Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday May 5th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Wife of Jupiter : JUNO
5 Element #5 : BORON
10 Opening on Broadway : ACT I
14 “I’m thinkin’ no” : UH-UH
15 First in a line of Russian princes : IVAN I
16 Pastoral plaints : BAAS
17 *Broadcast medium for major U.S. sporting events : NATIONAL TV
19 PC shortcut key : CTRL
20 Teacher with a class of one : TUTOR
21 Adrienne Rich work, e.g. : POEM
23 Issa of “The Lovebirds” : RAE
24 Gymnast Raisman : ALY
25 *Request at a mom-and-pop store, maybe : CASH PAYMENT
29 “The Sweetest Taboo” singer : SADE
30 Right direction? : EAST
31 Developer’s unit : ACRE
34 Investment option: Abbr. : IRA
36 Align, as two signals : SYNC UP
38 Early … or where the answers to the starred clues’ ending words can be found : AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
41 Brazilian port city : SANTOS
42 21st Greek letter : PHI
43 Butcher’s stock : MEAT
44 School gps. : PTAS
45 Takes advantage of : USES
47 *NASA event : SPACE FLIGHT
51 Seller of Souls : KIA
54 Cartoon frame : CEL
55 Chanel rival : DIOR
56 Laughs loudly : ROARS
58 Utah ski resort : ALTA
60 *Field trip transport : CHARTER BUS
63 Bigfoot in photos, e.g. : BLUR
64 Shade thrower : HATER
65 Novelist Émile : ZOLA
66 Racy message : SEXT
67 Adversary : ENEMY
68 Fall in line : OBEY
DOWN
1 Leadership after some coups : JUNTA
2 DIY moving option : U-HAUL
3 Like some candy bar flavors : NUTTY
4 Indiana neighbor : OHIO
5 TSA checkpoint container : BIN
6 Fertility lab cells : OVA
7 Lauren of fashion : RALPH
8 Victorious : ON TOP
9 Skin care brand : NIVEA
10 “The Rookie” network : ABC
11 Organization that keeps “purr”-ps off the street? : CAT RESCUE
12 Arachnophobe’s nightmare : TARANTULA
13 Comic strip landmass with a single palm tree : ISLET
18 Penguin-hunting swimmer : ORCA
22 “What baloney!” : MY EYE
26 “Until next time” : ADIOS
27 Feudal laborer : SERF
28 Button-shaped candies : M AND MS
29 Airport near Puget Sound, for short : SEA-TAC
31 Two-yr. degrees : AAS
32 Dave honored with a Mark Twain Prize in 2019 : CHAPPELLE
33 Common prom expenditure : RENTAL TUX
35 African snake : ASP
36 With 51-Down, skewered Middle Eastern dish : SHISH
37 Puppy or kitten : PET
39 Medicated : DOSED
40 Down in one go : CHUG
46 Raison d’__ : ETRE
47 Wound covers : SCABS
48 Microfilm unit : FICHE
49 “Mean Girls” star Lindsay : LOHAN
50 Very hot : IRATE
51 See 36-Down : KABOB
52 “Yay me!” : I RULE
53 Test for purity : ASSAY
57 Pastina relative : ORZO
59 Valuable oil, say : ART
61 Sleep letters : REM
62 Have a go at : TRY
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