Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday September 18th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Cheese __: Wisconsin snack : CURDS
6 October birthstone : OPAL
10 Solemn oath : VOW
13 Turner of “Game of Thrones” : SOPHIE
14 Lymph __: immune system part : NODE
15 Amazement : AWE
16 *LGBT+ organization founded in 1990 : QUEER NATION
18 Bumped into : MET
19 Bone parallel to the radius : ULNA
20 __-mo replay : SLO
21 Open, as a keg : TAP
23 Use an abacus, perhaps : ADD
24 *”Chin up!” : KEEP SMILING
29 Sample size? : TASTE
31 The North Star : POLARIS
32 Hi-__ graphics : RES
34 Doja Cat genre : RAP
35 Mineral that adds shimmer to cosmetics : MICA
36 *Musical film about a convict who learns to play the guitar in prison : JAILHOUSE ROCK
40 Glass unit : PANE
41 Name on a 1950s campaign button : IKE
42 In a funk : SAD
43 Part of a bedroom set : DRESSER
45 Kidney-related : RENAL
49 *Completely unapproachable : AS COLD AS ICE
53 Egg cells : OVA
54 MyHeritage sample : DNA
55 Bonfire residue : ASH
56 Sink annoyance : DRIP
57 Sci-fi vehicle : UFO
59 Prepare a deck before dealing, and what the answers to the starred clues literally do : CUT THE CARDS
63 Clever remark : MOT
64 Reflex hammer’s target : KNEE
65 Literary comparison : SIMILE
66 Body spray with a Dark Temptation scent : AXE
67 Transgressions : SINS
68 Fresh : SASSY
DOWN
1 Might’ve : COULDA
2 Radically changes : UPENDS
3 Actress Perlman : RHEA
4 N, NE, or NNE : DIR
5 __ of humor : SENSE
6 Leading the pack : ON TOP
7 Finger food at luaus : POI
8 Much __ About Nothing : ADO
9 Soup legume : LENTIL
10 Like some “What We Do in the Shadows” characters : VAMPIRIC
11 Have an open tab, say : OWE
12 Not just damp : WET
13 Crouch down : SQUAT
17 Keg filler : ALE
22 Très chic : A LA MODE
24 Topple (over) : KEEL
25 Hot springs : SPAS
26 Sulks : MOPES
27 The Last of Us actor Offerman : NICK
28 Agcy. managing federal real estate assets : GSA
30 Tests for fit : TRIES ON
33 __ away from : SHIED
34 Actress McClanahan : RUE
36 Pickle containers : JARS
37 Often-amusing story : ANECDOTE
38 Gumbo thickener : OKRA
39 Hard to come by : RARE
40 Tech replaced by smartphones : PDA
44 Trousers : SLACKS
46 Former “All Things Considered” host Michele : NORRIS
47 With zeal : AVIDLY
48 Run out, as insurance : LAPSE
50 Fills fully : SATES
51 Kinda : ISH
52 Game with grandmasters : CHESS
56 River blockers : DAMS
57 Actress Thurman : UMA
58 Crafty one : FOX
60 Mono- kin : UNI-
61 X, at times : TEN
62 Spy-fi org. : CIA