Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday June 14th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Peruvian people who cultivated potato varietals : INCA
5 Channel that covers Capitol Hill : C-SPAN
10 Puzzle that may have dead ends : MAZE
14 More than a snack : MEAL
15 Words to live by : CREDO
16 Emotional request : PLEA
17 Spring flower painted by van Gogh : PURPLE IRIS
19 Feminine pronoun : HERS
20 Like one’s back during cat pose : ARCHED
21 Throw shade at : DIS
23 Finger food at luaus : POI
24 “Mossy, bossy” Seuss character : LORAX
25 A-plus student : STAR PUPIL
28 Amtrak sta. times : ETAS
29 Slot in a cash drawer : ONES
30 Twisted humor : IRONY
31 Female sib : SIS
32 “East of Eden” director Kazan : ELIA
33 Docent’s deg. : MFA
34 Hard-to-open cap : CHILDPROOF LID
39 Air gun shot : BBS
40 Jazz singer Anita : O’DAY
41 Op. __: footnote abbr. : CIT
43 Diet based on the eating habits of early humans : PALEO
46 Business attire : SUIT
47 Mexican coin : PESO
48 Coffee order similar to a latte : FLAT WHITE
50 Not quite foggy : MISTY
51 Post-op area : ICU
52 __ card: smartphone need : SIM
53 Lively dances : POLKAS
54 Novelist __ Neale Hurston : ZORA
56 Scold harshly : TONGUE-LASH
59 Like 8 or 88 : EVEN
60 Gabrielle of “Being Mary Jane” : UNION
61 Filmmaker Preminger : OTTO
62 Depend (on) : RELY
63 Trivial, as a complaint : PETTY
64 Cry : WEEP
DOWN
1 Sticks a stake in, as a vampire : IMPALES
2 Overly anxious : NEUROTIC
3 Dramatic end of a cinematic chase scene : CAR CRASH
4 Socially dominant figures : ALPHAS
5 Kept in the email loop : CC’ED
6 __ Lanka : SRI
7 A pop : PER
8 Athletic brand with a three-stripe logo : ADIDAS
9 Deferential denial : NO, SIR
10 Dashboard abbr. : MPH
11 Pepper named for a Syrian city : ALEPPO
12 Focus (on) : ZERO IN
13 With very little effort : EASILY
18 Luthor of the comics : LEX
22 Looking swell : SPIFFY
25 Short cut? : SNIP
26 Save, as a newspaper article : TEAR OUT
27 Eurasia’s __ Mountains : URAL
29 Alero automaker, informally : OLDS
32 Macaroni often used in cold salads : ELBOWS
33 Zoo trench : MOAT
35 “Yeah, sure” : I BET
36 Dog that licks Garfield : ODIE
37 Enjoy the lake in winter, perhaps : ICE-SKATE
38 Aversion : DISTASTE
42 Place to buy gifts for kids : TOY SHOP
43 Vaccine manufacturer : PFIZER
44 Tucked-away recess : ALCOVE
45 Bay leaf source : LAUREL
46 Gymnast Biles who won four gold medals in Rio : SIMONE
47 Cushion : PILLOW
49 Ask for a donation : HIT UP
50 “Calvin and Hobbes” bully : MOE
53 Measly : PUNY
55 “__ takers?” : ANY
57 Trivial complaint : NIT
58 Received : GOT
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