Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday August 12th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Spot for honored guests : DAIS
5 AutoZone rival : NAPA
9 Long-necked African mammal : OKAPI
14 1 for H, e.g. : AT NO
15 Help flee a collar : ABET
16 One finalizing a return, perhaps : FILER
17 Plane storage area : TOOL CHEST
19 Knighted golf analyst : FALDO
20 Itzcoatl, for one : AZTEC
21 Kansas __ : CITY
23 Hardly flushed : WAN
24 Alpine resort features : SCENIC HOTELS
28 Kleptomaniacal toon monkey : ABU
31 Paper gauge : PLY
32 Migraine symptoms : AURAS
33 Excludes : BANS
35 Pivot around : SLUE
38 “This I __ see” : GOTTA
40 Overnight bag item … and what’s literally hidden in 17-, 24-. 51- and 63-Across : CHANGE OF CLOTHES
43 Arabian Peninsula capital : SANA’A
44 Linguist Chomsky : NOAM
45 Radio button : SEEK
46 Seriously wounds : MAIMS
48 Easy mark : SAP
50 “Treasure Island” monogram : RLS
51 St. Petersburg’s Vaganova Academy, e.g. : BALLET SCHOOL
55 Name from the French for “beloved” : AMY
56 Zip : BRIO
57 Bounded : LEAPT
61 Musical buzzer : KAZOO
63 Kyra Sedgwick TV title role : THE CLOSER
66 Abrasive mineral : EMERY
67 Quick correction : UNDO
68 Diamond figure : NINE
69 Carpentry grooves : DADOS
70 Quiet “Yo” : PSST
71 One way to go : EASY
DOWN
1 __ mining : DATA
2 The whole shebang : A TO Z
3 How some close NFL games are won : IN OT
4 Pump bottoms : SOLES
5 “Not feelin’ it” : NAH
6 The Great Emancipator, familiarly : ABE
7 Frequent De Niro co-star : PESCI
8 Tall story? : ATTIC
9 “Scoot along, now” : OFF YOU GO
10 Soul seller : KIA
11 Come rain or come shine : ALL-WEATHER
12 C&W strings : PEDAL STEEL
13 Clubs seen near woods : IRONS
18 Sputnik letters : CCCP
22 Hip-hop article : THA
25 More : ELSE
26 Guitar string option : NYLON
27 Gentle gaits : TROTS
28 Beginner’s lesson : ABCS
29 Nassau rum drink : BAHAMA MAMA
30 Like raw 1-Down : UNANALYZED
34 Gourmet gastropod : SNAIL
36 Storied abduction craft : UFO
37 Internet funding : E-CASH
39 Big favors : ASKS
41 Handhelds that debuted in 1989 : GAME BOYS
42 Texter’s “Too funny!” : LMAO
47 Orchestra sect. : STR
49 Interview : POLL
51 __ beans : BAKED
52 Abs-strengthening exercise : SIT-UP
53 Attorney Roy and sports anchor Linda : COHNS
54 Spaghetti Western director Sergio : LEONE
58 K2 locale : ASIA
59 Pilot and others : PENS
60 Hoops long shot : TREY
62 Acapulco gold : ORO
64 News VIPs : EDS
65 Barracks unit : COT
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