Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday May 9th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Department concerned with wages : LABOR
6 “Word” : I DIG
10 Kazakhstan’s North _ Sea : ARAL
14 D-Day beach name : OMAHA
15 Sushi wrapper : NORI
16 Get a better rate, for short : REFI
17 *Opera buffa by Mozart : LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
20 “Your point being?” : AND
21 They mean nothing : ZEROS
22 End zone marker : PYLON
23 Leaves at the altar : JILTS
24 Tropical trees : PALMS
25 Vegan milk source : ALMOND
28 Mountainous region of the Levant : JUDEA
29 *Landscape options in dry climates : ROCK GARDENS
32 “CSI” evidence : DNA
35 _ in handy : COME
36 Missay, say : ERR
37 God of love : EROS
38 Swanky hotel amenity : SPA
39 *One skilled at manipulating characters : ASCII ARTIST
43 Memos : NOTES
45 Crow’s-nest cry : LAND HO
46 Race town near Windsor Castle : ASCOT
47 Red carpet brand : PRADA
49 Pertaining to bees : APIAN
50 _ Sound Machine : MIAMI
51 Explosive letters : TNT
54 “Not quite!,” and what can be said about a letter string in the answer to each starred clue : CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR!
57 “Get your own!” : MINE
58 Free of fizz : FLAT
59 Protein-building acid : AMINO
60 Online crafts site : ETSY
61 _ up: tell all : FESS
62 Lite : LO-FAT
DOWN
1 Kirke of “Mozart in the Jungle” : LOLA
2 “Preach!” : AMEN!
3 Boston or Chicago : BAND
4 Cry of discovery : OHO
5 Poking fun at : RAZZING
6 Like noble gases : INERT
7 Long-extinct flightless birds : DODOS
8 Eye part : IRIS
9 Many a moving meme : GIF
10 Sock pattern : ARGYLE
11 La Liga team that plays in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium : REAL MADRID
12 Curly hairstyles : AFROS
13 Wildebeest hunter : LION
18 Nintendo princess : ZELDA
19 Tablets at some checkout counters : IPADS
23 Routine element : JOKE
24 Many a 23-Down : PUN
25 Circle parts : ARCS
26 Roller coaster feature : LOOP
27 Supersize suburban homes : MCMANSIONS
28 Ryan of “Bosch” : JERI
30 Suggestions, informally : RECS
31 Soft & __ : DRI
33 Have a snack : NOSH
34 Apropos of : AS TO
37 Sicilian mount : ETNA
39 Back up an apology, say : ATONE
40 Gel : SET
41 Avis rival : ALAMO
42 Far beyond the norm : RADICAL
44 Irish dramatist Seán : O’CASEY
46 College-level HS English course : AP LIT
47 Falafel holders : PITAS
48 Tirades : RANTS
49 Cartoon maker of Invisible Paint and Instant Road : ACME
50 Stubborn beast : MULE
51 “Yay, the weekend’s almost here!” : TGIF
52 Grandmother’s nickname : NANA
53 Moderate gait : TROT
55 Lifelong pal, briefly : BFF
56 “If u ask me … ” : IMO
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