Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday November 17th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Become more approachable, say : THAW
5 “Let me demonstrate … ” : LIKE SO
11 Rx watchdog : FDA
14 Palindromic pop quartet : ABBA
15 God often depicted with green skin : OSIRIS
16 “Snowy” bird : OWL
17 TikTok videos made by athletes? : JOCK-Y SHORTS
19 Veer back : ZAG
20 Quite the card : RIOT
21 Wine and dine, maybe : WOO
22 Vox co-founder Klein : EZRA
23 Spot for a donut : TRUNK
25 Small flute made from reclaimed farm wood? : BARN-Y FIFE
27 Broad hat, lotion, shades, etc. : SUN GEAR
29 Slangy turnarounds : UIES
30 Tat spot, perhaps : PEC
31 Barbara Gordon’s alter ego : BATGIRL
35 Beachcombers’ off-season hopes? : SHELL-Y WINTERS
40 Bribes : BUYS OFF
41 Palindromic pop trio : AHA
43 Secular : LAIC
45 Got fit : TONED UP
48 Taverns in cloisters and abbeys? : MONK-Y BARS
52 Like lambs and rams : OVINE
53 Photoreceptor cell : CONE
54 Japanese sash : OBI
55 Vicinity : AREA
56 Tempe sch. : ASU
57 Banquet celebrating Ottoman culture? : TURK-Y DINNER
61 Herbal beverage : TEA
62 Meandered : SNAKED
63 Optimist’s words : I CAN
64 Weekly skit show, familiarly : SNL
65 Doesn’t turn away : ADMITS
66 Cheese in a Greek omelet : FETA
DOWN
1 Arabic for “crown” : TAJ
2 Network with programming streamed on Max : HBO
3 Core workout rep : AB CRUNCH
4 Coming to : WAKING
5 Baffled : LOST
6 “… or thereabouts” : ISH
7 Native language in Oklahoma : KIOWA
8 Possible cause of an unearned run : ERROR
9 Hold back for now : SIT ON
10 CIA predecessor : OSS
11 Muppet bear in a pork pie hat : FOZZIE
12 Overshadows : DWARFS
13 Pond growth : ALGAE
18 Join the team? : YOKE
22 Submit taxes online : E-FILE
23 Cough syrup meas. : TSP
24 Feels remorse : RUES
25 Donkey cries : BRAYS
26 Shelter on the Asian steppes : YURT
28 Without fumbling : ABLY
32 Deuce : TWO
33 Natural talents : GIFTS
34 Deets : INFO
36 Motorized ride : E-BIKE
37 Liu of “Charlie’s Angels” : LUCY
38 Bright quality : RADIANCE
39 Blackball : SHUN
42 Tailless primate : APE
43 Let out a bit : LOOSEN
44 Many a garden flower : ANNUAL
46 Sushi wrapper : NORI
47 Supposing : EVEN IF
48 Hurdles for aspiring drs. : MCATS
49 Like hardcovers : BOUND
50 TV carpenter Norm : ABRAM
51 Kipling’s “__-Tikki-Tavi” : RIKKI
55 Chimes in : ADDS
57 Airport safety org. : TSA
58 Thus far : YET
59 Nosh on : EAT
60 Genetic molecule : RNA
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