Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday July 10th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Deep fissure : CHASM
6 “Permission to Dance” K-pop band : BTS
9 Tiny bit of matter : ATOM
13 Baffling question : POSER
14 Tear to bits : REND
16 Gift wrapper’s adhesive : TAPE
17 Physical therapy, informally : REHAB
18 Opera solo : ARIA
19 Hits the slopes : SKIS
20 *Vegetable tops used in soups and stews : TURNIP GREENS
23 Promos : ADS
26 Skin care brand with a Retinol Correxion line : ROC
27 Chin beard : GOATEE
28 *Comedian who hosted “Full Frontal” : SAMANTHA BEE
32 Strange : ODD
33 Door openers : KNOBS
34 Pop, as a bubble : BURST
36 Stuffing herb : SAGE
37 Outstanding bills : DEBTS
39 “Pronto!” letters : ASAP
43 Motif : THEME
45 Dried chili in mole sauces : ANCHO
46 Lively Irish dance : JIG
49 *”Quite the slump there, huh?” : OFF YOUR GAME
52 Infuriate : ENRAGE
54 Inn divs. : RMS
55 Got together : MET
56 Happy cry on a fishing trip, and what can be said about the end of the answer to each starred clue? : THAT’S A KEEPER
60 News story intro, in journalism jargon : LEDE
61 Hailed vehicle : TAXI
62 “Swell!” : NIFTY
66 __ of expertise : AREA
67 Skidded : SLID
68 Typical film festival entry : INDIE
69 Disinfectant target : GERM
70 Uber driver’s guess, for short : ETA
71 Folklore brutes : OGRES
DOWN
1 Lifeguard’s lifesaving skill: Abbr. : CPR
2 Long-handled garden tool : HOE
3 Marshmallow roast residue : ASH
4 Stock exchange membership : SEAT
5 Owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant on “The Simpsons” : MR BURNS
6 Tree limb : BRANCH
7 Hatcher of “Desperate Housewives” : TERI
8 Scissors sound : SNIP
9 Hopelessly lost : AT SEA
10 Develop a fondness for : TAKE TO
11 Expressed a view : OPINED
12 Fiddled (with) : MESSED
15 Sharp knives : DAGGERS
21 Decompose : ROT
22 Some reddish deer : ROES
23 Requests : ASKS
24 “SNL” alum Carvey : DANA
25 Air quality concern : SMOG
29 Aid and __ : ABET
30 Monastic headquarters : ABBEY
31 “However … ” : BUT
35 Zest : TANG
37 Takes down : DEFEATS
38 “Unbelievable” rock band : EMF
40 Swindle : SCAM
41 World-weary sigh : AH ME
42 Ada Limón, e.g. : POET
44 Monopolizes : HOGS
45 Hall of “Coming 2 America” : ARSENIO
46 Fatigue after a long flight : JET LAG
47 Vague reply to “Where are you?” : IN HERE
48 Teacher, during exam week : GRADER
50 Tater Tots maker : ORE-IDA
51 MLB official : UMP
53 Starting squad : A-TEAM
57 Cabbagelike vegetable : KALE
58 Offramp : EXIT
59 Circle : RING
63 POTUS on a dime : FDR
64 Attach (to) : TIE
65 “Count me in!” : YES
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