Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday September 19th 2017, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1. “More or less” suffix -ISH
4. Rose and fell on the waves BOBBED
10. Tax pros CPAS
14. Cohort of Larry and Curly MOE
15. Not widely understood ARCANE
16. Boffo review RAVE
17. Extemporaneous, as a speech OFF THE CUFF
19. Theater honor OBIE
20. “Firework” singer Perry KATY
21. Near-perfect bridge feat SMALL SLAM
23. Amigo PAL
26. Liam of “Michael Collins” NEESON
27. Appointed White House overseer CHIEF OF STAFF
32. __ Vegas LAS
33. Peaceful CALM
34. Dalai Lama’s homeland TIBET
38. Planets, in poems ORBS
40. Not suitable for military service … or an apt description of 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across FOUR-F
43. Thick book TOME
44. Salami type GENOA
46. Nevada senator Harry REID
48. Red wine choice, for short ZIN
49. Laundry service option FLUFF AND FOLD
53. ’60s dance craze WATUSI
55. Opus __: “The Da Vinci Code” sect DEI
56. DJ known for playing novelty tunes DR DEMENTO
59. Surrealist Salvador DALI
63. Geological age AEON
64. Beanstalk giant’s chant FEE-FI-FO-FUM
67. Unclothed BARE
68. Like bears URSINE
69. Alias, on police blotters AKA
70. List of appts. SKED
71. English writer Edward Bulwer-__ LYTTON
72. “Oedipus __” REX
DOWN
1. “Didn’t hurt a bit!” I’M OK!
2. Living room seat SOFA
3. Lift with effort HEFT
4. Scoff from Scrooge BAH!
5. Calif. neighbor ORE
6. Covertly sends an email dupe to BCCS
7. “The Wizard of Oz” author BAUM
8. __ terrible: difficult child, in French ENFANT
9. Rid of parasites, as a dog DEFLEA
10. Multi-discipline strength-training program CROSSFIT
11. Painter Picasso PABLO
12. Like many nest-builders AVIAN
13. Look (like) SEEM
18. Tap out a text, say TYPE
22. Departed LEFT
24. N.Y. Jets’ org. AFC
25. Bread shape LOAF
27. Bathtub blockage CLOG
28. Cocksure Aesopian racer HARE
29. Library ID… ISBN
30. Mel’s Diner waitress FLO
31. Blue toon SMURF
35. Memorable clown BOZO
36. Disney’s “__ and the Detectives” EMIL
37. See to TEND
39. Began to melt SOFTENED
41. Stephen of “Michael Collins” REA
42. Locate :FIND
45. Grad ALUM
47. Pres. before JFK… DDE
50. Beneficial USEFUL
51. Fancy duds FINERY
52. Pal of Rover FIDO
53. Perpetrate, as havoc WREAK
54. Love to pieces ADORE
56. Pats gently DABS
57. Exam TEST
58. “Think nothing __” OF IT
60. Many miles off AFAR
61. “Use the Force, __” LUKE
62. Big-screen format IMAX
65. Masculine Italian suffix with bamb- -INO
66. Marshland FEN
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