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LA Times Crossword Answers Wednesday September 2nd 2020

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday September 2nd 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Protective wear for swimmers : VEST
5 Disaster response gp. : FEMA
9 Jessica of “The Politician” : LANGE
14 Turner and a president : IKES
15 Cockpit calculations, briefly : ETAS
16 Think tank output : IDEAS
17 Pirates’ offensive : SEA ATTACK
19 “Drop it!” : LET GO!
20 Popular ISP : AOL
21 Fabled broom rider : HAG
22 Trees with light wood : BALSAS
23 Tour amenity : GUIDE SERVICE
27 Sicilian mount : ETNA
28 Copy room purchase : REAM
29 Sign of spring : BUD
32 Homing pigeon, e.g. : DOMESTIC BIRD
37 Pioneer in canned soft drinks : RC COLA
40 Pool toy : NOODLE
41 Newlyweds’ adventure, maybe : HOUSE HUNTING
45 Emotional poem : ODE
46 Cat’s back shape, at times : ARCH
47 Wanders (about) : GADS
51 Happy ending to a kidnap saga : POLICE RESCUE
55 Gambling spot : CASINO
58 Tot’s little piggy : TOE
59 USDA section: Abbr. : AGR
60 Drama Desk Award cousins : OBIES
61 Schoolyard dare intensifier … and a hint to the five other longest answers : DOUBLE DOG
64 Starbucks offering : LATTE
65 Rubik’s __ : CUBE
66 Trig function : SINE
67 Trick alternative : TREAT
68 Hawkish god : ARES
69 Gives a bit : SAGS

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1 Face : VISAGE
2 Barely manage : EKE OUT
3 Keep from escaping : SEAL IN
4 Org. using wands : TSA
5 Greek salad toppings : FETAS
6 Tchotchke stand : ETAGERE
7 It’s big at the Golden Arches : MAC
8 “That’s a big __” : ASK
9 Spring scent : LILAC
10 “Rolling in the Deep” singer : ADELE
11 Barclays Center hoopsters : NETS
12 Bonkers : GAGA
13 Those, in Taxco : ESOS
18 Start of many Grisham titles : THE
22 Chain in the Bahamas : BIMINI
24 Workshop grooves : DADOS
25 Hi-__ audio : RES
26 Dye holder : VAT
29 Bit of eBay input : BID
30 It might be bookmarked : URL
31 ’50s pres. monogram : DDE
33 Yolanda’s “Yay!” : OLE
34 Hawaiian thanks : MAHALO
35 Trick : CON
36 MLB Hall of Famer Wade : BOGGS
37 Pi follower : RHO
38 Fish with chips : COD
39 Signal to enter : CUE
42 Ocean State sch. : URI
43 __-1701: Starship Enterprise markings : NCC
44 London Underground : THE TUBE
48 Park near Bar Harbor : ACADIA
49 Manatee cousin : DUGONG
50 Suit fabrics : SERGES
51 Michelangelo work in St. Peter’s : PIETA
52 Start : ONSET
53 Bedroom closet hangers : ROBES
54 Sushi bar fare : EEL
55 Wild West weapon : COLT
56 It’s often walked into in jokes : A BAR
57 Browsing target : SITE
61 Reagan Airport code : DCA
62 Word for us : OUR
63 Soft opening? : ESS

LA Times Crossword Answers Tuesday September 1st 2020

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday September 1st 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Remove politely, as a hat : DOFF
5 Muscle cramp : SPASM
10 Hang onto : HOLD
14 Assert as true : AVER
15 One with dreads : RASTA
16 Out of the wind : ALEE
17 Topper for a toreador : MATADOR HAT
19 On cloud __ : NINE
20 Fill with joy : ELATE
21 Feature that results in extra legroom on a plane : EXIT DOOR
23 On __: sans contract : SPEC
26 Bro’s sib : SIS
27 Indy 500 letters : STP
30 How sale items are priced : AT A DISCOUNT
36 Brewed beverage : TEA
37 Pseudonymous punk rock surname : RAMONE
38 “This isn’t looking good” : UH OH
39 Turn back to zero : RESET
41 Picnic pest : ANT
42 Step between landings : STAIR
43 “__ girl!” : ATTA
44 Stir up : AROUSE
46 Press into service : USE
47 “I’m so disappointed!” : WHAT A DOWNER
49 Corrosive solution : LYE
50 PBS “Science Kid” : SID
51 Crossed (out) : EXED
53 Previews that sound like they belong after the film : TRAILERS
58 Eye-popping colors : NEONS
62 Little Boy Blue’s instrument : HORN
63 System administrator’s task … and a hint to what can be found in 17-, 30- and 47-Across : DATA BACKUP
66 “In memoriam” piece : OBIT
67 Speak from a platform : ORATE
68 River of Pisa : ARNO
69 Change the decor of : REDO
70 Gall : NERVE
71 Like the 10th frame in bowling : LAST

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1 Title for Maggie Smith : DAME
2 Speed-skating rink shape : OVAL
3 Greek cheese : FETA
4 Houses with Greek letters : FRATS
5 Full house letters : SRO
6 It may be two on a minigolf hole : PAR
7 US Open stadium namesake : ASHE
8 Pringles rival : STAX
9 French painter Henri : MATISSE
10 Distributes : HANDS OUT
11 Hodgepodge : OLIO
12 Carson’s successor : LENO
13 Bambi and Ena : DEER
18 Leave : DEPART
22 Idiosyncratic twitch : TIC
24 Greek vowel : ETA
25 Sporty Chevy : CAMARO
27 Proverbial camel’s backbreaker : STRAW
28 Canines, e.g. : TEETH
29 Ziti or rigatoni : PASTA
31 Brief beginning-of-class activity : DO NOW
32 On key : IN TUNE
33 DIY mover : U-HAUL
34 Loud : NOISY
35 Stooge count : THREE
40 Erodes, as savings : EATS INTO
42 Sister of Venus : SERENA
44 Enlarged the house : ADDED ON
45 Census checkbox : SEX
48 Feel sick : AIL
52 Window sticker : DECAL
53 Thunder god : THOR
54 Courtroom garb : ROBE
55 Desertlike : ARID
56 Uncommon : RARE
57 Betelgeuse is one : STAR
59 Gumbo ingredient : OKRA
60 Sisters : NUNS
61 Lady Macbeth’s “damned” tormenter : SPOT
64 Off-road transp. : ATV
65 Spelling contest : BEE

LA Times Crossword Answers Monday August 31st 2020

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday August 31st 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.

1 Asks for a treat, as a boxer : BEGS
5 Site of a boxer’s attack : RING
9 Chocolate syrup brand since 1928 : BOSCO
14 Circus prefix with bat : ACRO
15 Diva’s delivery : ARIA
16 “This __ much!”: “I’m overwhelmed!” : IS TOO
17 Rental vehicles for self-moving : U-HAUL VANS
19 “Pleasantly” chubby : PLUMP
20 President after Madison : MONROE
21 Mother-of-pearl sources : ABALONES
23 Has title to : OWNS
25 __ standstill : AT A
26 Tea biscuit : SCONE
29 Designed for comfort and efficiency : ERGONOMIC
35 Guffaw syllable : HAR
36 Pirate in “Hook” : SMEE
38 U.S. state with the lowest average annual rainfall : NEVADA
39 Horse known for its endurance : ARAB
41 Wed : UNITE
43 Not fer : AGIN
44 Wisdom teeth, e.g. : MOLARS
46 Fabled loch : NESS
48 Stooge Howard : MOE
49 Rainy day protectors : UMBRELLAS
51 Casual conversations : CHATS
53 Contend (for) : VIE
54 Bro of van Gogh : THEO
56 Dedicatee of an annual MLB tribute game : OLD-TIMER
61 Snare : ENTRAP
65 Lion’s warnings : ROARS
66 Lost-one’s-place words often preceded by the two-letter start of 17-, 29- and 49-Across : WHERE WAS I
68 Lake craft : CANOE
69 Bubbly-textured Nestlé chocolate bar : AERO
70 Muscle pain : ACHE
71 Change for the better : AMEND
72 Tall tale : YARN
73 Classic Jaguars : XK-ES

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1 Wicked Witch of the West creator : BAUM
2 Reverberate : ECHO
3 Mom’s mom : GRAN
4 Become disenchanted with : SOUR ON
5 Poe’s “ebony bird” : RAVEN
6 Nest egg letters : IRA
7 Columbus ship : NINA
8 Chatterbox : GASBAG
9 Double-winged WWI aircraft : BIPLANE
10 Norway’s capital : OSLO
11 Leave slack-jawed : STUN
12 Arrive : COME
13 “Sorry, my mistake” : OOPS
18 The Home Depot competitor : LOWE’S
22 Shows contrition : ATONES
24 Noticed : SEEN
26 Former SeaWorld star : SHAMU
27 Off-the-cushion billiards shot : CAROM
28 Dental care brand : ORAL B
30 Spanish queen : REINA
31 Caesar’s eggs : OVA
32 Molten rock : MAGMA
33 Meathead : IDIOT
34 Curved-top candy shapes : CANES
37 Mosque visitor : MUSLIM
40 Saloon : BAR
42 Exam : TEST
45 Made changes in : REVISED
47 Play division : SCENE
50 Wiggle room : LEEWAY
52 Hair-removal substance : HOT WAX
55 White wader : HERON
56 26-Down, for one : ORCA
57 Rich soil : LOAM
58 “Great” dog breed : DANE
59 Suffix with Jumbo : -TRON
60 Flightless bird : RHEA
62 __ of lamb : RACK
63 Tennis great Arthur : ASHE
64 Crusty desserts : PIES
67 Goof up : ERR

LA Times Crossword Answers Sunday August 30th 2020

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday August 30th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Did gondola duty : POLED
6 “Today” rival, briefly : GMA
9 Middling : SO SO
13 Short staff? : ASSTS
18 Dollar alternative : ALAMO
19 Short trip : HOP
20 Alpha’s antithesis : OMEGA
22 Beat in the kitchen : WHISK
23 “Wait … let me start over” : I’M GETTING MYSELF
26 Najimy who voiced Peggy Hill in “King of the Hill” : KATHY
27 Bad look : LEER
28 Heckle, but not Jeckle : HARASS
29 The “P” in PIN: Abbr. : PERS
31 Unilever swab : Q-TIP
32 Old manuscript copier : SCRIBE
34 Scalpel sites, for short : ORS
35 Polynesian wrap : SARONG
37 Rage : IRE
38 To the point : TERSE
40 Spa sounds : AHS
41 Early pictures : SILENTS
43 Some online reads : E ZINES
45 Diamond surfaces : FACETS
48 Georgia gridders, to fans : DAWGS
49 “Ginger __”: 1952 Newbery Medal-winning book : PYE
50 “Spring forward” letters : DST
51 School reunion attendee : ALUM
52 Car radio button : PRESET
54 Oxygen-eating bacteria : AEROBES
56 Asian festival : TET
57 Gets dirty : SOILS
58 Busy center : HUB
61 Uncle Sam’s land, proudly : US OF A
62 Bunny tail : SCUT
63 Coral component : POLYP
64 Big shot: Abbr. : ENL
65 Cellar, but not collar, opening : SOFT C
66 Belief common to much religion : DEATH LIFE
68 “Explain, please?” : HOW SO
70 Western PA airport code : ERI
71 Disappearing retail giant : KMART
73 Hosp. readouts : EEGS
74 Lodge opening? : ECONO
75 Patel of “Slumdog Millionaire” : DEV
76 Gets one’s feet wet : WADES
77 Milne hopper : ROO
78 Caught : IN A TRAP
80 First novel in Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle : ERAGON
82 Sign of a hit : DENT
83 Wks. and wks. : MOS
84 Platters in sleeves : LPS
85 Beautify : ADORN
86 Puts down : ABASES
88 Honors : AWARDS
90 Svelte : SLENDER
92 911 pro : EMT
93 Culture: Pref. : ETHNO
94 Friend of Goat in “Pearls Before Swine” : PIG
95 Some skippers : STONES
97 Flock hangout : LEA
99 List-shortening term : ET ALIA
103 Sticks on a boat : OARS
105 Boat owner’s rental : SLIP
106 Flat owner, maybe : LESSOR
108 Sound : SANE
109 Fitness mantra opening : USE IT
111 Method for slow, steady progress : ONE FOOT THE OTHER
114 Like a fleabag motel : SEEDY
115 Asian wraps : SARIS
116 Dusk, to Donne : E’EN
117 __ dish : PETRI
118 Half of scissors? : ESSES
119 Hacking targets: Abbr. : SSNS
120 Sellout letters : SRO
121 Hackneyed : TRITE

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1 Beach toys : PAILS
2 Early Mesoamerican sculptors : OLMEC
3 It may be golden : LAGER
4 Some retired academics : EMERITI
5 Point : DOT
6 Karmann __: classic VW : GHIA
7 President before an Adams : MONROE
8 Eponymous newborn score creator : APGAR
9 Sauces for sushi : SOYS
10 Yoga syllables : OMS
11 Overlook : SEE PAST
12 Lustful looker : OGLER
13 Comics cry from a birdcage : AWK
14 Member of three L.A. Lakers championship teams : SHAQ
15 Feeling ecstatic : SITTING THE WORLD
16 Stadium merch : T-SHIRTS
17 Uses a Zoom alternative : SKYPES
21 “Hair” dos : AFROS
24 First name of Dickens’ Madame Defarge : THERESE
25 Ed.’s stack : MSS
30 Dudley’s toon foe : SNIDELY
33 Make every effort : BEND BACKWARDS
35 Brother of Ham : SHEM
36 Fancy poultry dish : GLASS PHEASANT
39 Retired fliers: Abbr. : SSTS
40 Superior to all others : A CUT THE REST
42 Sheepish girl? : EWE
43 Gentrification target : EYESORE
44 Negative forecast : ZERO FIVE DEGREES
45 Campaign funders : FAT CATS
46 Alaskan native : ALEUT
47 “SNL” staples : SPOOFS
49 Took a breather : PAUSED
53 Heat up : RILE
55 O’er and o’er again : OFT
57 Features of urns : SPIGOTS
59 Loosens, as a tot’s pajamas : UNSNAPS
60 Soft hits just over the infield : BLOOPS
62 Big name in tennis : SERENA
66 Carpenter’s groove : DADO
67 Sierra __ : LEONE
69 LGBT History Mo. : OCT
72 Drawers? : MAGNETS
78 “__ a loss” : I’M AT
79 Remote area known for its middle? : NOWHERE
81 Hermione’s guy : RON
82 Stream blockers : DAMS
85 Assumed names : ALIASES
87 Paging devices : BEEPERS
89 Family dinner fowl : ROASTER
90 Half of some couples : SPOUSE
91 Hershey’s caramel candies : ROLOS
93 A time to dye : EASTER
96 Granada girls : NINAS
97 It’s a sign : LEO
98 __ Park, Colorado : ESTES
100 Christine of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” : LAHTI
101 Like radon, say : INERT
102 Home on high : AERIE
104 Kick starter? : SIDE-
106 L, in box scores : LOSS
107 “What a mess!” : OH NO
110 TV’s Burrell and baseball’s Cobb : TYS
112 Ocean flipper : FIN
113 Back (out) : OPT

LA Times Crossword Answers Saturday August 29th 2020

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday August 29th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Followed : ADHERED TO
10 Charlie Parker genre : BEBOP
15 Carpenter’s accessory : NAIL APRON
16 Not in the dark : AWARE
17 “Perhaps” : I’M NOT SURE
18 Convene again : RESIT
19 Wild : MAD
20 More than a little : SOME
21 Language class subject : TENSES
22 Changed by time : AGED
24 Took in slowly : NURSED
26 Volatile letters : TNT
27 Sports artist Neiman : LEROY
29 Comics socks : POWS
30 Start to fill? : AUTO
31 Green : NEW
33 Diner’s grazing spot : SALAD BAR
35 Checked out : SCANNED
39 Bass product : PALE ALE
40 Southwestern state symbol : LONE STAR
42 It sells in advertising : SEX
43 11-time Gold Glove-winning shortstop Vizquel : OMAR
44 Bring (out) : TROT
46 Instrument with an end pin : CELLO
50 Noir sleuth : TEC
51 Frequent fliers : JET SET
53 Be overly sweet : CLOY
54 Did some course work : COOKED
56 Release : EMIT
58 Shuttle __ : BUS
59 Douze mois : ANNEE
60 Now : AT PRESENT
62 What a hitchhiker aspires to be : RIDER
63 Enclosure for dangerous underwater cinematography : STEEL CAGE
64 Clothes closers : SNAPS
65 One who won’t give : HARD LINER

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1 __ shelter : ANIMAL
2 Crash or crush : DAMAGE
3 Get in the way of : HINDER
4 “Don’t Bring Me Down” gp. : ELO
5 “Aw, nuts!” : RATS
6 Japanese electronics giant : EPSON
7 Devise : DRUM UP
8 Capa wavers : TOREROS
9 Gender-neutral pronoun : ONE
10 Revealed : BARED
11 Bremner of “Black Hawk Down” : EWEN
12 Low-pitched wind : BASS TUBA
13 Avenue after Reading Railroad : ORIENTAL
14 Seller of Lab supplies : PET STORE
21 Model 3 autos : TESLAS
23 “Conspiracy Theory” director Richard : DONNER
25 Trade : SWAP
28 Aches : YENS
30 Commercial bigwig : AD EXEC
32 Soaked : WETTED
34 Co-star of Meryl in “It’s Complicated” : ALEC
35 Toys that run on tracks : SLOT CARS
36 “Door’s open” : COME ON IN
37 Amazon predator : ANACONDA
38 Projectile with a flight : DART
41 Nile home of a historic stone : ROSETTA
45 State of mind : TEMPER
47 New England retailer since 1912 : LL BEAN
48 Room for leisure activity : LOUNGE
49 Bed occupant : OYSTER
51 Shows disapproval, in a way : JEERS
52 Ready to pack it in : TIRED
55 Stay fresh : KEEP
57 Snitch : TELL
60 Shade of gray : ASH
61 It may be natural: Abbr. : SCI