Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday February 20th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Sport played on horseback : POLO
5 Make fun of : RAZZ
9 Goes up : RISES
14 Bibliography abbreviation : IBID
15 Furniture chain that also sells lingonberry preserves : IKEA
16 Feeling of existential boredom : ENNUI
17 *Sincere intention to be fair : GOOD FAITH EFFORT
20 Sight or smell : SENSE
21 Granny : NANA
22 Some Wall St. deals : LBOS
23 Joan of __: French heroine : ARC
25 Pampering place : SPA
27 *One who can’t help but see the bright side : ETERNAL OPTIMIST
36 Assignment for a swimmer or a bowler : LANE
37 Ore deposit : LODE
38 Beat : TEMPO
39 Chicago winter hrs. : CST
40 Central Pennsylvania city : ALTOONA
42 Luv : HON
43 Go-to crew : A-TEAM
45 Salad fish : TUNA
46 Stud farm stud : SIRE
47 *Private fashion consultant : PERSONAL SHOPPER
50 Sunflower St. school : KSU
51 __-pitch softball : SLO
52 See 64-Down : FLOE
55 Biblical ark builder : NOAH
59 Songs for two : DUETS
63 Reason for a courtroom objection, and what the start of the answer to each starred clue has : LEADING QUESTION
66 Silly activity : ANTIC
67 Red gemstone : RUBY
68 Writer Bombeck : ERMA
69 “Let’s Make a Deal” host Brady : WAYNE
70 Unworried state : EASE
71 “Whoa, trippy!” : DEEP
DOWN
1 Green animals in Angry Birds : PIGS
2 Slender woodwind : OBOE
3 Zebra hunter : LION
4 “There’s a nonzero chance … ” : ODDS ARE
5 Coastal inlet : RIA
6 Comparable (to) : AKIN
7 Oscar winner Catherine __-Jones : ZETA
8 Journalist Paula : ZAHN
9 NFL official : REF
10 Fill with passion : INFLAME
11 __ appeal : SNOB
12 Currency named for a continent : EURO
13 Follows an obedience school command : SITS
18 Houseplant with fronds : FERN
19 Sunup direction : EAST
24 Match a bet, in poker : CALL
26 Bread served with hummus : PITA
27 Rock formation in Yosemite, familiarly : EL CAP
28 Have a spoonful, say : TASTE
29 “The door’s open!” : ENTER
30 Led Zeppelin’s “Whole __ Love” : LOTTA
31 Near-beer name : O’DOUL
32 Lowly workers : PEONS
33 Reply to “Ya dig?” : I’M HIP
34 18-Down seed : SPORE
35 Copier cartridge : TONER
40 Songwriter Tori : AMOS
41 Slangy turndowns : NAHS
44 Welcomed at the door : ASKED IN
46 Mouthed (off) : SPOUTED
48 Former Georgia senator Sam : NUNN
49 Bygone GM line : OLDS
52 Imperfection : FLAW
53 “Chocolat” actress Olin : LENA
54 Like Cheerios : OATY
56 Mythical menace : OGRE
57 Teal shade : AQUA
58 Busy airports : HUBS
60 Ireland, to the Irish : EIRE
61 Heavy book : TOME
62 Simple fastener : SNAP
64 With 52-Across, floating Arctic sheet : ICE
65 Potato spot : EYE
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