Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday August 11th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Overnight portmanteau : MOTEL
6 Virtual video game characters : SIMS
10 Earn : MAKE
14 Northeast speedster : ACELA
15 Cookie with a Red Velvet limited edition : OREO
16 Gobi location : ASIA
17 *Popular display after Thanksgiving : CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
20 Word that can be possessive or objective : HER
21 __ moment : AHA
22 Easiest to kick back in : HOMIEST
23 Sci-fi zappers : RAY GUNS
26 “You’ve got mail” ISP : AOL
27 *Jewelry-themed treat : CANDY NECKLACE
32 5-Down attribute : AROMA
34 Have : EAT
35 Common quote “source”: Abbr. : ANON
36 Dirt road feature : RUT
37 Sty guys : BOARS
39 Ecstatic shout : YAY
40 Negative start : ANTI-
42 Torah holder : ARK
43 Cabbage or cheddar : MOOLA
45 *Fortuneteller’s entrance item : BEADED CURTAIN
49 Walgreens rival : CVS
50 Highly intelligent dogs : POODLES
52 Vacuum challenge : PET HAIR
56 Strummed strings : UKE
57 Petting zoo bird : EMU
59 Chamber groups … and the answers to starred clues? : STRING ENSEMBLES
62 “That’s enough!” : STOP
63 Cub pickup spot : NAPE
64 Market path : AISLE
65 They may be fake : TANS
66 Agile : SPRY
67 Caroler’s selections : NOELS
DOWN
1 Eponymous physicist Ernst __ : MACH
2 Autumn tone : OCHER
3 Color that literally means “baked earth” : TERRA COTTA
4 He’s “coming,” in a Laura Nyro song : ELI
5 Layered entrée : LASAGNA
6 Quite a lot of : SO MANY
7 Golden yrs. fund : IRA
8 Netting : MESH
9 One-person shows : SOLO ACTS
10 Gorilla of ’60s cartoons : MAGILLA
11 Queens stadium namesake : ASHE
12 Hobbyists’ purchases : KITS
13 Right on the map : EAST
18 Floor-hitting sound : THUD
19 Reassurance heard after a crash from another room : I’M OK
24 November tuber : YAM
25 Prepare to surprise, with “on” : SNEAK UP
28 Shape of orecchiette pasta : EAR
29 “Last chance to speak up!” : ANYONE ELSE
30 Out-of-favor power source : COAL
31 “Orinoco Flow” singer : ENYA
32 Speedy steed : ARAB
33 Mystical video game symbol : RUNE
37 Dark clouds, say : BAD SIGNS
38 Tolkien villain : ORC
41 Implanted tracking devices, briefly : ID CHIPS
43 Guy who’s set for life : MADE MAN
44 Olive extract : OIL
46 “Dear __ Hansen”: Tony Award-winning musical : EVAN
47 Wrestler Ronda : ROUSEY
48 Joint puff : TOKE
51 One of the senses : SMELL
52 Whispered call : PSST
53 James with soul : ETTA
54 2010 sci-fi sequel subtitled “Legacy” : TRON
55 Collect, as rewards : REAP
58 Trades on : USES
60 D.C.-based airwaves org. : NPR
61 Twitter profile info : BIO
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