Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday July 20th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Paul of guitar fame : LES
4 Old manuscript artisan : SCRIBE
10 Doesn’t sit on : USES
14 Shuttlecock’s path : ARC
15 BabyGap buy : ONESIE
16 Order : RANK
17 Religious figure known as the “Queen of Heaven” : VIRGIN MARY
19 Fashion journalist García : NINA
20 Trick : SCAM
21 Small matter : ATOM
23 Gorp morsel : NUT
24 Novelist known as the “Queen of Crime” : AGATHA CHRISTIE
29 Battery size : AAA
30 River to the English Channel : SEINE
31 Military division known as the “Queen of Battle” : INFANTRY
36 Frontera condiment : SALSA
39 New Mexico art community : TAOS
40 Gushes : SPEWS
43 Mosque prayer leader : IMAM
44 Quick messages : TEXTS
46 Field of study known as the “Queen of the Sciences” : THEOLOGY
48 Smiles : GRINS
51 Tax-deferred nest egg, briefly : IRA
52 Singer known as the “Queen of Jazz” : ELLA FITZGERALD
58 Murmur : COO
59 Pacific Islands staple : TARO
60 Spiffy : NEAT
62 The “L” of YOLO : LIVE
64 City known as the “Queen of the West” : CINCINNATI
68 Neighborhood : AREA
69 Dream up : IDEATE
70 Charge : FEE
71 Skills evaluation : TEST
72 Built a tree house? : NESTED
73 Fabric store meas. : YDS
DOWN
1 WCs : LAVS
2 Gospel singer Campbell : ERICA
3 Skinny sort : SCRAG
4 “__ hear” : SO I
5 “Fareed Zakaria GPS” network : CNN
6 Sleep acronym : REM
7 Oscar of 2021’s “Dune” : ISAAC
8 Some overnight deliveries? : BIRTHS
9 Fictional donkey : EEYORE
10 Samovar : URN
11 Patron of sailors : SAINT ELMO
12 Blasé feeling : ENNUI
13 Stingray kin : SKATE
18 Early show since 1975, briefly : GMA
22 Nintendo Switch avatars : MIIS
25 Do something to hide? : TAN
26 Metaphor for roles : HATS
27 Org. with driver safety courses : AARP
28 SpongeBob’s pet Gary, for one : SNAIL
31 Hairy Addams cousin : ITT
32 “Sorry, lassie” : NAE
33 Plants with purple bell-shaped flowers : FOXGLOVES
34 Latin stars : ASTRA
35 Though : YET
37 Droop : SAG
38 “Jeopardy!” champion Schneider : AMY
41 Early Democrat’s adversary : WHIG
42 Bone-dry : SERE
45 Sort (through) : SIFT
47 Stick in the water? : OAR
49 B complex vitamin : NIACIN
50 Long step : STRIDE
52 Big fanfare : ECLAT
53 France’s longest river : LOIRE
54 Districts : ZONES
55 Journalist Curry : ANN
56 Like salad greens : LEAFY
57 So last year : DATED
61 Gets even? : TIES
63 Sup : EAT
65 Roomba rider, in some viral videos : CAT
66 Brooklyn suffix : -ITE
67 Nancy Drew’s beau Nickerson : NED
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