Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday June 9th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Conspiring circle : CABAL
6 Singer/actress Thorne : BELLA
11 Briefs brand : BVD
14 Kitchen magnet? : AROMA
15 Snacker’s stack : OREOS
16 Tool that only works in water : OAR
17 Tough : DIRE STRAITS
19 Iberian cheer : OLE
20 Second printing : REISSUE
21 Kerfuffle : RUCKUS
23 Key above ∼ : ESC
24 Osso __ : BUCO
27 Party of the first part in the Bible? : MOSES
28 Hot : THE PLACE TO BE
31 “Becoming Madame __”: Anchee Min novel set in China : MAO
32 “Well, well, well!” : OHO
33 Homer’s well-meaning neighbor : NED
34 Sore : TOUCHY SUBJECT
39 Sweets : BAE
40 Street sign abbr. : AVE
41 Massive lexicon: Abbr. : OED
42 Weak : ACHILLES’ HEEL
47 Simple semiconductor : DIODE
48 Space heater? : STAR
49 Three-time World Series of Poker champion Ungar : STU
52 Hyperformal “Blame me” : IT WAS I
54 Haberdashery clips : TIE BARS
57 “New Rules” singer __ Lipa : DUA
58 Product used on four of this puzzle’s clues : SPOT REMOVER
61 Goof : ERR
62 Big name in the cosmetics aisle : ESTEE
63 Data visualization discovery, perhaps : TREND
64 “So?” : AND
65 “Copy that” : NOTED
66 Ish : SORTA
DOWN
1 Inner circle : CADRE
2 First sign of spring? : ARIES
3 __ acid : BORIC
4 Hawkeye State college town : AMES
5 Miss : LASS
6 Withstood hardship : BORE UP
7 Stretch often named for a music genre : ERA
8 Wreath of plumeria blossoms : LEI
9 Tolkien trilogy, briefly : LOTR
10 Take on : ASSUME
11 Audible precursor : BOOKS ON CD
12 Pot-building poker wager : VALUE BET
13 Decent, so to speak : DRESSED
18 __ top : TUBE
22 Easy-to-store bed : COT
25 Like the winner in a number-guessing contest : CLOSEST
26 Island that hosts the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing : OAHU
28 Sigma follower : TAU
29 Ad __ : HOC
30 Male swan : COB
31 Leader of a slapstick trio : MOE HOWARD
34 Saying little : TACITURN
35 Unblinking sci-fi villain : HAL
36 First name in couture : YVES
37 Java : JOE
38 Swimmer that hunts using electrolocation : EEL
39 “I wouldn’t do that” : BAD IDEA
43 Ore. neighbor : IDA
44 Tone down : LESSEN
45 “__ is the coward’s revenge for being intimidated”: Shaw : HATRED
46 Great Lake near the Pro Football Hall of Fame : ERIE
49 Screen __ : SAVER
50 Reznor of Nine Inch Nails : TRENT
51 Vitamin intake std. : USRDA
53 __ facto : IPSO
55 CPR pros : EMTS
56 NYC division : BORO
59 Mel who hit 511 career home runs : OTT
60 Capital of Thailand? : TEE
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