Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday July 8th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Mark for good : ETCH
5 Toon canary’s foe : PUDDY TAT
13 NYC nabe : SOHO
14 Grand Canal conveyance : VAPORETTO
15 Fill : LOAD
16 Crime fiction by Jo Nesbo, e.g. : NORDIC NOIR
17 Sushi order with avocado “scales” : DRAGON ROLL
19 Bankable vacation hrs. : PTO
20 Book with “Solitude” and “The Pond in Winter” chapters : WALDEN
21 Happy cry : YAY
23 Wipe : ERASE
24 Pipe choice, initially : PVC
27 Dangerous nestful : WASPS
31 QB mishap : INT
32 First name in the Basketball Hall of Fame : KAREEM
35 River in a Best Picture title : KWAI
36 After-dinner talk? : WHAT’S FOR DESSERT
39 Time pieces : EONS
40 Convincing : COGENT
41 Spanish “here” : ACA
42 Fighting words? : IT’S ON
44 Govt. agent : FED
45 Change one’s pants? : ALTER
47 G, in the key of C : SOL
49 Kicks back : CHILLS
50 Sound of reproof : TSK
53 Salsa verde base : TOMATILLOS
57 Bird that appears on the Australian $20 banknote : KOOKABURRA
59 Ceremonial promises : I DOS
61 “Gorgeous!” : OOH PRETTY
62 Mar liquid : AGUA
63 Skittish sorts on TV? : SNL HOSTS
64 Catches : NETS
DOWN
1 Common adult ed offering : ESL
2 Cole Porter song whose lyrics mention the Kinsey Report : TOO DARN HOT
3 Mountebanks : CHARLATANS
4 San Diego burger chain whose name comes from surfing slang : HODAD’S
5 Vikander’s “Firebrand” role : PARR
6 High style : UPDO
7 Lacy mat : DOILY
8 Inspector Gadget’s nemesis : DR CLAW
9 Craving : YEN
10 Muscle car feature : T-TOP
11 Quarreling : AT IT
12 Fatty cut at a sushi bar : TORO
14 Word in some German names : VON
16 Partisan leader? : NON-
18 “Freaks and __”: short-lived sitcom with a cult following : GEEKS
20 Multimedia artist and activist Ai : WEIWEI
22 Himalayan herd : YAKS
24 Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play about a mathematical genius : PROOF
25 Periphery : VERGE
26 Gave away : CEDED
28 Structure for some Indigenous spiritual ceremonies : SWEAT LODGE
29 Allocates : PARCELS OUT
30 Raga instruments : SITARS
33 Titans’ gp. : AFC
34 Dudes : MEN
37 Takeout menu possessive : TSO’S
38 TV journalist Lesley : STAHL
43 “One Mississippi” creator/star Tig : NOTARO
46 “The Cat Who … ” series writer’s first name : LILIAN
48 Spots for studs : LOBES
49 Sch. based in Hyde Park, N.Y. : CIA
50 MMA calls : TKOS
51 “Too __?” : SOON
52 Eyeliner option : KOHL
54 Benji, e.g. : MUTT
55 The “A” of STEAM : ARTS
56 Attempt : TRY
58 Metric speed meas. : KPH
60 Carrier to Oslo : SAS
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