Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday May 17th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Mineral used in much tailor’s chalk : TALC
5 Bridge feat : SLAM
9 March parade VIP : ST PAT
14 Hipbones : ILIA
15 Ripped into pieces, with “up” : TORE
16 Football venue : ARENA
17 Rind : PEEL
18 “Terrible” Russian ruler : IVAN
19 Subsequently : LATER
20 *Inside scoop : SCUTTLEBUTT
23 Couple : TWO
24 Civil rights leader Medgar : EVERS
25 Greasy : OILY
27 Feline metaphor for a wealthy donor : FAT CAT
30 Actress Bening : ANNETTE
33 Brightly colored fish : OPAH
34 Bathroom fixtures : TUBS
37 Lucy’s best friend in old TV : ETHEL
38 Not dis? : DAT
39 Decade in which the Slinky debuted … and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues : FORTIES and FOUR Ts
41 Part of ESL: Abbr. : ENG
42 Eight-related : OCTAL
44 Soccer score : GOAL
45 Shaving lotion brand : AFTA
46 Let go : RELEASE
48 Newspaper chief : EDITOR
50 Art Deco master : ERTE
51 More wise : SAGER
53 Proactiv target : ZIT
55 *End-of-broadcasting image on old late-night TV : TEST PATTERN
60 Farsi speaker : IRANI
62 Beach bird : TERN
63 “I had no __!”: “What a surprise!” : IDEA
64 Frigid : POLAR
65 Clapton who sang “Layla” : ERIC
66 Sail support : MAST
67 Public to-do : SCENE
68 Brazilian soccer legend : PELE
69 CPR pros : EMTS
DOWN
1 Waitstaff rewards : TIPS
2 Actor Baldwin : ALEC
3 “In __ of gifts … ” : LIEU
4 Pasadena institute where most of “The Big Bang Theory” characters work : CALTECH
5 High, thin heel : STILETTO
6 Aficionado : LOVER
7 Many Yemenis : ARABS
8 Software options list : MENU
9 Soup crackers : SALTINES
10 Singer’s syllable before la-la : TRA-
11 *Minor shoplifting crime, say : PETTY THEFT
12 Again : ANEW
13 Hawaiian tuber : TARO
21 FDR power project : TVA
22 Freight weight : TON
26 Allow : LET
27 Big name in travel guides : FODOR
28 Lickety-split : APACE
29 *Snitch : TATTLETALE
30 Largest continent : ASIA
31 __-one: long odds : TEN-TO
32 “Pomp and Circumstance” composer : ELGAR
35 Strong desire : URGE
36 “Takin’ Care of Business” rockers, initially : BTO
39 What a spare replaces : FLAT TIRE
40 Refinement : ELEGANCE
43 __ Lingus : AER
45 When the show must go on : AIRTIME
47 “Comprende?” : SEE?
49 MLB’s Tigers, on scoreboards : DET
51 Cubic meter : STERE
52 Month of showers : APRIL
53 Postal codes : ZIPS
54 Classic Camaro : IROC
56 Big first for a baby : STEP
57 Mild Dutch cheese : EDAM
58 Take it easy : REST
59 D.C. MLB team : NATS
61 Tandoori bread : NAN
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