Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday August 26th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “__ arigato”: Japanese “thank you very much” : DOMO
5 Tats : INK
8 Collars : NABS
12 Pop by : BOP IN
13 Aromatic neckwear : LEI
14 “J’accuse!” : GOT YA
15 *Folded brunch dish : FRENCH OMELET
17 Chose : OPTED
18 Dalmatian with a red hat, maybe : FIRE DOG
19 Gunk : GOO
20 Walk of Fame figure : STAR
21 *Ethical challenges : MORAL DILEMMAS
27 Where to see Chicago touchdowns : O’HARE
29 Long opening in poetry? : ERE
30 Handle : NAME
31 Hand-me-down : OLD
32 Nuisance : PAIN
33 Not for kids, in short : TV-MA
34 Capote nickname : TRU
36 *Fleet operator headquartered in Montreal : AIR CANADA
39 Break a fast : EAT
40 Optimistic : ROSY
42 Earns after taxes : NETS
43 Grayish-brown : DUN
45 “Unböring” furniture chain : IKEA
46 Earlier : AGO
47 “500” initials on Wall Street : S AND P
49 *Planet in the Super Mario Galaxy : MUSHROOM WORLD
52 Tree whose seeds yield an organic insecticide : NEEM
54 Small digit : TOE
55 Cox of “Orange Is the New Black” : LAVERNE
57 __ ball : MATZO
60 Places to return library materials, and a hint to how the authors in four Down clues help complete the answers to the starred clues : BOOK DROPS
62 Pulitzer-winning composer Ned : ROREM
63 “__ volunteers?” : ANY
64 Some running shoes : AVIAS
65 Terrier breed : SKYE
66 Light shade? : RED
67 Shout : YELL
DOWN
1 Flamin’ Hot chip : DORITO
2 Places where things often end on a high note? : OPERA HOUSES
3 __ water : MINERAL
4 How some mixtapes are really stored : ON CD
5 “Send me!” : I’LL GO
6 Once called : NEE
7 Harington of “Game of Thrones” : KIT
8 “Ugh, why bother?” : NO POINT
9 NFL stat : ATT
10 “Later!” : BYE
11 Blue : SAD
12 Close chums, for short : BFFS
14 “I approve” : GOOD
16 (Robinson) : HOME
19 Close in theaters : GLENN
22 Nuclear plant : REACTOR
23 Solos in 2-Down : ARIAS
24 Calming aromatherapy option : LAVENDER OIL
25 (Austen) : EMMA
26 Plane reservation : SEAT
28 Nutritional amt. : RDA
32 Ragú rival : PREGO
34 Cut to fit : TRIM
35 Device for cord cutters : ROKU
37 Floored : IN AWE
38 (Nabokov) : ADA
41 Triumphant cry in a dice game : YAHTZEE
44 Rattle : UNNERVE
47 Neb. neighbor : SDAK
48 Foreign correspondent? : PEN PAL
50 (Donoghue) : ROOM
51 Two-time Olympic soccer gold medalist Carli __ : LLOYD
53 Extreme clutter : MESS
56 Feb. 14 : V-DAY
57 “The Marvelous __ Maisel” : MRS
58 Just peachy : A-OK
59 “Give it a go!” : TRY
60 Soap unit : BAR
61 Small digit : ONE
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