Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday August 18th 2016, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Sound check item AMP
4 Barista offering LATTE
9 Colon pair DOTS
13 Alicia Keys record label RCA
14 Silver and gold COLORS
15 ”Now I get it” OH OK
16 Large server URN
17 Lacking energy ANEMIC
18 Lean and strong WIRY
19 VIPs BIGWIGS
21 Famous OF NOTE
23 Take in ABSORB
24 Gibbs of “The Jeffersons” MARLA
26 Pooh pal ROO
27 They catch a lot of waves ANTENNAS
31 Ailing SICK
34 Canasta play MELD
36 Deleted X’D OUT
37 Do nothing LOLL
38 Modeling material BALSA
40 Match.com goal DATE
41 ”Live” sign ON AIR
43 ”__: Legacy”: sci-fi sequel TRON
44 Blue-roofed restaurant chain IHOP
45 Cosmic payback BAD KARMA
47 ”Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” airer NPR
49 Long-plumed fisher EGRET
50 One of the two EITHER
54 Photobucket alternative PICASA
57 Ice cream brand introduced in 1866 BREYERS
58 Slugger with the most career grand slam HRs A-ROD
59 ”Let’s hear the story!” TELL IT!
62 Big D pro MAV
63 Helpless? SOLO
64 1805 Beethoven premiere EROICA
65 Egyptian snake ASP
66 Glitch SNAG
67 Hang DRAPE
68 Early video game letters NES
DOWN
1 Caribbean vacation spot ARUBA
2 Fast-food pork sandwich MCRIB
3 Twinges PANGS
4 Dramatic gridiron pass LONG BOMB
5 Bass output ALES
6 Hiddleston who plays Loki in “Thor” TOM
7 Cycle starter TRI-
8 Motorcycle cop, perhaps ESCORT
9 Unvarnished … or like the ends of the answers to starred clues? DOWN AND DIRTY
10 Largest Mississippi River feeder by volume OHIO
11 Civil wrong TORT
12 __ terrier SKYE
14 Giza neighbor CAIRO
20 Put in long hours WORK LIKE A DOG
22 Show off, in a way FLEX
24 Shopping area loiterer MALL RAT
25 ”As a result … “ AND SO …
28 Flood survivor NOAH
29 Pilot, or a prefix with pilot AUTO
30 Escalator part STEP
31 One who is often disorderly SLOB
32 New Rochelle college IONA
33 Dressed CLAD
35 Words on Alice’s cake EAT ME
39 ”The Vampire Chronicles” novelist ANNE RICE
42 Joplin pieces RAGS
46 Not for kids R-RATED
48 Mary-in-mourning sculpture PIETA
51 Stud HE-MAN
52 Prepare to start over, perhaps ERASE
53 Answers briefly? RSVPS
54 Free ticket PASS
55 Liver nutrient IRON
56 Pop COLA
57 Screen signal BLIP
60 Make a misstep ERR
61 Mauna __ LOA
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