Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday February 8th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Maze runners : MICE
5 Formal decrees : DICTA
10 Help the chef : PREP
14 Driver of Hollywood : ADAM
15 “American Fiction” actress Tracee __ Ross : ELLIS
16 Stray : ROVE
17 Sadness that sets in after missing a flight? : DELTA BLUES
19 Jon Arbuckle’s dog : ODIE
20 F1 neighbor : ESC
21 Friction reducer : LUBE
22 Paint, toddler-style : SMEAR
23 Countries listed on a flight board? : UNITED NATIONS
27 Minimally : AT LEAST
29 Spring bloom : IRIS
30 Grilled sausages, for short : BRATS
31 Out in the open : ALFRESCO
35 Fun, as a party : LIT
36 Jewelry retailer : ZALES
38 Paddle kin : OAR
39 Hit the gym : EXERCISE
42 Church donation : TITHE
44 Tennis Court __: French Revolution event : OATH
45 Some patches : IRON-ONS
47 Rural areas serviced by just one airline? : FRONTIER TOWNS
51 Filmmaker George who won five Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation : LUCAS
52 __-Free: contact lens solution : OPTI
53 Honor society letter : PHI
56 Second son : ABEL
57 Flight that lasts seven days? : SPIRIT WEEK
60 Covered : CLAD
61 Eagle claw : TALON
62 Fabled napper : HARE
63 Numbers game : KENO
64 Mantegna’s “Criminal Minds” role : ROSSI
65 Pod in Creole cuisine : OKRA
DOWN
1 Took home : MADE
2 Midmonth time : IDES
3 Do the math : CALCULATE
4 CPR expert : EMT
5 Opens : DEBUTS
6 “Suuure” : I’LL BET
7 Like crosswords : CLUED
8 Twist-__ : TIE
9 Saddlebag carrier : ASS
10 Potential : PROMISE
11 Wyoming’s state sport : RODEO
12 S.Pellegrino rival : EVIAN
13 Coevals : PEERS
18 Misleading handle : ALIAS
22 To-do : STIR
24 Clear : NET
25 African river to the Mediterranean : NILE
26 Pound sounds : ARFS
27 Qualified : ABLE
28 Lucky Charms shelfmate : TRIX
31 Pour choice : ALE
32 Figuratively : SO TO SPEAK
33 Four-time Oscar-winning lyricist Sammy : CAHN
34 Smelter input : ORES
36 Tubular pasta : ZITI
37 Tennis great Arthur : ASHE
40 Portuguese soccer great who now plays in Saudi Arabia : RONALDO
41 Musical based on Eliot poems : CATS
42 Specifically : TO WIT
43 Overnight stop : INN
45 PC problem solvers : IT PROS
46 Corkscrew pasta : ROTINI
47 “Killing Me Softly With His Song” singer : FLACK
48 Moscow money : RUBLE
49 __ Spray : OCEAN
50 Foments : ROILS
54 Münster mister : HERR
55 KALLAX shelf seller : IKEA
57 Viola’s sect. : STR
58 Kung __ shrimp : PAO
59 Seuss villager : WHO
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