Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday November 5th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Tree whose leaves are ground and dried to make filé powder : SASSAFRAS
10 Set cymbals : HI-HAT
15 Wind pitched in G : ALTO FLUTE
16 Meditative posture : ASANA
17 Part of a mane event? : LION TAMER
18 Fine cuts : SLITS
19 Puff pen : E-CIG
20 Many a Dickens child : WAIF
21 Going rates : FARES
22 Triple __ : SEC
23 “Seasons of Love” musical : RENT
24 Low noise : RUMBLE
25 Big name in country music : JUDD
26 Japanese title of respect : SAN
27 Web portal co. : AOL
28 PC nexus : LAN
29 Insurrection : COUP
31 Nice range : ALPS
32 Game room fixture : PING-PONG TABLE
35 Victoria, for one : LAKE
36 Maker of MYDAL bunk beds : IKEA
37 Judy Woodruff’s longtime network : PBS
38 Verb attachment : -OSE
39 Springfield bartender Szyslak : MOE
40 Perlman of “The Mindy Project” : RHEA
42 Recipe words : STIR IN
44 Kerfuffles : ADOS
45 Part of a fleet : CAB
48 Stuffed shells : TACOS
49 “This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey From Refugee to Congresswoman” writer : OMAR
50 Multiparty merger statement? : WE DO
51 Cut down to size : ABASE
52 Like some series finales : MIDSEASON
54 Harder to come by : RARER
55 Handy bookmark for a note-taker : INDEX CARD
56 Head lock : TRESS
57 Bear markets? : TOY STORES
DOWN
1 Corporate department : SALES
2 Chef and farm-to-table pioneer Waters : ALICE
3 Not easily moved : STOIC
4 Dance partner? : SONG
5 Forward’s opposite : AFT
6 Far from perfect : FLAWED
7 Cuba libre : RUM AND COKE
8 Had an epic fail : ATE IT
9 Feudal laborer : SERF
10 Lives it up : HAS FUN
11 Belief of more than 2 billion people : ISLAM
12 Downside of some self-cleaning : HAIRBALLS
13 Dik-dik or gerenuk : ANTELOPE
14 Cornstalk toppers : TASSELS
23 Step up : RUNG
24 Moonstruck : RAPT
25 Homicide detective Rizzoli of “Rizzoli & Isles” : JANE
26 Caramel lollipop in a yellow-and-red wrapper : SUGAR DADDY
28 “Whatevs” : LIKE I CARE
30 Number of World Series wins for the Nationals : ONE
31 Quartet with the 2021 album “Voyage” : ABBA
32 Where elbows might be on the table? : PASTA BAR
33 Subatomic particle : PION
34 Parrots : APES
35 Skill rarely practiced now : LOST ART
39 Tightwads : MISERS
41 Mounts : HORSES
43 Blush wines : ROSES
44 __ acid : AMINO
45 Animal expert Millan : CESAR
46 Truly cherish : ADORE
47 Portfolio option : BONDS
49 Forget about : OMIT
50 Baylor University site : WACO
53 No. after a no. : EXT