Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday May 12th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Pea sheller’s discard : POD
4 Infatuate : BESOT
9 Stands up to : FACES
14 “To say they __ I dare not be so bold”: Shakespeare : ERR
15 Notable time period : EPOCH
16 Chew noisily : CHOMP
17 *Native American ritual : RAIN DANCE
19 Bit part : CAMEO
20 Drinks with steep prices? : TEAS
21 Most populous NATO country : USA
23 Major-leaguer : PRO
24 Longish skirt : MIDI
25 *Cut from the short loin : STRIP STEAK
29 Light baked dish : SOUFFLE
31 With resolve : STOUTLY
32 Econ. measure : GNP
33 Peignoir trim : LACE
35 Secondhand : USED
36 *Finish loads of work? : DO THE WASH
39 W/o delay : ASAP
41 Brain section : LOBE
42 Lack of continuity : GAP
45 Starts to come out of one’s shell : OPENS UP
48 Vacation spots : RESORTS
50 *Rust-Oleum product : SPRAY PAINT
52 Restraining order : HALT
53 Cleveland NBAer : CAV
54 Org. that accepts returns : IRS
55 Opera set in Egypt that debuted in Cairo : AIDA
56 Come to light : ARISE
59 Evasive maneuvering, and what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues : RUNAROUND
63 Take it easy : RELAX
64 Laura Linney Netflix series : OZARK
65 Feasted on : ATE
66 Caught some z’s : SLEPT
67 Old TV parts : TUBES
68 __ of averages : LAW
DOWN
1 “As __ my last email … ” : PER
2 Formal discourse : ORATION
3 Shriveled : DRIED UP
4 Some twins : BEDS
5 AQI monitor : EPA
6 Sir Carter, to Beyoncé : SON
7 Happen : OCCUR
8 Project that must be defended : THESIS
9 Net-neutrality regulatory org. : FCC
10 Cry with a finger snap : AHA
11 Vie : COMPETE
12 “Promising Young Woman” writer/director Fennell : EMERALD
13 Eerie : SPOOKY
18 Innocent : NAIF
22 Well-chosen : APT
24 Sprinkle that adds umami, for short : MSG
25 Louver part : SLAT
26 __ support : TECH
27 Makes soaking wet : SOUSES
28 Derriere : TUSH
30 Potter character : FLOPSY
34 Slithery fish : EEL
36 Gillian’s role on “The X-Files” : DANA
37 Shabby : WORN
38 Provide job support? : ABET
39 Clothes : APPAREL
40 Overly submissive : SERVILE
42 Not done all at once : GRADUAL
43 Donald Glover series set in the South : ATLANTA
44 L.A. winter hrs. : PST
45 Awards for Hunt and Hunter : OSCARS
46 Global news agcy. : UPI
47 Polly-syllabic pet? : PARROT
49 One of Pittsburgh’s three rivers : OHIO
51 Automaker named for a Japanese river : ISUZU
55 Sacred chests : ARKS
57 Drain : SAP
58 Office contact no. : EXT
60 Arrest : NAB
61 “__ you quite through?” : ARE
62 Drops on the grass : DEW
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