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LA Times Crossword Answers Saturday September 23rd 2023

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday September 23rd 2023 puzzle.

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1 High fashion? : UPDO
5 Gramps alternative : PAPA
9 Scratches, e.g. : FLAWS
14 Large-eyed primate with a toxic bite : SLOW LORIS
16 Medium for delivering course corrections : RED INK
18 Look : FACIAL EXPRESSION
20 Phrase heard during a demonstration : LIKE SO
21 Frozen drinks : ICEES
22 Hip-hop pioneer Kool __ Dee : MOE
23 Tops : ACES
24 Quite a lot : HEAPS
25 “The thing with feathers,” per Dickinson : HOPE
26 Come into : GET
27 Ready to play : CUED
29 Percocet, codeine, etc. : OPIATES
31 Cry for attention? : TEN HUT
33 “That wasn’t exactly honest” : I LIED
34 Working capital, in a way : TRADE SECRETS
36 Get new life out of : REUSE
37 Tarator ingredient : TAHINI
38 Clouseau player : SELLERS
40 Hudson of “Glass Onion” : KATE
41 Kitty : POT
44 Like some holiday sweaters : UGLY
45 Pocket protector? : MISER
47 Rebecca in the Basketball Hall of Fame : LOBO
48 Furrow : RUT
49 Could or could not : MIGHT
50 Goes around in circles : TWIRLS
52 Snack with which one could be caught red-handed? : FLAMIN’ HOT CHEETOS
55 __ solution : SALINE
56 Happy place : CLOUD NINE
57 Show again : REAIR
58 Spare __ : KEYS
59 Yields to gravity : SAGS

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1 Symbol on a space suit, for short : US FLAG
2 “The carp play the harp / The __ play the bass”: “Under the Sea” lyrics : PLAICE
3 List for a trial period? : DOCKET
4 Baby bumps? : OWIES
5 Sport that’s a lot of horsing around : POLO
6 Is for two : ARE
7 Part of a fictional flight plan : PIXIE DUST
8 Rescue org. : ASPCA
9 Nonconformist : FREE SPIRIT
10 Not so much : LESS
11 Subway car decor : ADS
12 Handheld Nintendo devices : WIIMOTE
13 Did some digging : SNOOPED
15 “__ Mañanitas”: Mexican birthday song : LAS
17 Strike zone bottom : KNEES
19 Credit report blot : REPO
24 “lol” : HE-HE
25 Tortuga’s country : HAITI
27 Cut off : CEASE
28 “The Incredibles” villain likely inspired by Marvel Comics’ Mole Man : UNDERMINER
30 “The Handmaid’s Tale” executive producer Chaiken : ILENE
31 White Claw rival : TRULY
32 Whistler on the range : TEAKETTLE
34 Clear sign : TELLTALE
35 Arctic __ : CHAR
36 Frequent patron : REGULAR
38 Goes over board? : SURFS
39 Eye roll accompanier, maybe : SIGH
41 “The Merchant of Venice” heroine : PORTIA
42 Like most mozzarella sticks : OBLONG
43 Flings : TOSSES
46 Flabbergast : SHOCK
47 Bank claims : LIENS
49 __ fridge : MINI
50 Q.E.D. : THUS
51 Unite beneath a chuppah, e.g. : WED
53 Emma’s “La La Land” role : MIA
54 Demure : COY

LA Times Crossword Answers Friday September 22nd 2023

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday September 22nd 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.

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1 Chow down : EAT
4 Military bigwigs : BRASS
9 Bar codes? : LAWS
13 Injure severely : MAIM
15 This __ to be good : OUGHT
16 Hemoglobin mineral : IRON
17 College chem course, informally : ORGO
18 Basketry willow : OSIER
19 Actress Garr : TERI
20 Big name in 1980s heartland rock : JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
23 Opening words : INTRO
24 Pomp and Circumstance composer : ELGAR
25 Leslie __ Jr. of “Hamilton” : ODOM
28 Not much : A BIT OF
32 Some suede kicks : PUMA SNEAKERS
37 One who may be shorthanded at work? : STENO
38 Wish undone : RUE
39 Flag : DROOP
41 Baby Cobra comedian Wong : ALI
42 Hub city for Royal Jordanian Airlines : AMMAN
45 If I Were King of the Forest singer : COWARDLY LION
48 Oh so very : TOO TOO
50 Turn on an axis : SLUE
51 Medieval Times prop : LANCE
54 Shot-putter? : NURSE
58 Frustratingly difficult, and an apt title for this puzzle : LIKE HERDING CATS
63 Brainstorm : IDEA
64 Established beliefs : DOGMA
65 Tall birds : EMUS
66 Is appropriate : FITS
67 Get 100% on the test : ACE IT
68 Movie theater drink : SODA
69 Quartet for Jennifer Hudson, for short : EGOT
70 Question type : YES/NO
71 BOS rivals : NYY

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1 Japanese term whose similarity to “emotion” is coincidental : EMOJI
2 Crooner Neville : AARON
3 Snug : TIGHT
4 Market upswing : BOOM
5 Scheme : RUSE
6 Spry : AGILE
7 Narrow racing boat : SHELL
8 __ Nona: Tomie dePaola picture book : STREGA
9 English major’s course, informally : LIT CRIT
10 Geometry calculation : AREA
11 Wriggly bait : WORM
12 Clean up loose ends, in a way : SNIP
14 Basketball Hall of Famer Earl “The Pearl” __ : MONROE
21 Symphonic finale : CODA
22 Snags : NABS
26 Allowed : OK’D
27 Chi-town exchange, with “the” : MERC
29 Dark greenish blue : TEAL
30 Part of YOLO : ONLY
31 Wrap that shouldn’t be microwaved : FOIL
32 Brit twit : PRAT
33 Sport that’s big in Japan : SUMO
34 Sought-after fish : NEMO
35 Hundred Acre Wood kid : ROO
36 Females with pig tails : SOWS
40 Bud : PAL
43 No less than : AT LEAST
44 Ark-itect? : NOAH
46 Step up : RUNG
47 Low pair : DEUCES
49 Not now : ONE DAY
52 Time in a Bottle singer : CROCE
53 Margins : EDGES
55 Will Trent star Rodríguez : RAMON
56 Den : STUDY
57 Many an assignment in 9-Down : ESSAY
58 Board game with car-shaped tokens : LIFE
59 Capisce! : I DIG
60 Atkins variant : KETO
61 Sign me up! : I’M IN
62 Gp. headed by Jens Stoltenberg : NATO

LA Times Crossword Answers Thursday September 21st 2023

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday September 21st 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.

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1 Here, there, or everywhere : ADVERB
7 Weigh station rig : SEMI
11 12-mo. spans : YRS
14 Bit of baby babble : GOO GOO
15 Cornfield array : EARS
16 Permit : LET
17 “Devilishly delicious” hard cider brand : ORIGINAL SIN
19 “Blonde” Oscar nominee de Armas : ANA
20 Josh of “Frozen” : GAD
21 Viral GIF, e.g. : MEME
22 Copier need : TONER
24 One performing a service, maybe : CHORAL SINGER
27 Give, as a passport : ISSUE TO
30 Wee : ITSY
31 Many a Maldives formation : ATOLL
32 Endure : BEAR
35 Young chap : LAD
38 Classic sitcom that began with the wreck of the S.S. Minnow : GILLIGAN’S ISLAND
42 __ pro nobis : ORA
43 Texter’s “But … ” : OTOH
44 Hexa- minus one : PENTA-
45 Promising : ROSY
48 Causing acute embarrassment : CRINGEY
50 Result of appreciation : CAPITAL GAINS
54 Florida city known for thoroughbred farms : OCALA
55 Desires : YENS
56 Racing circuit : LAP
59 Part of some German names : VON
60 Blinkers, and a hint to filling in 17-, 24-, 38-, and 50-Across? : TURN SIGNALS
64 Before, poetically : ERE
65 “All clear now” : I SEE
66 Blue alien played by Karen Gillan in Marvel films : NEBULA
67 Bowen Yang’s show, for short : SNL
68 Throw out a line : CAST
69 Motown great Knight : GLADYS

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1 Dumbfounded : AGOG
2 Animated explorer : DORA
3 Null and __ : VOID
4 Urge (on) : EGG
5 French king : ROI
6 Laugh line? : BON MOT
7 David Oyelowo film set in Alabama : SELMA
8 Atelier tripod : EASEL
9 Orthopedist’s scan, briefly : MRI
10 “Wouldn’t you agree?” : ISN’T IT
11 Tropical flower used in aromatherapy products : YLANG-YLANG
12 “Girls5eva” co-star __ Elise Goldsberry : RENEE
13 Drummer Ringo : STARR
18 Stunt pilot : AEROBAT
23 Add-__ : ONS
24 Winnow : CULL
25 Prefix with pad : HELI-
26 Tireless, unpaid assistant : SIRI
27 “It is the green-eyed monster … ” speaker : IAGO
28 Step in a cocktail recipe : STIR
29 Green thing on a roof : SOLAR PANEL
33 Musician Brian who calls himself a “nonmusician” : ENO
34 Refuse collectors : ASH CANS
36 Prerequisite to a deal : ANTE
37 Make-or-break time : D-DAY
39 Spanish painter Francisco : GOYA
40 Washer cycle : SPIN
41 Eye part : LENS
46 Frequent medium for 39-Down : OIL
47 __ cling : STATIC
49 On the way up : RISING
50 Sheltered inlets : COVES
51 Squirrel morsel : ACORN
52 Early strings : LYRES
53 Absurdist playwright Jean : GENET
56 Praise : LAUD
57 Side (with) : ALLY
58 Free TV spots : PSAS
61 Can. neighbor : USA
62 Shaving option : GEL
63 Org. with Kings and Cavaliers : NBA

LA Times Crossword Answers Wednesday September 20th 2023

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday September 20th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.

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1 Poaching targets : EGGS
5 Afghanistan’s capital : KABUL
10 Rumor __ it … : HAS
13 Alpaca product : WOOL
14 One more song! : ENCORE
15 One in a concert lineup : AMP
16 Injury sustained while making guacamole : AVOCADO HAND
18 NFL arbiter : REF
19 John Fetterman’s title, briefly : SEN
20 Bat mitzvah, e.g. : RITE
21 Here’s the one-sentence version letters : TLDR
23 Makes urgent decisions? : TRIAGES
25 Dangerous pool in a video game : LAVA PIT
28 Perfect is the __ of the good : ENEMY
29 Person aggressively opposed to progress : MOSSBACK
30 Violets or lilacs : FLOWERS
33 __ Tomé and Príncipe : SAO
34 First track on Fleetwood Mac’s “Mystery to Me” album : EMERALD EYES
37 Wood-burning stove buildup : ASH
39 More icky : GROSSER
40 Nitwit : PEA BRAIN
43 Theater walkway : AISLE
47 Pico de gallo pepper : SERRANO
48 Czech Republic region : BOHEMIA
50 Urban haze : SMOG
51 Deutschland city on the Rhein : KOLN
52 Corn unit : EAR
53 Steamed bun in Asian cuisine : BAO
54 Marvel Comics supervillain, or a creature made up of 16-, 29-, 34-, and 40-Across? : GREEN GOBLIN
58 BYOB part : OWN
59 Word on the California state seal : EUREKA
60 What __ is new? : ELSE
61 Social science subj. : PSY
62 Faculty positions : DEANS
63 Turned red? : DYED

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1 Discarded Apples, e.g. : E-WASTE
2 Do House work? : GOVERN
3 Mouth, Chunk, or Data, in a 1985 film : GOONIE
4 2002 Winter Games host, initially : SLC
5 Pretzel shapes : KNOTS
6 Throb : ACHE
7 __ constrictor : BOA
8 Caterer’s coffee container : URN
9 Some Best Buy buys, briefly : LED TVS
10 Absolutely not : HARD PASS
11 IN place? : AMERICA
12 Sunblock letters : SPF
14 Actress Falco : EDIE
17 Knitting pattern : ARGYLE
22 Research site : LAB
24 Radio switch letters : AM/FM
25 House of __ : LORDS
26 Donkeys : ASSES
27 MMA decision : TKO
29 Honeydew, e.g. : MELON
31 Instrument with pipes : ORGAN
32 Nintendo antagonist with a “W” on his cap : WARIO
34 Get Who Gets You dating site : EHARMONY
35 Don’t think so : YEAH, NO
36 Canal with a museum in Syracuse : ERIE
37 High-level HS courses : APS
38 Vacillates : SEESAWS
41 Dude : BRO
42 Worn out : RAGGED
44 Hardly fresh : SMELLY
45 Connect (with) : LIAISE
46 Worked for : EARNED
48 Knocks on the head : BONKS
49 Gymnast Korbut : OLGA
51 Eager : KEEN
53 Knock on the head : BOP
55 Have buyer’s remorse, say : RUE
56 Significant period : ERA
57 Vegetable plot : BED

LA Times Crossword Answers Tuesday September 19th 2023

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday September 19th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.

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1 Like a grand-scale tale or fail : EPIC
5 Obligation : ONUS
9 Activist Thunberg who is the youngest Time Person of the Year : GRETA
14 Top-ranked : A-ONE
15 Eggplant __: Italian entree, briefly : PARM
16 Strung along : LED ON
17 Civil rights icon Parks : ROSA
18 Logician’s “therefore” : ERGO
19 Let me clarify … : I MEAN
20 Ability to keep cool under pressure : PRESENCE OF MIND
23 __ la vie! : C’EST
24 Labor Day mo. : SEPT
25 Small beards : SOUL PATCHES
29 Org. whose annual awards are presented at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena : CMA
32 Spare in a trunk : TIRE
33 Male pal : BRO
34 Deadly : LETHAL
36 Sought-after guests : A-LIST
38 Sr.’s nest egg acronym : IRA
40 Paper unit : SHEET
41 Laughs at the joke, say : GETS IT
43 Roxy Music co-founder Brian : ENO
45 Gutter spot : EAVE
46 Surname in the freezer aisle : EDY
47 Chile that’s among the hottest in the world : GHOST PEPPER
50 Hip and stylish : CHIC
51 Tangy : TART
52 I like your attitude!, and what can be said about the starts of 20-, 25-, and 47-Across? : THAT’S THE SPIRIT
58 Gaggle members : GEESE
59 Greek aperitif : OUZO
60 Good job : NICE
61 Clear kitchen wrap : SARAN
62 South American country with most of the world’s alpacas : PERU
63 Kept in the email loop : CC’ED
64 Build up : AMASS
65 __ on the roof / And kicked off the moss: lyrics in Elton John’s “Your Song” : I SAT
66 Squeezes (out) : EKES

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1 Wyatt of the Old West : EARP
2 Below average : POOR
3 State of self-doubt : INSECURITY
4 Never-ending : CEASELESS
5 Subwindow in a browser : OPEN TAB
6 Drug cop : NARC
7 Insist : URGE
8 Press into a small space : SMOOSH
9 Brief looks : GLIMPSES
10 Send money : REMIT
11 Genesis garden : EDEN
12 Frog kin : TOAD
13 __ Taylor Loft : ANN
21 Sixth sense letters : ESP
22 Sense : FEEL
25 Place for a play : STAGE
26 Lubricated : OILED
27 One more than bi- : TRI-
28 Pear centers : CORES
29 Rock band known for the power ballad “The Flame” : CHEAP TRICK
30 Novelist Binchy : MAEVE
31 Change : ALTER
35 Political treatise by Machiavelli : THE PRINCE
37 Makes less loose, as screws : TIGHTENS
39 Aardvark’s morsel : ANT
42 Watch __ space : THIS
44 Decides to withdraw : OPTS OUT
48 Squid kin : OCTOPI
49 The Raven poet’s monogram : EAP
50 Homes in Havana : CASAS
52 United group : TEAM
53 Olympian queen who cursed Echo : HERA
54 Tints : HUES
55 Vampire Weekend lead singer Koenig : EZRA
56 Drink brand with a polar bear in its logo : ICEE
57 Bill & __ Excellent Adventure : TED’S
58 Govt. property overseer : GSA