Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday August 7th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Make small adjustments to : TWEAK
6 Palindromic title : MADAM
11 “¡Dios __!” : MIO
14 Fictional chocolatier Wonka : WILLY
15 Sports complex : ARENA
16 Series finale, e.g. : END
17 Tied with a scrunchie, maybe : IN A PONYTAIL
19 Director DuVernay : AVA
20 Italian ice cream : GELATO
21 Most coll. applicants : SRS
22 Thing : ITEM
23 Food __: lethargy after a big meal : COMA
25 Mosaic tile : TESSERA
27 Stargazer’s bear : URSA
30 No longer on deck : AT THE PLATE
32 Election night backdrop for Steve Kornacki : MAP
33 Whispery video genre, for short : ASMR
34 “Fiddlesticks!” : DRAT
35 Big gulps : SWIGS
37 Word before salt or snail : SEA
39 “Know what __?” : I MEAN
42 Pre-calc math class : TRIG
44 YouTube diary : VLOG
46 Irish actor Stephen : REA
47 Taking time off : ON VACATION
50 Car sticker amt. : MSRP
51 [shrug emoji] : BEATS ME
52 Turner known as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” : TINA
54 Wheel turner : AXLE
55 Donne couplet? : ENS
57 Forced from power : OUSTED
61 “The Real World” airer : MTV
62 Classic sunshine pop hit single with hot-air-balloon imagery, and what 17-, 30-, and 47-Across literally are : UP, UP AND AWAY
64 Gobbled up : ATE
65 Draped silk dresses : SARIS
66 Mitt : GLOVE
67 Letters of distress : SOS
68 Utopias : EDENS
69 Made less onerous : EASED
DOWN
1 Small branch : TWIG
2 Sonoma County product : WINE
3 Ben Gurion-based airline : EL AL
4 South American kin of a camel : ALPACA
5 Japanese city with many shrines : KYOTO
6 Star Wars Day month : MAY
7 Review-heavy newspaper section : ARTS
8 Scarcity : DEARTH
9 Ouzo flavoring : ANISEED
10 “Bad” prefix : MAL-
11 Carnivores : MEAT-EATERS
12 Turn upside down : INVERT
13 Whoopi’s Oscar-winning role in “Ghost” : ODA MAE
18 Spanish phrase equivalent to “¡Basta!” : NO MAS
22 Five Pillars faith : ISLAM
24 Devices called “cashpoints” in the U.K. : ATMS
26 Small branch : SPRIG
27 Sounds of hesitation : UMS
28 Uncooked : RAW
29 Trumpet parts that need to be drained : SPIT VALVES
31 Fountain near Rome’s Spanish Steps : TREVI
33 Nike rival : ASICS
36 Storm drain cover : GRATE
38 Oodles : A LOT
40 __ Lingus : AER
41 Rest in a sleep pod : NAP
43 Xbox controller, for one : GAMEPAD
45 Awesome Blossom vegetable : ONION
47 2000s first family : OBAMAS
48 Alongside of : NEXT TO
49 Academic job security : TENURE
50 Indian spice mix : MASALA
53 Gentle reminder : NUDGE
56 Rotate : SPIN
58 Low poker pair : TWOS
59 Roof trim : EAVE
60 Hid one’s true colors, perhaps : DYED
62 “It’s just no __!” : USE
63 Mule kin : ASS