Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday October 19th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Improvise : AD-LIB
6 Woodstock supergroup, briefly : CSNY
10 Where to find bands on bands : RADIO
15 Whooping __ : CRANE
16 Next in line : HEIR
17 Like most Ken dolls : BLOND
18 Works as a decoy vendor? : HAWKS DUCKS
20 Fielder’s need : GLOVE
21 Aliens, for short : ETS
22 Layered dessert : TORTE
23 Mineral deposits : ORES
24 Works as a political consultant? : BILLS SENATORS
28 Meat and potatoes, often : ENTREE
31 __ canto : BEL
32 Sch. group : PTA
33 Snoozer : BORE
34 “I feel you” : SAME HERE
38 Works as a weatherperson? : BRAVES HURRICANES
43 Set of promotional materials : MEDIA KIT
44 Dory pal : NEMO
45 Fender accessory : AMP
47 World’s second-tallest bird : EMU
48 Souped-up ride : HOT ROD
50 Works as a fast-food cook? : BROWNS NUGGETS
55 Capital once called Christiania : OSLO
56 Gas up? : BLOAT
57 Sport with takedowns, for short : MMA
60 Horned herbivore : RHINO
62 Guard aggressively, and an apt description of 18-, 24-, 38-, and 50-Across : DOUBLE-TEAM and DOUBLE TEAM
64 Toy truck brand : TONKA
65 Ski town outside Salt Lake City : ALTA
66 Step in the shower? : RINSE
67 Promise : SWEAR
68 Cond. once called shell shock : PTSD
69 Car rental choice : SEDAN
DOWN
1 Icy Hot target : ACHE
2 “Darn!” : DRAT
3 Statutes : LAWS
4 Tats : INK
5 Principal pal : BESTIE
6 Boor : CHURL
7 Religious divisions : SECTS
8 Kicks with swooshes : NIKES
9 Mos. and mos. : YRS
10 “Notorious” SCOTUS justice : RBG
11 Participate in a meting? : ALLOT
12 Garage convenience : DOOR OPENER
13 Flip : INVERT
14 “Friday Night Lights” city : ODESSA
19 Big name in bananas : DOLE
24 Musical equivalent of two whole notes : BREVE
25 Film critic Roger : EBERT
26 Classic grape soda : NEHI
27 Oscar winner Guinness : ALEC
28 Abate : EBB
29 55-Across’s country: Abbr. : NOR
30 Helpful item when it’s time to bounce? : TRAMPOLINE
34 Sheep in the “Wallace and Gromit” franchise : SHAUN
35 Puffin kin : AUK
36 X-ray kin : MRI
37 Goes on and on : RANTS
39 Paradise : EDEN
40 Virtual people in a video game : SIMS
41 Dashboard Confessional genre : EMO
42 Square in a yard : SOD
45 Cancels, as a launch : ABORTS
46 1990s series starring David Cross and Bob Odenkirk : MR SHOW
48 Make good as new : HEAL
49 River rompers : OTTERS
51 Wilder role : WONKA
52 Curved fastener : U-BOLT
53 Surpluses : GLUTS
54 Develop mold, say : GO BAD
57 Darn : MEND
58 Tamale dough : MASA
59 “You said it!” : AMEN
61 Dory mover : OAR
62 Kwik Seal maker : DAP
63 Get even with? : TIE
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