Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday March 29th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Wet dirt : MUD
4 Biblical saying : PROVERB
11 Fave pal : BFF
14 Sushi-grade tuna : AHI
15 Pen with bright ink : HI-LITER
16 Hoppy brew : ALE
17 Like an amazing and fortuitous circumstance that can’t possibly exist, despite an initial promising appearance [67-Across: Suspiciously awesome] : TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
20 Pulsate : THROB
21 Junior : SON
22 Gave a leg up to : AIDED
23 Actress Vardalos : NIA
25 24/7 cash source : ATM
26 Metaphor for the legal system that implies a criminal cannot hide or escape from that system’s vast resources and unparalleled authority [67-Across: Police jurisdiction] : LONG ARM OF THE LAW
35 Unlock, poetically : OPE
36 Director Kubrick : STANLEY
37 Wall St. debut : IPO
38 Plot portion : ACRE
40 Feel bad about : RUE
41 Successor : HEIR
42 Was as successful and enjoyable as early conjecture and predictions suggested it would be [67-Across: Met expectations] : DIDN’T DISAPPOINT
47 Mogul : TYCOON
48 South Seas wrap : SARONG
49 WC : LAV
50 “i” topper : DOT
51 Declaration from a person playing poker in a situation where the opponents think they have it in the bag [67-Across: “I win!”] : READ ‘EM AND WEEP
58 Game show creator Griffin : MERV
59 Pesto herb : BASIL
60 Broad valley : DALE
62 Brink : EDGE
63 Joint above a foot : ANKLE
64 Bailiwick : AREA
65 WCs : LOOS
66 Stands : RISES
67 “I lost interest” acronym spelled out by the starts of four answers in this puzzle : TLDR
DOWN
1 Actor Damon : MATT
2 “Yikes!” : UH-OH
3 Designer Christian : DIOR
4 Fears : PHOBIAS
5 Kia sedan : RIO
6 Cutlass sedan, e.g. : OLDS
7 Corleone patriarch : VITO
8 Henry VI’s school : ETON
9 Hoops stat : REB
10 Whispery in tone : BREATHY
11 Poet : BARD
12 Fireplace shaft : FLUE
13 Farm store bagful : FEED
18 Large flat bell : GONG
19 Proctor’s shout : TIME
24 Graffiti, e.g. : ART
25 Dined : ATE
26 Laundry batch : LOAD
27 Footnote kin of ibid. : OP CIT
28 Geeky : NERDY
29 Cheech of Cheech & Chong : MARIN
30 Obligation : ONUS
31 Canine pests : FLEAS
32 Occupy, as a bed : LIE IN
33 Copying : APING
34 Saint-John’s-__: herbal remedy : WORT
39 Closed-off districts : ENCLAVES
41 Derided from the stands : HOOTED AT
43 Pond critter : TOAD
44 Option for soap or ice cream : DOVE BAR
45 Ping-Pong and canoeing needs : PADDLES
46 Boat’s front : PROW
51 Ctrl+Y action : REDO
52 “By that logic … ” : ERGO
53 __-pedi : MANI
54 Requests : ASKS
55 Giza’s river : NILE
56 __ Grey tea : EARL
57 Implored : PLED
58 Country singer Tillis : MEL
61 Musician’s gift : EAR
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