Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday October 3rd 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Humble home : HUT
4 Guest speaker’s platform : DAIS
8 One of Santa’s reindeer : DASHER
14 Sense of self : EGO
15 Labor agcy. : OSHA
16 Protect in glass, say : ENCASE
17 *Capital letter creator : SHIFT KEY
19 Legendary Kentucky basketball coach Rupp : ADOLPH
20 __ Angeles Guitar Quartet : LOS
21 “Now I get it!” : AHA
23 Ma’s ma : NANA
24 Bygone Russian space station : MIR
25 *Group that plays in foursomes : BRIDGE CLUB
28 Danced to “La cumparsita,” say : TANGOED
30 Chip’s partner : DALE
31 Bullion bars : INGOTS
32 Raison d’__ : ETRE
33 Singer Sumac : YMA
36 *Say something that doesn’t need to be said : STATE THE OBVIOUS
39 Head cover : HAT
40 Peek : LOOK
41 Duration : LENGTH
42 Bravo preceder : ALFA
43 Able to feel : SENSATE
44 *Classic Motown hit about a wedding ring : BAND OF GOLD
48 Covert __ : OPS
49 “This seems bad!” : UH-OH
50 NBA legend Ming : YAO
51 “It’s __-win situation” : A NO
52 Walks leisurely : MOSEYS
55 Playground fixture, or an apt description of the beginnings of the starred clues : SWING SET
59 Christie sleuth Hercule : POIROT
60 Panache : ELAN
61 Corn serving : EAR
62 Burnout cause : STRESS
63 “Auld Lang __” : SYNE
64 Oinker’s pen : STY
DOWN
1 Steers and rams : HES
2 Cry of disgust : UGH
3 Working hard on : TOILING AT
4 Morse Code components : DOTS
5 All one has to do, sometimes : ASK
6 “Rumor has it … ” : I HEARD
7 Be friendly, in a way : SAY HI
8 Narc’s org. : DEA
9 Plus : AND
10 Wall-mounted light : SCONCE
11 Prepared in accordance with Muslim law : HALAL
12 College sports channel : ESPNU
13 Post-injury regimen : REHAB
18 Had a memory lapse : FORGOT
22 Supplement : ADD TO
24 __ ray: tropical swimmer : MANTA
25 Most well-to-do : BEST OFF
26 Difficult to understand : GARBLED
27 Vegas natural : ELEVEN
28 Mrs. Addams, to Gomez : TISH
29 Verdi opera with Desdemona and Iago : OTELLO
32 “A mouse!” : EEK
33 Asanas : YOGA POSES
34 Mixed breeds : MUTTS
35 Tennis legend Arthur : ASHE
37 Composer Carmichael : HOAGY
38 Joyous way to break out : IN SONG
42 Cling (to) : ADHERE
43 __ but surely : SLOWLY
44 Speed deterrents : BUMPS
45 Give __: care : A HOOT
46 Polite denial : NO, SIR
47 Fertile desert spots : OASES
51 “The Accidental Tourist” novelist Tyler : ANNE
53 Some “Rocky” dialogue : YOS
54 GPS lines : STS
56 Actor McKellen : IAN
57 “Mangia!” : EAT
58 Give it a go : TRY
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