Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday February 12th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Gets debriefed? : STRIPS
7 One that may come from Yale : PADLOCK
14 Exactly as planned : TO A TEE
15 Hot sauce with a rooster logo : SRIRACHA
16 __ Ravenclaw, founder of a Hogwarts house : ROWENA
17 Like one who can’t even hit an easy pitch : TONE-DEAF
18 Matter makeup : ATOMS
19 Galoot : LOUT
20 Like some humor or meat : DARK
21 Causes : WHYS
22 Conciliatory gestures : SOPS
23 “Enemy of the State” org. : NSA
24 Snacks on : HAS
25 They circle worlds : EQUATORS
29 Behave : ACT
30 Stopped working, as an engine : QUIT
31 Celebratory bar buys : ROUNDS
35 Miniseries given a 5-star rating (out of 6) by Magnus Carlsen : THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT
38 Croatia neighbor : SERBIA
39 Autumn gemstone : OPAL
40 Carrier to Osaka : ANA
41 Wide receiver, historically : SPLIT END
43 Scuba diver’s item : FIN
44 Name-linking trio : AKA
47 “__ a Bad Mama Jama”: 1981 Carl Carlton hit : SHE’S
48 Care : MIND
49 Norse prankster : LOKI
51 Stopped at a base, in a way : SLID
52 1980 Crichton lost-world novel : CONGO
53 Exam involving a pupil : IRIS SCAN
55 Lake on the California/Arizona border : HAVASU
56 Comics hero’s weapon : BATARANG
57 Folded dish : OMELET
58 Briefly : IN A WORD
59 Razzie winners : WORSTS
DOWN
1 Boaters, e.g. : STRAW HATS
2 Canine woe : TOOTHACHE
3 Shucked edible : RAW OYSTER
4 Express lane sign word : ITEMS
5 Source of some black and blue marks : PENS
6 Java __ : SEA
7 “Remembrance of Things Past” author : PROUST
8 Informal negative : AIN’T
9 Dr. without a degree : DRE
10 Actress Cheryl : LADD
11 Indian __ : OCEAN
12 Seals in the juices of : CHARS
13 “All language is but a poor translation” author : KAFKA
15 Do whatever it takes : STOP AT NOTHING
19 Disney duck : LOUIE
22 Delighted sound : SQUEAL
25 Furnish : EQUIP
26 Hearts, e.g. : ORGANS
27 “The BFG” author Dahl : ROALD
28 (In) brief : SUM
32 Bulls dominated them in the ’90s : NBA FINALS
33 China can be found in one : DINING SET
34 Humdingers : STANDOUTS
36 Montana et al.: Abbr. : QBS
37 Arrival time factor : SPEED
42 Kitchen prep spot : ISLAND
44 It may check out : ALIBI
45 Arabic holy book : KORAN
46 Breed in “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” : AKITA
48 Dolly user : MOVER
50 Part of Caesar’s boast : I SAW
51 Toon lion voiced by Jeremy Irons : SCAR
52 Grunt wear : CAMO
54 Sellout letters : SRO
55 Method : HOW
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