Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday February 9th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Kid lit elephant : BABAR
6 Lend support to : HELP
10 Outdoor sitting area : PORCH
15 Love : ADORE
16 Dunkable snack : OREO
17 Leave no trace of : ERASE
18 Feature that 4-Down lacks : SERIF
19 Prefix with type : LINO-
20 Some pastries : TARTS
21 Measure used by navigators : NAUTICAL MILE
24 *1977 Rod Stewart hit : HOT LEGS
26 *Difficult spot : HOT SEAT
29 NYSE debut : IPO
30 Versed in creative writing : LITERATE
33 Turkish title : AGA
34 Semester : TERM
36 Usually dramatic symphony ending : FINALE
37 “Miracle on 34th Street” hero Kringle : KRIS
38 More than unkind : CRUEL
40 Part of Batman’s outfit : COWL
41 Owner’s document : TITLE
42 Horse-drawn cab : HANSOM
44 Cuts needing stitches : GASHES
45 *Microwaveable turnovers : HOT POCKETS
50 Not out : SAFE
53 Minor, as a sin : VENIAL
54 Twin Falls-to-Sioux Falls direction : EAST
58 Old Route 66 city : TULSA
60 Gets some sun : TANS
61 Army leader sometimes seen in a bunker? : ARNIE
62 Crest box abbr. : ADA
63 Sat atop : RESTED ON
66 Bother : VEX
67 Wheel edge : RIM
68 Petitioner : CLAIMANT
69 Food store letters : IGA
70 Tip of a wing tip : TOE
71 Sexy ’70s fad … and where the answers to starred clues might be found? : HOT PANTS
72 “__ Misérables” : LES
DOWN
1 Humanities degs. : BAS
2 Fruit drink suffix : -ADE
3 1975 Springsteen hit : BORN TO RUN
4 No-frills typeface : ARIAL
5 Fill ‘er up … again : REFUEL
6 Like mind-and-body medicine : HOLISTIC
7 __ the Red : ERIC
8 Horne of jazz : LENA
9 Shark’s hangout : POOL HALL
10 Diminutive : PETITE
11 Postgrad tests : ORALS
12 Promethium’s element class : RARE EARTH
13 Chicago hrs. : CST
14 Bulls and bucks : HES
22 “Yay, the weekend!” : TGIF
23 Tiny bit of dust : MOTE
24 Snag : HITCH
25 Soap __ : OPERA
27 Nimble : AGILE
28 Shocks, in a way : TASES
31 Brian of ambient music : ENO
32 Cold and rainy : RAW
35 Interacts well : MESHES
37 One fond of smooching : KISSER
39 Place to go in Gloucester : LOO
41 Bit of arm art : TAT
43 1981 cable debut : MTV
44 Pompadour need : GEL
46 Cared for a cat, say : PET-SAT
47 How stock may be bought : ON A TIP
48 Movie house : CINEMA
49 “The Big Chill” director : KASDAN
50 Maze word : START
51 Zoom meeting component : AUDIO
52 Lover : FLAME
55 Blacksmith’s block : ANVIL
56 Lengthy assault : SIEGE
57 Where to find Katy and Austin : TEXAS
59 Part of a foot : ARCH
61 Colony members : ANTS
64 “Xanadu” rock gp. : ELO
65 Neighbor of N.Y. and Minn. : ONT
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