Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday June 17th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Jokingly : IN FUN
6 Cashed, as a bad check : KITED
11 “The __”: Uris novel : HAJ
14 Far from cramped : ROOMY
15 Bakery offering that’s always free? : AROMA
16 Orangutan, e.g. : APE
17 Best Actress Oscar nominee for “The Dark Angel” (1935) : MERLE OBERON
19 Rage : IRE
20 Wasatch Mountains ski resort : ALTA
21 Recreation with skis or sneakers : RUNS
22 Swamp thing : GATOR
24 Unpretentious ancestry : HUMBLE ORIGINS
27 Religious devotion : PIETY
29 GPS approx. : ETA
30 8 Series automaker : BMW
31 Drawing contest? : RAFFLE
36 Contended : VIED
40 Felony, e.g. : JAILABLE OFFENSE
43 “Auld Lang __” : SYNE
44 Reduced-rate hotel offering : DAY USE
45 Big gp. of towers? : AAA
46 Fort Collins sch. : CSU
48 Tycoon : MOGUL
50 Former First Lady behind the “Let’s Move!” initiative : MICHELLE OBAMA
57 “Modern Family” actress Winter : ARIEL
58 In the old days : ONCE
59 “And so … ” : ERGO
62 Cab alternative : ZIN
63 Courageous … like 17-, 24-, 40- and 50-Across? : LIONHEARTED
66 Key that will get you out of a window : ESC
67 One Time? : ISSUE
68 Shadowfax, to Gandalf : STEED
69 Library reminder : SHH
70 “A League of __ Own” : THEIR
71 Tom who voices Woody in “Toy Story” films : HANKS
DOWN
1 Destructive 2017 hurricane : IRMA
2 Yuletide tune : NOEL
3 Golf announcer’s call before a potential victory putt : FOR THE WIN
4 Mötley Crüe piece : UMLAUT
5 Lab-coated TV educator : NYE
6 Afghanistan’s capital : KABUL
7 Adler of Sherlock Holmes fame : IRENE
8 Artist’s trunk? : TORSO
9 Paramore genre : EMO
10 “Rats!” : DANG IT
11 Hispaniola nation : HAITI
12 Kitchen wear : APRON
13 Catcalls : JEERS
18 Pluto, but not Goofy : ORB
23 Tequila plant : AGAVE
25 British pianist Hess : MYRA
26 Coral phenomena : REEFS
27 Lunches with Jif : PBJS
28 “Perhaps” : I MAY
32 “Rush Rush” singer : ABDUL
33 Hardly an orange-free st. : FLA
34 “30 Rock” creator : FEY
35 Singer Reed : LOU
37 TV’s “Barefoot Contessa” : INA GARTEN
38 Genesis twin : ESAU
39 “So here’s the __” : DEAL
41 Monterrey milk : LECHE
42 1-Down relief org. : FEMA
47 Be convincing : SELL IT
49 Code of silence : OMERTA
50 Confounding layouts : MAZES
51 Like some coffee and ales : IRISH
52 Snap : CINCH
53 Baggy : LOOSE
54 World-weariness : ENNUI
55 Yellowish brown : OCHER
56 6th of December? : BEE
60 Participant in a Mac-vs-PC argument, maybe : GEEK
61 Payout determinant : ODDS
64 Kinda-sorta : ISH
65 BBQ residue : ASH
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