Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday May 3rd 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Prickly desert plants : CACTI
6 Oolong and rooibos : TEAS
10 “The Problem With __”: documentary about Indian stereotypes on “The Simpsons” : APU
13 In order to : SO THAT
14 Puts on edge : UNNERVES
16 Springs for dinner : TREATS
17 “Almost!” : NOT QUITE!
18 Distant : AFAR
19 “Gorillas in the Mist” animal : APE
21 Answering to : UNDER
22 Bargain hunter’s event : RUMMAGE SALE
26 Dairy farm animal : COW
27 Majestic homes : PALACES
32 As good as it gets : IDEAL
36 News inits. : UPI
37 __ Beds National Monument : LAVA
38 Rush hour woe : COMMUTER TRAFFIC
42 Actress Falco : EDIE
43 “I’m __ ears!” : ALL
44 Iona College athletes : GAELS
45 Major plot twist in “The Wizard of Oz”? : TORNADO
47 Happy __ clam : AS A
49 Lingers : HANGS AROUND
55 Permit : ALLOW
59 Syst. with hand gestures : ASL
60 Away from shore : ASEA
61 Items found on library shelves, and what are literally found in each set of circled letters : BOOKENDS
64 Ludicrous : ABSURD
66 Response to someone saying 65-Down, perhaps : BUNDLE UP
67 Hairstyle that may be maintained by a professional “loctician” : DREADS
68 Had a bite : ATE
69 Relay race segments : LEGS
70 “R u for real?” : SRSLY
DOWN
1 Resort island in the Ionian Sea : CORFU
2 First-stringers : A-TEAM
3 __ City: Baltimore’s nickname : CHARM
4 Skin art, for short : TAT
5 “We’re on!” : IT’S A GO
6 Melodies : TUNES
7 Roxy Music co-founder Brian : ENO
8 “__-Man and the Wasp” : ANT
9 Title with a “II,” maybe : SEQUEL
10 Passionate : AVID
11 Transportation Secretary Buttigieg : PETE
12 Icon tapper : USER
13 Polaris or Betelgeuse : STAR
15 Part of RBI : RUN
20 Chapel bench : PEW
23 Rights advocacy org. : ACLU
24 Datebook entry: Abbr. : APPT
25 Wild animal’s home : LAIR
28 Communications code word for “A” : ALFA
29 Casual eatery : CAFE
30 Really, really bad : EVIL
31 Biological pouches : SACS
32 “Rhyme Pays” rapper : ICE-T
33 Knucklehead : DODO
34 Dubai dignitary : EMIR
35 “Right on!” : AMEN
36 http follower : URL
39 “And here it is!” : TA-DA
40 Musk of SpaceX : ELON
41 Seaweed gelatin : AGAR
46 “Can’t be helped” : AH WELL
47 Pack animal : ASS
48 Light lunches : SALADS
50 “Oh my gosh!” reactions : GASPS
51 Fertile desert spots : OASES
52 Garden-variety : USUAL
53 Square : NERDY
54 Both parents, in some families : DADS
55 “Mamma Mia!” pop group : ABBA
56 Boor : LOUT
57 Only : LONE
58 Approved, briefly : OK’D
62 Word before a maiden name : NEE
63 Really grooved on : DUG
65 “It’s c-c-cold” : BRR
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