Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday August 20th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Mexican bar tender : PESO
5 Final notice? : OBIT
9 Queen Amidala’s home planet : NABOO
14 Petri dish gelatin : AGAR
15 Small parasite : MITE
16 Enmity : ODIUM
17 Run-of-the-mill deity? : COMMON GOD
19 Many converted apartments : LOFTS
20 Muse of comedy : THALIA
21 Billionaire financier George : SOROS
22 Tedious routine : GRIND
23 Officer who helps keep public statues clean? : PIGEON COP
27 Feel poorly : AIL
28 Sprain application : ICE PACK
30 Taking after : A LA
31 1984 mermaid romcom : SPLASH
33 Reggie Jackson’s alma mater, briefly : ASU
34 Auto pioneer : OLDS
35 Junior faculty member? : CHILD PROF
38 Tummy trouble : ACHE
41 Gear with a bill : CAP
42 Got around : EVADED
46 Head of Britain? : LOO
47 Cohort : COMRADE
49 Santana’s “__ Como Va” : OYE
50 One who campaigns on traffic congestion issues? : BUMPER POL
52 Party hearty : REVEL
54 Sussex set : TELLY
55 Fraternal meeting places : LODGES
57 Hearing-related : AURAL
58 Mechanical bull rider? : COWBOY BOT
61 “24K Magic” singer Mars : BRUNO
62 Double Delight cookie : OREO
63 Peel : PARE
64 Small change : CENTS
65 Coiffure site : TETE
66 Genealogy chart : TREE
DOWN
1 Lobbying gp. : PAC
2 Voyage taken alone? : EGO TRIP
3 Quaint euphemism for “hell” : SAM HILL
4 “The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom” author : ORMAN
5 Luxury hotel chain : OMNI
6 Galoot : BIG APE
7 Olympic skater Midori : ITO
8 British poet Hughes who was married to Sylvia Plath : TED
9 Like some basketball passes : NO-LOOK
10 Festoon : ADORN
11 Two-part lens : BIFOCAL
12 Peddled faster than : OUTSOLD
13 Meditation sounds : OMS
18 Somewhat passé : OLDISH
21 Tied down : SECURED
22 Beetle juice? : GAS
24 High-end tablet : IPAD PRO
25 [She actually said that?!] : GASP
26 Faux __ : PAS
29 Coffee-flavoring root : CHICORY
32 Top player : ACE
34 Birds-feather connection : OF A
36 Tanning device : LAMP
37 Engage in to excess : OVERDO
38 Priestly garb : ALB
39 Fashionista’s field : COUTURE
40 It may be inside the park : HOME RUN
43 Chocolate-coated ice cream treat : DOVE BAR
44 Urban renewal target : EYESORE
45 Part of a PC reboot sequence : DEL
47 Cumbersome instruments : CELLOS
48 Utterly wrong : ALL WET
51 Undercover agent : PLANT
53 “Death on the Nile” setting : EGYPT
56 Easy-to-carry instrument : OBOE
57 “The Good Doctor” network : ABC
58 Camp bed : COT
59 Resource in The Settlers of Catan board game : ORE
60 Spot to drive from : TEE
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