Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday July 24th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 *Messy place [wire mesh, posts, fasteners] : PIGPEN
7 Fuss : ADO
10 Barracks bosses: Abbr. : SGTS
14 Verdi opera : OTELLO
15 Pride or lust : SIN
16 Time in office : TERM
17 Lose feeling : GO NUMB
18 Winter sport vehicle : ICE CANOE
20 *Area with little privacy [candy jar, rocks, aerator, water] : GOLDFISH BOWL
22 Cuppa, to a Brit : TEA
25 “Get it?” : SEE
26 Fair-hiring letters : EEO
27 Director Brooks : MEL
28 Genesis figure : ADAM
30 Michael of “Juno” : CERA
32 Depend (on) : RELY
33 Group summoned to a courthouse : JURY POOL
36 Country duo Maddie & __ : TAE
38 Labors of love, perhaps, and what the answers to the starred clues are? : PET PROJECTS
41 Pup’s bark : YAP
42 Landscape alternative : PORTRAIT
45 Pine (for) : ACHE
48 Uncork, say : OPEN
50 Gumbo pod : OKRA
51 “Please explain” : WHY
52 Actress de Armas : ANA
53 Qty. : AMT
56 Body part examined by an otolaryngologist : EAR
57 *Dull and repetitive job [cardboard, dowel, popsicle sticks, glue, scissors] : HAMSTER WHEEL
61 Insinuation : INNUENDO
62 Dresser part : DRAWER
66 Shakespearean king : LEAR
67 As well : TOO
68 Camden Yards ballplayer : ORIOLE
69 French fashion magazine : ELLE
70 “Lisa From Temecula” sketch show, for short : SNL
71 *Irresistible thing [seeds, soil, water, sunlight] : CATNIP
DOWN
1 1990s fad disc : POG
2 “How was _ know?” : I TO
3 Lead-in to Xer, Yer, and Zer : GEN
4 Stop (up) : PLUG
5 “_ World”: “Sesame Street” feature : ELMO’S
6 Highborn : NOBLE
7 “You wish!” : AS IF
8 More fraught : DICIER
9 Many a kayak : ONE-SEATER
10 Wild guess : STAB
11 Biological map subject : GENOME
12 Mortar-spreading tool : TROWEL
13 Like some compost bins : SMELLY
19 Comedian Margaret : CHO
21 Interior design : DECOR
22 _ Mahal : TAJ
23 College URL ender : EDU
24 50+ group : AARP
29 “Nonsense!” : MY EYE
31 Get hitched in Vegas, perhaps : ELOPE
32 Hip again : RETRO
34 School org. : PTA
35 Foes : OPPONENTS
37 Play a part : ACT
39 “The Wolf of Wall Street” Oscar nominee Hill : JONAH
40 Sushi pairing : SAKE
43 Golden yrs. fund : IRA
44 Road goo : TAR
45 Some time : AWHILE
46 Big name in perfume : CHANEL
47 Church songbook : HYMNAL
49 “Excuse me?” : PARDON
52 Noshed : ATE
54 French red wine : MEDOC
55 _ firma : TERRA
58 “Yeah, I guess so” : SURE
59 Cold-weather fabric : WOOL
60 Milk, in French : LAIT
63 Came in first : WON
64 Yalie : ELI
65 Agt. : REP
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