Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday September 21st 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Thwack : SLAP
5 Informed (of) : AWARE
10 Compensation : WAGE
14 Tuck out of view : HIDE
15 Wrinkled : LINED
16 Many a univ. donor : ALUM
17 365 days : YEAR
18 Rub ingredient : SPICE
19 HBO political satire starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus : VEEP
20 Impractical way to get dressed? : SHOES ON FIRST
23 Barack and Michelle’s eldest daughter : MALIA
26 Family room : DEN
27 Impatient : ANTSY
28 Lives : EXISTS
30 Cookie fruit : FIG
31 Planning meeting for the costume department? : CLOTHES CALL
35 “Stop filming!” : CUT
38 Broody sorts? : HENS
39 Sir or sri : TITLE
40 More than dislike : HATE
41 Donkey : ASS
42 Disappointing sign on a store selling warm-weather garments? : OUT OF SHORTS
44 GPS display : MAP
45 Small village : HAMLET
46 Food cart snacks in South Asia : CHAAT
49 Texting letters : SMS
52 Swerves : VEERS
53 Really pulls off a jacket? : ROCKS THE COAT
56 Initial poker bet : ANTE
57 Japanese noodle dish : RAMEN
58 Carried debt : OWED
62 Appear to be : SEEM
63 “You __ kidding!” : AREN’T
64 Grow tiresome : WEAR
65 Jekyll’s counterpart : HYDE
66 Basil-based sauce : PESTO
67 Yields, as a profit : NETS

DOWN

1 Bashful : SHY
2 Blip on a polygraph, maybe : LIE
3 Hugo-nominated novelist Palmer : ADA
4 Continues : PERSISTS
5 “One more thing … ” : ALSO
6 Totally beat : WIPED
7 Ouzo flavoring : ANISE
8 Scouting mission, briefly : RECON
9 Garden with forbidden fruit : EDEN
10 Fluttering in the wind : WAVING
11 Warning signal : ALERT
12 Ballpark figure : GUESS
13 Like cans in a recycling bin, hopefully : EMPTY
21 Doth own : HATH
22 Fall flat : FAIL
23 Anime genre featuring giant robots : MECHA
24 Wheel-connecting rods : AXLES
25 NFL team whose mascot is named Roary : LIONS
29 Punchline lead-in : SETUP
30 __ and blood : FLESH
32 “Pull up a chair” : SIT
33 Corp. computer exec : CTO
34 Fuzzy sitcom star of the 1980s : ALF
35 “The Grouchy Ladybug” writer/illustrator : CARLE
36 Out-and-out : UTTER
37 Tries, as one’s patience : TESTS
40 Place of origin : HOMETOWN
42 Cheerios grains : OATS
43 “__ Nagila”: Israeli folk song : HAVA
44 Defiant retort : MAKE ME
46 Cymbal sound : CRASH
47 Bee product : HONEY
48 Performed : ACTED
49 Open up, in a way : SHARE
50 Fast-spreading social media posts : MEMES
51 Fragrance : SCENT
54 Hip hop genre : TRAP
55 “I’m __ your tricks!” : ONTO
59 Pint-size : WEE
60 “Mangia!” : EAT
61 Many profs : DRS

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday September 20th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Snorkeler’s destination : REEF
5 Challenging H.S. science class : AP BIO
10 Chef’s meas. : TSP
13 Musical “Jeopardy!” category that’s tough for many contestants : OPERA
15 Swampy area : MARSH
16 Rower’s blade : OAR
17 Showers someone with money? : MAKES IT RAIN
19 Undivided : ONE
20 Lead-in to gender : CIS-
21 Use when there are no better options, say : RESORT TO
23 City in northern Illinois : DEKALB
26 Breakfast chain with bottomless stacks : IHOP
27 “Spit it out!” : TELL ME ALREADY
32 Sheltered, at sea : ALEE
33 Beef and pork : MEATS
34 Clock-setting std. : GMT
37 “Top Gun” nickname : MAV
38 Poolside structures : CABANAS
40 __ Grande : RIO
41 Potato spot : EYE
42 Prepares for a recipe, as onions : CHOPS
43 __ one’s time: be patient : BIDE
44 Cheese, beans, guacamole, sour cream, etc. : NACHO TOPPINGS
48 Car : AUTO
50 Creamy chocolate dessert : MOUSSE
51 Sidelong glances : SLY LOOKS
56 Afore : ERE
57 “Is that __?”: “Are you declining?” : A NO
58 Voter’s crossover ballot, and what can literally be found in the circled letters : SPLIT TICKET
63 Journalist Rather : DAN
64 Linney of “Ozark” : LAURA
65 Peak in Greek myth : MT IDA
66 Portland’s st. : ORE
67 Early Mesoamerican : OLMEC
68 Puny pencil : STUB

DOWN

1 __-com: date movie, maybe : ROM
2 Clean air org. : EPA
3 Cartoon shriek : EEK
4 Skin spot that may be darkened by sunlight : FRECKLE
5 Acct. balance, e.g. : AMT
6 “The Incredibles” family name : PARR
7 Scottish hillside : BRAE
8 Egyptian fertility goddess : ISIS
9 “That’s not good!” : OH NO
10 Wide smiles : TOOTHY GRINS
11 __ Domingo: Caribbean capital : SANTO
12 Hosp. stop before surgery : PRE-OP
14 “Take me __” : AS I AM
18 Small landmass : ISLE
22 Free (of) : RID
23 Make late : DELAY
24 Bilbo Baggins’ age at the start of “The Lord of the Rings” : ELEVENTY-ONE
25 Panda’s diet : BAMBOO
27 Domesticated : TAME
28 Jumped : LEAPT
29 Kidnapper’s demand : RANSOM
30 Incoming flight stat : ETA
31 Pack animal : ASS
35 Gnatlike insect : MIDGE
36 Pedicure targets : TOES
38 Junk bond rating : CCC
39 “That hits the spot!” : AHH
43 Divides equally : BISECTS
45 IM pioneer : AOL
46 Bard : POET
47 Jewish festival when the Book of Esther is read : PURIM
48 Pollo __: grilled chicken dish : ASADO
49 Of a forearm bone : ULNAR
52 Norway’s capital : OSLO
53 Milky white gem : OPAL
54 Supermodel Heidi : KLUM
55 “Your Majesty” : SIRE
59 Tic-__-toe : TAC
60 Assembly-required boxful : KIT
61 School URL ending : EDU
62 Indent key : TAB

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday September 19th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Roll for wrapping wounds : GAUZE
6 Leopard marking : SPOT
10 Pioneering TV brand : RCA
13 __ jar: preserves preserver : MASON
14 Novelist Calvino : ITALO
15 Lip balm brand whose name is short for “evolution of smooth” : EOS
16 2000s teen drama set in California : THE OC
17 *Park light recharged by the sun : SOLAR LAMP
19 __ City: Detroit nickname : MOTOR
21 What “meow” may mean : FEED ME
22 *Street feature that forces drivers to slow down : SPEED BUMP
26 Clarifying words : I MEAN
27 Contentious territory between airplane seats : ARMREST
28 Rebuke from Caesar : ET TU
30 “Vaya con __” : DIOS
31 Texas politician Beto : O’ROURKE
34 Defib expert : EMT
35 *Winter Olympics structure : SKI JUMP
38 Frequently, in verse : OFT
40 Eyes, in slang : PEEPERS
42 In short supply : RARE
43 Filmmaker Wachowski : LANA
44 Partygoer : REVELER
47 Piglike forest dweller : TAPIR
50 *Program for aspiring astronauts : SPACE CAMP
52 Wows : AMAZES
54 East Coast rte. : US ONE
55 *Cube added to tea : SUGAR LUMP
57 Odometer reading : MILES
61 Flight safety org. : TSA
62 Little bits : IOTAS
63 Verdi composition : OPERA
64 Hankering : YEN
65 Hive insects : BEES
66 Walk heavily, or a three-word hint to the answers to the starred clues : STOMP

DOWN

1 Clock setting in Eng. : GMT
2 Ooh and __ : AAH
3 Employ : USE
4 Generation Z, colloquially : ZOOMERS
5 Convert into cipher : ENCODE
6 Hurricane, e.g. : STORM
7 Friend : PAL
8 German chancellor Scholz : OLAF
9 Went wild on the dance floor : TORE IT UP
10 Aptly named novelist Charles : READE
11 Pause-causing punctuation : COMMA
12 Colorado snowboarding mecca : ASPEN
14 “The jury __” : IS OUT
18 Ring-tailed primate : LEMUR
20 Conan’s former network : TBS
22 “The Sweetest Taboo” singer : SADE
23 Spruce oneself up : PRIMP
24 Ham it up on stage : EMOTE
25 Lima’s land : PERU
29 Actor Hanks : TOM
31 Tropicana products, for short : OJS
32 Fluffy-eared marsupial : KOALA
33 Zimbalist Jr. of old TV : EFREM
35 Part of a pork rack : SPARE RIB
36 Barbie’s beau : KEN
37 Golden yrs. funds : IRAS
39 U. of Maryland player : TERP
41 “My Fair Lady” role : ELIZA
42 Proof of purchase : RECEIPT
44 Speaks hoarsely : RASPS
45 Green prefix : ECO-
46 Pays using an app : VENMOS
47 Scrumptious : TASTY
48 Cause to chuckle : AMUSE
49 Solstice celebrator : PAGAN
51 Mountain lions : PUMAS
53 __ gin fizz : SLOE
56 SLC athlete : UTE
58 Sign before Virgo : LEO
59 Verbal hesitation : ERM
60 Tree gunk : SAP

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday September 17th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Consultant on a family history project, perhaps : GRANDPA
8 Spot for a note to self : POST-IT
14 Braided accent piece : ROPE RUG
15 Univision language : ESPANOL
17 “Ya feel me?” : AM I RITE
18 Get more out of : RECYCLE
19 Delivers à la Tig Notaro : DEADPANS
21 Elite : A-LIST
22 Calls a ball a strike, say : ERRS
23 Contracts of confidentiality, briefly : NDAS
25 Bone: Prefix : OSTE-
26 __ milk : SOY
27 “Do you see anyone laughing?” : READ THE ROOM
30 Cannery row : TINS
31 Put on the line? : AIR DRY
32 Grasped : HELD
33 Amy and Molly in “Booksmart,” e.g. : PALS
34 Fills a flat again : RE-LETS
36 Church recess : APSE
37 YA novel by Matt de la Peña about a gifted athlete : BALL DON’T LIE
39 “Scrumptious!” : YUM
42 Time toggle : AM PM
43 Lacking direction? : LOST
44 Object formed by two faces in a classic illusion : VASE
45 Augurs : BODES
47 Jumps on a scale? : PAY HIKES
49 “This is bad, even for you” : A NEW LOW
52 Phoenix team : THE SUNS
53 Pass on to one’s followers, say : RESHARE
54 Device that is never free of charge? : IONIZER
55 Uranus, e.g. : SKY GOD
56 HS class with a mean teacher? : AP STATS

DOWN

1 Marks : GRADES
2 Horror film pioneer : ROMERO
3 Place with great buzz? : APIARY
4 Amy and Molly in “Booksmart,” e.g. : NERDS
5 Dullard : DRIP
6 Cut short : PUT AN END TO
7 Handouts from a chair : AGENDAS
8 Each : PER
9 Sugar suffix : -OSE
10 Adoption org. : SPCA
11 Word game option for Swifties : TAYLORDLE
12 Teeth lost by some hockey players : INCISORS
13 Novelist who fought in the Crimean War : TOLSTOY
16 “They’re gonna do what they’re gonna do” : LET ‘EM
20 __ trombone : SAD
24 Shuttle stop: Abbr. : STA
27 Stirred (up) : RILED
28 Toy also called a kangaroo ball : HIPPITY HOP
29 Sabotage with a magnet, maybe : ERASE
30 “I need to understand” : TELL ME WHY
32 Troubleshooting locale : HELP DESK
34 1976 debut punk album : RAMONES
35 NBC show Jay Mohr writes about in “Gasping for Airtime” : SNL
36 Ancient French region : ALSATIA
37 Fictional king who “lived among men and learned much” : BABAR
38 Leading : TOP
39 Japanese crime syndicate : YAKUZA
40 Early web forum : USENET
41 Salutation abbreviation : MESSRS
44 Pop in : VISIT
46 Foundry waste : SLAG
48 Female lobsters : HENS
50 Two places higher than bronce : ORO
51 Join : WED

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday September 16th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 “Sure, no __!” : PROB
5 Common bugs : COLDS
10 __-bitty : ITTY
14 Weird sensation before some migraines : AURA
15 Sag : DROOP
16 Cuisine with green curry : THAI
17 Teacher’s request, literally? : CLASS SEE ME
19 Part of many a lunch special : SOUP
20 Belief : TENET
21 Bar bowlful : BEER NUTS
23 Grok : GRASP
26 Corp. head : CEO
27 “That’s all __ wrote” : SHE
29 Like falling dominoes, literally? : THE OTHER ONE
35 “The Handmaid’s Tale” Emmy winner : MOSS
37 Taj Mahal city : AGRA
38 Binds : FUSES
39 “Star Wars” critter who lives on Endor : EWOK
40 Stare angrily : GLARE
42 “Make tracks!” : SCAT
43 Helped : AIDED
45 Sister who sings “Into the Unknown” in “Frozen II” : ELSA
46 Abhor : HATE
47 Note to a spy, literally? : READING BURN
50 Eggs in a chirashi bowl : ROE
51 Drink that may be brown, blonde, or red : ALE
52 Eat inelegantly : SLURP
54 Bringing up the rear : DEAD LAST
59 Coped (with) : DEALT
62 Enthusiastic : AVID
63 Enticing ad words, literally? : REBATE FREE
66 Cash drawer : TILL
67 Short on flavor : BLAND
68 Like some emphasized text: Abbr. : ITAL
69 Option word : ELSE
70 Fabric measures : YARDS
71 Kind : TYPE

DOWN

1 Agreement : PACT
2 “No cellphones at dinner,” say : RULE
3 Fizzy ingredient in a Creamsicle float : ORANGE SODA
4 More wicked : BASER
5 Low-risk IRA components : CDS
6 Some Minecraft blocks : ORE
7 “Feel What U Feel” Grammy winner Lisa : LOEB
8 Planetarium roof : DOME
9 Address : SPEECH
10 “At your leisure!” : IT’S NO RUSH
11 The old you? : THOU
12 At a breaking point, maybe : TAUT
13 Pound sounds : YIPS
18 Fantasy league no. : STAT
22 Colorful ecosystem : REEF
24 __ carpet : SHAG
25 Stereotypical pirate feature : PEG LEG
27 Spread messily : SMEAR
28 Singer Dorough who co-founded the Backstreet Boys : HOWIE
30 Sonicare rival : ORAL-B
31 Ankle bones : TARSUS
32 Awards night gathering : OSCAR PARTY
33 “Groovy!” : NEATO!
34 Big name in cosmetics : ESTEE
36 Make tracks : SKEDADDLE
41 House of Lords figure : EARL
44 Egg salad herb : DILL
48 Close : NEARBY
49 Hose shade : NUDE
53 Provide new equipment for : REFIT
54 Palm fruit : DATE
55 Pernicious : EVIL
56 Feels crummy : AILS
57 Ward of “Gone Girl” : SELA
58 Way up the slope : T-BAR
60 Big advance : LEAP
61 Start to commute? : TELE-
64 “Your point being … ?” : AND
65 Many “NFL Live” highlights : TDS