Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday May 9th 2019, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Award named for a goddess CLIO
5 Put down ABASE
10 First choice FAVE
14 “You’re __ luck” OUTA
15 __ shorts BOXER
16 Truth stretcher LIAR
17 *Finds flaws (in) PICKS HOLES
19 “Star Wars” sentence inverter YODA
20 Baseball bat wood ASH
21 *Casino fixtures where blinds might be used POKER TABLES
23 Sign-off word YOURS
25 River through Tours LOIRE
26 Shot water? RAPIDS
28 Rash HASTY
31 Citation ender, briefly ET AL
32 Usually multilayered dessert TORTE
33 Place to unwind SPA
36 *They make nuts healthy POLYUNSATURATES
40 __ card: common phone component SIM
41 Closes in on NEARS
42 Half of sechs DREI
43 Alaskan cruise sight FJORD
44 Iris ring AREOLA
46 Milan’s La __ SCALA
49 The Huskies of the NCAA’s Big East UCONN
50 *Skilled debaters POLEMICISTS
54 Tank contents GAS
57 Tip APEX
58 In complete opposition … and a feature of the four other longest answers POLES APART
60 Wild, all-night party RAVE
61 Tiny swimmer AMEBA
62 Marine threat ORCA
63 Kept in one’s sights EYED
64 Fixes SPAYS
65 Urban bane SMOG
DOWN
1 Historic NYC club, with “The” COPA
2 ’60s-’70s All-Star pitcher Tiant LUIS
3 Sensory omen regarding money ITCHY PALM
4 Wine barrel wood OAK
5 Can’t stand ABHORS
6 Financial records BOOKS
7 Roadster rod AXLE
8 Oracle SEER
9 Formerly, formerly ERST
10 Airman, slangily FLYBOY
11 Pungent mayo AIOLI
12 “Star Wars” heavy breather VADER
13 Wipe out ERASE
18 Source of fries SPUD
22 Let out, e.g. ALTER
24 Like some fried food OILY
26 Gym iterations REPS
27 French possessive A TOI
28 Squirrel away HOARD
29 Fine __ ARTS
30 “The Simpsons” disco guy STU
32 Old Russian ruler TSAR
33 Coerce STRONG-ARM
34 Thurman’s role in “The Avengers” (1998) PEEL
35 Home to K2… ASIA
37 Clear, as a copier UNJAM
38 Prefix with natal NEO-
39 Yemeni port ADEN
43 Showed off a muscle FLEXED
44 Fills in for ACTS AS
45 Soprano Ponselle who debuted at the Met opposite Caruso ROSA
46 Slash on a score sheet SPARE
47 Insured patient’s obligation COPAY
48 Advil alternative ALEVE
49 “Best before” cousin USE BY
51 Hoppy brews IPAS
52 Freebie COMP
53 Intestinal sections ILEA
55 Violin music instruction ARCO
56 Unaccompanied STAG
59 Bldgs. with many boxes POS
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