Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday November 24th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Chuckleheads : BOZOS
6 Marcus Aurelius, for one : STOIC
11 Distraction in a dr.’s waiting room : MAG
14 Meet part : EVENT
15 Confection typically flavored with saffron and rosewater : HALVA
16 Make public : AIR
17 *Obstacle encountered at dawn? : EARLY BURDEN
19 Letters before a take : IMO
20 Ruse : PLOY
21 Flamenco shout : OLE
22 Sleep study subject : APNEA
24 *Plot where blue bars of soap grow? : COAST GARDEN
27 Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy : AIKMAN
31 __ roll : HONOR
32 Certain cross-country traveler : SKIER
33 Two or three, say : A FEW
35 Setup punches : JABS
38 Chest muscles, briefly : PECS
39 Conclude with, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues : END IN
40 Four-award acronym : EGOT
41 Big Apple store : SAKS
42 Fibber : LIAR
43 “Pride Is the Devil” rapper : J COLE
44 Soaks up the sun : BASKS
46 Short revitalizer : CATNAP
47 *Time when tall, thick grass covers a golf course? : ROUGH SEASON
51 “It’s open!” : ENTER
52 Soup container : CAN
53 Western gas chain : ARCO
57 Avocado discard : PIT
58 *Shoutout to a ride-hailing app? : UBER-MENTION
62 System starter? : ECO-
63 “They were no match for me!” : GOT ‘EM
64 Center of Renaissance art : ITALY
65 Actor Cariou : LEN
66 Pert : SASSY
67 Anti-anxiety drug : XANAX
DOWN
1 Appliance alert : BEEP
2 Not quite round : OVAL
3 Round number? : ZERO
4 Merely : ONLY
5 Porcine pen : STY
6 NFL coach with the most career wins : SHULA
7 Scale allowances : TARES
8 Not fresh : OLD
9 Secret suffix : -IVE
10 Ancient land on the Dead Sea : CANAAN
11 *Everyone’s favorite fire-breathing monster? : MAIN DRAGON
12 Mann of pop : AIMEE
13 [But I don’t wanna do my homework!] : GROAN
18 Windfall : BOON
23 Cast : PROJECT
24 Jaguar, for one : CAR
25 His and hers : THEIR
26 Gala garb : GOWN
27 Egyptian cobras : ASPS
28 Maker of BILLY bookcases : IKEA
29 *Controller part that gets worn out playing “Mortal Kombat”? : KICK BUTTON
30 Text, e.g. : MESSAGE
33 Star __: expensive spice : ANISE
34 Rx overseer : FDA
36 Whirled weapon : BOLA
37 Pedometer unit : STEP
39 Large deer : ELKS
43 “SNL” alum Hooks : JAN
45 “I dunno” gestures : SHRUGS
46 Post-op wear for some pets : CONE
47 Drive away : REPEL
48 Waiting in the wings : ON ICE
49 Surveyor’s units : ACRES
50 __ the Owl: Rice University mascot : SAMMY
53 Naan flour : ATTA
54 “Glass Onion” filmmaker Johnson : RIAN
55 Bar mixer : COLA
56 Black gemstone : ONYX
59 Campy scarf : BOA
60 UFO aviators : ETS
61 Squash : NIX
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