Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday March 29th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Blue-green : TEAL
5 Short form of a name that means “merciful” : CLEM
9 Lass : MISS
13 Jessica of “Sin City” : ALBA
14 Eta follower : THETA
15 Shape the narrative? : EDIT
16 *Diner’s entitlement to savory flavor? : UMAMI RIGHT
18 _ therapy : GENE
19 *Reason yellowfin tuna are wallflowers at a school prom? : AHI CAN’T DANCE
21 “Easy-peasy” : NO PROB
24 In _ of : LIEU
25 Contacts list no. : TEL
26 NHL great Bobby : ORR
27 Little dog : PUP
29 Michelin product : CAR TIRE
31 Planner division : WEEK
33 Q neighbor : TAB
35 Yapped like a dog : ARFED
36 *Pal who seconds whatever one says? : LIKEWISE GUY
40 Lopsided : ATILT
42 Cozy room : DEN
43 The Emerald Isle : EIRE
46 Ill-fated : NOT TO BE
49 “Need I go on?” abbr. : ETC
51 Sister : NUN
52 Pump part : TOE
53 Said, informally : WENT
55 Roamed freely : RANGED
57 *Not-very-straight shooter? : ERRING CAMERA
60 Half-moon tide : NEAP
61 Sound added to everyday speech, and what’s been added to create the answers to the starred clues : FILLER WORD
65 Intl. alliance joined by Finland in 2023 : NATO
66 First-year law students : ONE LS
67 Sunburn soother : ALOE
68 Pub pours : ALES
69 Gift on “The Bachelor” : ROSE
70 Gripe : BEEF
DOWN
1 _ cross : TAU
2 Bark beetle target : ELM
3 Old hoops gp. : ABA
4 Pulitzer-winning rapper Kendrick : LAMAR
5 Fashionable : CHIC
6 Pad size : LEGAL
7 Of a particular culture : ETHNIC
8 Country singer Kathy : MATTEA
9 Bigger than big : MEGA
10 Naming : IDENTIFYING
11 Heartfelt : SINCERE
12 Girded (oneself) : STEELED
14 Ozzy Osbourne album in memory of Randy Rhoads : TRIBUTE
17 “Let’s put a smile on your plate” chain : IHOP
20 Garment that preserves hair waves : DURAG
21 This instant : NOW
22 Mine find : ORE
23 Communicating with pictograms, perhaps : PRELITERATE
28 Dog’s attention-getter, maybe : PAW
30 Loyal : TRUE
32 Scottish wedding garb : KILT
34 eBay action : BID
37 Nabe that might have an H Mart : K-TOWN
38 Get the picture : SEE
39 Main courses : ENTREES
40 Vehicle’s shark fin, maybe : ANTENNA
41 Uncomfortably close to home : TOO REAL
44 French street : RUE
45 Sew up : END
47 Request, as table food : BEG FOR
48 Los Angeles neighborhood near Reseda : ENCINO
50 Quarterback Derek : CARR
54 Lore : TALES
56 Muslim honorific from which “nabob” is derived : NAWAB
58 Wall St. debuts : IPOS
59 Fr. title for 9-Across : MLLE
62 Flamenco shout : OLE
63 Sushi topper : ROE
64 _ Jam Recordings : DEF
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