Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday June 24 2023 puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Gallery display : ART
4 Sweetener option : AGAVE
9 Penner of classic tributes : ODIST
14 Spy rings? : PEEPHOLES
16 Butter up, in a way : BASTE
17 Geographic feature of nine states : PANHANDLE
18 Unfamiliar : ALIEN
19 Common ingredient in wellness products : ALOE
20 Sparks st. : NEV
21 Writer whose first novel was adapted as a film by Wayne Wang : AMY TAN
22 Turkey bacon? : LIRA
23 First name in soul : ARETHA
25 “Some things are best left unsaid” : TMI
26 Creamy cold beverage : LASSI
28 However, briefly : THO
29 “__ bien!” : TRES
30 Appropriate time for acting unprofessionally : AMATEUR HOUR
34 “To put it mildly” : AND THEN SOME
35 Spoilsports : WET BLANKETS
36 Moccasin sound : HISS
37 Lack of space? : AIR
38 Hinged fasteners : HASPS
42 Med. specialty : ENT
43 David Rakoff compositions : ESSAYS
46 “This is fun!” : WHEE!
47 Prepare, as leftovers : REHEAT
49 Dude : BRO
50 Easy to maneuver, at sea : YARE
51 Looks out for, in a way : ABETS
52 Ones fluent both in JavaScript and Klingon, perhaps : UBERNERDS
54 Creamy hot beverage : LATTE
55 Youngest MLB player to record 100 career home runs and 100 career stolen bases : MIKE TROUT
56 Apprehension : DREAD
57 Hide away : STASH
58 New beginning? : NEO-

Down

1 Shock : APPALL
2 Teaching aids that illustrate everyday life : REALIA
3 Barbershop fixtures : TENORS
4 Insightful remark : AHA!
5 Fixin’ to : GONNA
6 Tree whose roots contain nitrogen-fixing organisms : ALDER
7 Plush toy in a Margery Williams classic : VELVETEEN RABBIT
8 Legal conclusion? : -ESE
9 “The Audacity of Hope” memoirist : OBAMA
10 Longtime “Last Call” host : DALY
11 “Should I believe this?” : IS IT TRUE?
12 Dumpling cooker : STEAMER
13 Court activity : TENNIS
15 Long-tailed birds : PHEASANTS
21 In the saddle : AHORSE
24 Dull sound : THUNK
27 Film site : IMDB
29 Twain lad : TOM SAWYER
31 Jazz classic with the line “My lonely days are over” : AT LAST
32 Many Bangkok Post readers : THAIS
33 Ice planet with tauntauns and wampas : HOTH
34 Gallery visitor, perhaps : AESTHETE
35 Pour house? : WINE BAR
36 Announce with pomp : HERALD
39 Leal of “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” : SHARON
40 Tyson rival : PERDUE
41 Makes sure of : SEES TO
43 Facilitated : EASED
44 California town near the Oregon border : YREKA
45 Tender spots : SORES
48 31-Down singer James : ETTA
52 Hesitant sounds : UMS
53 To the __ degree : NTH

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday June 23rd 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Noisy toy : RATTLE
7 Went fast : SPED
11 Oroville structure : DAM
14 Legends on the road : ACURAS
15 Depilatory brand : NAIR
16 Post-op area : ICU
17 Beatles song with the lyric “Sunday morning creeping like a nun” : LADY MADONNA
19 Fistful of bills : WAD
20 “It’s all untrue!” : LIES
21 Possess : OWN
22 Coup de __ : GRACE
24 Remorseful : ASHAMED
28 Nobelist Wiesel : ELIE
29 Epicurious.com offering : RECIPE
32 Lucille Clifton’s “Homage to My Hips,” for one : ODE
33 Lab container : VIAL
34 Bright bloom : DAHLIA
35 Gymnast Simone : BILES
37 “Rules __ rules” : ARE
38 Hesitant sound : ERM
40 Minor matter : NIT
41 “Delish!” : YUM
44 SLR setting : F-STOP
46 Halloumi, e.g. : CHEESE
48 Québec chum : AMIE
51 Early Beatle Sutcliffe : STU
52 Got bronze? : TANNED
53 Window part : PANE
54 Froyo choice : TOPPING
56 Subject of many June parades : PRIDE
58 “Awesome!” : RAD
59 Exercise aftermath : ACHE
63 Cap : LID
64 Freedoms protected by the Equality Act, and an apt title for this puzzle? : LGBTQ RIGHTS
68 “__ say!” : I’LL
69 Pouty face : MOUE
70 Backup squads : B-TEAMS
71 “¿__ pasa?” : QUE
72 Cheek : SASS
73 Attend without a partner : GO SOLO

DOWN

1 Bounces back : RAL-L-IES
2 Berry that’s a superfood : ACAI
3 Truculent behavior, informally : ‘TUDE
4 Seafarer’s choice during a storm : TRYSAIL
5 On the __ : LAM
6 Finnish conductor __-Pekka Salonen : ESA
7 Some Arctic Cats : SNOWMO-B-ILES
8 Prepared for a close-up shot : PANNED IN
9 German article : EIN
10 RuPaul’s competition : DRA-G-RACE
11 South Asian festival of lights : DIWALI
12 Tree favored by giraffes : ACACIA
13 Bottom-dwelling fish : MUD EEL
18 __ double take : DO A
23 Cranks (up) : REVS
25 Spots : SPIES
26 Extremely beautiful, perhaps : HEARTS-T-OPPING
27 Corpus __: prosecutor’s concern : DELICTI
29 Nutrition fig. : RDA
30 Sideburn neighbor : EAR
31 Michael of “SNL” : CHE
36 Actor Hawke : ETHAN
39 Tour vehicle, quaintly : MOTOR BUS
41 Osaka currency : YEN
42 Exploit : USE
43 __ school : MED
44 Satellite signal : FEED
45 Leaves the larval stage : PUPATES
47 Ties up : ENGAGES
48 Quilting technique : APPLI-Q-UE
49 Henner of “Taxi” : MARILU
50 Warming up the car, say : IN IDLE
55 ASAP kin : PDQ
57 Trees with many streets named after them : ELMS
60 Rosalind of 2020’s “Mulan” : CHAO
61 Web page standard : HTML
62 Petro-Canada rival : ESSO
65 Indian state known for white-sand beaches : GOA
66 First member of SCOTUS to officiate a same-sex wedding : RBG
67 Manga artist Junji : ITO

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

ACROSS

1 Oscar, __, Quebec: NATO sequence : PAPA
5 Wand-waving org. : TSA
8 Peas, for a peashooter : AMMO
12 Thou : ONE G
13 Dated : OLD
14 Scout group : TROOP
15 See 57-Across : DIRECTOR
17 Wears away : ERODES
18 Dickens miser : SCROOGE
19 Silent performer : MIME
20 SLC athlete : UTE
21 See 57-Across : CRAPS DEALER
25 Season with heavy rainfall : MONSOON
27 Faux __ : PAS
28 The Cavaliers of the NCAA : UVA
29 Not behind : ANTI
30 Fated : DESTINED
32 See 57-Across : SUSHI CHEF
36 Put the final touches on, say : POLISH UP
39 Some bros : SIBS
43 Tan line cause : BRA
44 “Mangia!” : EAT
45 Core-sculpting apparatus : AB TONER
48 See 57-Across : JAZZ DRUMMER
51 __ Paulo, Brazil : SAO
52 Strong dark beer : BOCK
53 Buoys : UPLIFTS
55 Palm leaves : FRONDS
57 “Time to go,” and a phrase that could be uttered by a 15-, a 21-, a 32-, or a 48-Across? : LET’S ROLL
59 “Oh, I remember now!” : AH YES
60 “__ you serious?” : ARE
61 Region : AREA
62 Big cheese : BOSS
63 Homer’s “okily-dokily” neighbor : NED
64 “Champagne Life” R&B singer : NE-YO

DOWN

1 “__ Save America”: Crooked Media production : POD
2 Jennifer of “The Morning Show” : ANISTON
3 Degree of interest? : PERCENT
4 Antiquing agent : AGER
5 “My Neighbor __ “: 1988 Miyazaki film : TOTORO
6 Branding words : SLOGAN
7 Pro pitcher? : AD REP
8 Something in the air : AROMA
9 Gp. with student diplomats : MODEL UN
10 One of the Three Stooges : MOE
11 Curtailed missions? : OPS
14 Italian port neighboring Slovenia : TRIESTE
16 Pixar film with the song “Remember Me” : COCO
17 Punctuation found in many Emily Dickinson poems : EM DASH
20 Actress Thurman : UMA
22 Blueprint info : SPEC
23 Part of NYE : EVE
24 “Cool, man” : RAD
26 “Absolutamente” : SI SI
30 Party bowlful : DIP
31 “In that case … ” : IF SO
33 Bargain bin stock at some music stores : USED CDS
34 San Jose team : SHARKS
35 Native Rwandan : HUTU
36 Vegan sandwich, initially : PBJ
37 “Your Song” singer Rita : ORA
38 Some recliners : LA-Z-BOYS
40 Forthcoming : IN STORE
41 “Moonlighting” actress Allyce : BEASLEY
42 Full house indicator : SRO
45 Electrical unit : AMPERE
46 Sang with gusto : BELTED
47 Swim/bike/run races, briefly : TRIS
49 Regions : ZONES
50 Disney retelling of a Chinese folk legend : MULAN
54 Drescher of “The Nanny” : FRAN
55 Groovy : FAB
56 Sigma preceder : RHO
58 Asian language : LAO

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

ACROSS

1 Chaparral growth : SHRUB
6 Place to soak some barking dogs : FOOT SPA
13 Indigenous New Zealanders : MAORIS
15 Underhanded course of action : LOW ROAD
16 Fruity frozen treat : ORANGE POPSICLE
18 Precious stone : GEM
19 Release, as an album : DROP
20 Chats online, briefly : IMS
21 Beach bucket : PAIL
22 “Rumor has it … ” : I HEAR
25 Pursue additional education, e.g. : APPLY FOR COLLEGE
31 Spring flower : IRIS
32 Fish in a swarm : EELS
33 Ctrl-__-Del : ALT
34 Not ‘neath : O’ER
35 Spanish “I like” : ME GUSTA
38 “Obvi” : DUH
39 Comedian DeLaria : LEA
40 Notable times : ERAS
41 Ballet leap : JETE
42 Slips, bras, etc. : INTIMATE APPAREL
47 Express big feelings, maybe : EMOTE
48 Transit option to NYC’s Roosevelt Island : TRAM
49 Web access co. : ISP
50 “Any minute now” : SOON
51 WNBA honor for A’ja Wilson in 2020 and 2022 : MVP
54 Corporations with little business activity, and what are formed by the circled letters : SHELL COMPANIES
59 Item on a laundry list? : TIDE POD
60 Campfire treats : S’MORES
61 Bounding main : OPEN SEA
62 Prevent, as disaster : AVERT

DOWN

1 Dark cloud on the horizon? : SMOG
2 Largest lagomorph : HARE
3 Cover a lot of ground : ROAM
4 Mantle piece : URN
5 Circled square on a calendar, maybe : BIG DAY
6 First three community cards in Texas Hold ’em : FLOP
7 Alley-__ : OOP
8 Hurt sounds : OWS
9 Start to cycle? : TRI-
10 __ media : SOCIAL
11 Expert who relies on a show of hands : PALM READER
12 Citrus drinks : ADES
14 Calligrapher’s flourish : SERIF
17 Casual top : POLO
21 “Thx” counterpart : PLS
22 Fruity frozen treats : ICES
23 “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester : HOLT
24 Pataky of “Fast & Furious” films : ELSA
25 Garlicky dip : AIOLI
26 Take a long look in the mirror? : PREEN
27 Vessel that may fly the Jolly Roger : PIRATE SHIP
28 Waste reduction strategy : REUSE
29 Muscle used in a squat, informally : GLUTE
30 Broadway icon Merman : ETHEL
35 “Someone didn’t get the __” : MEMO
36 Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
37 Scandal suffix : -GATE
41 Printer problem : JAM
43 Hold up : IMPEDE
44 Bonding partner : ATOM
45 Play things? : PROPS
46 Country that connects the Americas : PANAMA
49 Analogy phrase : IS TO
50 Word with bread or cracker : SODA
51 Slimy mud : MIRE
52 Swerve : VEER
53 “Over here!” in a library voice : PSST!
55 Ballroom dancer Goodman : LEN
56 Vinyl records, briefly : LPS
57 Cedar Rapids campus : COE
58 Native American Heritage mo. : NOV

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

ACROSS

1 Words before a start date : AS OF
5 “The Sopranos” chef Bucco : ARTIE
10 Pen tips : NIBS
14 Eric of “Munich” : BANA
15 Florida city with a Little Havana neighborhood : MIAMI
16 “The Simpsons” bus driver : OTTO
17 Glamping shelter, maybe : YURT
18 Bass staff symbol : F-CLEF
19 Pull : HAUL
20 Rhyming term for a dead letter? : SNAIL MAIL FAIL
23 Rat Pack member __ Davis Jr. : SAMMY
24 Canine checker : DENTIST
27 Rhyming description of “Moby-Dick”? : PALE WHALE TALE
31 Director Kazan : ELIA
32 Salami choice : GENOA
33 Storyteller __ Christian Andersen : HANS
37 Metric weights : KILOS
40 Spreadsheet lines : ROWS
41 Kept __: held off : AT BAY
43 Fluttered down to a perch, say : ALIT
45 Rhyming discount for week-old leafy greens? : STALE KALE SALE
50 Took up the challenge : HAD AT IT
51 “__ luck!” : LOTSA
54 Rhyming hazard for cyclists on shared-use track? : RAIL TRAIL NAIL
58 Mosque prayer leader : IMAM
60 Traffic jam : TIE-UP
61 Baby-voiced red Muppet : ELMO
62 Sidewalk eatery : CAFE
63 Supreme Court justice Kagan : ELENA
64 Detroit NFL player : LION
65 Founded, as a co. : ESTD
66 White-water transports : RAFTS
67 Yin and __ : YANG

DOWN

1 Deep gulf : ABYSS
2 Steamy setting at a spa : SAUNA
3 Freeway entrance : ON-RAMP
4 Shrine site in Portugal : FATIMA
5 Radio band toggle : AM/FM
6 Costa __: Nicaragua neighbor : RICA
7 Anklebones : TALI
8 “Vera Drake” Oscar nominee Staunton : IMELDA
9 Paris tower engineer : EIFFEL
10 Pitcher’s dream game : NO-HITTER
11 Lingua di Roma : ITALIANO
12 HVAC meas. : BTU
13 Pine-__: cleaning brand : SOL
21 Country singer Lovett : LYLE
22 Rare blood type, informally : A-NEG
25 “__ and steady wins the race” : SLOW
26 Assam, Darjeeling, etc. : TEAS
28 Large deer : ELK
29 Nintendo game console : WII
30 Islamic equivalent of kosher : HALAL
33 Corned beef concoction : HASH
34 “__ girl!” : ATTA
35 Selection process for Bucks and Bulls : NBA DRAFT
36 Greeted with a respectful bow : SALAAMED
38 World Cup cry : OLE
39 Girl of the fam : SIS
42 Cooler brand named for a mythical creature : YETI
44 Like most basketball players : TALL
46 Off-__: askew : KILTER
47 Leader of the Huns : ATTILA
48 Needing company : LONELY
49 List-shortening Latin term : ET ALIA
52 Reality TV judge Cowell : SIMON
53 __ for the ride : ALONG
55 Coral habitat : REEF
56 Mom’s sister : AUNT
57 High-ABV beers, typically : IPAS
58 Freezer cubes : ICE
59 Some graduate degrees, for short : MAS