Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday September 20th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Pong publisher : ATARI
6 Garden variety? : ZEN
9 Untrue : NOT SO
14 Motto : SLOGAN
15 Glass of NPR : IRA
16 Thickset : BURLY
17 *Youthful helpers on tennis courts : BALL BOYS
18 Tit for _ : TAT
19 *Fashion toys from Mattel : BARBIES
20 Support : AID
21 “Assassin’s Creed” game company : UBISOFT
24 _ peeve : PET
25 *Restaurant freebie : BREAD ROLL
28 *Weapon in Clue : REVOLVER
30 Sandwich on telera : TORTA
31 Furry foot : PAW
33 Social equal : PEER
34 *Italian red wine : CHIANTI
36 *Sasquatch trait : HAIRINESS
39 Throbbed : PULSED
41 “Find out if they know” : GO ASK
42 School in L.A. : USC
45 Mature : AGE
46 Obtains : GAINS
48 Remote login protocol : TELNET
50 *NCAA basketball powerhouse in Milwaukee : MARQUETTE
52 *Tornado : TWISTER
53 Snail-mail org. : USPS
56 Feed letters : RSS
57 Representative : AGENT
59 *Weekend part : SATURDAY
61 *Finding the means? : AVERAGING
64 Ultimate goal : AIM
65 Drop dramatically : PLUMMET
69 “The Matrix” hero : NEO
70 With 73-Across, insert for some water pitchers, or what has been used row-by-row on the answers to the starred clues? : BRITA
72 Cha or chai : TEA
73 See 70-Across : FILTER
76 Thinking clearly : LUCID
77 Aardvark snack : ANT
78 Agree : ACCEDE
79 Fencing blades : EPEES
80 Simple structure : HUT
81 Flushed : RUDDY
DOWN
1 Basketball great Quigley : ALLIE
2 Fibbed : TOLD A TALE
3 Many moons _ : AGO
4 Writer Bradbury : RAY
5 Dig : INSULT
6 Cylindrical pasta : ZITI
7 Notable ages : ERAS
8 Gp. joined by Sweden in 2024 : NATO
9 Jazz station? : NBA TV
10 Team’s adjective : OUR
11 Bases-clearing hit : TRIPLE
12 Slob’s napkin : SLEEVE
13 Grayish-white : OYSTER
14 Bygone Volvo rival : SAAB
22 Uninspiring : BLAH
23 Easiest to count, perhaps : FEWEST
26 Puts on : DONS
27 Taco sauce brand : ORTEGA
29 Photo _ : OPS
31 Plain text : PROSE
32 Actress de Armas : ANA
34 No. pro : CPA
35 Embrace : HUG
37 __ Dei : AGNUS
38 Barbecue rod : SKEWER
40 Strawberry whose No. 18 was retired by the Mets : DARRYL
42 Full-throated : UNSTINTED
43 Spot : SEE
44 WNBA pos. : CTR
47 Mensa stats : IQS
49 CBS News contributor Lisa : LING
50 Brand sold at REI : MSR
51 Roof overhang : EAVE
53 Fit for service : USABLE
54 Provoke : STIR UP
55 Exfoliation stone : PUMICE
58 Make good progress : GET FAR
60 Thumb-operated controls : D-PADS
62 Not self-sufficient : NEEDY
63 Singer Lesley : GORE
66 Provo’s state : UTAH
67 Main information source? : MENU
68 Actor Damon : MATT
71 -dyeing : TIE
74 Hospital dept. : ICU
75 Rock’s Soundsystem : LCD
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