Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday May 23rd 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Dinner with donors : GALA
5 Mardi Gras wear : MASK
9 Britcom with Eddie and Patsy, for short : ABFAB
14 Minnesota representative Ilhan : OMAR
15 Not pro : ANTI
16 Gibbs of “The Jeffersons” : MARLA
17 Admonition to an Egyptian boy king? : TUT-TUT, TUT
19 Helps out illegally : ABETS
20 Ending for “Black,” “Mixed,” and “Grown,” in sitcom names : -ISH
21 Olfactory assault : STENCH
23 “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Michelle : YEOH
24 Conical shelter : TEEPEE
26 “Which of the two will it be?” : A OR B
28 Shepherd’s tool : ROD
29 Pothole filler made from fish-and-chips sauce? : TARTAR TAR
34 Was sure about : KNEW
36 Chatter away : GAB
37 Amnesiac’s query : WHO AM I
38 Secret language : CODE
39 “Becoming” memoirist Michelle : OBAMA
41 Uno, dos, __ : TRES
42 Reversals : U-TURNS
44 “Succession” actor Brian : COX
45 Hit the horn : HONK
46 Say farewell to a Dickens character? : PIP-PIP, PIP
48 Thus far : YET
49 Aspire laptop maker : ACER
50 Alternative to Alpine, in skiing : NORDIC
53 Current options : AC/DC
56 Enjoyed, as a lollipop : LICKED
59 WNW’s opposite : ESE
60 Plumbing issues : LEAKS
62 Is able to do high kicks in a chorus line? : CAN CANCAN
64 TV spot seller : AD REP
65 “Black Panther” villain Killmonger : ERIK
66 Pinochle-like card game : SKAT
67 Far from posh : SEEDY
68 Gels : SETS
69 Inquires : ASKS
DOWN
1 “Duly noted” : GOT IT
2 Cause to chuckle : AMUSE
3 Sudsy : LATHERED UP
4 Class with easels : ART
5 Like low-shine lipstick : MATTE
6 Get the poker pot going : ANTE
7 Leave speechless : STUN
8 Vehicle that’s built after it’s bought : KIT CAR
9 Doc’s org. : AMA
10 Brand-new sibling, perhaps : BABY BROTHER
11 On the house : FREE
12 Palo __, California : ALTO
13 Big celebration : BASH
18 Didn’t waste : USED
22 Hair removal substance : HOT WAX
25 Like energy bars, in adspeak : POWER-PACKED
27 “Go team!” : RAH
29 Bar bill : TAB
30 Mechanical arithmetic aids : ABACI
31 Card sets sold in New Age shops : TAROT DECKS
32 Prayer ending : AMEN
33 Expose to danger : RISK
34 Single-serve coffee pod : K-CUP
35 Words of denial : NOT I
36 Mass communication? : GOSPEL
40 Floor-washing tool : MOP
43 Actor Cage, casually : NIC
47 Comparison shopper’s data : PRICES
48 Green Jedi with his own grammar : YODA
50 Parts of mandolins : NECKS
51 “Wicked Game” singer Chris : ISAAK
52 Euro fractions : CENTS
53 Woeful word : ALAS
54 Formally transfer : CEDE
55 Truth or __ : DARE
57 “Ask me if I __!” : CARE
58 Make mittens, say : KNIT
61 Secret agent : SPY
63 Hush-hush org. : NSA
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