Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday February 15th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Surge of adrenaline : RUSH
5 Regent’s order : EDICT
10 Mil. branch with wings : USAF
14 Tactical political research, for short : OPPO
15 Birthplace of pesto : GENOA
16 Issue at the ATM : NOTE
17 *Critical juncture : POINT OF NO RETURN
20 [New paragraph] : ENTER
21 “Handling that now!” : I’M ON IT
22 Take to the sky : SOAR
25 Friend __ friend : OF A
26 Midnight to midnight : DAY
27 *Record : CAPTURE ON FILM
32 Not just some : ALL
33 Kitchen scale button : TARE
34 Frangipani garlands : LEIS
36 Water taxi : BOAT
38 Longtime “One Life to Live” actress Renée _
Goldsberry : ELISE
40 Red sign above a door : EXIT
42 Mantis quintet : EYES
44 Literary magazine contributor, perhaps : POET
45 Status update fig. : ETA
46 *Online discussion site : INTERNET FORUM
50 Fellow : MAN
52 Tres menos dos : UNO
53 As appropriate : DULY
54 Garden container? : EDGING
56 Isaac of “Dune” : OSCAR
60 Reversal in luck, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues : CHANGE OF FORTUNE
65 Show up : COME
66 Record company : LABEL
67 God who took a bow : EROS
68 Half of all blackjacks : ACES
69 Did half of a biathlon : SKIED
70 “Seasons of Love” musical : RENT
DOWN
1 Tire swing line : ROPE
2 Right after : UPON
3 Doner kebab rod : SPIT
4 “No fooling!” : HONEST
5 Boosting target : EGO
6 Dict. entry : DEF
7 Airbnb alternative : INN
8 Soft murmur : COO
9 Trade hindrance : TARIFF
10 Biblical preposition : UNTO
11 Audio engineer’s equipment : SOUND MIXER
12 Heart duo : ATRIA
13 Rihanna’s fashion brand : FENTY
18 Slangy britches : TROU
19 “Inbox zero” killer : EMAIL
23 Collezione della galleria : ARTE
24 Expert : REAL PRO
25 Top rank in a tournament : ONE-SEED
27 __ franc : CAB
28 Plant with lace and soap varieties : ALOE
29 Qualifying contest, perhaps : PLAY-IN GAME
30 Star-studded hunter : ORION
31 Name sewn onto some jeans pockets : LEE
35 In __: unmoved : SITU
37 Number of Canadian provinces : TEN
39 Caesar’s rebuke : ET TU?
41 Edinburgh topper : TAM
43 Wounded by a jellyfish : STUNG
47 Marx collaborator : ENGELS
48 __ de Mayo: Christmas orchid : FLOR
49 Raw bar offering : OYSTER
50 Muslim holy site : MECCA
51 __ committee : AD HOC
55 Spanish model Sastre : INES
57 Medical research objective : CURE
58 Quote book abbr. : ANON
59 Have a nap : REST
61 Tree on the Connecticut quarter : OAK
62 CBS crime drama : FBI
63 Service charge : FEE
64 Played out : OLD
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