Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday January 16th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Ballplayer’s hat : CAP
4 Bygone Persian rulers : SHAHS
9 Under : BELOW
14 Baton Rouge sch. : LSU
15 Certain Tuscan : PISAN
16 Suspect’s excuse : ALIBI
17 Feel ill : AIL
18 South American home of many pink dolphins : AMAZON RIVER
20 At one’s leisure : IDLY
22 More current : NEWER
23 Potato spot : EYE
24 Scientific studies of pooled data : META ANALYSIS
28 “Don’t believe the __” : HYPE
29 Make a mistake : SLIP UP
33 Very small : WEE
35 Healing ointment : SALVE
39 Top of the line : A-ONE
40 Diner dessert topped with a scoop : APPLE PIE A LA MODE
44 “Star Wars” heroine : LEIA
45 Sing the praises of : EXTOL
46 Snapchat snicker : LOL
47 Court game : TENNIS
50 “Knives Out” filmmaker Johnson : RIAN
52 Bowlful of letter-shaped pasta : ALPHABET SOUP
58 Grampa Simpson : ABE
61 Feudal lord : LIEGE
62 Fire truck item : HOSE
63 New venture that may collaborate with Y Combinator, and what 18-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across each literally has? : TECH STARTUP
67 “With all __ respect … ” : DUE
68 “West Side Story” role for Rachel Zegler : MARIA
69 Sierra __, Africa : LEONE
70 Place for a napkin or a cat : LAP
71 Hit the books : STUDY
72 Spanish mister : SENOR
73 Above-the-street rumblers : ELS
DOWN
1 Call one’s own : CLAIM
2 “All kidding __ … ” : ASIDE
3 End a project due to lack of funding, say : PULL THE PIN
4 Place to take it easy : SPA
5 He/__ pronouns : HIM
6 Yoga posture : ASANA
7 Witch __: astringent lotion : HAZEL
8 Like some winter nights : SNOWY
9 Wooden wine container : BARREL
10 Yale student : ELI
11 Reside (in) : LIVE
12 Follow orders : OBEY
13 Undercover agent’s device : WIRE
19 Loch __ monster : NESS
21 “Great news!” : YAY
25 Altar area : APSE
26 Half-moon tide : NEAP
27 Former name of Thailand : SIAM
30 Simple flotation device : POOL NOODLE
31 Reverse : UNDO
32 Kumquat coat : PEEL
33 Poet Whitman : WALT
34 Fencer’s blade : EPEE
36 Untruth : LIE
37 Irk : VEX
38 Gulp down : EAT
41 “Blue Banisters” singer-songwriter Del Rey : LANA
42 Ancestral stories, e.g. : LORE
43 Settled on a branch, as a bird : ALIT
48 “Darn tootin’!” : I’LL SAY!
49 Rotisserie rod : SPIT
51 __-blond: grayish shade : ASH
53 Recovers : HEALS
54 Share an opinion : AGREE
55 Pick to win at the track : BET ON
56 Regular’s order, with “the” : USUAL
57 Marshmallow treats shaped like baby birds : PEEPS
58 Cash dispensers : ATMS
59 Score more points than : BEAT
60 Beige shade : ECRU
64 Camouflaged : HID
65 Game in which a player may get a red or a yellow card : UNO
66 According to : PER
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