Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday October 18th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Galaxy body : STAR
5 Fellow : CHAP
9 Mezcal base : AGAVE
14 Sharpen : HONE
15 Chicago airport : O’HARE
16 Mortal danger : PERIL
17 Like Scotch : AGED
18 Flat-bottomed ship : BARGE
19 Third-stringers : C-TEAM
20 “No one told me!” : HOW WAS I TO KNOW
23 “Monsters, __” : INC
24 Like most of Nunavut’s population : INUIT
26 Had a new proprietor : CHANGED OWNERSHIP
34 Solitary : LONE
35 Ill-advised action : NO-NO
36 Terse summons : SEE ME
37 Climbing greenery : IVY
38 Economist and social reformer Webb who coined the term “collective bargaining” : BEATRICE
41 Sushi spheres : ROE
42 Bronze, e.g. : MEDAL
44 European capital west of Helsinki : OSLO
45 Rain buckets : POUR
46 Run errands during a bad storm, say : BRAVE THE ELEMENTS
50 “Ouch!” : YOWIE
51 “Arrested Development” narrator Howard : RON
52 Heart of an operation, and a hidden feature of 20-, 26-, and 46-Across : COMMAND CENTER
59 Take the top off : UNCAP
62 Coast : SHORE
63 Bryant of “Human Resources” : AIDY
64 Garden tool : SPADE
65 Tiny bits : IOTAS
66 Grand opening? : MEGA-
67 Follow, as a hunch : ACT ON
68 Russian “no” : NYET
69 Utopia : EDEN
DOWN
1 Persian word for “king” : SHAH
2 Like takeout orders : TO-GO
3 From the top : ANEW
4 Pinot noir or merlot : RED WINE
5 Masala __: milky spiced tea : CHAI
6 Male deer : HART
7 Golden Fleece ship : ARGO
8 Glance through an open door, say : PEEK IN
9 Way for a high schooler to build credit? : AP COURSE
10 Catch on (to) : GET WISE
11 “We __ the Champions” : ARE
12 By way of : VIA
13 Stately tree : ELM
15 Lewd : OBSCENE
21 “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” director Lee : ANG
22 St. Louis-to-Chicago dir. : NNE
25 Charlize of “Mad Max: Fury Road” : THERON
26 Scale : CLIMB
27 Be overattentive, as a waiter : HOVER
28 Sometime soon : ANY DAY
29 Classic film noir about a man investigating his own murder : DOA
30 Pirouetting, say : ON TOE
31 In sorrier shape : WORSE
32 “Catch you later” : I’M OUT
33 Social equals : PEERS
38 Used dynamite on, as a safe : BLEW OPEN
39 Unwell : ILL
40 Strong-arms : COERCES
43 Green topper for toast : AVOCADO
45 Writer’s alias : PEN NAME
47 Three-time NBA Finals MVP Duncan : TIM
48 Confines : HEMS IN
49 Tavern owner on “The Simpsons” : MOE
53 Greeting on deck : AHOY
54 Staff member? : NOTE
55 “Dagnabbit!” : DRAT
56 Like a game headed to overtime : TIED
57 Rim : EDGE
58 Actor Gosling : RYAN
59 Mex. neighbor : USA
60 Video game figure not controlled by a human: Abbr. : NPC
61 Calico or tuxedo : CAT
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