Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday March 7th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Entrepreneur Blakely who founded Spanx : SARA
5 Mischievous kids : SCAMPS
11 Personal pronoun : SHE
14 Malevolence : EVIL
15 7UP nickname, with “the” : UNCOLA
16 Male cat : TOM
17 Mistake by a contestant on “The Price Is Right”? : COST OVERRUN
19 “__ bet!” : YOU
20 Blazer fabric : TWEED
21 Betty or Veronica : TEEN
22 Edelweiss range : ALPS
23 __ Bravo : RIO
25 Like neither Jack nor Jill, apparently : AGILE
27 Very long response by a contestant on “Jeopardy!”? : ESSAY QUESTION
32 Chinese tea : CHA
34 Quaint 19-Across? : THOU
35 Computer shortcut : MACRO
36 Scratchy sound : RASP
38 Pecks and pounds : UNITS
41 Rocky __ : ROAD
42 “For sure!” : OH YES
44 Textile machine : LOOM
46 70-Across’s div. : NLE
47 Prior results considered by a contestant on “Deal or No Deal”? : CASE HISTORIES
51 “Bring it!” : TRY ME
52 Wee bit : TAD
53 “Uptown Funk” singer Bruno : MARS
55 North African seaport : ORAN
58 Royal bride’s accessory : TIARA
62 Common verb : ARE
63 Pre-show training for a contestant on “Wheel of Fortune”? : SPIN CLASSES
65 Small pedestal : TEE
66 Bully : MEANIE
67 Farm grunt : OINK
68 Topper : HAT
69 Lest : UNLESS
70 2019 World Series champs : NATS
DOWN
1 Ticket abbr. : SECT
2 Profess without shame : AVOW
3 Stand up : RISE
4 Sizes up, maybe : ALTERS
5 Explorer, e.g. : SUV
6 Tech review site : CNET
7 Good-sized building site : ACRE
8 Mad scientist in an H.G. Wells classic : MOREAU
9 Drop like a stone : PLUNGE
10 Hokkaido honorific : SAN
11 Billy Porter and Lady Gaga, for two : STYLE ICONS
12 Earring shape : HOOP
13 Some native Australians : EMUS
18 Pindar, for one : ODIST
22 Communion table : ALTAR
24 Birthplace of 53-Across : OAHU
26 Doctrine : ISM
27 Financial independence : EASY STREET
28 Hither and __ : YON
29 Patterned spread : QUILT
30 Face-to-face exam : ORAL
31 Lymph __ : NODE
32 Footwear sometimes decorated with charms : CROC
33 “I got it” : HA HA
37 Jury makeup : PEERS
39 Excessively : TOO
40 Database command : SORT
43 Reserved : SHY
45 Mazda two-seater : MIATA
48 Wide receiver’s shout : I’M OPEN!
49 Episodic story : SERIAL
50 New Jersey township named for an inventor : EDISON
53 “Do the __!” : MATH
54 Quarter : AREA
56 Photographer Geddes : ANNE
57 CBS maritime drama : NCIS
59 K2 locale : ASIA
60 Lease : RENT
61 Is inquisitive : ASKS
63 Eric Dickerson’s alma mater: Abbr. : SMU
64 Primus lead singer Claypool : LES
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