Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday October 17th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Buckwheat noodle : SOBA
5 “Blam!” : KAPOW
10 Wander : ROVE
14 AFB no-show : AWOL
15 Sports venue : ARENA
16 Profoundly bad : EVIL
17 Baton-passing race with co-ed teams : MIXED RELAY
19 Time in office : TERM
20 United : ONE
21 Desire : WANT
22 Second longest African river : CONGO
23 Go along with : AGREE TO
25 Tennis star Osaka : NAOMI
26 German white wine with a high sugar content : SWEET RIESLING
30 Jimmy Kimmel’s network : ABC
31 Yardstick unit : INCH
32 Bruno, to Mirabel, in “Encanto” : TIO
33 Now and __ : THEN
36 Vision-correcting surgery : LASIK
38 Not very much : A TAD
39 Slump : SAG
40 Iron-rich leafy vegetable : KALE
41 Disc golf number : PAR
43 Start of something great : PROMISING IDEA
47 Helps a thief, maybe : ABETS
48 Annual fact book : ALMANAC
51 Bedroom noise : SNORE
52 Wrinkly citrus fruit : UGLI
53 Miracle-__: fertilizer brand : GRO
54 Wide-eyed : AGOG
55 Surprised shout when a spot on the wall starts moving, and what can be said about 17-, 26-, and 43-Across : IT’S GOT LEGS!
58 Source of inspiration : MUSE
59 Connective tissue : SINEW
60 Inky stain : BLOT
61 Full collections : SETS
62 Coin flip call : HEADS
63 __-serif : SANS
DOWN
1 Pago Pago’s land : SAMOA
2 In debt : OWING
3 Stocky dogs : BOXERS
4 Brewery order : ALE
5 Lesson one might get a kick out of? : KARATE CLASS
6 “We __ amused” : ARE NOT
7 Attack with snowballs, say : PELT
8 “I’m __ roll!” : ON A
9 Route : WAY
10 Overhaul : RETOOL
11 Kitchen glove : OVEN MITT
12 Shenandoah Valley state : VIRGINIA
13 Muppet who refers to himself in the third person : ELMO
18 Socially inept sort : DWEEB
22 Yard sale payment : CASH
24 Actor McGregor : EWAN
25 Aids for airplane napping : NECK PILLOWS
27 Like proofed dough : RISEN
28 Suffix on pasta names : -INI
29 Supreme being : GOD
33 Vanilla extract amt. : TSP
34 Rant : HARANGUE
35 Confidence builder : EGO BOOST
37 “Beef” actress Wong : ALI
38 Painter’s calculation : AREA
40 Toy for a windy day : KITE
42 Confess : ADMIT
44 Joins the flow of traffic : MERGES
45 Had trouble swallowing : GAGGED
46 Bassett who plays Marvel’s Queen Ramonda : ANGELA
49 Noble gas used in welding : ARGON
50 Is priced at : COSTS
51 __ Club: bulk-buying chain : SAM’S
52 Annapolis military sch. : USNA
55 “More or less” suffix : -ISH
56 Knotted neckwear : TIE
57 Scale units: Abbr. : LBS
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