Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday January 9th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Coffee holder CUP
4 “Top Chef” host Lakshmi PADMA
9 Droop SAG
12 Tapped-off remnant ASH
13 Thread holder SPOOL
14 T’ai __ CHI
15 Club condiment MAYO
17 “Fiddler” meddler YENTE
18 Chemistry Nobelist Otto HAHN
19 Big musical number … or what 60-Across is to four puzzle answers? SHOWSTOPPER
22 “My Friend” title horse FLICKA
24 Coral creatures POLYPS
27 “A Legacy of Spies” author LE CARRE
29 Makes a mess of FOULS UP
30 St. Teresa’s town AVILA
31 VII x XIII… XCI
33 Rodeo performer ROPER
34 Catchall abbr. MISC
35 Pool tool CUE
36 Eat in style DINE
37 Dramatic accusation ET TU
38 Paris transit METRO
40 Deca- minus two OCTA
41 GPS part: Abbr. SYST
42 Smart __ ALECK
43 Eco-friendly certification letters LEED
44 Tablet named for an organ TUMS
46 Kosher food carrier EL AL
48 Preserve, in a way EMBALM
51 “The Joy Luck Club” novelist AMY TAN
55 Philosopher __-tzu LAO
56 Short rest NAP
58 Word for a woman SHE
59 Hosp. area ICU
60 Decisive ending EXCLAMATION MARK
64 “I like that” NICE
65 Cool beans or warm fuzzies :MM IDIOM
66 Great Lake city ERIE
67 MC alternative AMEX
68 Yoga pose ASANA
69 Word for men LADS
DOWN
1 Dash attachment -CAM
2 NATO founding member USA
3 The Curies, e.g. PHYSICISTS
4 Propaganda battle PSYWAR
5 Tarzan raisers APES
6 “Cut it out!” DON’T
7 Con __: briskly MOTO
8 Syrian city ALEPPO
9 Member of a 1990s girl group SCARY SPICE
10 Spa sigh AHH
11 Martini default GIN
16 Musical revue performed in the nude OH! CALCUTTA!
18 Musical whose first run won 10 Tony Awards HELLO, DOLLY
20 Gumbo pod OKRA
21 Refill a glass, say POUR
22 Fire sign FLAMES
23 Flippancy LEVITY
25 Mambo legend Tito PUENTE
26 Nutella, e.g. SPREAD
28 Shines EXCELS
29 Cutthroat, as competition FIERCE
32 Meet-__: romcom device CUTE
38 Musical featuring ABBA songs MAMMA MIA
39 Musical awarded a special Pulitzer in 1944 OKLAHOMA
45 Radius neighbor ULNA
47 “You said it!” AMEN
48 Justice Kagan ELENA
49 Pithy saying MAXIM
50 Lawn game BOCCE
52 Wonder Woman topper TIARA
53 Pungent ACRID
54 Zaps for dinner NUKES
57 Sketchbooks PADS
58 “The Da Vinci Code” priory SION
61 Supervillain Luthor LEX
62 Hermana de la madre TIA
63 __ B: 9-Down’s professional name MEL
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