Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday May 30th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Elbows : JABS
5 Tibetan monk : LAMA
9 Brand paired with devil horns for a Halloween costume : PRADA
14 “Yeah, sure” : I BET
15 Hertz rival : AVIS
16 Like highways and running tracks : LANED
17 Radio City, for one : MUSIC HALL
19 In the lead : AHEAD
20 Gait between a walk and a canter : TROT
21 Held on to : KEPT
23 Verizon acquisition of 2006 : MCI
24 Stop on a crawl : PUB
26 “_ the season … ” : TIS
28 Beach problem : EROSION
30 Accord, perhaps : TRUCE
32 Arizona people : HOPI
34 Drink mix made popular by NASA : TANG
35 Cooper of CNN : ANDERSON
37 Poetic tribute : ODE
39 Basis of comparison for many innovations that’s depicted four times in this puzzle : SLICED BREAD
42 Sign of summer : LEO
43 Petroleum jelly brand : VASELINE
46 Dynamic start? : AERO-
49 Neat as a pin : TIDY
51 Pre-univ. warmup exams : PSATS
52 Dressed for work, perhaps : IN A SUIT
54 Fam member : SIS
56 Psychoactive constituent of cannabis : THC
57 OB-GYNs, e.g. : MDS
58 Like some Fr. nouns : MASC
60 Warm, so to speak : NEAR
62 Saint _: Caribbean island : LUCIA
64 Army unit : BATTALION
68 Exams often given by committee : ORALS
69 Way, way off : AFAR
70 Up to the task : ABLE
71 “The War of the Worlds” writer : WELLS
72 Product preview : DEMO
73 Absolutely must have : NEED
DOWN
1 Parsons of “Hidden Figures” : JIM
2 _ Dhabi : ABU
3 Chums : BEST BUDS
4 Step in a sauce recipe : STIR
5 Actress Christine : LAHTI
6 Janelle’s “Abbott Elementary” role : AVA
7 Latte ingredient : MILK
8 Out like a light : ASLEEP
9 “Allegory of the cave” philosopher : PLATO
10 Stadium cheer : RAH
11 Iron deficiency : ANEMIA
12 Church minister : DEACON
13 _ machine : ADDING
18 Clique : COTERIE
22 Monastic leaders : PRIORS
24 School org. : PTA
25 Self-serve dispenser : URN
27 Steve Madden creation : SHOE
29 Moves without a sound : STEALS
31 Large strings : CELLOS
33 Like some movie rentals : ON DVD
36 Nova __ : SCOTIA
38 Bathysphere realm : DEEP SEA
40 Dark horses : BAYS
41 Rant : DIATRIBE
44 Advanced degree? : NTH
45 Key above ∼ : ESC
46 Temper expectations : AIM LOW
47 Put up with : ENDURE
48 Rogue : RASCAL
50 “Things don’t look good” : IT’S BAD
53 Amherst campus, familiarly : UMASS
55 Overture : INTRO
59 Bistro : CAFE
61 Actor Ruck : ALAN
63 Under the weather : ILL
65 Hat that may match a kilt : TAM
66 Part of a World Cup chant : OLE
67 “Game of Thrones” patriarch Stark : NED
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