Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday June 21st 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Chaparral growth : SHRUB
6 Place to soak some barking dogs : FOOT SPA
13 Indigenous New Zealanders : MAORIS
15 Underhanded course of action : LOW ROAD
16 Fruity frozen treat : ORANGE POPSICLE
18 Precious stone : GEM
19 Release, as an album : DROP
20 Chats online, briefly : IMS
21 Beach bucket : PAIL
22 “Rumor has it … ” : I HEAR
25 Pursue additional education, e.g. : APPLY FOR COLLEGE
31 Spring flower : IRIS
32 Fish in a swarm : EELS
33 Ctrl-__-Del : ALT
34 Not ‘neath : O’ER
35 Spanish “I like” : ME GUSTA
38 “Obvi” : DUH
39 Comedian DeLaria : LEA
40 Notable times : ERAS
41 Ballet leap : JETE
42 Slips, bras, etc. : INTIMATE APPAREL
47 Express big feelings, maybe : EMOTE
48 Transit option to NYC’s Roosevelt Island : TRAM
49 Web access co. : ISP
50 “Any minute now” : SOON
51 WNBA honor for A’ja Wilson in 2020 and 2022 : MVP
54 Corporations with little business activity, and what are formed by the circled letters : SHELL COMPANIES
59 Item on a laundry list? : TIDE POD
60 Campfire treats : S’MORES
61 Bounding main : OPEN SEA
62 Prevent, as disaster : AVERT
DOWN
1 Dark cloud on the horizon? : SMOG
2 Largest lagomorph : HARE
3 Cover a lot of ground : ROAM
4 Mantle piece : URN
5 Circled square on a calendar, maybe : BIG DAY
6 First three community cards in Texas Hold ’em : FLOP
7 Alley-__ : OOP
8 Hurt sounds : OWS
9 Start to cycle? : TRI-
10 __ media : SOCIAL
11 Expert who relies on a show of hands : PALM READER
12 Citrus drinks : ADES
14 Calligrapher’s flourish : SERIF
17 Casual top : POLO
21 “Thx” counterpart : PLS
22 Fruity frozen treats : ICES
23 “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester : HOLT
24 Pataky of “Fast & Furious” films : ELSA
25 Garlicky dip : AIOLI
26 Take a long look in the mirror? : PREEN
27 Vessel that may fly the Jolly Roger : PIRATE SHIP
28 Waste reduction strategy : REUSE
29 Muscle used in a squat, informally : GLUTE
30 Broadway icon Merman : ETHEL
35 “Someone didn’t get the __” : MEMO
36 Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
37 Scandal suffix : -GATE
41 Printer problem : JAM
43 Hold up : IMPEDE
44 Bonding partner : ATOM
45 Play things? : PROPS
46 Country that connects the Americas : PANAMA
49 Analogy phrase : IS TO
50 Word with bread or cracker : SODA
51 Slimy mud : MIRE
52 Swerve : VEER
53 “Over here!” in a library voice : PSST!
55 Ballroom dancer Goodman : LEN
56 Vinyl records, briefly : LPS
57 Cedar Rapids campus : COE
58 Native American Heritage mo. : NOV
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