Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday August 18th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Inferior in quality : CHEAP
6 Temple mascot Hooter T. __ : OWL
9 Edsel and “Ishtar,” e.g. : FLOPS
14 Gossipy Hopper : HEDDA
15 Month in printemps : MAI
16 “Chicago” showgirl : ROXIE
17 Singing the praises of : EXTOLLING
19 “Tiny Alice” dramatist : ALBEE
20 Longtime game show that features stunts and a time limit : BEAT THE CLOCK
22 State as fact : ASSERT
25 Parlor art, briefly : TAT
26 Horror film director Craven : WES
27 Website help sect. : FAQ
28 Résumés, for short : CVS
31 Family nickname : SIS
33 High-quality investment : BLUE-CHIP STOCK
38 Quiet : STILL
39 __ pay : NET
40 Wynonna’s mother : NAOMI
43 Lose it : BLOW ONE’S STACK
46 Kalamazoo-to-Cincinnati dir. : SSE
47 Only even prime number : TWO
48 Ka __: southernmost Big Island point : LAE
49 “Black-ish” network : ABC
52 Weaken : EBB
54 Pax __ : ROMANA
57 Megahits, and what the interior letters of 20-, 33- and 43-Across effectively are? : BLOCKBUSTERS
61 Sported : HAD ON
62 Didn’t stop behind in time : REAR-ENDED
66 Muscat native : OMANI
67 Managed : RAN
68 Corpulent : OBESE
69 Router button : RESET
70 Texter’s “Yikes!” : OMG
71 Bit of hardware : SCREW
DOWN
1 Michael of “SNL” : CHE
2 Spell : HEX
3 Summer hrs. at Augusta National : EDT
4 Acrobat maker : ADOBE
5 Not as tanned : PALER
6 Forget about : OMIT
7 Crave, e.g. : WANT
8 Tenth word of the National Anthem : LIGHT
9 Elementary math subject : FRACTIONS
10 Lounge around : LOLL
11 U-shaped river bend : OXBOW
12 King or queen, perhaps : PIECE
13 Goes after : SEEKS
18 Hold (onto) : LATCH
21 Part of 46-Across : EAST
22 Dover and Edwards, e.g., briefly : AFBS
23 “Pass the __” : SALT
24 __ kick: tricky football ploy : SQUIB
29 Asti product : VINO
30 Used up : SPENT
32 Order to go : SCAT
34 Wings with rooms : ELLS
35 Tightly connected : CLOSE-KNIT
36 Hearty entrée : STEW
37 It’s not a bear : KOALA
41 Classic name in shoes : MCAN
42 Maker of BILLY bookcases : IKEA
44 “MacArthur Park” songwriter Jimmy : WEBB
45 More angry : SORER
49 Detest : ABHOR
50 Fault : BLAME
51 Musical endings : CODAS
53 Grand Canyon animal : BURRO
55 Thins, for instance : OREOS
56 Rachel Maddow’s network : MSNBC
58 Volcano apex : CONE
59 Ore source : SEAM
60 Strong taste : TANG
63 __ Spiegel : DER
64 Legal conclusion? : -ESE
65 Morning moisture : DEW
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