Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday April 13th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Way to play music that’s a hit? : SLAP BASS
9 Words after a deep breath : I’M CALM
15 Where the action is? : MOVIE SET
16 The __ Brothers: “Black Water” band : DOOBIE
17 Egg option : OVER EASY
18 Position : ORIENT
19 Mulligans : REDOS
20 Lavender brew : HERBAL TEA
22 Jacob’s twin : ESAU
23 Unagi roll fish : EELS
24 “Food’s getting cold!” : EAT
27 “The Namesake” actor Penn : KAL
28 Big Mac rivals? : PCS
31 Four-part cooking series starring Samin Nosrat : SALT FAT ACID HEAT
37 “How’s about this instead!?” : I GOT A BETTER IDEA
38 Election system that gets the press involved? : PAPERLESS VOTING
39 Alums-to-be : SRS
40 Big bird : EMU
41 Shortish releases : EPS
42 Instrument once plucked with a quill : LUTE
44 “Who’s this under?” : NAME?
48 Hot pockets? : EMPANADAS
53 Sunny? : SOLAR
54 Friendly gesture : HAT TIP
55 Ulaanbaatar’s country : MONGOLIA
57 “You’re making me blush!” : OH STOP
58 Oktoberfest snacks : PRETZELS
59 Pushes boundaries? : WIDENS
60 Be reasonable : SEE SENSE
DOWN
1 Food contraction that omits “ome” : S’MORE
2 Melts for : LOVES
3 Estée Lauder subsidiary : AVEDA
4 Spin on a classic ballet performance? : PIROUETTE
5 Some queens : BEES
6 “Hugo” actor Butterfield : ASA
7 Brief meeting? : SESH
8 Eye annoyance : STYE
9 “We Shall Overcome” phrase : I DO BELIEVE
10 Principled : MORAL
11 Tesla stock? : COILS
12 Help with a heist : ABET
13 “I forgot what to say!” : LINE
14 Threads owner : META
21 Posts a GIF, perhaps : REACTS
25 Miles away : AFAR
26 Some Apple Design Award winners : TABLET APPS
27 Breaded cutlet dish : KATSU
28 Mani-_ : PEDI
29 William the Conqueror’s burial place : CAEN
30 Single party election? : STAG
31 Small suctions on cups? : SIPS
32 Vegan gelatin substitute : AGAR
33 Cuts (off) : LOPS
34 Overflowed : TEEMED
35 Release : DROP
36 Prepare to go out again? : HIT SNOOZE
42 Chai _ : LATTE
43 Labor group : UNION
45 “It’s Not Me, It’s You” singer Lily : ALLEN
46 Sends flying, perhaps : MAILS
47 Rub off : ERASE
48 Site with step-by-step guides : EHOW
49 Fish tacos choice, on menus : MAHI
50 Condition that may respond to CBT or LSD : PTSD
51 Boomers at a concert? : AMPS
52 Sensitive : SORE
53 NCOs who know the drill : SGTS
56 Jennifer Affleck, __ Lopez : NEE
BETTE BIERITZ says
Enrique Henestroza Aengiano should be fired. This is a terrible crossword!