Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday April 12th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 __ test : ACID
5 Oft-poached pear : BOSC
9 With 9-Down, Thanksgiving dessert : PECAN
14 Arm bone : ULNA
15 Bar mixer : COLA
16 Fuming : IRATE
17 Some baby shower honorees : DADS
18 *Big moth : CHATTERBOX
20 “Da 5 Bloods” actor Whitlock Jr. : ISIAH
22 Cookbook writer Garten : INA
23 Choose : OPT
24 *Theater debt : OPENING NIGHT
29 “Makes sense” : I SEE
30 False front? : PSEUDO-
33 ETA provider : GPS
36 Parker products : PENS
38 Made in Taiwan, say : ASIAN
40 “It was even funnier at the time,” or a hint to making the starred clues match their answers : YOU HAD TO BE THERE or “U” HAD TO BE THERE
44 Cantaloupe, e.g. : MELON
45 Close in anger : SLAM
46 August hrs. : DST
47 Beach city where Barbie’s Dreamhouse is available for short-term rentals : MALIBU
50 Historic times : ERAS
52 *Frozen state : ICE SCULPTURE
57 Toward the stern : AFT
60 Spacewalk initials : EVA
61 Title with a tilde : SENOR
62 *Title bot : PRIZE FIGHT
67 Falafel bread : PITA
68 Fountain drinks : SODAS
69 Char on a grill : SEAR
70 “For real?” : IT IS
71 Setting for much of “The Mummy” franchise : EGYPT
72 Like a chimney sweep’s clothes, maybe : ASHY
73 Wall St. index : NYSE
DOWN
1 Component of self-guided museum tours : AUDIO
2 Necklace fastener : CLASP
3 Nonstudio flick : INDIE
4 Fiji competitor : DASANI
5 Secretly include, in a way : BCC
6 “I’m impressed!” : OOH
7 Done in, as a dragon : SLAIN
8 Opposite of dogbane? : CATNIP
9 See 9-Across : PIE
10 Add salt instead of sugar, say : ERR
11 Baja resort, familiarly : CABO
12 Perched on : ATOP
13 “What else ya got?” : NEXT
19 Price points? : TAGS
21 _ Heritage Month: September 15 to October 15 : HISPANIC
25 Require : NEED
26 Gallant guy : GENT
27 Products of thermal imaging : HEAT MAPS
28 Derriere : TUSH
31 Faded out : DIED
32 Sculler’s tools : OARS
33 Muscle building? : GYM
34 Ada Limón work : POEM
35 Toni Morrison’s second novel : SULA
37 “Help us!” letters : SOS
39 _ zero emissions : NET
41 Colorful Hindu festival : HOLI
42 “Sacre __!” : BLEU
43 Countess counterpart : EARL
48 Emmy-winning Ali Wong series : BEEF
49 Certain travel doc. : US VISA
51 Attempt to mediate : STEP IN
53 Batting practice sites : CAGES
54 Harmony : UNITY
55 Flatbreads made with atta flour : ROTIS
56 Wipe clean : ERASE
57 Recess on a Catholic school campus? : APSE
58 Mesopotamian symbol of fertility : FROG
59 Neat : TIDY
63 Cook in the microwave : ZAP
64 Rough fig. : EST
65 “Shows you!” : HAH
66 Attempt : TRY
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