Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the M0nday October 24th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Thumbs-down votes : NAYS
5 “Save me a __!” : SEAT
9 Laundry day challenge : STAIN
14 Soil-turning farm machine : PLOW
15 Approximation words : OR SO
16 Supermodel Klum : HEIDI
17 Major annoyance : ROYAL PAIN
19 Dangerous household gas : RADON
20 Synagogue scroll : TORAH
21 “Everything must go” event : FIRE SALE
23 ABC News anchor David : MUIR
25 Amazement : AWE
26 Kiss __: PDA capturer at a stadium : CAM
29 Utter destruction : RACK AND RUIN
35 “Clueless” actress Donovan : ELISA
37 Mailed holiday greeting : CARD
38 Lhasa __ : APSO
39 Shower bar : SOAP
40 Sudden raid : FORAY
41 Nincompoop : DOLT
42 “Alas, whatever shall I do?” : AH ME
43 Thick slice : SLAB
44 Ed of “Elf” : ASNER
45 Train depot : RAIL STATION
48 WNW’s opposite : ESE
49 Language of Southeast Asia : LAO
50 Performing __ : ARTS
52 Slow-cooked meat at a luau : ROAST PIG
57 “We __ please” : AIM TO
60 Diplomatic agent : ENVOY
61 Wet-weather gear, and what this puzzle’s circled letters literally are? : RAINCOATS
64 Scrub with steel wool, say : SCOUR
65 On pins and needles : AGOG
66 “Let’s go!” : C’MON!
67 Camp shelters : TENTS
68 Rational : SANE
69 On an even __: steady : KEEL
DOWN
1 Listener-supported broadcaster : NPR
2 “That’s __ to ask” : A LOT
3 Toy that exercises the wrist : YO-YO
4 Bees on the move : SWARM
5 “The Golden Girls” character born in Sicily : SOPHIA
6 Chapter in history : ERA
7 “In your dreams!” : AS IF
8 “Song of Solomon” novelist Morrison : TONI
9 Canny : SHREWD
10 Product promos with few details : TEASER ADS
11 Verdi opera set in ancient Egypt : AIDA
12 Adored one : IDOL
13 Highest sudoku digit : NINE
18 “Marriage Story” Oscar winner Dern : LAURA
22 Country star Travis : RANDY
24 Pioneer in canned soft drinks : RC COLA
26 Labor leader Chavez : CESAR
27 Greeting at a luau : ALOHA
28 South Beach city : MIAMI
30 Gold unit : KARAT
31 Saudi __ : ARABIA
32 Winning by a very small margin : UP ONE
33 The Hebrides, e.g. : ISLES
34 __ Dame: South Bend school : NOTRE
36 Explains in great detail : SPELLS OUT
40 Photographer’s setting that affects depth : F-STOP
44 Bit of silliness : ANTIC
46 Mythical man-goats : SATYRS
47 Marmalade fruit : ORANGE
51 Garb for a finger-painting project, say : SMOCK
52 Take five : REST
53 __ in a while : ONCE
54 Stratford-upon-__ : AVON
55 Some savings plans, briefly : IRAS
56 Pop star Lady __ : GAGA
58 Gentle : TAME
59 Nebraska native : OTOE
62 Charged particle : ION
63 “Weekend Update” show, for short : SNL