Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday May 16th 2019, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Expert in Islamic law MUFTI
6 Classroom tools RULERS
12 Nation partly in the Arctic Circle FINLAND
14 Left GONE OUT
15 “I didn’t lie!” IT WAS SO!
16 Select, as a jury EMPANEL
17 Classic 1818 novel FRANKENSTEIN
19 Otoscope target EAR
20 Unnamed character in 17-Across THE MONSTER
24 In a calculating way SLYLY
27 Antipoverty agcy. OEO
28 Actor Stephen REA
29 Prefix with plus SUR-
31 Reduce in status DRAG DOWN
35 Author of 17-Across MARY SHELLEY
37 Slapstick reaction SPIT TAKE
39 Borrow, but not really BUM
40 “__ you serious?” ARE
41 Talk and talk YAP
43 Namely TO WIT
47 1974 portrayer of 17-Across GENE WILDER
52 “__ scale of 1 to 10 … ” ON A
53 1931 portrayer of 20-Across BORIS KARLOFF
56 King in 1 Kings SOLOMON
59 Shoulder piece EPAULET
60 Like some rural bridges ONE-LANE
61 July 4, 1776, notables SIGNERS
62 Green field? BOTANY
63 Campus figures DEANS
DOWN
1 Kind of heart valve MITRAL
2 Easily led astray UNWARY
3 Rich dessert FLAN
4 Something to do TASK
5 Map box INSET
6 “Did my heart love till now?” speaker ROMEO
7 Detach, as a dress pattern UNPIN
8 Isn’t straight LEANS
9 Big stretch EON
10 Deeply regret RUE
11 Mo. town STL
12 High winds FIFES
13 Honolulu-born singer DON HO
14 Go back for a second helping GET MORE
18 A dandelion’s are called blowballs SEED HEADS
21 Fox NFL analyst Aikman TROY
22 “Ick!” EEW!
23 Fled RAN
25 Future JD’s exam LSAT
26 Mongolian tent YURT
30 Shaggy rug from 12-Across RYA
32 Kosovo neighbor: Abbr. ALB
33 Surfeit GLUT
34 How-to presentation DEMO
35 Bearing MIEN
36 Prominent New York City feature SKYLINE
37 Give a little SAG
38 Not post- PRE-
42 Short dogs, for short PEKES
44 Like some scarves WOOLEN
45 Works out INFERS
46 Last family to keep a White House cow TAFTS
48 Dangerous virus EBOLA
49 Lennon love song WOMAN
50 Twist IRONY
51 Fleet RAPID
54 Heated state RAGE
55 Large green moth LUNA
56 One may be choked back SOB
57 Dedicatee of 49-Down ONO
58 __ alone: not to mention LET
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