Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday July 31st 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Matriarch of the Three Bears : MAMA
5 Grocery shopper’s aid : LIST
9 Private supply : CACHE
14 “Right away” letters : ASAP
15 Mideast leader : EMIR
16 Catchall option on a survey : OTHER
17 At a __ for words : LOSS
18 Regarding : AS TO
19 With 4-Down, small dog from Tibet : LHASA
20 Bank customer, e.g. : ACCOUNT HOLDER
23 24 horas : DIA
24 Disco __ of “The Simpsons” : STU
25 Has lunch on a blanket, say : PICNICS
28 Colorful and fuzzy street art : YARN BOMB
31 More expansive : VASTER
32 Southeast Asian language : LAO
33 Mani-__: spa treatments : PEDIS
35 “For sure” : YES
36 Innovative concept : NOVEL IDEA
40 Cat coat : FUR
43 Calf-length skirts : MIDIS
44 Raspberry shade : RED
47 “The way things are … ” : AS IT IS
49 Big-time letdown : EPIC FAIL
53 Shares a tweet on Instagram, say : REPOSTS
55 Pull the plug on : END
56 Ode title words : TO A
57 “I’ll tell you the rest another time,” and what can be said about the starts of 20-, 28-, 36-, and 49-Across : IT’S A LONG STORY
60 Vietnam’s capital : HANOI
62 Comfort : EASE
63 Shape of many a car logo : OVAL
64 Houston MLB player : ASTRO
65 Squeezes (out) : EKES
66 How-to presentation : DEMO
67 Cereal eater’s utensil : SPOON
68 Hissed “Hey!” : PSST
69 Etch or sketch : DRAW
DOWN
1 Affliction : MALADY
2 Preferring to be alone : ASOCIAL
3 Cosmetic applied with a wand : MASCARA
4 See 19-Across : APSO
5 Makeshift shelter : LEAN-TO
6 “Haven’t the foggiest” : I’M STUMPED
7 Lightsaber wielders who are enemies of the Jedi : SITH
8 Scout unit selling cookies : TROOP
9 Unsolved crime : COLD CASE
10 Home of the Acropolis and the Parthenon : ATHENS
11 Donation recipient : CHARITY
12 Father and son : HES
13 Time studied in history class : ERA
21 PC connection port : USB
22 Really steamed : LIVID
26 Average grade : CEE
27 Graduating gp. : SRS
29 Persona __ grata : NON
30 Represent inaccurately : BELIE
34 Hands out : DISPENSES
37 Something left out : OMISSION
38 Photogenic expanse : VISTA
39 “Woof!” : ARF
40 Few and __ between : FAR
41 Function : USE
42 Verbally attack : RIP INTO
45 Dine at a friend’s : EAT OVER
46 Elementary school shoebox project : DIORAMA
48 “My Neighbor __”: Studio Ghibli film : TOTORO
50 Consume : INGEST
51 Insured investments: Abbr. : CDS
52 “Stay out of trouble” : LAY LOW
54 Dream state : SLEEP
58 Thousand __: Ventura County city : OAKS
59 Sondheim’s “Sweeney __” : TODD
60 Gives birth to : HAS
61 Egyptian snake : ASP
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