Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday March 24th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Tug : YANK
5 Grinding away : AT IT
9 Have because of : OWE TO
14 English horn cousin : OBOE
15 Hill by a loch : BRAE
16 Spacecraft docked at the ISS : SOYUZ
17 *Be silly : KID AROUND
19 Joints often replaced : KNEES
20 Mag staff : EDS
21 12/31, e.g. : EVE
22 Exams for aspiring judges, briefly : LSATS
24 *Loosen up : LET ONE’S HAIR DOWN
29 Sponge (up) : SOP
30 Student’s hurdle : TEST
31 Universal donor’s type, briefly : O-NEG
32 Recipe word : ADD
35 “Like, yesterday!” : ASAP!
37 “Hunan Report” author : MAO
38 *Grand Canyon traveler : COLORADO RIVER
42 Dallas hoopster : MAV
43 Sub : HERO
44 Broadcast from NBC’s Studio 8H : SNL
45 Score symbol : CLEF
47 Tuner toggle : AM/FM
49 Previously : AGO
52 *Nyctophobic : AFRAID OF THE DARK
57 __ Challenge: soft drink promotion : PEPSI
58 Hound : NAG
59 Affirmative vote : YEA
60 Catherine of “A Mighty Wind” : O’HARA
62 Shortened version of a pop song … and a hint to what’s hidden in the answers to starred clues : RADIO EDIT
65 Clear : LUCID
66 First name in stunts : EVEL
67 Put on board : LADE
68 Feints on the ice : DEKES
69 Mends, in a way : SEWS
70 Wear : FRAY
DOWN
1 Rustic type : YOKEL
2 Withstands : ABIDES
3 Silently acknowledges : NODS TO
4 Mauna __ : KEA
5 Higher than : ABOVE
6 Most faithful : TRUEST
7 Novelist McEwan : IAN
8 2021 Emmy winner for Outstanding Comedy Series : TED LASSO
9 Liam’s “Schindler’s List” role : OSKAR
10 Is unacceptable : WON’T DO
11 “Full attention here” : EYES ON ME
12 Day planner abbr. : TUE
13 Birth units: Abbr. : OZS
18 Driver’s role in “Star Wars” sequels : REN
23 Bollywood strings : SITARS
25 Iridescent gem : OPAL
26 Block at a pass? : HEAD OFF
27 Put on : WEAR
28 Gps. like Partners In Health : NGO
33 “How silly of me!” : DOH!
34 Can’t stand the idea of : DREADS
36 Safety __ : PIN
38 Whale newborn : CALF
39 Have trouble closing the suitcase, maybe : OVERPACK
40 Fancy dressers : ARMOIRES
41 Prince who inspired Dracula : VLAD
42 Old Elton label : MCA
46 Spenser’s “The __ Queene” : FAERIE
48 57-Across sister brand, on labels : MTN DEW
50 Orientation “sensor” : GAYDAR
51 Bagel Bites brand : ORE-IDA
53 Modern checkout devices : IPADS
54 Comes down hard? : HAILS
55 It may be massaged : EGO
56 “Sons of Anarchy” actress Sagal : KATEY
60 Corny, maybe : OLD
61 Colorist’s concern : HUE
63 Hail, in a hymn : AVE
64 Tolkien’s Legolas, for one : ELF
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