Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday May 3rd 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “I suppose it’s true!” : MUST BE
7 Cab opening : PEDI-
11 Middle ear? : COB
14 Beseech : ENTREAT
16 Treasury Dept. concern : ECON
17 Oft-torn knee pt. : ACL
18 *Promo for long-range basket shooters? : THREE’S A CROWD
20 Passable grade : CEE
21 Girl’s name that means “small river” : RIA
22 Hop back in horror : RECOIL
23 Teensy bits : IOTAS
25 Actor Omar : EPPS
27 *Easy-to-revisit search engine results? : BOWLING PINS
29 Title Pixar fish : DORY
31 Tiller’s tool : HOE
32 Give or take : ABOUT
34 Bring on : INCUR
38 Wild garlic : RAMP
42 *Frilly fabric from the Middle East? : LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
45 Actress Redgrave : LYNN
46 Eclipse : OUTDO
47 “The gloves are off!” : IT’S ON
48 Some tense periods, briefly : OTS
50 Gp. that includes the UAE and Gabon : OPEC
51 *Award coveted by directors Anderson and Craven? : BEST WESTERN
58 Totally on board : SOLD
61 Star part : CAMEO
62 Neatens : TIDIES
64 Negative conjunction : NOR
65 AI exec, perhaps : CTO
66 Musical with the song “Put On a Happy Face,” and a hint to making four answers match their starred clues : BYE BYE BIRDIE
69 “Not a mouse!” : EEK
70 Actress Skye : IONE
71 Follows shampoo bottle instructions : LATHERS
72 Booze-free : DRY
73 Horn sound : TOOT
74 Dusty or Cody of pro wrestling fame : RHODES
DOWN
1 Reading length : METRE
2 Square : UNHIP
3 Secure, in a way : STRAP DOWN
4 Billie Joe Armstrong bandmate _ Cool : TRE
5 Suds : BEER
6 Float past : EASE BY
7 Endangerment : PERIL
8 Reason to boil water : E COLI
9 Stock market name : DOW
10 Part of Roy G. Biv : INDIGO
11 Arizona roadside sights : CACTI
12 Antarctic, for one : OCEAN
13 Word after a sneeze : BLESS
15 Fajita-like fare : TACO
19 Slow moo-ver : COW
24 Runs : OPERATES
26 Moment of unpleasantness : SOUR NOTE
28 Drag org. : NHRA
30 GPS option : RTE
32 Everything : ALL 33 Baffin, for one : BAY
34 Post-ER facility : ICU
35 Gain : NET
36 Mark Kurlansky book subtitled “A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World” : COD
37 Vehicle for E.T. : UFO
39 Ran away (with) : ABSCONDED
40 Mine, in Milan : MIO
41 Hook’s nemesis : PAN
43 Winning margin : NOSE
44 Tear : RIP
49 Cheap : TWO-BIT
50 Sign of poor service? : ONE BAR
51 Covertly added to an email : BCC’ED
52 Foodie website : EATER
53 _ quartz : SMOKY
54 Memo taker : STENO
55 Lhasa locale : TIBET
56 Big name in frozen treats : EDY
57 Cambodian currency : RIEL
59 Valley with many vineyards : LOIRE
60 _ the part : DRESS
63 “Star Wars” bad guys : SITH
67 Teo _ of “Past Lives” : YOO
68 Pi follower : RHO
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