Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday May 24th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Home of S.D. and the O.C. : SOCAL
6 Cardinals gp. : NFL
9 Hall of Famer Piazza who caught the ceremonial last pitch at Shea Stadium : MIKE
13 __ myrtle : CRAPE
14 MSN rival : AOL
15 Country with one of the highest life expectancies in the world : JAPAN
16 Dried poblano : ANCHO
17 Stellar essay? : PROSE GOLD
19 Zero-stress period : ME TIME
21 Cyberhandle : USER ID
22 Modest proposal? : PRUDE REMARK
24 “Never gonna happen, laddie!” : NAE
27 Pt. of 61-Across : SYS
28 Use a straw : SIP
29 Go around : BYPASS
31 Spotter’s confirmation : I SEE IT
34 “Can do!” : ON IT
35 Compliment a nice thatching job? : PRAISE THE ROOF
39 Eldest Brady boy : GREG
40 Sea salt : SAILOR
41 Hit Ctrl+R, say : RELOAD
44 Little gripe : NIT
45 Fig. on a mountaintop sign : ALT
48 Waste watchers org. : EPA
49 June celebrant’s social media posts? : PRIDE SHARES
53 Harangue : TIRADE
55 Singer-songwriter Billie : EILISH
56 Comparison shop at BevMo? : PRICE WINE
59 Martini’s vermouth partner : ROSSI
60 Tackle box supply : HOOKS
61 Pre-Sierra Mac platform : OS X
62 Subsequently : AFTER
63 Refuse : DENY
64 Satisfied, as expectations : MET
65 Turn on : START
Down
1 Rapscallions : SCAMPS
2 Like Scrooge : ORNERY
3 Flora that’s tricky to transplant : CACTUS
4 Garden pest eaten by hoverfly larva : APHID
5 2022 World Cup Golden Ball winner : LEO MESSI
6 Power _ : NAP
7 Rome landmark : FORUM
8 Writer Mario Vargas _ : LLOSA
9 Christmas trio : MAGI
10 Big little tech release of 2005 : IPOD NANO
11 Actor Penn : KAL
12 Turn off : END
15 Dried meat snack : JERKY
18 Balkan native : SERB
20 Native Ohioans : ERIES
23 L’escrime equipment : EPEES
25 “Never gonna happen, bud” : AS IF
26 Repair shop fig. : EST
30 “_ Things”: Oscar-winning Lanthimos film : POOR
31 Who Othello declares “is most honest” : IAGO
32 “Give _ go!” : IT A
33 Yours, biblically : THINE
35 Get ready to cook : PREP
36 Many a wedding guest : RELATION
37 Name in a Beethoven title : ELISE
38 Untaxed investment options : ROTH IRAS
39 Hurdle for M.A. hopefuls : GRE
42 -ski : APRES
43 Lure : DRAW
45 Label founded by Clive Davis : ARISTA
46 of two evils : LESSER
47 Part of a summer camp uniform : T-SHIRT
50 Kick to the curb, for one : IDIOM
51 Crowded : DENSE
52 Like a kite : ALOFT
54 Totally gross : ICKY
56 Deg. held by Wilson, but no other U.S. president : PHD
57 Tuna tartare topper : ROE
58 Tel. no. addition : EXT
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