Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday June 29th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Boarding area : GATE
5 Sugar substitute : STEVIA
11 Liberal group? : ARTS
15 Strait-laced : PRIM
16 How stir-fry is often served : ON RICE
17 Vichyssoise need : LEEK
18 *Operating room assistants : SCRUB NURSES
20 Hathaway of “Ocean’s 8” : ANNE
21 “__ as directed” : USE
22 “Dig in!” : EAT
23 __ Pueblo, New Mexico : TAOS
25 Aardvark snack : ANT
26 Dog in RCA Victor ads : NIPPER
28 *Employ flowery language : WAX POETIC
30 Native peoples of the Arctic : INUIT
31 React to yeast : RISE
32 Lightning burst : FLASH
33 Number in a 10-day forecast, for short : TEMP
34 Connecticut WNBA team : SUN
35 “Argo” org. : CIA
36 *Indulgent request made by Mae West in “I’m No Angel” : PEEL ME A GRAPE
41 Utter : SAY
42 Route : WAY
43 Hissy fit : SNIT
46 Come to pass : OCCUR
49 For you and me : OURS
51 Brief tussle : SET-TO
52 *Cast celebration : WRAP PARTY
54 Early ’90s pres., familiarly : BUSH SR
55 Hasty escape : LAM
56 Education acronym : STEM
57 Plot device? : HOE
58 Grammy category since 1989 : RAP
59 Black-__ Susan : EYED
61 *Retail event with deep discounts : BLOWOUT SALE
64 “To Venus and Back” singer Amos : TORI
65 Categorize : ASSORT
66 Walk heavily : PLOD
67 Hidden obstacle : SNAG
68 Jackson Hole backdrop : TETONS
69 Sax type : ALTO
DOWN
1 Garmin device : GPS UNIT
2 Inverse trig function : ARCSINE
3 Cyclist’s accessory : TIRE PUMP
4 Ostrich kin : EMU
5 Underwater detector : SONAR
6 Bolt holder : T-NUT
7 Throw wide of the cutoff man, say : ERR
8 Panoramic views : VISTAS
9 Mountaineering tool : ICE AXE
10 Greek fabulist : AESOP
11 Taking after : A LA
12 First name of Italian sopranos Tebaldi and Scotto : RENATA
13 Wimbledon sport : TENNIS
14 Quick drawing : SKETCH
19 Vegetable that may stain a cutting board : BEET
24 Bulgaria’s capital : SOFIA
27 Joins the conversation : PIPES UP
28 Viognier or Vouvray : WINE
29 Ticks by : ELAPSES
31 Mojito liquor : RUM
34 Shifty : SLY
35 Shed tears : CRY
37 O.K. Corral brothers : EARPS
38 Askew : AWRY
39 Neon or freon : GAS
40 Captivate : ENTHRALL
44 “This is all more than I can handle” : IT’S A LOT
45 Ruin, as plans : TORPEDO
46 Nocturnal nestlings : OWLETS
47 Medium for most refrigerator art : CRAYON
48 Shape outlined in Instagram’s logo : CAMERA
49 Vague threat : OR ELSE!
50 Absolute : UTMOST
51 Haggis ingredient : SUET
53 Baseball stat : AT BAT
54 Matches : BOUTS
57 Rhinoceros feature : HORN
60 Use a spade : DIG
62 Court : WOO
63 Place to enjoy the kinds of pampering found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues : SPA
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