Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday April 22nd 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Frito pie ingredient : CHILI
6 Percussion-based theater troupe : STOMP
11 Back in the day : AGO
14 TV signal part : AUDIO
15 SAT prep help, often : TUTOR
16 Like beach volleyball players : TAN
17 Casino array : SLOTS
18 See 6-Down : ANISE
19 Trellis growth : IVY
20 “Freeze!” : HALT
21 Former spouse who never lets things get awkward? : GRACEFUL EX
23 Serpentine fish : EEL
25 Streisand film based on a Singer story : YENTL
26 Outcome when a salon student makes waves? : LEARNERS PERM
32 Holy __ : OIL
33 Cleared for takeoff? : DEICED
34 Low nos. for aces : ERAS
38 Many Egyptians : ARABS
40 Domino dot : PIP
41 Day of the Dead drink : ATOLE
42 Arizona locale for spring training fans : MESA
43 Suits : BEFITS
45 Silent communication sys. : ASL
46 Luring an academic to the dark side? : TURNING A PROF
49 “The City & the City” novelist Miéville : CHINA
51 WSJ news topic : IPO
52 Taylor Swift hit song about defying the haters, and an apt title for this puzzle : SHAKE IT OFF
56 Cause of inflation? : PUMP
60 “Nailed it!” : YES
61 Miyazaki’s genre : ANIME
62 Binge : SPREE
63 Snare : NET
64 Four-time Australian Open winner : SELES
65 Piano part : PEDAL
66 Weep : CRY
67 Utopias : EDENS
68 Mature : ADULT
DOWN
1 “Hurt” singer : CASH
2 Dance for a lei person : HULA
3 TV competition, familiarly : IDOL
4 Kitten caboodle : LITTER
5 Apple platform : IOS
6 With 18-Across, ingredient in five-spice powder : STAR
7 Fish in salade niçoise : TUNA
8 Ear-relevant? : OTIC
9 Sauntered : MOSEYED
10 Want more : PREFER
11 Listing : ATILT
12 Chairperson’s hammer : GAVEL
13 Black stone : ONYX
21 Series set at McKinley High : GLEE
22 Not fulfilled : UNMET
24 Winds down : ENDS
26 Rich soil : LOAM
27 Word on some European postage stamps : EIRE
28 “That’s a shame” : ALAS
29 Mature : RIPEN
30 Octavia Butler’s genre : SCI-FI
31 “Fast Food My Way” chef Jacques : PEPIN
35 Have a good laugh : ROAR
36 Besides : ALSO
37 Mirror image : SELF
39 Dyeing art : BATIK
41 PDQ : ASAP
43 Clocked : BRAINED
44 “What a long week” sigh : TGIF
47 Trepidation : UNEASE
48 Burst : POPPED
49 Pull (for) : CHEER
50 Impulsive : HASTY
52 Out of __ : SYNC
53 Bananagrams piece : TILE
54 Sign : OMEN
55 Own (up) : FESS
57 Lahore tongue : URDU
58 Repast : MEAL
59 Hide : PELT
62 Après-ski option : SPA
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