Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday July 5th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “I can’t even!” : UGH
4 Red __ beet : AS A
7 Fiscal exec : CFO
10 Dozes : NODS
14 *Pampering massage after a long day : FOOT RUB
16 Question that’s an anagram of 35-Down : HOW
17 S&L offerings : IRAS
18 On the rocks : OVER ICE
19 Many millennia : EON
20 “Sommersby” star : GERE
21 *Neighborhood notice taped to a telephone pole : YARD SALE SIGN
24 Fix, as a shoe : RESOLE
27 High-end Apple tablet : IPAD PRO
28 “Not you too?!” : ET TU
29 Taiwanese tech giant : ACER
30 Car wash cycle : RINSE
33 Alternate nickname for the Windy City : CHI-TOWN
36 Alternate nickname for the Big Easy : NOLA
38 Oolong, e.g. : TEA
39 Rower’s blade : OAR
40 *Chinese takeout choice : CHOP SUEY
42 First animal of the Chinese zodiac : RAT
43 Networking connections : INS
44 Canvas bag : TOTE
45 Altimas, e.g. : NISSANS
47 Leave alone : LET BE
49 Follow, as a warning : HEED
51 Typesetting unit : PICA
52 Successful batters : HITTERS
54 Breakfast order : OMELET
56 With 66-Across, carpentry adage that also describes the first words of the answers to the starred clues : MEASURE TWICE
58 Gloss targets : LIPS
59 Thor, for one : GOD
60 Disney film with a magic lamp : ALADDIN
64 Sunburn-soothing plant : ALOE
65 Singer DiFranco : ANI
66 See 56-Across : CUT ONCE
67 Cookie grains : OATS
68 Hamilton : TEN
69 Covert __ : OPS
70 Dossier letters : AKA
DOWN
1 ET vehicle : UFO
2 Congressional email suffix : GOV
3 Garden tool : HOE
4 Default font in Google Docs : ARIAL
5 Bolivian capital : SUCRE
6 Under the covers : ABED
7 Degrades : CHEAPENS
8 Waste time : FOOL AROUND
9 Didn’t rent : OWNED
10 Sushi bite that’s raw fish atop hand-pressed rice : NIGIRI
11 Old West route : OREGON TRAIL
12 “Aw, shoot” : DARN
13 NNW opposite : SSE
15 Audition : TRY OUT
22 [Not my error] : SIC
23 Uses a hose : SPRAYS
24 Shrink back : RECOIL
25 Natural gas component : ETHANE
26 Creates drama : STIRS THE POT
29 “This again!?” : ANOTHER ONE
31 Spirited session? : SEANCE
32 Bothers a lot : EATS AT
34 Pairs of four : OCTETS
35 Question that’s an anagram of 16-Across : WHO
37 Hawaiian garland : LEI
41 Looked through the window : PEERED IN
46 Swimwear brand : SPEEDO
48 Skewed perspectives : BIASES
50 Brooklyn hrs. : EST
53 Yank on : TUG AT
54 Prepare to shine in a bodybuilding contest? : OIL UP
55 Exams for future drs. : MCATS
56 Actress Kunis : MILA
57 Texas home of Baylor University : WACO
58 Tonal language similar to Thai : LAO
61 Genetic letters : DNA
62 “Disgusting!” : ICK
63 Read Across America org. : NEA
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