Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday September 1st 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Remove politely, as a hat : DOFF
5 Muscle cramp : SPASM
10 Hang onto : HOLD
14 Assert as true : AVER
15 One with dreads : RASTA
16 Out of the wind : ALEE
17 Topper for a toreador : MATADOR HAT
19 On cloud __ : NINE
20 Fill with joy : ELATE
21 Feature that results in extra legroom on a plane : EXIT DOOR
23 On __: sans contract : SPEC
26 Bro’s sib : SIS
27 Indy 500 letters : STP
30 How sale items are priced : AT A DISCOUNT
36 Brewed beverage : TEA
37 Pseudonymous punk rock surname : RAMONE
38 “This isn’t looking good” : UH OH
39 Turn back to zero : RESET
41 Picnic pest : ANT
42 Step between landings : STAIR
43 “__ girl!” : ATTA
44 Stir up : AROUSE
46 Press into service : USE
47 “I’m so disappointed!” : WHAT A DOWNER
49 Corrosive solution : LYE
50 PBS “Science Kid” : SID
51 Crossed (out) : EXED
53 Previews that sound like they belong after the film : TRAILERS
58 Eye-popping colors : NEONS
62 Little Boy Blue’s instrument : HORN
63 System administrator’s task … and a hint to what can be found in 17-, 30- and 47-Across : DATA BACKUP
66 “In memoriam” piece : OBIT
67 Speak from a platform : ORATE
68 River of Pisa : ARNO
69 Change the decor of : REDO
70 Gall : NERVE
71 Like the 10th frame in bowling : LAST
DOWN
1 Title for Maggie Smith : DAME
2 Speed-skating rink shape : OVAL
3 Greek cheese : FETA
4 Houses with Greek letters : FRATS
5 Full house letters : SRO
6 It may be two on a minigolf hole : PAR
7 US Open stadium namesake : ASHE
8 Pringles rival : STAX
9 French painter Henri : MATISSE
10 Distributes : HANDS OUT
11 Hodgepodge : OLIO
12 Carson’s successor : LENO
13 Bambi and Ena : DEER
18 Leave : DEPART
22 Idiosyncratic twitch : TIC
24 Greek vowel : ETA
25 Sporty Chevy : CAMARO
27 Proverbial camel’s backbreaker : STRAW
28 Canines, e.g. : TEETH
29 Ziti or rigatoni : PASTA
31 Brief beginning-of-class activity : DO NOW
32 On key : IN TUNE
33 DIY mover : U-HAUL
34 Loud : NOISY
35 Stooge count : THREE
40 Erodes, as savings : EATS INTO
42 Sister of Venus : SERENA
44 Enlarged the house : ADDED ON
45 Census checkbox : SEX
48 Feel sick : AIL
52 Window sticker : DECAL
53 Thunder god : THOR
54 Courtroom garb : ROBE
55 Desertlike : ARID
56 Uncommon : RARE
57 Betelgeuse is one : STAR
59 Gumbo ingredient : OKRA
60 Sisters : NUNS
61 Lady Macbeth’s “damned” tormenter : SPOT
64 Off-road transp. : ATV
65 Spelling contest : BEE
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