Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday September 01 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Gets moving : PRODS
6 One inch = one mile, e.g. : SCALE
11 Gym unit : REP
14 Edible flower whose bulb has a toxic core : TULIP
15 More washed out : PALER
16 Brief qualifier : IMO
17 “In sum … ” : AND SO
18 Worrier’s intro : I FEAR
19 “NCIS” airer : CBS
20 Pouch for collecting cobs? : CORN POCKET
23 Slobbery smooch : WET ONE
26 Inflammation reducers : STEROIDS
27 “2 Fast 2 Furious” actress Mendes : EVA
28 Swiper of “Dora the Explorer,” for one : FOX
30 ISP choice : DSL
31 Source of inspiration for a candlemaker? : WAX MUSE
35 Culturally pretentious : ARTY
39 Paragon : IDEAL
40 The Nature Conservancy, e.g., briefly : NGO
41 Only state to adopt a state seal designed by a woman : IDAHO
42 Swift’s home : NEST
43 Cry of dismay from a sailor? : OY MATEY
45 Short address : URL
48 Summit : TOP
49 Angsty music genre : EMO
50 Spike : INCREASE
55 Transcript components : GRADES
57 “Proceed with confidence!,” and how to make the answers to 20-, 31-, and 43-Across match their clues : NO HESITATION
59 St. crosser : AVE
60 Saw : ADAGE
61 Pop in on : VISIT
65 Tiny : WEE
66 Downtimes : LULLS
67 Play to the cheap seats : EMOTE
68 Yellowstone resident : ELK
69 Olympic blades : EPEES
70 Like flourless chocolate cake : DENSE
DOWN
1 School gp. that sponsors book fairs : PTA
2 Jog : RUN
3 Out-of-date : OLD
4 Pop band Panic! at the __ : DISCO
5 Sugar amount, per Mary Poppins : SPOONFUL
6 Test-drive : SPIN
7 Bistros : CAFES
8 Fully caffeinated, say : ALERT
9 Jumped : LEAPED
10 Crossword clues that don’t match their answers, e.g. : ERRORS
11 Documentary filmmaker Stern : RICKI
12 Battle zone journalist : EMBED
13 Fence supports : POSTS
21 Some antique cars : REOS
22 Piña __ : COLADA
23 Victorious cry : WE WIN
24 Dodge : EVADE
25 Strains : TAXES
29 TV’s warrior princess : XENA
32 Fully grown : MATURE
33 Repulsed reaction : UGH
34 No longer relevant : MOOT
36 Like books on goodreads.com : RATED
37 __ park : THEME
38 Vacillates : YO-YOS
41 Got better : IMPROVED
44 Meditation expert : YOGI
46 Goal of many eBayers : RESALE
47 Out of commission : LAID UP
50 Bowled over : IN AWE
51 “Mrs. Dalloway” or “The Hours” : NOVEL
52 __ by jowl: side by side : CHEEK
53 Overused : STALE
54 Two under par : EAGLE
56 “Naruto” genre : ANIME
58 Poet Gallagher : TESS
62 Lenny Kravitz, to Roxie Roker : SON
63 “__ not what you think” : IT’S
64 Gym shirt : TEE
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