Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday September 26th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Loving murmur : COO
4 Generic dog name : FIDO
8 Short __: pancake orders : STACKS
14 *Like birdies and eagles : UNDER PAR
16 “Très chic!” : OO LA LA
17 Pride and joy : EMOTIONS
18 Snapped : LOST IT
19 Perfect Sleeper company : SERTA
20 Short race, for short : ONE-K
22 Even one : ANY
23 *Expert in community development : URBAN PLANNER
27 Nonkosher sandwich, briefly : BLT
30 Distress call : SOS
31 Baseball Hall of Famer Sandberg : RYNE
32 Folk wisdom : LORE
34 Feel poorly : AIL
36 Paul of “Breaking Bad” : AARON
40 *Publisher of scholarly journals : UNIVERSITY PRESS
44 Make a dance club version, say : REMIX
45 Animal park : ZOO
46 “Note to __ … ” : SELF
47 Swarm (with) : TEEM
50 Montero Lamar Hill, __ Lil Nas X : AKA
52 Almost empty : LOW
53 *India’s most populous state : UTTAR PRADESH
58 “No seats” sign : SRO
59 “Moonstruck” Oscar winner : CHER
60 Madeline Miller novel about an “Odyssey” witch : CIRCE
64 Bluster : HOT AIR
66 Monopoly space with a police officer : GO TO JAIL
69 “Despite that … ” : EVEN SO
70 Presumptuous newcomers, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have : UPSTARTS, and “UP” STARTS
71 Begin to blush : REDDEN
72 Greek vowels : ETAS
73 Private __ : EYE
DOWN
1 Sticks for pool sharks : CUES
2 “I’ll pay for dinner” : ON ME
3 Off-putting smell : ODOR
4 Franciscan brothers : FRIARS
5 Nasdaq debut : IPO
6 “SNL” alum Aykroyd : DAN
7 Director Welles : ORSON
8 Only : SOLELY
9 Recharged, in a way : TOOK A NAP
10 Racers Unser Jr. and Unser Sr. : ALS
11 Board game with the tagline “Trade Build Settle” : CATAN
12 Kevin of “Dave” : KLINE
13 Goat-legged deity : SATYR
15 Legendary rebuke : ET TU
21 Broadcaster with pledge drives : NPR
24 Tusked beast : BOAR
25 Flaws and all : AS IS
26 Zeros in on : NEARS
27 Become hazy : BLUR
28 Unaccompanied : LONE
29 Add lace to, e.g. : TRIM
33 Musical set in Buenos Aires : EVITA
35 Claiborne of fashion : LIZ
37 React to a shock : REEL
38 Home of the Norwegian Military Academy : OSLO
39 Warning that might prevent a click : NSFW
41 Work out : EXERCISE
42 Bumpy-skinned amphibian : TOAD
43 Joining device : YOKE
48 “You’ve Got Mail” writer/director Nora : EPHRON
49 GI’s field ration : MRE
51 Fancy neckwear : ASCOTS
53 Theater guide : USHER
54 Treasure stash : TROVE
55 Schlepped : TOTED
56 Squabble : ARGUE
57 Daughter, in Spanish : HIJA
61 Hardly ubiquitous : RARE
62 Selma or Salem : CITY
63 Instead : ELSE
65 “Is there more?” : AND
67 Make a call : OPT
68 Agcy. that X-rays shoes : TSA
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