Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday November 23rd 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Embryo’s environment : WOMB
5 Draw : APPEAL
11 Collar : NAB
14 Bailiwick : AREA
15 “Me neither” : NOR AM I
16 Largest human cells : OVA
17 *Naval rank of computer scientist Grace Hopper : REAR ADMIRAL
19 Diarist Anaïs : NIN
20 “The ReidOut” network : MSNBC
21 Personal : OWN
22 Fantasy league datum : STAT
23 *British tennis player who won the 2021 US Open : EMMA RADUCANU
27 Bouquet garni element : BAY LEAF
30 Alprazolam brand : XANAX
31 Pop star : IDOL
32 Ooh and __ : AAH
34 Preliminary version : DRAFT
37 Like many crafts, briefly : DIY
38 *Medium that’s mostly talk : AM RADIO
41 Quilting party : BEE
42 Stuck-up types : SNOBS
44 6-Down, for one : DOG
45 “Tragically … ” : ALAS
46 Feature of much of inland Canada : TAIGA
49 Library patrons, probably : READERS
51 *Drill command : FORWARD MARCH
54 Super bad : EVIL
55 “Queen Sugar” creator DuVernay : AVA
56 Creepy : EERIE
60 Prefix in many a Scottish surname : MAC-
61 Create tension in a group, and a direction that was followed when forming the answer to each starred clue? : STIR UP DRAMA
64 Civil rights leader honored in Jan. : MLK
65 FoodNetwork.com offering : RECIPE
66 Greek Cupid : EROS
67 Twisty letter : ESS
68 “Ooh, they DO look alike” : I SEE IT
69 Reject as false : DENY
DOWN
1 Welcoming : WARM
2 Natural resources : ORES
3 Intend : MEAN
4 Need to do some heavy lifting? : BARBELL
5 “Yes?” : AND
6 Fluffy toy, familiarly : POM
7 Aforementioned : PRIOR
8 Canal buildup : EARWAX
9 Poet Gorman : AMANDA
10 Rapper __ Nas X : LIL
11 Like groceries, often : NONTAXABLE
12 For the birds? : AVIAN
13 Language family that includes Swahili : BANTU
18 Top : ACME
22 Usurping lion in a Disney franchise : SCAR
24 Shortened title : MA’AM
25 “… we traverse __” : AFAR
26 Cancel : UNDO
27 DealDash offers : BIDS
28 Favorable score for a server : AD IN
29 Walk the dog, rock the baby, etc. : YO-YO TRICKS
33 Ate : HAD
35 Dread : FEAR
36 One of Randall and Beth’s daughters on “This Is Us” : TESS
38 China setting : ASIA
39 Explorer with Boots : DORA
40 Disney exec Bob : IGER
43 Blubber : BAWL
45 Stuck (to) : ADHERED
47 Prepares for fondue, maybe : GRATES
48 Sage offering : ADVICE
50 Nailed : ACED
51 Lyon woman : FEMME
52 Track shapes : OVALS
53 Organizational consultant Kondo : MARIE
57 Like a winning lottery ticket : RARE
58 “My turn to sing!” : I’M ON
59 Simple : EASY
61 __ Lanka : SRI
62 Wire service inits. : UPI
63 Caress : PET
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