Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday August 17th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Young amiga : CHICA
6 Austen heroine played by Anya Taylor-Joy : EMMA
10 Turner in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame : TINA
14 Spanish “That’s enough!” : NO MAS
15 Competed (for) : VIED
16 Willing to talk : OPEN
17 Brolly carriers : BRITS
18 “Done venting!” : END OF RANT
20 *Rehearsed reply : CANNED RESPONSE
22 “Mom” actor Corddry : NATE
23 Dim sum beverage : TEA
24 Sporty option : T-TOP
26 Debonair : SUAVE
30 Target of some mining : DATA
34 Omega, to an electrician : OHM
35 *Spoke indirectly : MINCED WORDS
37 Unlikely esports champions : NOOBS
39 Lithium-__ battery : ION
40 “The Jetsons” dog : ASTRO
41 *Knowledge based on empirical evidence : GROUND TRUTH
44 Good times : FUN
45 Two-time Wimbledon winner Murray : ANDY
46 Soprano Fleming : RENEE
47 Less than some : NONE
48 Island ring : LEI
50 “Believe” diva : CHER
52 Something to chew on, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues : FOOD FOR THOUGHT
59 “Go figure!” : FANCY THAT
60 Black-and-white dunkers : OREOS
61 Black-and-white swimmer : ORCA
62 “Veep” award : EMMY
63 Cosmic comeuppance : KARMA
64 Spa treatment : PEEL
65 Sincere : REAL
66 Sneakier : SLYER
DOWN
1 “American Greed” channel : CNBC
2 Wedding ring? : HORA
3 “Do not push me right now” : I’M IN NO MOOD
4 Revitalizing snooze : CATNAP
5 Interview talking point : ASSET
6 “Best. Day. __!” : EVER
7 “Dibs!” : MINE
8 Rx orders : MEDS
9 Enlarged one’s family, in a way : ADOPTED
10 Storms that may be chased : TORNADOS
11 Some “hazy” brews, for short : IPAS
12 State bird that sometimes nests on lava fields : NENE
13 Tiny toiler : ANT
19 Adversary : FOE
21 “The Daily Show” correspondent Lydic : DESI
24 Fiji neighbor : TONGA
25 Side issue? : THORN
27 Come together : UNITE
28 Oak of the future : ACORN
29 Locale : VENUE
31 Museum curator’s concern : ART FORGERY
32 Successful sprint to the end zone, briefly : TD RUN
33 Together : AS ONE
35 Bing company : MSN
36 Sound that may wake sleeping parents : WAH!
38 Patronize neighborhood shops, say : BUY LOCAL
42 Vagabond : DRIFTER
43 Georgia __ : TECH
47 Like some biological networks : NEURAL
49 Dreyer’s partner in ice cream : EDY
51 Catchy parts of pop songs : HOOKS
52 Uber charge : FARE
53 “Fool me __ … ” : ONCE
54 Woeful cry : OH ME
55 Hindu epic hero : RAMA
56 Short “Chat again soon” : TTYL
57 Second novel in Marilynne Robinson’s “Gilead” series : HOME
58 Winter Palace monarch : TSAR
59 Snappy dresser : FOP
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