Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday July 29th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 One of the fam SIB
4 Peeved SORE
8 Small quick breads SCONES
14 “Strange Magic” rock gp. ELO
15 Revlon rival AVON
16 Defeat decisively THRASH
17 “Shane” star ALAN LADD
19 Cactus bud AREOLE
20 Lo-cal brew LITE ALE
21 Beam splitter PRISM
22 Lend __: pay attention AN EAR
23 Gives the nod OKS
24 NYC subway line IRT
27 Melville’s “handsome sailor” BILLY BUDD
31 Indian royal RAJAH
33 Egyptian goddess ISIS
34 Sidestep ELUDE
35 Spanish “for” POR
38 Positions JOBS
39 Nike rival ADIDAS
40 Bakery allures AROMAS
42 Put right MEND
44 Dr. who co-founded a record label DRE
45 Has a fit RAGES
46 Sentry’s shout HALT
47 __ pad STENO
48 “Wabbit” hunter ELMER FUDD
54 Always, to 53-Down E’ER
55 Emergent NEW
57 Feminine German article EINER
58 Earns MAKES
60 Model offering interior views CUTAWAY
62 “__ Rouge!”: Kidman film MOULIN
64 Woman who married the 16th president MARY TODD
65 “Same experience for me” AS DID I
66 Snare TRAP
67 GPS display RTE
68 Table salt additive IODIDE
69 Up to the task ABLE
70 Persona __ grata NON
DOWN
1 Naval test site SEALAB
2 “Fighting” Big Ten team ILLINI
3 Waterside inn BOATEL
4 Pay SALARY
5 Shape of Ford’s logo OVAL
6 Went by Segway RODE
7 Finale END
8 Barren STARK
9 “Saturday Night Live” cast member since 2017 CHRIS REDD
10 Mining hauls ORES
11 Half of a longtime country duo NAOMI JUDD
12 Subj. for a non-native speaker ESL
13 Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t __ Lovely” SHE
18 Sci-fi author Stephenson NEAL
21 They’re full of beans PODS
25 “M*A*S*H” corporal who hears choppers before anyone else RADAR
26 This and this THESE
28 Life stories BIOS
29 __ port USB
30 Grim DISMAL
32 “Rope-a-dope” boxer ALI
35 Examine grammatically PARSE
36 Give a speech ORATE
37 Former CBS anchor with a Peabody and five Emmys ROGER MUDD
38 Ten-time NBA All-Star who is now a Laker assistant coach JASON KIDD
39 Start a pot ANTE
41 Guys MEN
43 “Slippery” tree ELM
46 Adheres (to) HEWS
49 Key in again RETYPE
50 Turin-based automaker FIAT
51 Still on the hanger UNWORN
52 __ rights: red-handed DEAD TO
53 England’s first poet laureate DRYDEN
56 Choice word EENIE
59 Et __: and others ALII
60 Paleo no-no CARB
61 Eurasian range URAL
62 Avril follower MAI
63 Baja bear OSO
64 NYC subway org. MTA