Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday September 8th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Dexterous : DEFT
5 __+Zoe: fashion brand named for the founder’s children : NIC
8 Grills, briefly : BBQS
12 Geometric reference line : AXIS
13 Former frosh : SOPHS
15 Prado display : ARTE
16 Small pie : TART
17 Prove useful : AVAIL
18 Lean : LIST
19 Matchmaker who’s popular in all 50 states? : AMERICA’S CUPID
22 Credit card fig. : APR
23 Initials for William or Kate : HRH
24 Transcript fig. : GPA
27 Barriers on the ocean floor? : DEEP-SEA DIVIDERS
33 Record producer Gotti who created the BET series “Tales” : IRV
34 Scent : ODOR
35 Travels to an away match? : ELOPES
36 Soho stroller : PRAM
38 Shaver : LAD
40 “By __!” : JOVE
41 Pacific Rim nation : PANAMA
44 Pastoral chorus : MOOS
47 Transgression : SIN
48 Tearing the felt while attempting to put spin on the ball, e.g.? : ENGLISH ACCIDENT
51 HST successor : DDE
52 UPC kin : SKU
53 __ carte : A LA
54 Demand from a suspicious bartender, and an apt title for this puzzle : LET’S SEE SOME ID!
61 Texter’s hedge : FWIW
63 Midwest hub : O’HARE
64 Plus : ALSO
65 Flow slowly : OOZE
66 __ friends : FURRY
67 Deck chair piece : SLAT
68 Honey bunch : BEES
69 Counterpart of “thx” : PLS
70 “Lonely Boy” rock band the Black __ : KEYS
DOWN
1 Cellular plan component : DATA
2 Prof’s preparation : EXAM
3 Marshmallow blackener : FIRE
4 Sandal style : T-STRAP
5 Bossa __ : NOVA
6 Brewpub pours : IPAS
7 Affectedly elegant : CHICHI
8 Westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands : BALI
9 Yoga backbend also called Setu Bandha Sarvangasana : BRIDGE POSE
10 Liq. measures : QTS
11 Firm : SET
13 Revered : SACRED
14 Hybrid breaking pitch : SLURVE
20 __ facto : IPSO
21 Genesis name : PHIL
25 Musician André with four Oscars and 11 Grammys : PREVIN
26 Approval : ASSENT
27 Went down a bit : DIPPED
28 Gofer trip : ERRAND
29 Preach : EVANGELIZE
30 Classic ISP : AOL
31 Gossip fodder : DRAMA
32 Org. headquartered at the RFK Building in D.C. : DOJ
37 Lousy start? : MAL-
39 OB or GYN : DOC
42 Fine spray : MIST
43 Requests from : ASKS OF
45 Seán whose first play debuted at the Abbey Theatre : O’CASEY
46 Dairyland structure : SILO
49 Keep from spreading : HUSH UP
50 Fabric named for an Asian capital : DAMASK
55 Some sheep : EWES
56 Bluegrass legend Scruggs : EARL
57 Isn’t perfect : ERRS
58 Actress Fanning : ELLE
59 “My stars!” : I SAY
60 Ellipsis trio : DOTS
61 Electric key : FOB
62 Heartache : WOE
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