Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday July 14th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Karate match exchanges : BOWS
5 Exams for coll. credit : APS
8 Hydro __: bottle brand : FLASK
13 Perfect copy : EDIT
14 __-portrait : SELF
16 Otherworldly : EERIE
17 Wee : TINY
18 “Quite so” : TRUE
19 Without exception : EVERY
20 *Research on the ampersand? : “AND” MARK STUDY
23 Brief “If you ask me (and even if you didn’t)” : IMO
24 Current : HIP
25 Rapper Lil __ X : NAS
28 Wan : ASHEN
31 *Ambien, for one? : AID TO REST
34 Brazilian city : RIO
35 Otherwise : ELSE
37 World Heritage Site org. : UNESCO
38 School units : CLASSES
40 Chest of drawers : DRESSER
41 Valiant : HEROIC
42 Sound like a pig : OINK
43 Press coverage : INK
44 *Folds? : ENDS A HAND
46 Must-haves : NEEDS
48 Shares again, on Twitter : RTS
49 Energy Star certifying org. : EPA
50 Tammy Duckworth’s title, briefly : SEN
51 “Oh, admit defeat already!,” and advice that was followed to form the answers to the starred clues : JUST TAKE THE L!
57 Shoyu __: noodle dish : RAMEN
60 Fallon’s predecessor : LENO
61 Tire swing holder : ROPE
62 Peabody, e.g. : AWARD
63 Shoots the breeze : YAKS
64 Continent with 11 time zones : ASIA
65 Insurance spokeslizard : GECKO
66 Root word? : RAH
67 “To Kill a Mockingbird” star : PECK
DOWN
1 Pre-release software version : BETA
2 Asgard god : ODIN
3 Leaf blower : WIND
4 Buffalo : STYMIE
5 Intro to physics? : ASTRO-
6 Fringe benefit : PERK
7 Frozen drink : SLUSHIE
8 Nurture : FEED
9 “Schitt’s Creek” co-creator : LEVY
10 “__ we done here?” : ARE
11 Lancelot or Mix-a-Lot : SIR
12 Vital : KEY
15 Really stinky : FETID
21 Unrealistically common affliction in soap operas : AMNESIA
22 Positive shift : UPTURN
25 Scottish monster, affectionately : NESSIE
26 Rise : ASCEND
27 Baby birds? : STORKS
28 Sagittarius symbol : ARCHER
29 Mum : SILENT
30 Stockpiles : HOARDS
31 Beast of burden in many fables : ASS
32 Support for a proposal? : ONE KNEE
33 Hi-__ graphics : RES
36 Tres __ cake: dairy-soaked dessert : LECHES
39 Sea plea, briefly : SOS
40 Took care of : DID
42 Really hot : ON A TEAR
45 In a fitting way : APTLY
47 Set up : ENTRAP
50 Smidge : SKOSH
51 Weightlifting move : JERK
52 Reverse : UNDO
53 “Eso Beso” singer : ANKA
54 Sprinkler attachment : HOSE
55 “Awesome, dude!” : EPIC!
56 Pipe problem : LEAK
57 Tattered cloth : RAG
58 Blow away : AWE
59 Big name in laptops and lipstick : MAC
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