Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday February 17th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Oktoberfest toast : PROST
6 “Atlas Shrugged” hero John : GALT
10 Split : PART
14 Object : DEMUR
15 Store with Småland play areas : IKEA
16 Wind in the reeds : OBOE
17 Patty Hearst alias : TANIA
18 Whammy : JINX
19 Self-named 2000s sitcom set in Texas : REBA
20 Excel on the mound : PITCH A NO-HITTER
23 Blow away : STUN
24 Steam : IRE
25 Increase the mobility of, as a checker : PROMOTE TO KING
31 Reclusive sort : LONER
32 Pin expert? : WRESTLER
35 Cheerio morsel : OAT
36 Court responses : PLEAS
38 “Bravo!” : OLE!
39 Not as well insulated : DRAFTIER
42 Weasel cousin : SABLE
44 Do a plumbing job : PLUG UP THE LEAK
47 Boxer’s remark? : ARF!
48 Dull-sounding beast : BOAR
49 Recommend, with “for,” and a hint to the start of 20-, 25- and 44-Across : PUT IN A GOOD WORD
56 Malevolent : EVIL
57 Equine control : REIN
58 “The Grapes of Wrath” migrants : OKIES
60 Fool on the ice : DEKE
61 Canasta play : MELD
62 Surge protector? : LEVEE
63 Verb in much written dialogue : SAID
64 “The __ the limit” : SKY’S
65 Bowling unit : FRAME
DOWN
1 L.A. is on it in summer : PDT
2 Do a farm job : REAP
3 High-end hotel chain : OMNI
4 “I’m okay with it” : SUITS ME
5 Caterpillar, say : TRACTOR
6 Demi Moore military movie : GI JANE
7 Related : AKIN
8 TV host with more than 300 vehicles : LENO
9 Unpopular raises : TAX HIKES
10 Sign : PORTENT
11 What an accessory may do : ABET
12 Judicial garb : ROBE
13 Go like the dickens : TEAR
21 Castaway’s shelter : HUT
22 Eye part : IRIS
25 Walk tediously : PLOD
26 Sign of crowd approval : ROAR
27 Ready to draw : ON TAP
28 Nobody : TWERP
29 __ pro nobis : ORA
30 Golden __ : GLOBE
33 “Boo’d Up” Grammy winner __ Mai : ELLA
34 Strongly suggest, with “of” : REEK …
36 Animal husbandry facilities : PIG FARMS
37 Moldova currency : LEU
40 Thrashed (about) : FLAILED
41 __ loose: free : TURN
42 Navy nuclear sub class : SEAWOLF
43 “Today” weatherman : AL ROKER
45 Some gov’t issues : T-BONDS
46 Mason’s carrier : HOD
49 Crosswalk users, briefly : PEDS
50 Iris layer : UVEA
51 __ bar: Polynesian-themed spot : TIKI
52 Many a techie : GEEK
53 Like many a mechanic’s rag : OILY
54 1972 Derby winner __ Ridge : RIVA
55 Think : DEEM
59 Call in poker : SEE
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