Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday October 26th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Danish shoe brand : ECCO
5 __ Sketch : ETCH A
10 Study desperately : CRAM
14 Contented sighs : AAHS
15 Croc kin : GATOR
16 Subway fare? : HERO
17 *Posh quintet? : SPICE GIRLS
19 Grub : EATS
20 Wriggle out of : ESCAPE
21 Paper handout : LEAFLET
23 Eliminates : RIDS
25 “Our treat!” : ON US
26 Cutting tool : SAW
29 *”Robbers & Cowards” indie rock band : COLD WAR KIDS
34 Other, in Spanish : OTRO
36 “Stat!” : NOW
37 On bed rest, say : LAID UP
38 “__ Break”: Kathryn Bigelow surfing film : POINT
40 Verve : PEP
42 Lauder of cosmetics : ESTEE
43 Remove from office : UNSEAT
45 Before, in poetry : ERE
47 Fill up : SATE
48 *Musical duo of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe : PET SHOP BOYS
51 Ra or Odin : GOD
52 Business casual top : POLO
53 Moist : DEWY
55 Consonant sound common in Spanish : ROLLED R
58 Spa rooms with heated stones : SAUNAS
62 Et __: and others : ALIA
63 Ministry community for religious teens, and what the answer to each starred clue can be called : YOUTH GROUP
66 Avocado app : GUAC
67 Closing section of music : OUTRO
68 Cry of accomplishment : TA-DA
69 Ambiguous amount : SOME
70 “Can you __ in a sentence?” : USE IT
71 Lower leg part : SHIN
DOWN
1 Make less demanding : EASE
2 Means of emphasis : CAPS
3 Stylish : CHIC
4 Muppet who sings “I Love Trash” : OSCAR
5 Stirred up : EGGED ON
6 Mai __ : TAI
7 NFL snapper : CTR
8 Lacking substance : HOLLOW
9 Premier League powerhouse : ARSENAL
10 Gesture of approval : CHEF’S KISS
11 True-to-life : REAL
12 Museu Picasso pieces : ARTE
13 The better part : MOST
18 Monumental : EPIC
22 Mystical halos : AURAE
24 Unappetizing fare : SLOP
26 Absorb, as a spill : SOP UP
27 Do penance (for) : ATONE
28 Apple Watch spot : WRIST
30 Dorky sort : DWEEB
31 Heart on a dog collar, perhaps : ID TAG
32 Caused by : DUE TO
33 Word with dating or skating : SPEED
35 Column to the left of a decimal : ONES PLACE
39 Lake in the Sierra Nevadas : TAHOE
41 Poke : PROD
44 “Just like I said!” : TOLD YOU
46 Field of view : EYESHOT
49 Allowing for osmosis : POROUS
50 Party favors : SWAG
54 Glamping options : YURTS
55 __ to riches story : RAGS
56 “So You Want To Talk About Race” writer Ijeoma : OLUO
57 Actor Neeson : LIAM
59 Biblical ark builder : NOAH
60 German automaker : AUDI
61 Era : SPAN
64 Native of the Great Basin : UTE
65 Swim-bike-run race, for short : TRI
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