Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday August 16 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Pub hardware : TAPS
5 Rotisserie rods : SPITS
10 Peace and quiet : CALM
14 Gaelic tongue : ERSE
15 Forearm bones : ULNAE
16 Little of this, little of that : OLIO
17 Eyelid affliction : STYE
18 Former first lady Bush : LAURA
19 Voice above tenor : ALTO
20 The ice cream truck arrived __ : LICKETY-SPLIT
23 Firepit residue : ASH
24 Stop on the way home? : BASE
25 State strongly : ASSERT
29 Squish : STEP ON
31 Echidna snack : ANT
32 Cultural org. with annual Jazz Master Fellowships : NEA
33 The food truck arrived __ : IN SHORT ORDER
37 Not ajar : SHUT
40 Chest-beating beast : APE
41 Meat inspector’s org. : USDA
42 The newspaper delivery van arrived __ : WITH DISPATCH
47 Part of IPA : ALE
48 Baseball official : UMP
49 Listening aid : EARBUD
53 Girl with a missing flock : BO-PEEP
55 Alternative to fries : TOTS
57 Make a mistake : ERR
58 The race car arrived __ : STRAIGHTAWAY
61 Seats for the congregation : PEWS
64 Get around : EVADE
65 Round of applause : HAND
66 Diva’s solo : ARIA
67 More resentful : SORER
68 Lakefront city between Cleveland and Buffalo : ERIE
69 Oodles : MANY
70 Slim-necked swimmers : SWANS
71 Cruel : MEAN
DOWN
1 Some electric cars : TESLAS
2 Skillful one : ARTIST
3 Maiden loved by Cupid : PSYCHE
4 Aim (to) : SEEK
5 Ottoman rulers : SULTANS
6 Stage performances : PLAYS
7 Not vacant : IN USE
8 Weatherproof canvas : TARP
9 Weatherproofing application : SEALANT
10 Layers : COATS
11 100% : ALL
12 On : LIT
13 Cow sound : MOO
21 Jet, in poems : EBON
22 Analogy phrase : IS TO
26 Halts : ENDS
27 Marsh plant : REED
28 Voice actress Strong : TARA
30 __ helmet: safari accessory : PITH
31 Sphere : AREA
34 Trunk hardware : HASP
35 Like up and down: Abbr. : OPP
36 German mining region : RUHR
37 Forensic evidence collector : SWAB
38 Largest city on Hawaii’s largest island : HILO
39 Sch. near the Rio Grande : UTEP
43 Composition for two : DUET
44 Dazzle : IMPRESS
45 Ties in place : TETHERS
46 Slight coloring : CAST
50 Ides of March word : BEWARE
51 Muse of astronomy : URANIA
52 England’s first poet laureate : DRYDEN
54 Composition : ESSAY
55 Headpiece worn by kid-lit’s Fancy Nancy : TIARA
56 City near the Great Salt Lake : OGDEN
59 Admit frankly : AVOW
60 “Can I get a word in?” : AHEM?
61 “The Office” role for Jenna : PAM
62 Notable period : ERA
63 Finish first : WIN
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