Having suffered late heartache against fierce rivals Real Madrid on Wednesday, Griezmann's second-half double and Raul Garcia's strike ensured the champions' grip on third was tightened.
It was by no means a vintage performance from Atletico, however, as coach Diego Simeone watched a laborious first-half display from the stands following his sending off against Deportivo La Coruna.
Seemingly jolted into life at the break, Atletico were much-improved in the second period and, following a couple of wasted chances, the breakthrough finally arrived with 55 minutes on the clock.
Unsurprisingly it was Griezmann who found the net, his seventh goal in five league games and 21st for the season, before Garcia doubled the advantage eight minutes later.
The third came 13 minutes from time, with Griezmann stabbing home to open up a seven-point gap ahead of Valencia, who host Granada on Monday.
Atletico's attempts to put Wednesday's cruel finish behind them certainly did not get off to the start Simeone would have wished for, as Elche began the brighter of the two teams.
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