Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday September 19th, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 _ second : LEAP
5 Percussion troupe since 1991 : STOMP
10 Prickly plants : CACTI
15 Cream alternative : ECRU
16 Eaglet’s home : AERIE
17 Astronaut Ochoa : ELLEN
18 Tons : A LOT
19 *Earnings for a restaurant with a tandoor? : NAAN PROFITS
21 Handles : NAMES
23 Bill : NOTE
24 Each : A POP
25 *Bun that’s a really big hit? : STARRING ROLL
29 Japanese artist and peace activist : ONO
30 Fuss : TO-DO
31 Crocheter’s stash : YARN
33 Yearning : ITCH
36 Large mammals in matrilineal groups : ORCAS
40 Paint option : MATTE
43 *One who eats the same brand of corn flakes every morning? : CEREAL MONOGAMIST
46 Ages : YEARS
47 Panache : STYLE
48 Wasabi _ : PEAS
49 Heroic deed : FEAT
51 Upfront stake : ANTE
53 Beloved rock, e.g. : PET
55 *Ciabatta Chihuahua or pumpernickel Pomeranian? : PURE BREAD DOG
62 Actor Idris : ELBA
64 __ bean : LIMA
65 ID on a map : IDAHO
66 Fueled up before a big race, or a description of the answers to the starred clues? : CARBO-LOADED
70 Kiwi-shaped : OVAL
71 Gobbled down : ATE UP
72 Backsplash installer : TILER
73 Kite flyer’s need : WIND
74 Grown efts : NEWTS
75 With a wink : SLYLY
76 Confidentiality docs : NDAS
DOWN
1 Tends (toward) : LEANS
2 Pizzazz : ECLAT
3 Feature of a rose garden in full bloom : AROMA
4 “Shake on it” : PUT ‘ER THERE
5 _ Diego : SAN
6 Leaves that might be red or read : TEA
7 Chimp kin : ORANG
8 Like a key that may evoke sadness : MINOR
9 -Bismol : PEPTO
10 GM’s Mary Barra, for one : CEO
11 Italian auto, familiarly : ALFA
12 Neckwear suitable for a young child : CLIP-ON TIE
13 Western Wyoming county : TETON
14 Insta browsing goal, perhaps : INSPO
20 Depend (on) : RELY
22 Sign of a packed house : SRO
26 Adored celebrity : IDOL
27 Benchmarks : NORMS
28 Tibetan monk : LAMA
32 Decreased : RAMPED DOWN
33 Distant : ICY
34 Wardrobe staple : TEE
35 Concoction that might be pint-sized : CRAFT BREW
37 Tent bed : COT
38 Vague amount : ANY
39 Like a system that’s revolutionary? : SOLAR
41 PreCheck org. : TSA
42 GRE org. : ETS
44 “Stat!” : ASAP
45 Inheritance factor : GENE
50 Rock’s Jethro : TULL
52 _ chi : TAI
53 Louisiana’s state nut : PECAN
54 Overjoy : ELATE
56 Hilarious folks : RIOTS
57 Username, often : EMAIL
58 More than anything : BADLY
59 Naturalist Attenborough : DAVID
60 Family, in Hawaiian : OHANA
61 Gym chain that began in Venice Beach : GOLD’S
63 Be next to : ABUT
67 Special __ : OPS
68 Fish that swims by generating waves : EEL
69 Not sweet : DRY
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