Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday September 4th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Canada’s capital city : OTTAWA
7 “History of the World, Part II” writer/producer/narrator Brooks : MEL
10 Utah ski resort : ALTA
14 Driver’s lic. with added security : REAL ID
15 “__ Maria” : AVE
16 Phobia : FEAR
17 Not on the dot : BEHIND
18 Recommendation called to lovebirds : GET A ROOM
20 Perform penance : ATONE
21 Muse’s bestowal, casually : INSPO
22 Fast spotted kitties : CHEETAH CUBS
25 Word with pocket or socket : HIP
28 Fellows : HES
29 Ergonomic kitchen gadget brand : OXO
30 Petulant : PEEVISH
32 Tutu fabric : TULLE
34 Baby-voiced red Muppet : ELMO
35 Routes taken in some great escapes : SECRET TUNNELS
40 Green one, in slang : NEWB
41 Brownstone porch : STOOP
42 Car part that helps prevent rollovers : SWAY BAR
46 Probable fig. : EST
47 Unmatched : ODD
50 Novelist Patchett : ANN
51 Super simple : AS EASY AS PIE
54 Zodiac ram : ARIES
55 Relay stick : BATON
56 Sass, and what can be found in this puzzle’s circled letters? : BACK TALK
59 Large juicy fruits : MELONS
60 “Didn’t think you’d be here!” : OH HI
61 Precious stone : GEM
62 Not off-key : IN TUNE
63 Make a profit : GAIN
64 Poem of praise : ODE
65 Perfume sample : TESTER
DOWN
1 Briscoe player on “Law & Order” : ORBACH
2 Show signs of growth? : TEETHE
3 Chevrolet SUVs : TAHOES
4 Dress with flare? : A-LINE
5 Sonoma Valley excursion : WINE TOUR
6 Insert : ADD
7 Orlando NBA team : MAGIC
8 Square : EVEN UP
9 Doesn’t disturb : LETS BE
10 Curly hairstyle : AFRO
11 Sign of summer : LEO
12 “__ Te Ching”: philosophical text : TAO
13 Radius locale : ARM
19 Church nook : APSE
23 Bridge toll unit : AXLE
24 Victoria : pen name in gothic romance : HOLT
25 Sledding spot : HILL
26 Belief systems : ISMS
27 Soup eaten with a large spoon and chopsticks : PHO
31 Political satire starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus : VEEP
32 16 Handles rival : TCBY
33 UFO riders : ETS
35 Stitched up : SEWN
36 Actor McGregor : EWAN
37 Great Basin Natives : UTES
38 Overly interested in someone’s business : NOSY
39 Latin phrase that means “mark well” : NOTA BENE
40 Intelligence org. : NSA
43 Fourth grader voiced by Nancy Cartwright : BART
44 Italian cheese : ASIAGO
45 Whirled in confusion : REELED
47 Click “unsubscribe,” say : OPT OUT
48 Warwick who sang “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” : DIONNE
49 More tightly packed : DENSER
52 “Shoot!” : ASK ME
53 Seasons, as popcorn : SALTS
54 Related : AKIN
56 Soggy spot : BOG
57 “I see now!” : AHA
58 T’ai ch’uan : CHI
59 Cambridge sch. : MIT