Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday February 20th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Stretched the truth : LIED
5 Takes a break : RESTS
10 Garçon’s workplace : CAFE
14 Actress Kendrick : ANNA
15 Love, in French : AMOUR
16 Operatic high point : ARIA
17 Folk singer Joan : BAEZ
18 *Many stadium screens : JUMBOTRONS
20 GI field fare : MRES
22 Phoenix suburb : MESA
23 Fannie __: federal mortgage agency : MAE
24 *Seven-star pattern in Ursa Major : BIG DIPPER
27 Little League precursor : T-BALL
29 “__ thoughts?” : ANY
30 Vegetable in a pod : PEA
31 Fr. holy woman : STE
32 Ballet garb : TUTU
34 Piece of advice : TIP
36 Insensitive, in a way : NON-PC
39 *Curly-haired dogs : STANDARD POODLES
43 Spreadsheet software : EXCEL
44 “Low” rapper __ Rida : FLO
45 “Smooth Operator” singer : SADE
46 Actor Pacino and singer Green : ALS
47 Alias letters : AKA
49 Summer shade : TAN
50 Nile Valley country : EGYPT
53 *Skimpy garment credited to fashion designer Mary Quant : MINISKIRT
56 Summer sign : LEO
57 “Firefly” actor Tudyk : ALAN
59 Brad of “Moneyball” : PITT
60 Cornerstone of the Konmari method, and the progression found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues : DOWNSIZING
64 Draw (in) : LURE
66 Nurse Jackie portrayer Falco : EDIE
67 Spanish title : SENOR
68 Poems of praise : ODES
69 Wetlands plant : REED
70 “Fire away!” : ASK ME
71 Flow slowly : SEEP
DOWN
1 R&D setting : LAB
2 “Almost ready” : IN A MINUTE
3 Fuel surcharge, e.g. : ENERGY TAX
4 Stunned : DAZED
5 “The Big Bang Theory” chum of Sheldon and Leonard : RAJ
6 6-foot Aussie bird : EMU
7 WWI battle site in France : SOMME
8 Potato or yam : TUBER
9 Low-budget hotels, for short : SROS
10 Mustang or Pinto : CAR
11 Enticing odor : AROMA
12 End-of-term exam : FINAL
13 Equipment used in oil production? : EASEL
19 Result of some needlework : TATTOO
21 Opposite of guzzle : SIP
24 Clubs for 27-Across : BATS
25 Blossom parts : PETALS
26 Duo : PAIR
28 Road curves : BENDS
31 “Jersey Shore” nickname : SNOOKI
33 Take the lid off : UNCAP
35 Adobe creation : PDF
37 Insipid remark : PLATITUDE
38 Source of fragrant wood : CEDAR TREE
40 Triangular river formations : DELTAS
41 Strategy : PLAN
42 Inbox subfolder : SENT
48 Snake once sacred in 50-Across : ASP
50 Respected leader : ELDER
51 Rock with inner beauty : GEODE
52 “That smarts!” : YOWIE!
53 Some puzzle book offerings : MAZES
54 How paper contracts are signed : IN INK
55 Metric weights : KILOS
58 Middle Simpson kid : LISA
61 Actor Beatty : NED
62 Snack, in slang : NOM
63 Higher ed hurdle : GRE
65 Telepath’s claim : ESP
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