Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday October 23rd 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Pre-weekend shout : TGIF
5 Spot for a hoop : LOBE
9 Subsided : EBBED
14 Pro __: gratis : BONO
15 Unanswered, as a question : OPEN
16 Eternal City fountain : TREVI
17 Put in the fridge to warm up : DEFROSTED
19 Bistros : CAFES
20 Common laundry no-show : SOCK
21 Puny pencil : STUB
23 Lose on purpose : TANK
24 Word with green or silver : SCREEN
26 Hall of Fame coach Summitt : PAT
28 Part of 1-Across : IT’S
29 Fluffy dog, familiarly : POM
30 Stag or doe : DEER
33 Burns a bit : CHARS
35 Rode an enchanted broomstick, maybe : FLEW
37 Tow truck : WRECKER
39 Autumn-weather advice for staying comfortable, or a description of each set of circled letters : DRESS IN LAYERS
43 “Soup’s on!” : LET’S EAT
44 Scene scenes : SETS
46 D.C. subway : METRO
48 “Remixing Since Forever” ice cream brand : EDY’S
50 Blubber : CRY
51 Student carrier : BUS
52 French pal : AMI
54 Garlicky sauces : AIOLIS
56 Legendary Arthur : ASHE
58 First name in jazz : ETTA
61 Like Puss in Boots : SHOD
62 Shrubby landscape : HEATH
64 Delivered by plane, as emergency supplies : AIRLIFTED
67 Luminous vibes : AURAE
68 “U slay me!” : LMAO
69 “Actually, I disagree” : UH NO
70 Hint at : IMPLY
71 Site built with two cents? : YELP
72 Ping-Pong table dividers : NETS
DOWN
1 Sked abbr. : TBD
2 Offers no more clues, as a trail : GOES COLD
3 Snitch : INFORMER
4 Compel : FORCE
5 _ Angeles Sparks : LOS
6 Declines, with “out” : OPTS
7 Vegetable used in some red dyes : BEET
8 Become, eventually : END UP
9 “And more” abbr. : ETC
10 2024 Charli XCX hit album whose cover became a meme : BRAT
11 “No playing favorites!” : BE FAIR
12 Happenings : EVENTS
13 Hockey pucks, e.g. : DISKS
18 Approved : OK’ED
22 “Likewise,” informally : BACK AT YA
24 Letters on a Coppertone bottle : SPF
25 “I had no idea!” : NEWS TO ME
27 Nonbinary pronoun : THEY
31 Greek goddess of discord : ERIS
32 Soprano Fleming : RENEE
34 Greek god of war : ARES
36 Allergic reaction, perhaps : WELT
38 Not naked : CLAD
40 Lab liquids : SERA
41 Provide with a wardrobe change : RECLOTHE
42 Loud and grating : STRIDENT
45 Pt. of GPS : SYS
46 Art house? : MUSEUM
47 F equivalent, in music : E-SHARP
49 “Absolutamente!” : SI SI
51 Faith whose oldest standing temple is in Wilmette, Illinois : BAHA’I
53 Home of the Eternal City : ITALY
55 “Riveting,” sarcastically : OH FUN
57 “And others” abbr. : ET AL
59 Clock display : TIME
60 North _ Sea: Kazakh lake : ARAL
63 Cry for attention? : HEY
65 Prune : LOP
66 Uno y uno : DOS