Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday May 27th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 __-relief : BAS
4 Sacks : BAGS
8 Loose strands of hair : WISPS
13 Tonsillectomy doc : ENT
14 Class struggle? : EXAM
15 Point of contention : ISSUE
16 Binary pronoun : HER
17 *Genetically engineered retriever? : DESIGNER LAB
20 Many a Riyadh resident : ARAB
22 Family chart : TREE
23 NYC airport near Citi Field : LGA
24 *Colleague of an Idaho farmer? : POTATO PEER
28 Care follower : BEAR
29 Relatively small upright : PIANINO
30 Tammy of country : WYNETTE
32 NFL stats : YDS
33 Socket set : EYES
35 Let up : EASED
36 *Advice to someone who doesn’t want more kittens? : FIX THE CAT
39 Star in astronomy : SAGAN
42 Of all time : EVER
43 Hr. to go : ETD
46 __ knot : WINDSOR
49 Successful candidate : ELECTEE
51 God with good aim : EROS
52 *Teaches tricks to circus animals? : LION TRAINS
54 “Better Call Saul” network : AMC
55 Interminable time : AEON
56 Nevada city : RENO
57 *Food and water supplied during a marathon? : RACE RATIONS
62 Future louse : NIT
63 Clip : SHEAR
64 Draft category : ONE-A
65 New prefix : NEO-
66 Nonsensical : SILLY
67 Holiday song, and, phonetically, an apt description of the answers to the starred clues : NOEL and NO “EL”
68 Start to sneeze? : ESS
DOWN
1 “You should smile more” : BE HAPPY
2 Barometer type : ANEROID
3 Soprano Teresa known for her recording of Berg’s “Lulu” : STRATAS
4 Sack : BED
5 Body spray brand : AXE
6 Beetle juice? : GAS
7 Clobber, biblically : SMITE
8 Port producer : WINERY
9 “Amazing Grace” ending : I SEE
10 Abbreviation on old maps : SSR
11 Young hens : PULLETS
12 Data storage company : SEAGATE
18 Got bigger : GREW
19 Exposed : BARED
21 Shut out : BAN
25 Promotional links : TIE-INS
26 Chalcedony with black and white bands : ONYX
27 One who’s well-versed : POET
28 Exhausted : BEAT
31 Not as far : NEARER
34 Binary pronoun : SHE
36 In things : FADS
37 Square : EVEN
38 Hibernian, e.g. : CELT
39 __ jar : SWEAR
40 Meteorological concern : AIR MASS
41 Ristorante dumplings : GNOCCHI
43 __ Aigner: fashion house known for accessories : ETIENNE
44 Sneaks on the court? : TENNIES
45 Classic autos advertised with the Cole Porter song “It’s De-Lovely” : DESOTOS
47 Cow owner in a Rockwell painting : O’LEARY
48 Real hoot : RIOT
50 Caboose, e.g. : CAR
53 Salad topper : ONION
55 Shrinking Asian sea : ARAL
58 Caterpillar roll fish : EEL
59 Peace activist Yoko : ONO
60 Word that indicates a name change : NEE
61 ESPN reporter Paolantonio : SAL
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