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LA Times Crossword Answers Wednesday October 18th 2023

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday October 18th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Galaxy body : STAR
5 Fellow : CHAP
9 Mezcal base : AGAVE
14 Sharpen : HONE
15 Chicago airport : O’HARE
16 Mortal danger : PERIL
17 Like Scotch : AGED
18 Flat-bottomed ship : BARGE
19 Third-stringers : C-TEAM
20 “No one told me!” : HOW WAS I TO KNOW
23 “Monsters, __” : INC
24 Like most of Nunavut’s population : INUIT
26 Had a new proprietor : CHANGED OWNERSHIP
34 Solitary : LONE
35 Ill-advised action : NO-NO
36 Terse summons : SEE ME
37 Climbing greenery : IVY
38 Economist and social reformer Webb who coined the term “collective bargaining” : BEATRICE
41 Sushi spheres : ROE
42 Bronze, e.g. : MEDAL
44 European capital west of Helsinki : OSLO
45 Rain buckets : POUR
46 Run errands during a bad storm, say : BRAVE THE ELEMENTS
50 “Ouch!” : YOWIE
51 “Arrested Development” narrator Howard : RON
52 Heart of an operation, and a hidden feature of 20-, 26-, and 46-Across : COMMAND CENTER
59 Take the top off : UNCAP
62 Coast : SHORE
63 Bryant of “Human Resources” : AIDY
64 Garden tool : SPADE
65 Tiny bits : IOTAS
66 Grand opening? : MEGA-
67 Follow, as a hunch : ACT ON
68 Russian “no” : NYET
69 Utopia : EDEN

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1 Persian word for “king” : SHAH
2 Like takeout orders : TO-GO
3 From the top : ANEW
4 Pinot noir or merlot : RED WINE
5 Masala __: milky spiced tea : CHAI
6 Male deer : HART
7 Golden Fleece ship : ARGO
8 Glance through an open door, say : PEEK IN
9 Way for a high schooler to build credit? : AP COURSE
10 Catch on (to) : GET WISE
11 “We __ the Champions” : ARE
12 By way of : VIA
13 Stately tree : ELM
15 Lewd : OBSCENE
21 “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” director Lee : ANG
22 St. Louis-to-Chicago dir. : NNE
25 Charlize of “Mad Max: Fury Road” : THERON
26 Scale : CLIMB
27 Be overattentive, as a waiter : HOVER
28 Sometime soon : ANY DAY
29 Classic film noir about a man investigating his own murder : DOA
30 Pirouetting, say : ON TOE
31 In sorrier shape : WORSE
32 “Catch you later” : I’M OUT
33 Social equals : PEERS
38 Used dynamite on, as a safe : BLEW OPEN
39 Unwell : ILL
40 Strong-arms : COERCES
43 Green topper for toast : AVOCADO
45 Writer’s alias : PEN NAME
47 Three-time NBA Finals MVP Duncan : TIM
48 Confines : HEMS IN
49 Tavern owner on “The Simpsons” : MOE
53 Greeting on deck : AHOY
54 Staff member? : NOTE
55 “Dagnabbit!” : DRAT
56 Like a game headed to overtime : TIED
57 Rim : EDGE
58 Actor Gosling : RYAN
59 Mex. neighbor : USA
60 Video game figure not controlled by a human: Abbr. : NPC
61 Calico or tuxedo : CAT

LA Times Crossword Answers Tuesday October 17th 2023

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday October 17th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Buckwheat noodle : SOBA
5 “Blam!” : KAPOW
10 Wander : ROVE
14 AFB no-show : AWOL
15 Sports venue : ARENA
16 Profoundly bad : EVIL
17 Baton-passing race with co-ed teams : MIXED RELAY
19 Time in office : TERM
20 United : ONE
21 Desire : WANT
22 Second longest African river : CONGO
23 Go along with : AGREE TO
25 Tennis star Osaka : NAOMI
26 German white wine with a high sugar content : SWEET RIESLING
30 Jimmy Kimmel’s network : ABC
31 Yardstick unit : INCH
32 Bruno, to Mirabel, in “Encanto” : TIO
33 Now and __ : THEN
36 Vision-correcting surgery : LASIK
38 Not very much : A TAD
39 Slump : SAG
40 Iron-rich leafy vegetable : KALE
41 Disc golf number : PAR
43 Start of something great : PROMISING IDEA
47 Helps a thief, maybe : ABETS
48 Annual fact book : ALMANAC
51 Bedroom noise : SNORE
52 Wrinkly citrus fruit : UGLI
53 Miracle-__: fertilizer brand : GRO
54 Wide-eyed : AGOG
55 Surprised shout when a spot on the wall starts moving, and what can be said about 17-, 26-, and 43-Across : IT’S GOT LEGS!
58 Source of inspiration : MUSE
59 Connective tissue : SINEW
60 Inky stain : BLOT
61 Full collections : SETS
62 Coin flip call : HEADS
63 __-serif : SANS

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1 Pago Pago’s land : SAMOA
2 In debt : OWING
3 Stocky dogs : BOXERS
4 Brewery order : ALE
5 Lesson one might get a kick out of? : KARATE CLASS
6 “We __ amused” : ARE NOT
7 Attack with snowballs, say : PELT
8 “I’m __ roll!” : ON A
9 Route : WAY
10 Overhaul : RETOOL
11 Kitchen glove : OVEN MITT
12 Shenandoah Valley state : VIRGINIA
13 Muppet who refers to himself in the third person : ELMO
18 Socially inept sort : DWEEB
22 Yard sale payment : CASH
24 Actor McGregor : EWAN
25 Aids for airplane napping : NECK PILLOWS
27 Like proofed dough : RISEN
28 Suffix on pasta names : -INI
29 Supreme being : GOD
33 Vanilla extract amt. : TSP
34 Rant : HARANGUE
35 Confidence builder : EGO BOOST
37 “Beef” actress Wong : ALI
38 Painter’s calculation : AREA
40 Toy for a windy day : KITE
42 Confess : ADMIT
44 Joins the flow of traffic : MERGES
45 Had trouble swallowing : GAGGED
46 Bassett who plays Marvel’s Queen Ramonda : ANGELA
49 Noble gas used in welding : ARGON
50 Is priced at : COSTS
51 __ Club: bulk-buying chain : SAM’S
52 Annapolis military sch. : USNA
55 “More or less” suffix : -ISH
56 Knotted neckwear : TIE
57 Scale units: Abbr. : LBS

LA Times Crossword Answers Monday October 16th 2023

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday October 16th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Former Iranian rulers : SHAHS
6 Muscle twitch : SPASM
11 Midwest winter hrs. : CST
14 Slather with grease : OIL UP
15 “It’s been said … ” : I HEAR
16 Hosp. recovery area : ICU
17 Move with a mouse, say : DRAG AND DROP
19 Neither’s partner : NOR
20 Karaoke selection : SONG
21 Overhead trains : ELS
22 Like bibs and aprons, usually : TIED ON
24 Lotion additive : ALOE
26 Sign of spiders : COBWEBS
27 Farrelly brothers buddy comedy : DUMB AND DUMBER
31 Cockeyed : ATILT
32 Mine find : ORE
33 Psychic powers : ESP
36 Uses an all-in-one printer feature : FAXES
37 Role-playing game with a 20-sided die, familiarly, and a feature of this puzzle’s four longest answers : DND
38 Pixar title robot : WALL-E
40 BTW part : … THE
41 Shark feature : FIN
42 Luminous : AGLOW
43 Small, irregular amounts : DRIBS AND DRABS
48 Wandering from place to place : NOMADIC
50 Lighten (up) : EASE
51 Assuming that : EVEN IF
52 Common TV set-top box : DVR
53 Bigger than big : EPIC
57 Unite : WED
58 Eat without paying the bill : DINE AND DASH
61 One more than bi- : TRI-
62 Trojan War saga : ILIAD
63 Not merely decorative : UTILE
64 RR stop : STA
65 Two more than bi- : TETRA-
66 Doomed one : GONER

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1 Lays down the lawn : SODS
2 “Big Hero 6” hero : HIRO
3 Actor Alda : ALAN
4 Inviting cuddles : HUGGABLE
5 Pampering spot at a four-star hotel : SPA
6 Moved like a crab : SIDLED
7 Advanced degs. : PHDS
8 Gassy prefix : AER –
9 __ and Príncipe: island country in the Gulf of Guinea : SAO TOME
10 Onetime Dr Pepper rival : MR PIBB
11 Glass slipper wearer in a fairy tale : CINDERELLA
12 Shaggy’s pal, to Shaggy : SCOOB
13 Chances to play : TURNS
18 Bright light in the big city : NEON
23 Lamb nurser : EWE
25 Back muscles, for short : LATS
26 Morsel Miss Muffet ate with whey : CURD
27 Electronic music duo __ Punk : DAFT
28 Home of the Mighty Five national parks : UTAH
29 Hybrid art technique : MIXED MEDIA
30 Fashion designer Karan : DONNA
34 Neatnik’s opposite : SLOB
35 Chapel benches : PEWS
37 Part of CD : DISC
38 Bunches of bucks : WADS
39 Shook hands on : AGREED TO
41 Record that may be accessed in the electronic FOIA Library : FBI FILE
44 Tried to win an election : RAN
45 “Yay, me!” : I DID IT
46 28-Down’s western neighbor : NEVADA
47 “Shoot!” : DARN
48 Small salamanders : NEWTS
49 Not hidden : OVERT
52 Much loved : DEAR
54 Big hassle : PAIN
55 Capri, for one : ISLE
56 Pop diva who was the 2017 Billboard Icon Award honoree : CHER
59 Tiny criticism : NIT
60 Broke ground : DUG

LA Times Crossword Answers Saturday October 14th 2023

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday October 14th, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Long-distance relationship? : STAR SYSTEM
11 “bfn” alternative : TTYL
15 Overwhelmed by mosquitoes : EATEN ALIVE
16 “Easy now” : WHOA
17 Landmark whose address is 768 Fifth Avenue in New York City : PLAZA HOTEL
18 Flooring trees : OAKS
19 Character : TENOR
20 __ favor : POR
21 Foundation options : TONES
22 MLB playoff round : NLCS
24 “Is that how you see it?” : THINK SO
26 Saltimbocca herb : SAGE
29 Made oneself scarce : HID
31 “Ocean to Ocean” singer Tori : AMOS
32 Equal : ARE
33 Palme d’Or field : CINE
34 “Don’t mention it,” in Spanish : DE NADA
37 Chill : SIT BACK AND RELAX
40 Desert of the Maghreb : SAHARA
41 Gifts that may be made from pupu shells : LEIS
42 Number of players needed to play Klondike : ONE
43 Monopoly token until 2013 : IRON
44 Paragraph opener : TAB
45 Vintage Pontiacs : GTOS
46 Isn’t really hot? : ACTS MAD
49 Old autocrat : TSAR
51 Some fundraisers : RACES
52 Lithium-__ battery : ION
54 “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King” singer : SIMBA
58 Whistleblower-protecting org. : OSHA
59 Comprehensively defeated : TAKEN APART
61 Heated contest? : MEET
62 Local number, at times : ANESTHESIA
63 Makes sense, with “up” : ADDS
64 Practiced but did not compete : RED-SHIRTED

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1 National Teddy Bear Day mo. : SEPT
2 Narrative : TALE
3 __ end : AT AN
4 Go to commercial, say : REZONE
5 Jam : SNARL
6 “Boo-__!” : YAH
7 Janitorial closet feature : SLOP SINK
8 Big name in “handmade” vodka : TITO
9 Navratilova rival : EVERT
10 Allen who was the first host of “This Week in Baseball” : MEL
11 Athletic advantage : TWO ON ONE
12 “Some help you are” : THANKS A LOT
13 Makes the team? : YOKES
14 Sudeikis role : LASSO
21 Kitchen counters? : TIMERS
23 American who may have a quinceañera : CHICANA
25 Held a claim : HAD DIBS
26 Lip : SASS
27 Cantata component : ARIA
28 Wed : GET HITCHED
30 Delivered : DEALT
33 Rebounds : CAROMS
35 “Wildlife” writer/director : DANO
36 Plot lines : AXES
38 High chairs? : BAR SEATS
39 Asset for some writing contests : NEATNESS
45 Beef source : GRIPER
46 Musk : AROMA
47 Like some sausages : CASED
48 Title woman in a “little ditty” of 1982 : DIANE
50 Beer with sushi, maybe : ASAHI
53 Approved : OK’ED
55 Halyard pole : MAST
56 Larson who plays Captain Marvel : BRIE
57 Barely : A TAD
59 2022 Todd Field film about a conductor : TAR
60 Ultimate : NTH

LA Times Crossword Answers Friday October 13th 2023

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday October 13th, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 __ Griffin Way: street in Beverly Hills : MERV
5 “Superfudge” writer : BLUME
10 Completely level : RAZE
14 Lip balm additive : ALOE
15 AL and NL divisions : EASTS
16 In history : EVER
17 *Refrain from walking on the lawn? : SKIRT GRASS
19 Recital highlight : SOLO
20 Unassuming : MEEK
21 Some invisible inks : ACIDS
22 *Doesn’t pay enough in island taxes? : SHORTS BERMUDA
27 Traffic jams : TIE-UPS
28 Hacienda material : ADOBE
29 Single section : UNIT
30 Nimble : AGILE
31 Alternative to OAK : SFO
34 With 37-Across, up on the latest trends, and a fitting description of the answers to the starred clues? : FASHION
37 See 34-Across : -FORWARD
39 __ for tat : TIT
40 Dapper : NATTY
42 Creme-filled snack : OREO
43 Less risky : SAFER
44 Business news : MERGER
46 *Gives the third degree to the decorator? : PUMPS DESIGNER
49 “Start the music!” : HIT IT
50 Bunches : A LOT
51 __ interview : EXIT
52 *Put a limit on wash time? : CAP BATHING
58 Many an Olympic event : RACE
59 One-fourth of a 45-Down : AWARD
60 Result of cogitating : IDEA
61 ThirdLove garments : BRAS
62 Circuit device : RELAY
63 Shows drowsiness : NODS

DOWN

1 More, in Mexico : MAS
2 Caribou kin : ELK
3 Financial performance measure, for short : ROI
4 Martini ingredient : VERMOUTH
5 Fathers : BEGETS
6 Merry escapades : LARKS
7 NATO member : USA
8 Pts. of a range : MTS
9 Cornering challenge : ESS
10 Get out of a jam : RESCUE
11 Keep clear of : AVOID
12 Writer Fitzgerald : ZELDA
13 Consort of Psyche : EROS
18 UMD athlete : TERP
21 Honey-colored : AMBER
22 Red Sea peninsula : SINAI
23 “Money __”: Spanish Netflix crime series : HEIST
24 Skittles package : BAG
25 Spiritually enlighten : EDIFY
26 Chocolate-and-caramel candy : ROLO
27 Clump on a lawn : TUFT
30 Got in on the deal : ANTED
31 Noncom nickname : SARGE
32 Less restricted : FREER
33 Baking soda target : ODOR
35 Poorly chosen : INAPT
36 Clods : OAFS
38 Grown less appealing : WORN THIN
41 Uno e due : TRE
43 Strikes down : SMITES
44 Word said with a curtsy : MILADY
45 Impressive entertainment acronym : EGOT
46 “Soul” studio : PIXAR
47 City near Rome : UTICA
48 Hummus brand : SABRA
49 Kitchen garden plant : HERB
52 Electric __ : CAR
53 Bowl over : AWE
54 Playmate : PAL
55 Phrase preceding “By the power vested in me …” : I DO
56 Evangelical character on “The Simpsons” : NED
57 Island purchase : GAS