goddess for whom a month is named : MAIA
61 Theater segments : ROWS
62 “I Can’t Help Myself” Motown group … and what’s comprised by 18-, 24-, 39- and 52-Across’ starting words? : THE FOUR TOPS
67 Frito-__ : LAY
68 Old toga wearer : ROMAN
69 Frighten : SCARE
70 Start for fab or fix : PRE-
71 Pinocchio’s problem : LYING
72 Roll of the dice : THROW
73 “__ the DJ, I’m the Rapper”: 1988 album : HE’S
DOWN
1 Behind on bills : IN DEBT
2 Not up to snuff : SUBPAR
3 Browsing the Web, say : ONLINE
4 Scale units: Abbr. : LBS
5 Land in la mer : ILE
6 DMV certificate : LIC
7 Go along (with) : AGREE
8 Tightfisted : CHEAP
9 Table setting item : PLATE
10 Snug bug’s place? : RUG
11 Covered, as a cake : ICED
12 Numerous : MANY
13 Punta del __, Uruguay : ESTE
19 Recipe abbr. : TSP
21 Cell pic taker : CAM
25 Ark builder : NOAH
26 Crazy as __ : A LOON
27 X-rated stuff : PORNO
28 Lynda Bird’s married name : ROBB
31 Average grade : CEE
32 Actor Holbrook : HAL
33 Not in the office : OUT
35 You, in French : TOI
36 With unnamed partners, in bus. names : AND CO
37 Suspicious (of) : LEERY
39 Neither’s partner : NOR
40 Wordsworth’s “__ to Duty” : ODE
41 Trucker’s unit : TON
42 Gator kin : CROC
43 “Don’t __ word!”: “Shh!” : SAY A
48 “I’m freezing!” : BRR
49 Brewer Coors : ADOLPH
50 Sign warning word about a watchdog : BEWARE
51 “Absolutely!” : YES YES
53 Chinese ethnic group : HMONG
54 Water, in Cannes : EAU
55 At the head of the line : FIRST
56 Cookie baker’s lot : BATCH
57 Bottom-corner PC key : CTRL
58 Bok __: Chinese cabbage : CHOY
59 18-wheeler : SEMI
63 One cheering for the team : FAN
64 Sculler’s prop : OAR
65 Whiz : PRO
66 Stitch together : SEW
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