Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday March 2nd 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Boast : BRAG
5 Mil. truant : AWOL
9 Witch played by Elizabeth Olsen in Marvel films : WANDA
14 “Othello” villain : IAGO
15 Smoke an e-cig : VAPE
16 Dude who might ask, “Have you tried turning it off and on again?” : IT GUY
17 Some agts. : G-MEN
18 __-steven : EVEN
19 Sparkly stone : GEODE
20 Line dance that’s actually a hustle? : CON GAME CONGA
23 “What’s your point?” : AND
24 “Sick!” : RAD
25 Quiets : HUSHES
29 “Coming soon” ad : TEASER
31 Breakfast, lunch, and dinner for Pacino? : AL’S MEALS
33 Like many mountain roads : TWISTY
35 Hotmail provider : MSN
36 Instruction before an oath, and a feature of 20-, 31-, 43-, and 54-Across : REPEAT AFTER ME
41 Mint alternative : GUM
42 Blood line? : ARTERY
43 Singer DiFranco, as portrayed in Japanese cartoons? : ANIME ANI
47 Girls in the family : NIECES
51 Emotional strain : STRESS
52 Request : ASK
53 Regret : RUE
54 One inevitable bar of music? : A SURE MEASURE
58 Bear in the WWF logo : PANDA
61 Voracious : AVID
62 Like items at a thrift shop : USED
63 “How fun!” : OH BOY
64 DoorDash link : MENU
65 Cuba libre ingredient : COKE
66 Becomes more friendly : THAWS
67 Support, with “up” : PROP
68 Cabbage unit : HEAD
DOWN
1 Member of the genus Panthera : BIG CAT
2 “I Wanna Be Sedated” surname : RAMONE
3 Meeting guide : AGENDA
4 Pagoda instrument : GONG
5 Beyoncé song that samples Schubert : AVE MARIA
6 Greeted wordlessly : WAVED
7 Intl. oil group : OPEC
8 Longtime NBC host : LENO
9 Ralph of “The Simpsons” who said, “Me, fail English? That’s unpossible” : WIGGUM
10 “You can relax now” : AT EASE
11 Oxfam, e.g. : NGO
12 Disappointment : DUD
13 Sailor’s yes : AYE
21 “__ having fun yet?” : ARE WE
22 School org. for top students : NHS
26 “Mad Men” star : HAMM
27 Otherwise : ELSE
28 Govt.-issued ID : SSN
30 Valvoline rival : STP
31 Classic arcade name : ATARI
32 Uber alternative : LYFT
34 Suffix meaning “land” : -STAN
36 Litter’s smallest : RUNT
37 Mideast title : EMIR
38 Started to freeze : TENSED UP
39 “Get Out” actress Alexander : ERIKA
40 Deli slice : RYE
41 Tank filler : GAS
44 Grassy expanse : MEADOW
45 Op-ed pieces : ESSAYS
46 Sch. with a Phoenix campus : ASU
48 Literary castaway : CRUSOE
49 California city on Humboldt Bay : EUREKA
50 Like some 40-Down bread : SEEDED
52 __ acid : AMINO
55 Skate park feature : RAMP
56 At any time : EVER
57 “No __ luck!” : SUCH
58 Cauldron : POT
59 “That feels nice!” : AHH
60 Org. with Cavs and Mavs : NBA
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