Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday March 16th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Potentially insensitive, briefly UN-PC
5 Police COPS
9 ABBA’s “__ Mia!” MAMMA
14 Vidal’s Breckinridge MYRA
15 Pequod captain AHAB
16 Native Nebraskans OTOES
17 Plenty A LOT
18 Islamic branch SHIA
19 Transports by truck HAULS
20 Winding, hilly thoroughfares MOUNTAIN ROADS
23 Gandhi’s land INDIA
24 Like oysters on the half shell RAW
25 French water EAU
28 Not kid around PLAY FOR KEEPS
33 IV amounts CCS
36 List-shortening abbr. ET AL
37 Italics feature SLANT
38 Walter White shaved his off HAIR
40 In contention (for) VYING
43 On the house FREE
44 Aimée of “La Dolce Vita” ANOUK
46 Dmitri’s dissent NYET
48 In low spirits SAD
49 Traitorous spies DOUBLE AGENTS
53 Driver’s license info SEX
54 Wayside stop INN
55 One-up OUTDO
59 Halloween discards, and what the three sets of circles represent? CANDY WRAPPERS
64 “Dallas” surname EWING
66 Solid precipitation HAIL
67 Backside in a fall? PRAT
68 Long-shot rags-to-riches enabler LOTTO
69 Ices, mob-style OFFS
70 Girl in a Salinger story ESME
71 Enter on a laptop KEY IN
72 Italian eight OTTO
73 Sweetheart DEAR
DOWN
1 Savory taste first identified in Tokyo UMAMI
2 Carpet synthetic NYLON
3 __ as a peacock PROUD
4 Tabby stimulant CATNIP
5 José’s house CASA
6 “Fancy meeting you here!” OH, HI
7 “No __, no gain” PAIN
8 Mall pizza chain SBARRO
9 Goth hairstyles MOHAWKS
10 Opposite of 17-Across A TAD
11 Headpiece for kids in Mickey’s TV club MOUSE EARS
12 Filmmaker Brooks MEL
13 Biblical beast of burden ASS
21 Yarn TALE
22 Boating blade OAR
26 Sleep concern APNEA
27 “¿Cómo está __?” USTED
29 Dune buggy, briefly ATV
30 “We did it!” YAY
31 Throw wildly FLING
32 North Pole toymaker ELF
33 “Hanging” problems in the 2000 election CHADS
34 Algonquin transport CANOE
35 Iowa port on the Lewis and Clark Trail SIOUX CITY
39 Coax (out), as a genie RUB
41 “Science Guy” Bill NYE
42 Title for DDE… GEN
45 Fictional language spoken by Sheldon and Leonard on “The Big Bang Theory” KLINGON
47 Sporty car roof T-TOP
50 Wind up END
51 Slangy “Movin’ right along … ” ANYHOO
52 Had a late meal SUPPED
56 Not long-winded TERSE
57 Daytime soap, e.g. DRAMA
58 Big name in blenders OSTER
60 Opposed to ANTI
61 Float like a feather in the breeze WAFT
62 Breakup RIFT
63 “Let me add … ” ALSO
64 Yellowstone grazers ELK
65 Misery WOE
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