Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday June 29th 2016, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Sharp as a tack SMART
6 Fave texting pals BFFS
10 ”2 Broke Girls” network CBS
13 Chain known for fresh-baked bread PANERA
15 Count (on) RELY
16 ”Blessed __ the meek … “ ARE
17 Imaginative ARTFUL
18 Lacking scents ODOR-FREE
20 ”My parents are gonna kill me!” I’M TOAST!
22 Page with views OP-ED
23 Cough syrup meas TSP
26 Cowpoke’s pal PARD
27 Like the Flash SPEEDY
29 Tennis period since 1968 OPEN ERA
31 Legendary soul seller FAUST
32 Tag line? NOT IT!
33 Woodworking device CLAMP
35 Fryolator sound SSS
38 Central parts GISTS
39 High ball LOB
40 Piece of a pansy PETAL
42 Pub pint ALE
43 More than a little plump OBESE
45 Put a little extra into the part EMOTE
46 MapMyWalk statistic MILES
48 Dilapidated place RATTRAP
50 Vegetable container PEA POD
52 See 31-Down.. EGGS
53 Tolkien creature ENT
54 Viola’s clef ALTO
55 Italian relative of grits POLENTA
58 Hard-to-pass drivers ROAD HOGS
60 Catwoman portrayer Kitt EARTHA
64 Seafarer TAR
65 Tropical getaway ISLE
66 Rise to the challenge … and a hint to a hidden word in 5-, 10-, 25- and 28-Down STEP UP
67 ”__ takers?” ANY
68 Some Fr. martyrs STES
69 Relaxes EASES
DOWN
1 Place for losers? SPA
2 Scratch or dent MAR
3 Little six-footer ANT
4 Lower-APR deal REFI
5 Armstrong improvisation TRUMPET SOLO
6 Far-reaching BROAD
7 Govt. agents FEDS
8 Bobbing wreckage FLOTSAM
9 Country W of Iraq SYR
10 Stop on a redecorating spree CARPET STORE
11 Make more toys? BREED
12 Far from posh SEEDY
14 Wedding site ALTAR
19 Ones on either side of a “v.” FOES
21 Conduits for gods’ wisdom ORACLES
23 South Pacific monarchy TONGA
24 Ruin SPOIL
25 King novel set in a graveyard PET SEMATARY
28 Nominally sovereign country PUPPET STATE
30 Minor peeve NIT
31 With 52-Across, jeweled creations made for Russian czars..FABERGE
34 Rock’s __ Lobos LOS
36 Buyer of 31-Across’ soul SATAN
37 Sacked out SLEPT
41 CPR provider EMT
44 Canopy support BEDPOST
47 Apple MP3 player IPOD
49 Anne Brontë’s “__ Grey” AGNES
50 Medicare card specification PART A
51 Big name in online financial services E-LOAN
52 ”It’s somebody __ problem” ELSE’S
56 Check out rudely OGLE
57 Geometric figure AREA
59 Towel word HIS
61 Pulls a yard prank on, briefly TPS
62 Color nuance HUE
63 College-level H.S. classes APS
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