Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday May 26th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “Happy Motoring” gas brand ESSO
5 Puppy love CRUSH
10 Contemptuous sound PFFT
14 Long (for) ACHE
15 Hang __ dry OUT TO
16 Make really upset RILE
17 *Usual burger component GROUND MEAT
19 Periods often named for presidents ERAS
20 Young insects LARVAE
21 “Baby back” morsel RIB
22 Risqué message SEXT
23 Board in a salon EMERY
24 In a row LINED UP
26 Morales of “Ozark” ESAI
28 Metaphors for inner turmoil DEMONS
31 Takes into custody NABS
34 On sale, say LESS
37 Ruby or emerald JEWEL
38 Big Aussie bird EMU
39 *British afternoon tradition HIGH TEA
41 Broody music genre EMO
42 Opel compact car whose name means “stars” in Latin ASTRA
44 Literary governess Jane EYRE
45 Forehead BROW
46 Bottom lines TOTALS
48 In addition ALSO
50 Narcissist’s indulgence EGO TRIP
53 Blow away AMAZE
57 Poet Byron’s title LORD
59 Fled RAN
60 Black furs SABLES
61 Recon target INFO
62 “Magic” toys … or what the answers to starred clues add up to? EIGHT-BALLS
64 Leave no room in FILL
65 Didn’t show for a date with, with “up” STOOD
66 Hitchhiker’s hope RIDE
67 Texting farewell TTYL
68 Satisfies SATES
69 Faculty head DEAN
DOWN
1 Philadelphia NFLer EAGLE
2 “Get lost!” SCRAM
3 Jersey __: coastal vacation area SHORE
4 Bodies of work OEUVRES
5 Hammurabi’s creation CODE
6 Cuba libre liquor RUM
7 Wombs UTERI
8 What a Tide to Go pen can remove STAIN
9 Area of rapid growth HOTBED
10 Take for granted PRESUME
11 *Military might FIREPOWER
12 Linen fiber source FLAX
13 Word with sniff or taste TEST
18 Those opposed NAYS
24 Respected feudal figure LIEGE
25 __ vu: familiar feeling DEJA
27 Boxer Laila ALI
29 Lost fish in a Pixar film NEMO
30 Sluggish SLOW
31 “Fun!” NEAT
32 “I __ confused” AM SO
33 *Monarch or viceroy BUTTERFLY
35 Like a wallflower SHY
36 Seat belt, e.g. STRAP
39 Ring of light HALO
40 Ribbonlike fish EEL
43 Hit for Aerosmith and The 4 Seasons (different songs, though) RAG DOLL
45 Overwhelm, as with questions BOMBARD
47 Add emphasis to STRESS
49 Former Swedish automaker SAAB
51 Yogurt-based condiment served to cool hot curry dishes RAITA
52 Bar of gold INGOT
54 Kate’s TV sidekick ALLIE
55 Video game princess ZELDA
56 German steel city ESSEN
57 Hitchhiker’s hope LIFT
58 “Don’t count __!” ON IT
60 Norms: Abbr. STDS
63 Clod buster HOE
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