Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday February 21st 2019, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1. ’90s-’00s Olympic soccer notable HAMM
5. Literary captain AHAB
9. Leaks slowly SEEPS
14. Burn soother ALOE
15. Zippo NADA
16. Computer text code ASCII
17. They’re not loyal RATS
18. Unyielding IRON-WILLED
20. Golfing group TWOSOME
22. Base for money TEN
23. Swallowed ATE
24. “Harry Potter” reporter __ Skeeter RITA
25. Not much JUST A TAD
27. Anthem contraction O’ER
29. Blue, on the Danube BLAU
31. Noir hero TEC
32. Lose oomph FLAG
34. Movie SFX… CGI
35. Purim heroine ESTHER
39. Centers of attention FOCI
40. What unfixed malfunctions usually do RECUR
42. Flight-related prefix AERO-
43. “Burnt” color SIENNA
45. Coastal bird ERN
46. Sound of an angry exit SLAM
47. LSU conference SEC
48. Chicago-style pizza chain, informally UNO’S
50. Education org. PTA
51. Started, as a conversation STRUCK UP
55. Car dealer’s abbr. MSRP
57. Acct. that may be rolled over IRA
58. Half a numbers game KEN
59. Seattle pro SEAHAWK
62. Going back, in a way TIME TRAVEL
65. Arch type OGEE
66. Often harmful bacteria E COLI
67. Basmati, for one RICE
68. “What, will these hands __ be clean?”: Lady Macbeth NE’ER
69. Thick DENSE
70. “Futurama” creator Groening MATT
71. “Baseball Tonight” channel ESPN
DOWN
1. Roxie __, “Chicago” role HART
2. “There oughta be __” A LAW
3. Grand Prix, for one MOTOR RACE
4. Soccer superstar Lionel MESSI
5. Edible elephant, say ANIMAL CRACKER
6. Fabled also-ran HARE
7. Hubbub ADO
8. Xhosa’s language group BANTU
9. French holy women SAINTES
10. Bilingual subj. ESL
11. Grand display ECLAT
12. Mary-in-mourning sculpture PIETA
13. Agreed (with) SIDED
19. Skillet dish with ham and peppers WESTERN OMELET
21. Wagering shorthand OTB
25. Supercharge, and a hint to what’s literally hiding in the four longest Down answers JUICE UP
26. Take the role of ACT AS
27. Does in OFFS
28. Morlock victims ELOI
30. Memorable time AGE
33. Infomercial brand GINSU
36. FAQ spots HELP PAGES
37. Q.E.D. word ERAT
38. Type of tomato ROMA
41. Spigoted server URN
44. Suit go-with NECKTIE
49. Fed. benefits agency SSA
51. Located SITED
52. Jiffy TRICE
53. Hispanic penguin in “Happy Feet” RAMON
54. Render harmless UNARM
56. Lake Geneva river RHONE
59. Religious offshoot SECT
60. Bawl WEEP
61. “Ol’ Man River” composer KERN
63. Raised trains ELS
64. Through VIA
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