Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday August 16th 2016, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Sherbet flavor LIME
5 Exhalation of relief SIGH
9 Rumor, to a rumor mill GRIST
14 With 5-Down, “Spanglish” actor ADAM
15 Capital of Samoa APIA
16 Vitality OOMPH
17 Annual Time honoree PERSON OF THE YEAR
20 ”__ who?!” SEZ
21 Throw in ADD
22 Selection for a reading PASSAGE
23 Like LAX and JFK INTL
25 __ colada PINA
26 Plant, as seed SOW
27 Nickname of a Nobel-winning novelist PAPA HEMINGWAY
31 Under the intended pitch FLAT
32 DVR button REC
33 Mogadishu is its cap. SOM
34 ”Shush!” CAN IT!
36 Concern for an orthodontist GAP
38 NFLer again in 2016 LA RAM
42 Old tape initials VHS
44 Detective Spade SAM
46 Greek letter that would be last in English ZETA
47 Doesn’t get confused, as facts KEEPS STRAIGHT
50 ”The Greatest” boxer ALI
52 __-chic: hippie-influenced fashion style BOHO
53 Knee-baring skirt MINI
54 Letterman’s successor COLBERT
56 Like a texter who types “:-(“ SAD
57 Winter illness FLU
60 Verbal nudge found in each set of puzzle circles ATTENTION-GETTER
63 Trusty mount STEED
64 Advertising award CLIO
65 Gradually withdraw WEAN
66 Makes by working EARNS
67 Green Hornet’s sidekick KATO
68 Betting numbers ODDS
DOWN
1 Gym class punishment, perhaps..LAPS
2 Cannes concept..IDEE
3 Oft-molded almond confection..MARZIPAN
4 Ambulance letters..EMS
5 See 14-Across..SANDLER
6 Apple with earbuds..IPOD
7 Picture file suffix..GIF
8 Something stuck in a bonnet..HAT PIN
9 Misses military roll call, maybe..GOES AWOL
10 Rob __: cocktails..ROYS
11 ”Whatever works”..I’M EASY
12 Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant..SPAGO
13 Pitched..THREW
18 Inaugural recitation..OATH
19 Puts on the museum wall..HANGS
24 One born there..NATIVE
25 ”Guernica” muralist Pablo..PICASSO
27 Rank below cpl…PFC
28 __ française..A LA
29 ”Family Guy” daughter..MEG
30 Like the ’69 N.Y. Mets..AMAZIN’
35 Diver’s sickness..THE BENDS
37 Bit of butter..PAT
39 Found a new home for, as an unwanted present..REGIFTED
40 Olympics entrant: Abbr…ATH
41 Yoga class need..MAT
43 Baseball or golf..SPORT
45 Nearsighted cartoon character..MR MAGOO
47 Off-__: askew..KILTER
48 Cornball routine..SHTICK
49 Executive’s confidante..AIDE
50 Make __ for: argue in favor of..A CASE
51 Ton of, slangily..LOTTA
55 ”It’s __ fun”..BEEN
56 Foul mood..SNIT
58 Set the pace..LEAD
59 Coffee servers..URNS
61 Suffix with pay or Cray..-OLA
62 Couple..TWO
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