Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday March 23rd 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Bldg. units attended to by supers APTS
5 “Queen of Soul” Franklin ARETHA
11 Flow back, as the tide EBB
14 Half a toy train? CHOO
15 “You cheated!” NO FAIR
16 Water tester TOE
17 *Very limited consolation COLD COMFORT
19 Gasteyer of “Mean Girls” ANA
20 Approaches NEARS
21 “__ show time!” IT’S
22 Illuminated LIT
23 Left-hand page VERSO
24 Sun.-to-Sat. periods WKS
26 Go for the hook BITE
27 Greek vowel ETA
28 *Tidy Lotto prize COOL MILLION
32 Skin pics TATS
34 Boston skyscraper, with “the” PRU
35 Low grade DEE
36 Parlor game encouragement suggested by the starts of 17-, 28-, 45- and 60-Across GETTING CLOSER
41 Novelist Rand AYN
42 “The Simpsons” bartender MOE
43 Northern New Mexico art community TAOS
45 *Genuine greetings WARM REGARDS
50 Monotonous routine RUT
51 Above ATOP
52 Number that’s its own square root ONE
53 Beav’s big brother WALLY
55 Bumped into MET
56 Nashville awards org. CMA
58 Scout’s merit __ BADGE
59 Square of butter PAT
60 *In-demand real estate listing HOT PROPERTY
64 Apply USE
65 Iron deficiency concern ANEMIA
66 Riga resident LETT
67 Guys MEN
68 Fails to DOESN’T
69 Watched closely EYED
DOWN
1 Duke’s conf. ACC
2 Back-and-forth missed calls PHONE TAG
3 Put up with TOLERATE
4 Root beers, e.g. SODAS
5 Calendario units ANOS
6 Bucharest is its cap. ROM
7 Terrible grade EFF
8 Lao-tzu’s philosophy TAOISM
9 Trumpeter Al HIRT
10 Performing __ ARTS
11 Bibliography space-saver ET ALII
12 Beautiful, in Barcelona BONITO
13 Scrambled, as eggs BEATEN
18 Gator’s kin CROC
23 Chow Chow checker VET
24 __-out: exhausted WORN
25 Jack who played Quincy KLUGMAN
26 Sanctified BLEST
29 Express a view OPINE
30 Twiddled one’s thumbs IDLED
31 “Seinfeld” uncle LEO
33 “Forever” post office purchase STAMP
37 Norse war god TYR
38 Apple throwaway CORE
39 Tea named for William IV’s prime minister EARL GREY
40 Casino wheel ROULETTE
44 Snorters’ quarters STY
45 Beads once used by Native Americans as currency WAMPUM
46 Opposite of “Atten-hut!” AT EASE
47 Way past ripe ROTTEN
48 Pointed beard GOATEE
49 Cashless deal SWAP
54 One-named “Hello” singer ADELE
56 Landlocked African land CHAD
57 Like old records MONO
58 Dinghy or dory BOAT
61 Canadian VIPs… PMS
62 __ Tin Tin RIN
63 Since Jan. 1 YTD
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