Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday August 30th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Stories often used for storage : ATTICS
7 Painter or sculptor : ARTIST
13 Impulse-conducting cell : NEURON
14 Elton John’s “__ in the Wind” : CANDLE
15 *”The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas” writer : GERTRUDE STEIN
17 “Fool Us” judges __ & Teller : PENN
18 Gp. for good drivers? : PGA
19 Fossey subjects : APES
21 Superfun times : BLASTS
23 *Folk instrument named for the Greek god of nature : PAN FLUTE
27 Easy pace : JOG
28 Gun, as an engine : REV
30 Debtor’s note : IOU
31 Pro bono TV ad : PSA
32 Soft leather : SUEDE
34 Join the club : ENROLL
37 *Buffing tool for some jewelry-makers : ROCK TUMBLER
40 Prius maker : TOYOTA
41 Nourishes : FEEDS
44 Campaign funding org. : PAC
47 Cal. neighbor : ORE
48 DOD intel arm : NSA
50 “All __ Well”: Taylor Swift song : TOO
51 *”This American Life” host : IRA GLASS
54 Punctuation in an email address : AT-SIGN
56 Actress Campbell : NEVE
57 Industrial-sized tub : VAT
59 Random __ of kindness : ACTS
60 Dismissive response when offered chai in the ends of the answers to the starred clues? : NOT MY CUP OF TEA
65 Debated : ARGUED
66 “I’m not __ it”: “You’ve yet to convince me” : BUYING
67 Does some traditional winemaking : STOMPS
68 Job durations : STINTS
DOWN
1 “And Still I Rise” poet Maya : ANGELOU
2 Fake ID user, maybe : TEENAGER
3 Changes direction : TURNS
4 NYC subway line : IRT
5 __ flower: foul-smelling rare plant : CORPSE
6 Like a bug in a rug : SNUG
7 Best pitcher in a team’s rotation : ACE
8 Peer leaders in a dorm, for short : RAS
9 Explosive letters : TNT
10 Perfect : IDEAL
11 Mention the surprise party to the birthday girl, say : SLIP UP
12 Core convictions : TENETS
16 Big name in caulk and sealant : DAP
17 Kid-friendly sandwiches, for short : PBJS
20 __ urchin : SEA
22 Green Day drummer : TRE COOL
24 Guy in the sky : AIRMAN
25 Gaming rookie : NOOB
26 Whole, milkwise : FULL-FAT
29 Presidential rejections : VETOES
33 Eye on a stick figure : DOT
35 Pecan pie morsel : NUT
36 Jeans name : LEE
38 Actress Sedgwick : KYRA
39 Far from forthcoming : RETICENT
42 Soldiers’ IDs : DOG TAGS
43 Male deliveries : SONS
44 Brooch holder : PIN
45 Play grounds? : ARENAS
46 Frolic : CAVORT
49 Watched from the sidelines : SAT OUT
52 Very beginning : GET-GO
53 “Law & Order” spinoff, familiarly : SVU
55 Chemise fabric : SATIN
58 Emer. alerts : APBS
61 Ornamental flower : MUM
62 “You betcha” : YEP
63 LP successors : CDS
64 “Here’s an update,” briefly : FYI
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