Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday February 24th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Statistical concerns : BIASES
7 Daddy : PAPA
11 Texting initials : SMS
14 “Won’t be long now” : I’M NEXT
15 Wilson of “The Internship” : OWEN
16 Feel sick : AIL
17 *Pilot’s reputation among airport agents? : GATE CRED
19 Food Network host Garten : INA
20 Long-billed bird : SNIPE
21 Hijab, for one : VEIL
22 Sharp set : HDTV
23 Longtime Farr co-star : ALDA
25 Abate : LET UP
27 Some K9 canines : LABS
30 *Triage site’s gooey alternative to sutures? : ER’S GLUE
34 Q.E.D. part : ERAT
35 Mauna __ : LOA
36 Some rugged sandals : KEENS
37 HS equivalency test : GED
38 Freebies at some crossword tournaments : PENCILS
41 __ text: accessibility feature : ALT
42 “Just Mercy” actor __ Jackson Jr. : O’SHEA
44 Doc’s org. : AMA
45 Bali’s continent : ASIA
46 *Practice for “The Voice” while in the shower? : SING WET
49 Shepherds’ docs? : VETS
50 Cooler brand : IGLOO
51 Italian bubbly : ASTI
53 Perseverance’s home : MARS
55 Itinerary : PLAN
57 Flags down : HAILS
61 Having celebrated many birthdays : OLD
62 Decorate for Christmas, in a way, and how to make sense of the answer to each starred clue? : TRIM THE TREE
64 __-1099: govt.-issued tax form : SSA
65 Cause an emotional reaction : MOVE
66 Good scents : AROMAS
67 First car, for many? : TOY
68 Mountain goat : IBEX
69 Heavenly figure : SERAPH
DOWN
1 Majors, in baseball slang : BIGS
2 Supermodel whose signature fragrance is “Love Memoir” : IMAN
3 __-lock brakes : ANTI
4 Overlook : SEE PAST
5 Perform beyond expectations : EXCEL
6 Philharmonic sect. : STR
7 Put forward : POSE
8 For some time : AWHILE
9 Kitchen gadget : PEELER
10 Plus : AND
11 Asked nicely : SAID PLEASE
12 Julep herb : MINT
13 Croat or Pole : SLAV
18 Island where Excalibur was forged : AVALON
22 Enormous : HUGE
24 Proofer’s mark : DELE
26 Tuts : TSKS
27 Bricks that are painful to step on : LEGOS
28 Childish retort : ARE SO
29 Trouble with locks? : BAD HAIR DAY
31 Colorful parrot : MACAW
32 Like new matches : UNLIT
33 “¿Cómo __?” : ESTAS
38 Bucket : PAIL
39 Clarifying phrase : I MEANT
40 Cable row targets, for short : LATS
43 Med. readouts : EKGS
45 Earhart, for one : AVIATOR
47 “S’okay” : NO PROB
48 Start streaming : GO LIVE
52 “Voilà!” : THERE
53 More than half : MOST
54 In addition : ALSO
56 MC alternative : AMEX
58 “__ Vep”: HBO miniseries about a remake of the silent film “Les Vampires” : IRMA
59 Vault : LEAP
60 Meeting, informally : SESH
62 “Oof, didn’t need to know that” : TMI
63 Possesses : HAS