Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday June 20th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Words before a start date : AS OF
5 “The Sopranos” chef Bucco : ARTIE
10 Pen tips : NIBS
14 Eric of “Munich” : BANA
15 Florida city with a Little Havana neighborhood : MIAMI
16 “The Simpsons” bus driver : OTTO
17 Glamping shelter, maybe : YURT
18 Bass staff symbol : F-CLEF
19 Pull : HAUL
20 Rhyming term for a dead letter? : SNAIL MAIL FAIL
23 Rat Pack member __ Davis Jr. : SAMMY
24 Canine checker : DENTIST
27 Rhyming description of “Moby-Dick”? : PALE WHALE TALE
31 Director Kazan : ELIA
32 Salami choice : GENOA
33 Storyteller __ Christian Andersen : HANS
37 Metric weights : KILOS
40 Spreadsheet lines : ROWS
41 Kept __: held off : AT BAY
43 Fluttered down to a perch, say : ALIT
45 Rhyming discount for week-old leafy greens? : STALE KALE SALE
50 Took up the challenge : HAD AT IT
51 “__ luck!” : LOTSA
54 Rhyming hazard for cyclists on shared-use track? : RAIL TRAIL NAIL
58 Mosque prayer leader : IMAM
60 Traffic jam : TIE-UP
61 Baby-voiced red Muppet : ELMO
62 Sidewalk eatery : CAFE
63 Supreme Court justice Kagan : ELENA
64 Detroit NFL player : LION
65 Founded, as a co. : ESTD
66 White-water transports : RAFTS
67 Yin and __ : YANG
DOWN
1 Deep gulf : ABYSS
2 Steamy setting at a spa : SAUNA
3 Freeway entrance : ON-RAMP
4 Shrine site in Portugal : FATIMA
5 Radio band toggle : AM/FM
6 Costa __: Nicaragua neighbor : RICA
7 Anklebones : TALI
8 “Vera Drake” Oscar nominee Staunton : IMELDA
9 Paris tower engineer : EIFFEL
10 Pitcher’s dream game : NO-HITTER
11 Lingua di Roma : ITALIANO
12 HVAC meas. : BTU
13 Pine-__: cleaning brand : SOL
21 Country singer Lovett : LYLE
22 Rare blood type, informally : A-NEG
25 “__ and steady wins the race” : SLOW
26 Assam, Darjeeling, etc. : TEAS
28 Large deer : ELK
29 Nintendo game console : WII
30 Islamic equivalent of kosher : HALAL
33 Corned beef concoction : HASH
34 “__ girl!” : ATTA
35 Selection process for Bucks and Bulls : NBA DRAFT
36 Greeted with a respectful bow : SALAAMED
38 World Cup cry : OLE
39 Girl of the fam : SIS
42 Cooler brand named for a mythical creature : YETI
44 Like most basketball players : TALL
46 Off-__: askew : KILTER
47 Leader of the Huns : ATTILA
48 Needing company : LONELY
49 List-shortening Latin term : ET ALIA
52 Reality TV judge Cowell : SIMON
53 __ for the ride : ALONG
55 Coral habitat : REEF
56 Mom’s sister : AUNT
57 High-ABV beers, typically : IPAS
58 Freezer cubes : ICE
59 Some graduate degrees, for short : MAS
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