Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday May 5th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Bay Area force: Abbr. SFPD
5 Leaves at the altar JILTS
10 News story opening LEDE
14 Words with bow or knot TIE A
15 Eye-boggling work OP ART
16 Foreboding sign OMEN
17 *The opportunity to be successful again A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
20 Defunct luxury New York department store BARNEYS
21 Chinese leader who said, “Women hold up half the sky” MAO
22 Ruby, for one GEM
23 Admission of deceit I LIED
24 *”I’d do the same thing again” NOT SORRY
26 Swedish soprano Jenny LIND
27 Beast with tusks BOAR
29 Color tones HUES
30 Natl. population, e.g. EST
31 Swiss high point ALP
32 Director Craven WES
33 *”Stupid superstition,” for one TONGUE TWISTER
39 Like some jokes OLD
40 + or – particle ION
41 “You betcha” YEP
43 Jones of the Monkees DAVY
45 “Ultimate Driving Machine” vehicles BMWS
46 Soccer immortal PELE
47 *”Don’t be so oblivious” GET A CLUE
49 Propose, as a theory POSIT
50 Musician Yoko ONO
51 Stick in a boat OAR
52 Capital of Georgia (the country) TBILISI
54 Evening with the kids, or when the ends of the answers to starred clues might be played FAMILY GAME NIGHT
57 New Haven collegians ELIS
58 Raze LEVEL
59 Friend’s pronoun THEE
60 Like creamy desserts RICH
61 “__ you sweet!” AREN’T
62 Nos. on an airport board ETDS
DOWN
1 Unmoving Calder work STABILE
2 Last round contestant FINALIST
3 Scrutinize using, as a microscope PEER INTO
4 Became clear to, with “on” DAWNED
5 Baby marsupial JOEY
6 Some beers: Abbr. IPAS
7 __ Vegas LAS
8 Quake aftershock TREMOR
9 Brown ermine STOAT
10 “OMG, funny!” LOL
11 Asylum seeker EMIGRE
12 Postpones DEFERS
13 Foe ENEMY
18 Headed up LED
19 Grabs a snack NOSHES
24 When toddlers snooze NAP TIME
25 Cast out OUST
27 Data transmission unit BAUD
28 Cry after un gol OLE
32 Carries the day WINS
34 Bright star NOVA
35 Ethylene __: antifreeze GLYCOL
36 “That’s big news!” WOW
37 Optometrist’s concern EYESIGHT
38 Completely enjoyed RELISHED
42 Small sizes PETITES
43 North America’s highest peak DENALI
44 Type of energy or reactor ATOMIC
45 Backyard barbecue staple BURGER
46 Considerate POLITE
47 One picking up the staff lunch order, perhaps GOFER
48 Clapton classic LAYLA
49 Wrestler’s goal PIN
52 Feds under Ness T-MEN
53 Sing (out) loudly BELT
55 Kinda -ISH
56 Latin greeting AVE