Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday May 13th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “The Phantom of the Opera” prop : MASK
5 Made, as a free throw or golf putt : SANK
9 Parroting : APING
14 Wrinkly citrus fruit : UGLI
15 Slender wind instrument : OBOE
16 Polite refusal : NO, SIR
17 Inspirational collage for designers : MOOD BOARD
19 Mental picture : IMAGE
20 *”I can’t make sense of it” : DON’T ASK ME WHY
22 Crab or lobster catcher : POT
25 Told tales : LIED
26 Feel poorly : AIL
27 Puts into law : ENACTS
29 Losing candidate : ALSO-RAN
33 *World Series of Poker game : TEXAS HOLD ‘EM
36 Brewpub pour : ALE
37 Scissors sound : SNIP
38 Spanish day : DIA
39 “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” actress Kristen : WIIG
40 Bowler’s target : PIN
41 *Natural-horror film franchise featuring superintelligent sharks : DEEP BLUE SEA
45 African capital on the Mediterranean Sea : ALGIERS
47 Tab key function : INDENT
48 -cone: icy treat : SNO
49 “ well that ends well” : ALL’S
51 U-turn from NNW : SSE
52 *Catchphrase of the Three Stooges : OH, A WISE GUY, EH?
57 Euripides tragedy : MEDEA
58 Many a charitable organization : NONPROFIT
62 Common font : ARIAL
63 Actress Swenson : INGA
64 Bowler’s place : LANE
65 Sidles up to : NEARS
66 Like pink hair : DYED
67 Disco classic spelled out with arm motions and by the ends of the answers to the starred clues : YMCA
DOWN
1 Bluey and Bingo’s parent : MUM
2 Many moons _ : AGO
3 -mo replay : SLO
4 “The Mermaid Chair” novelist Sue Monk : KIDD
5 Vague promise from a procrastinator : SOONISH
6 Tail off, as a storm : ABATE
7 U.S./Canada military acronym : NORAD
8 Canvas shoe brand that makes bridal sneakers : KEDS
9 Belief that all beings have a spirit : ANIMISM
10 Large citrus fruit : POMELO
11 “_ it first!”: “Dibs!” : I SAW
12 Close by, quaintly : NIGH
13 _ Goose vodka : GREY
18 Runs away fast : BOLTS
21 Leafy vegetable in a green smoothie : KALE
22 Pampering place for furry friends : PET SPA
23 Close soccer score : ONE NIL
24 Exhausting : TAXING 28 Baseball hat : CAP
29 Not much (of) : A DAB
30 Salary hikes : RAISES
31 Sci-fi beings : ALIENS
32 Invalidate : NEGATE
34 Celebratory poems : ODES
35 Place for a piercing : LIP
39 Married : WED
41 “Wasn’t me!” and “I didn’t do it!” : DENIALS
42 Greek god of love : EROS
43 Perch for a frog in an ornamental pond : LILY PAD
44 Al or Bobby of auto racing : UNSER
46 “Pinkie promise!” : I SWEAR
49 Great pain : AGONY
50 Fencing thrust : LUNGE
52 Muscat’s land : OMAN
53 “Take this” : HERE
54 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit : ADIA
55 Oklahoma city west of Tulsa : ENID
56 “_ guacamole!” : HOLY
59 Closest peeps : FAM
60 Company abbr. : INC
61 Lipton drink : TEA
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