Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday March 27th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Sudden impulse : WHIM
5 Patatas bravas, croquetas, etc. : TAPAS
10 “SOS” quartet : ABBA
14 Pre-migraine phenomenon for some : AURA
15 Make up (for) : ATONE
16 Round vegetables : PEAS
17 Smelting waste : SLAG
18 Sulks : POUTS
19 Quick kiss : PECK
20 Exercise done by making a grilled cheese sandwich? : PANINI PRESS
23 Sea urchin delicacy : ROE
24 Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, e.g.: Abbr. : CEO
25 April birthstone : DIAMOND
27 Letters before xis : NUS
30 Royal flush cards : ACES
33 Intl. oil cartel : OPEC
34 Exercise done by lounging on the couch and bingeing a new show? : TV MARATHON
37 “While we’re on the subject … ” : ALSO
40 Pair on a tandem bike : SEATS
41 __ Lingus : AER
42 How onion rings are fried : IN OIL
43 Milhouse’s pal : BART
44 Exercise done by hitting the snooze button and staying in bed? : SLEEP CYCLE
46 Native American tent : TIPI
48 Horseback game : POLO
49 Some boxing match finales : KOS
50 Greek currency used in “Percy Jackson” novels : DRACHMA
53 Short reply? : ANS
55 Unagi, in sushi : EEL
56 Exercise done by lying around doing nothing all day? : DIDDLY-SQUAT
62 Emulates : APES
64 Like early PC graphics : LO-RES
65 Desire : URGE
66 Secure skates, say : LACE
67 Subside : ABATE
68 Bit of inspiration : IDEA
69 Lil’ one : TYKE
70 Bender of “Futurama,” for one : ROBOT
71 Nightfall : DUSK
DOWN
1 Winged stinger : WASP
2 Dance taught at some Oahu hotels : HULA
3 Country whose emblem resembles a tulip : IRAN
4 Orlando team : MAGIC
5 Bubble tea pearls : TAPIOCA
6 At the peak of : ATOP
7 Rain heavily : POUR
8 Chipped in? : ANTED
9 Word with jam or cram : SESSION
10 Tablet download : APP
11 Time to grab a brewski : BEER O’CLOCK
12 Club ingredient : BACON
13 Sought, as a price : ASKED
21 Gets closer to : NEARS
22 Tree goo : SAP
26 No-good jerkface : MEANY
27 Fed. crash investigator : NTSB
28 Eye layer : UVEA
29 Know-it-all : SMART ALECK
31 Footnote abbr. : ET AL
32 Source of wool : SHEEP
35 Room with a slanted ceiling, often : ATTIC
36 Cookie with a Blackpink collaboration : OREO
38 Grain tower : SILO
39 Spanish cheers : OLES
42 Tappable images : ICONS
44 Like wining and dining? : SIMILAR
45 Backyard swings, slide, and sandbox, e.g. : PLAY SET
47 Research grant? : PHD
50 Handed out : DEALT
51 Terminate a debt : REPAY
52 Mexican marinade made with chili peppers : ADOBO
54 Calamari : SQUID
57 Boring : DRAB
58 Mother of Artemis : LETO
59 Pakistani language : URDU
60 Range listed on video games : AGES
61 Tropical tree : TEAK
63 “Happy now?” : SEE