Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday February 16th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Bare-bones : BASIC
6 Out of concern that : LEST
10 Distance runner’s concern : PACE
14 Early Greek public space : AGORA
15 Excessively: Pref. : OVER-
16 Aerosol target : ODOR
17 Mall map clarification : YOU ARE HERE
19 Half a patio pair : TONG
20 Cuban missile crisis strategy : NAVAL EMBARGO
22 Uncertainties : IFS
25 Even the queen, in chess : MAN
26 Beat in a hot dog contest : OUT-EAT
27 Like nobility : TITLED
29 Slow movement : LARGO
31 Web app for the latest : GOOGLE NEWS
33 What 15 U.S. presidents formerly were, briefly : VPS
36 Son of Chingachgook, in a Cooper novel : UNCAS
37 Be in the red : OWE
38 Hustle : CHEAT
40 Shaggy pack animal : YAK
41 Pre-wedding show : BRIDAL EXPO
43 Frequents dive bars, say : SLUMS
45 Pretentious type : POSEUR
46 Key participant : PLAYER
49 NBA tiebreakers : OTS
50 Water holder : DAM
51 Salad dressing brand … and what each set of circles reveals : HIDDEN VALLEY
55 Opposed to, in dialect : AGIN
56 Start of a proverb for which Ben Franklin is credited : EARLY TO BED
60 It’s about a foot : SHOE
61 “Star Trek: T.N.G.” counselor : TROI
62 Do away with : ERASE
63 Online craft shop : ETSY
64 Newcastle’s river : TYNE
65 Summer Triangle star : DENEB
DOWN
1 __ window : BAY
2 Before now : AGO
3 Thing of little worth : SOU
4 Turkey neighbor : IRAN
5 Whitman’s Sampler choices : CARAMELS
6 “Freaky Friday” actress Lindsay : LOHAN
7 First name in daredevilry : EVEL
8 Saharan : SERE
9 Shakes : TREMORS
10 One may be sweet : POTATO
11 Love to death : ADORE
12 __ line : CONGA
13 Cereal killer : ERGOT
18 Artfully escape : EVADE
21 Listening device : BUG
22 Company’s tech guru : IT GUY
23 “Shrek” princess : FIONA
24 Keep in the supply room : STOCK
28 NYC airport on Flushing Bay : LGA
29 Civil rights legend John : LEWIS
30 Blown away : AWED
32 What do you expect? : NORM
33 Put out : VEXED
34 __ New Guinea : PAPUA
35 Perfect thing that’s not beneficial : STORM
38 Like idiomatic skeletons : CLOSETED
39 Tom, Dick and Harry : HES
41 TV host/comedian with 23 Emmy nominations : BURNETT
42 In a suitable manner : APTLY
43 New South Wales capital : SYDNEY
44 Jeans brand : LEE
46 Part of a process : PHASE
47 __-year : LIGHT
48 “So long, amigo” : ADIOS
49 Skateboard move : OLLIE
52 Fluctuate : VARY
53 “East of Eden” twin : ARON
54 Bygone days : YORE
57 Stop legally : BAN
58 Austin-to-Houston dir. : ESE
59 Star of the ball : DEB
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