Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday September 5th, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Take off : SCRAM
6 Piccata need : CAPER
11 Advanced deg. : PHD
14 Now, in Spanish : AHORA
15 Common fruit in 11-Down cuisine : OLIVE
16 Piglet pal : ROO
17 “Don’t be impulsive,” literally : LOOK YOU LEAP
19 “!!!” : OMG
20 Absent : MISSING
21 Timid person’s lack : NERVE
23 Gallery array : ART
24 Designer Jacobs : MARC
27 Covers for, maybe : ABETS
29 Find hidden meaning, literally : THE READ LINES
32 Garment worn with a choli : SARI
34 Try (for) : VIE
35 Metal container : CAN
36 Requirement for many a private school, and an apt title for this puzzle? : PLACEMENT EXAM
41 Talk and talk : YAP
42 Atmosphere : AIR
43 Aromatherapy options : OILS
44 Risks missing a deadline, literally : SCHEDULE RUNS
49 Take off : LEAVE
50 Baking soda target : ODOR
51 Comedian Samantha : BEE
54 Radio-active truckers? : CBERS
56 Deep-fried appetizer : EGG ROLL
59 Drink brand with Simbu Strawberry and Molokai Coconut flavors : BAI
60 Nearly identical pair, literally : A TWO PEAS POD
63 Receipt fig. : AMT
64 One-named K-pop singer : IRENE
65 Party-planning site : EVITE
66 Photo __ : OPS
67 Concession speech deliverer : LOSER
68 Better suited for : APTER
DOWN
1 Actress Hayek Pinault : SALMA
2 Loft-y group? : CHOIR
3 Dove bar? : ROOST
4 Holy chests : ARKS
5 “Please?” : MAY I
6 Mountain predator : COUGAR
7 “I’m _ yours!” : ALL
8 Epitome of ease : PIE
9 “Dear _ Hansen” : EVAN
10 Void, in a way : REPEAL
11 Like bouillabaisse : PROVENCAL
12 Squads that typically bat last : HOME TEAMS
13 Canine : DOG
18 “I got it” : ON ME
22 Softball stat : RBI
25 Held in high esteem : REVERED
26 “Double Indemnity” novelist : CAIN
28 Fed. ID fig. : SSN
29 Refrain syllable : TRA
30 Juice box brand : HI-C
31 Lions or Tigers, in recaps : DET
32 Destination for aspiring astronauts : SPACE CAMP
33 “They’re A, B, C, D-licious” cereal : ALPHA-BITS
37 Lac contents : EAU
38 Actor Ventimiglia : MILO
39 Seemingly forever : EON
40 Letters before omicrons : XIS
41 Couture monogram : YSL
45 Anticipatory time : EVE
46 Throw off topic : DERAIL
47 Former “At the Movies” co-host : ROEPER
48 Hard-to-resist desire : URGE
51 Hasbro toy that requires twisting and pulling : BOP IT!
52 Mexican street corn : ELOTE
53 Senior figure : ELDER
55 H-town pro : ‘STRO
57 Mother of the Titans : GAEA
58 “Kindly let us know” letters : RSVP
59 Stuffed bun : BAO
61 “The Phoenician Scheme” director Anderson : WES
62 Number worn by Ozzie Smith : ONE
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