Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday March 18th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “Not my first choice, but it’s fine” : I GUESS THAT WORKS
16 Dating milestones : MONTHIVERSARIES
17 Fare for some Catholics on Lenten Fridays : PESCATARIAN DIET
18 GPS heading : SSE
19 Comedian Foxx : REDD
20 Dubious ability : ESP
21 Cranks (up) : AMPS
23 Talk dirty : SWEAR
27 Warts and all : AS IS
28 Select : OPT
29 Peach : GEM
32 Smooch in a lift, say : SNOG
33 Sportswear portmanteau : ATHLEISURE
37 “Been there” : I KNOW THE FEELING
39 Color choices for bandages, e.g. : FLESH TONES
40 Sister who brings the snowman Olaf to life : ELSA
41 “Chopped” host Allen : TED
42 Post-WWII alliance : OAS
43 Soften up : MELT
44 Knife block insert : PARER
46 __-Rooter : ROTO
47 Gibbon, for one : APE
49 Squeezed (out) : EKED
51 “CrazySexyCool” trio : TLC
54 The Marshall Project cause : PRISON ABOLITION
59 Lacrosse strategy : ONE-ON-ONE DEFENSE
60 Quality inspection? : PERSONALITY TEST
DOWN
1 Rascals : IMPS
2 Says : GOES
3 Lacking flavor or experience : UNSEASONED
4 More succinctly? : ETC
5 Medical waste collected in red containers : SHARPS
6 Spots : SITES
7 Spot : TV AD
8 Steers steers : HERDS
9 Graynor of “The Disaster Artist” : ARI
10 Gp. known for screenings : TSA
11 Haggard, perhaps : WAN
12 Sequence : ORDER
13 Social reformer Jacob : RIIS
14 Last : KEEP
15 Retired boomer : SST
22 “Bad and Boujee” hip-hop group : MIGOS
24 Fictional detective who was born in Montenegro : WOLFE
25 Pentathlon equipment : EPEES
26 End in __ : A TIE
27 Tattoo joint? : ANKLE
29 French Revolution device : GUILLOTINE
30 “The Elephant Celebes” painter Max : ERNST
31 Hertz prefix : MEGA-
32 Filter (through) : SIFT
33 Perfume oil : ATTAR
34 “All __ in favor … ” : THOSE
35 Female lobster : HEN
36 Nasty fall : SLEET
38 “Mind. Blown.” : WHOA
43 Change : MODIFY
44 Mexican cheese? : PESOS
45 “Jojo Rabbit” actress Wilson : REBEL
46 Fill a flat again : RELET
47 “Rule, Britannia” composer : ARNE
48 Docking station : PIER
50 “The Power of the Dog” Oscar nominee Smit-McPhee : KODI
52 “Your __” : LOSS
53 Tech news dot-com : C NET
54 Grammy category : POP
55 Half an iconic 1981 Rolling Stone cover : ONO
56 Start to sense? : NON-
57 __ Matronic of Scissor Sisters : ANA
58 Holiday celebrated with bánh chu’ng : TET
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