Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday September 5th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 From downtown, maybe : URBAN
6 Dream team member? : MVP
9 Mammal with a prehensile snout : TAPIR
14 Sporty car : COUPE
15 Avian Tootsie Pop mascot : OWL
16 Counters of yore : ABACI
17 Tons o’ : LOTTA
18 Jazz org. : NBA
19 Like some comic-con attendees : CAPED
20 QB’s throw : ATT
21 Action by the Fed : RATE CUT
24 Commercials : ADS
25 Angus animal : COW
27 Growers in a grove : TREES
28 “Well, ya see … ” : ERM
29 Simple path : LANE
30 Insurance company with a purple heart logo : AETNA
31 Hobart hoppers : ROOS
33 Getting hangry, maybe : UNFED
35 Ctrl-__-Del : ALT
36 Solve, as a problem : CRACK
37 Lady : GAL
38 Let loose : UNLEASH
41 Greek X : CHI
42 Parisian palace : ELYSEE
44 Big name in competitive eating? : NATHAN
46 “Welp, what can you do?” : ALAS
48 Solemn vow : OATH
49 58-Across of a social crafting event : QUILTING BEE
52 Unit of magnetic induction : GAUSS
54 Poetic preposition : ERE
55 Color-blending technique : OMBRE
58 Seeming flaw that’s intentional : A FEATURE, NOT A BUG
61 “Succession” cousin : GREG
62 Coop up, say : PEN IN
63 Rowlands of “The Notebook” : GENA
64 Feeling yesterday’s workout : SORE
65 Briquettes : COALS
66 Tagged, say : IDED
DOWN
1 Campus near Sunset Blvd. : UCLA
2 Endodontic therapy : ROOT CANAL
3 58-Across of some jeans : BUTTON FLY
4 Spot-on : APT
5 In the neighborhood : NEAR
6 City named for the hill it surrounds : MONTREAL
7 58-Across of the German auto industry : VW BEETLE
8 Organ that nourishes a fetus : PLACENTA
9 Diplomatic skill : TACT
10 Therapy for some individuals with autism, for short : ABA
11 58-Across of 1990s rock : PAPA ROACH
12 Cold, chocolaty cafe order : ICED MOCHA
13 Frees (of) : RIDS
22 — glance : AT A
23 MA and PA home : USA
26 Hardly huge : WEE
28 Blunder : ERR
29 Supine winter sport : LUGE
32 Smartphone case : SKIN
34 Competitor who may be put through the paces? : DUELIST
36 Customer service agent unlikely to pass a captcha test : CHATBOT
39 National Book Award winner Shusterman : NEAL
40 Hitch : SNAG
43 McMuffin option : SAUSAGE
45 Crèche trio : THE MAGI
47 Sound system : STEREO
48 Result of achieving a goal? : ONE-NIL
49 Part of LGBTQ : QUEER
50 Humanitarian Sendler recognized by Yad Vashem : IRENA
51 Receded : EBBED
52 Funny bits : GAGS
53 Natural style : AFRO
56 Ancient character : RUNE
57 “Heavens to Betsy!” : EGAD
59 Checkout lines? : UPC
60 Word with come or carry : -ONS
Worst puzzle ever. Dash-cam the author today!!