Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday March 16th 2016, LA Times crossword puzzle.
Across
1. Latte option MOCHA
6. Difficult position SPOT
10. It’s cut and dried HAY
13. Loud, as a crowd AROAR
14. African city where pounds are spent CAIRO
15. Tree feller AXE
16. Venue that keeps you up-to-date NEWS CHANNEL (giving “Channel Islands”)
18. __ Tin Tin RIN
19. Hunk SLAB
20. Really bother IRK
21. Bus terminal DEPOT
23. “Beaches” actress Midler BETTE
25. Canadian stadium renamed Rogers Centre in 2005 SKYDOME
27. Tropical cocktail whose color comes from curaçao liqueur BLUE HAWAIIAN (giving “Hawaiian Islands”)
30. First name in game shows VANNA
31. Work-wk. start MON
32. Basic Latin conjugation word AMAT
36. “Got it, man?” DIG?
37. This puzzle’s theme, as suggested by the ends of 16-, 27-, 47- and 61-Across ISLANDS
41. Big heart? ACE
42. Ladies of Sp. SRAS
44. Chicago’s __ Center AON
45. Elena of the Supreme Court KAGAN
47. Chaste priestess of ancient Rome VESTAL VIRGIN (giving “Virgin Islands”)
51. Record covers SLEEVES
54. “__ a stinker?”: Bugs Bunny AIN’T I
55. Upright, e.g. PIANO
56. Bow (out) OPT
57. Disaster relief org. FEMA
60. Longtime football commentator Cross IRV
61. Biblical wise man KING SOLOMON (giving “Solomon Islands”)
65. Actress Charlotte RAE
66. Where to learn une leçon ECOLE
67. Practical joke PRANK
68. CIA forerunner OSS
69. “Man, you are not serious!” DUDE!
70. Rocker Patty married to John McEnroe SMYTH
Down
1. 24 Hours of Le __: auto race MANS
2. Hurler Hershiser OREL
3. Ninja Turtle’s “Awesome!” COWABUNGA!
4. Faded star HAS-BEEN
5. Curved part ARC
6. Went under SANK
7. Alley target PIN
8. Load from a lode ORE
9. “Shoulda listened to me!” TOLD YA!
10. Silent Marx HARPO
11. Assumed truth AXIOM
12. “Fiddler on the Roof” matchmaker YENTE
14. Hall of Fame infielder Rod CAREW
17. Words before homer or brick wall HIT A …
22. Novelist Ferber EDNA
24. Takeout option THAI
25. “The Da Vinci Code” priory SION
26. Warm-hearted KIND
27. Some undies BVDS
28. Lion’s den LAIR
29. Range maker AMANA
33. Rod Stewart classic with the line “You stole my heart but I love you anyway” MAGGIE MAY
34. Trendy berry ACAI
35. Ky. neighbor TENN
38. Postage-paid enc. SASE
39. Gobs LOTS
40. Banana peel SKIN
43. Kristoff’s reindeer in “Frozen” SVEN
46. Sculpture or ballet ART FORM
48. Brought forth EVOKED
49. Run out LAPSE
50. Corleone patriarch VITO
51. Veep between Hubert and Gerald SPIRO
52. Turkish coins LIRAS
53. Some nest sites EAVES
56. Give the eye OGLE
58. __ Blanc: tallest Alp MONT
59. Egyptian cross ANKH
62. Post-ER area ICU
63. Sign of approval NOD
64. Old DJ’s records LPS
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