Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday November 9th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Less occupied : IDLER
6 Taj Mahal builder __ Jahan : SHAH
10 Balkan native : SERB
14 Gave one’s word : SWORE
15 “Citizen __” : KANE
16 Urgent request : PLEA
17 “Almost done!” : BE READY IN A JIFFY
20 Homer’s neighbor : NED
21 Good place to keep things on ice? : RINK
22 Fetch player : DOG
23 Command attributed to Captain Kirk : BEAM ME UP SCOTTY
29 3-Down, for one : POET
30 Image on the Connecticut state quarter : OAK TREE
31 Goes over one’s head? : FLIPS
34 New Haven collegian : ELI
35 Enjoys hot tea, say : SIPS
36 Bit of static buildup : ION
37 Capital of Libya, and a phonetic hint to a feature of this puzzle’s four longest answers : TRIPOLI
41 Rare game show outcome : TIE
42 In __ parentis : LOCO
44 Megan Rapinoe’s team: Abbr. : USA
45 Doesn’t just want : NEEDS
47 Destructive wave : TSUNAMI
49 “Ideas worth spreading” offshoot : TEDX
51 Cat call? : HERE, KITTY KITTY
55 Bronze element : TIN
56 Mimic : APER
57 Narrow inlet : RIA
59 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and so on : FIBONACCI SERIES
64 Speak for oneself? : BRAG
65 Art hub in New Mexico : TAOS
66 Larger relatives of violas : CELLI
67 “Othello” plotter : IAGO
68 “While” prefix : ERST-
69 Swinton in many Wes Anderson films : TILDA
DOWN
1 Copyright page ID : ISBN
2 Nerdy type : DWEEB
3 “Sister Outsider” writer Audre : LORDE
4 Before, once : ERE
5 Farthest back : REARMOST
6 Rogue artificial intelligence system in “The Terminator” : SKYNET
7 17-syllable work : HAIKU
8 __ Arbor, Michigan : ANN
9 Attachment at the front of a sloop, e.g. : HEADSAIL
10 Taps : SPIGOTS
11 Mischief-maker : ELF
12 Soccer official : REF
13 Receiving area : BAY
18 Coin with a torch : DIME
19 Athletic type : JOCK
24 Program opened with a tap : APP
25 Sport played on horseback : POLO
26 Overused : TRITE
27 Lukewarm : TEPID
28 Positive responses : YESES
31 Grime : FILTH
32 Rough, as a translation : LOOSE
33 Bring on : INCUR
34 Org. concerned with climate change : EPA
38 Dwell (on) : RUMINATE
39 “That so?” : IS IT
40 Roundabout : INDIRECT
43 “Almost done!” : ONE TO GO
46 Office contact no. : EXT
48 Comparable (to) : AKIN
49 Keyboard pro : TYPIST
50 __ out a living : EKES
52 Food truck fare : TACOS
53 Sing like a bird : TRILL
54 Give : YIELD
58 Home to more than half of the world’s population : ASIA
59 “Criminal Minds” org. : FBI
60 Nest egg letters : IRA
61 Purse : BAG
62 Train unit : CAR
63 Camping apparel retailer : REI
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