Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday March 13th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Went 60 in a 30, say : SPED
5 Expression of anger, maybe : SLAP
9 Deli device : SCALE
14 __ stick : POGO
15 Double agent : MOLE
16 Sense of __ : HUMOR
17 Has a contagious smile, say : LIGHTS UP THE ROOM
20 Whitlock Jr. of “Cocaine Bear” : ISIAH
21 Seal Beach’s location, informally : SOCAL
22 Self-care destination : SPA
23 Gym top : TEE
24 Prefix with Pen : EPI-
26 Italian bubbly : ASTI
28 Parties like there’s no tomorrow : RAISES THE ROOF
34 Feature of some kaleidoscopes : PRISM
35 Google Maps suggestion : ROUTE
36 Resting on : ATOP
39 Mary Roach book subtitled “The Curious Life of Human Cadavers” : STIFF
42 “Good going!” : NICE
43 Keep from expiring : RENEW
45 R&B singer Braxton : TRACI
47 Gets ready for action : CLEARS THE DECK
51 Enjoy : LIKE
52 Spanish “that” : ESA
53 __-Ida Tater Tots : ORE
56 Get older : AGE
59 Airport postings : TIMES
61 Turkey neighbor : SYRIA
63 Remodeling projects, or a tongue-in-cheek title for this puzzle : HOME IMPROVEMENT
66 Nepali or Laotian : ASIAN
67 Country singer McCann : LILA
68 Bird house : CAGE
69 “Dunno” gesture : SHRUG
70 Social sci. major : ECON
71 Auth. unknown : ANON
DOWN
1 Gymnastics move : SPLIT
2 Equanimity : POISE
3 Like challah, compared to white bread : EGGIER
4 Qatar’s capital : DOHA
5 Texting tech : SMS
6 Worst : LOUSIEST
7 Dog food brand : ALPO
8 Willow, to the Biden family : PET CAT
9 Bus stop fixture : SHELTER
10 Hostile dog : CUR
11 Famous __ cookies : AMOS
12 Coaster feature : LOOP
13 Bombeck who said, “If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it” : ERMA
18 Nonbinary possessive : THEIR
19 Word with tag or mark : HASH-
25 Trident-shaped letters : PSIS
27 Like a big dog named Tiny : IRONIC
29 Attraction : APPEAL
30 Singer Patti who wrote the memoir “Just Kids” : SMITH
31 Arles aye : OUI
32 How homeopathic remedies are sold, for short : OTC
33 Shipping charge : FEE
36 Path of a three-pointer : ARC
37 Contact no. : TEL
38 Small number : ONE
40 Climb El Capitan without ropes, say : FREE-SOLO
41 Crazes : FADS
44 Putting pen to paper : WRITING
46 Come to an end : CEASE
48 Milk choice : SKIM
49 The Pantheon, e.g. : TEMPLE
50 Like kimchi : KOREAN
54 Drummer Starr : RINGO
55 Consumed : EATEN
56 Cries of clarity : AHAS
57 “Oh, golly” : GOSH
58 Gulf States title : EMIR
60 Writer/illustrator Carle : ERIC
62 Party song title spelled out with gestures : YMCA
64 __ Claire, Wisconsin : EAU
65 Moving vehicle : VAN