Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday February 28th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Taiwanese bubble tea : BOBA
5 Yawn-inducing : BANAL
10 Dull pain : ACHE
14 Racetrack shape : OVAL
15 Fruit whose oil is used in cooking : OLIVE
16 Onetime Ralston cereal now owned by General Mills : CHEX
17 Wine lover’s prefix : OENO-
18 Nine-piece combo : NONET
19 U. of Maryland athlete : TERP
20 Like civilizations that antedate written records : PREHISTORIC
23 Pigeon sound : COO
24 “SNL” alum Gasteyer : ANA
25 Armored vehicle : TANK
27 Tres menos uno : DOS
30 Pop singer’s list of recordings, e.g. : DISCOGRAPHY
36 Traditional piano key wood : EBONY
38 Root for a luau : TARO
39 Pâté de __ gras : FOIE
40 Covert ops outfit : CAMO
41 “Chopsticks __ fork?” : OR A
42 Fey with nine Emmys : TINA
43 Part of BSA: Abbr. : AMER
44 Ponder (over) : MULL
45 Hunger signs that hurt : PANGS
46 Sourced locally, as a menu : FARM-TO-TABLE
49 Vietnamese New Year : TET
50 Articulated : SAID
51 Tiny colonist : ANT
53 Reggae relative : SKA
55 Subtle element in a success story … and what’s revealed by each set of circles : SECRET SAUCE
62 Unseating plan? : COUP
64 Avoid, as duty : SHIRK
65 Broadway event : SHOW
66 Adept : ABLE
67 One of the senses : TASTE
68 Joint above the ankle : KNEE
69 Greek B : BETA
70 “Oof!” : YIKES
71 Abel and Cain, to Adam and Eve : SONS
DOWN
1 Cutesy nose-poke word : BOOP
2 Mind-matter link : -OVER-
3 Scourge : BANE
4 Hawaiian greeting : ALOHA
5 Dwarf planting : BONSAI
6 Very much : A LOT
7 Barcelona boy : NINO
8 Declare : AVER
9 “Time to stop obsessing on this” : LET IT GO
10 Play a part (in) : ACT
11 Official inspection spot : CHECKPOINT
12 One who comes to the rescue : HERO
13 Montreal MLBer before 2005 : EXPO
21 “500” race, familiarly : INDY
22 Automobile : CAR
26 Tripartite commerce pact acronym : NAFTA
27 Pre-bedtime coffee, often : DECAF
28 President with degrees from Columbia and Harvard : OBAMA
29 Diver’s rotation : SOMERSAULT
31 Dark beer : STOUT
32 Diane’s “Cheers” co-server : CARLA
33 Colgate rival : ORAL-B
34 Depend (on) : HINGE
35 Brewery need : YEAST
37 __ Rae, Sally Field role : NORMA
44 “Aw shucks” quality : MODESTY
45 Writers’ tools : PENS
47 Apt “it’s” anagram : ‘TIS
48 Hanukkah pancakes : LATKES
52 Duties : TASKS
53 Wound cover : SCAB
54 Asian beef city : KOBE
56 Indian spiced tea : CHAI
57 Take a chance on : RISK
58 Art Deco artist : ERTE
59 “Hmm … doubt it” : UH NO
60 Ethan or Joel of film : COEN
61 Fleecy females : EWES
63 Podded plant : PEA
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