Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday November 15th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Crunchy sandwiches with mayo : BLTS
5 Prepare, as avocados for guacamole : MASH
9 Impulsive speed : HASTE
14 Uncommon : RARE
15 __ gobi: vegetarian curry dish : ALOO
16 Grouch on TV : OSCAR
17 Off-Broadway award : OBIE
18 Prefix with second or bot : NANO-
19 Beach shoe : THONG
20 Present surroundings? : WRAPPING PAPER
23 Taco topping : SALSA
24 Lav : LOO
25 Faux __ : PAS
28 Sci-fi aviators : ETS
29 Audio cassette successor : COMPACT DISC
34 Common __ : SENSE
35 Little bit : IOTA
36 Jeans option : DISTRESSED DENIM
42 Away from shore : ASEA
43 Nose-in-the-air type : SNOOT
44 One with pressing needs? : BODYBUILDER
48 Fuss : ADO
51 Horn-heavy genre : SKA
52 Communication syst. in which an ILY gesture means “I love you” : ASL
53 Rubber-__ shoes : SOLED
55 Shredded, or an apt description of 20-, 29-, 36-, and 44-Across : TOTALLY RIPPED
60 Slacks alternative : SKIRT
62 Sweetheart : BEAU
63 Ductwork sealer : TAPE
64 Frenemy, maybe : RIVAL
65 Start of a German count? : EINS
66 Decorates, as cookies : ICES
67 “Hello” Grammy winner : ADELE
68 Film scene shot without interruption : TAKE
69 Amazon icon : CART
DOWN
1 Window-shop : BROWSE
2 Animal in many 3-Down : LAB RAT
3 Experiments : TRIALS
4 Trickles (in) : SEEPS
5 Finger painting, for short? : MANI
6 Ruck of HBO’s “Succession” : ALAN
7 “Hello,” for one : SONG
8 Hullabaloo : HOOPLA
9 Communal Asian meal with simmering broth : HOT POT
10 Tennis legend Arthur : ASHE
11 Desert stinger : SCORPION
12 Beach tone : TAN
13 Unit of energy : ERG
21 Indiana cager : PACER
22 NYC rep since 2019 : AOC
26 Italian wine region : ASTI
27 Bamboozle : SCAM
30 Four quarters : ONE
31 Bks. in progress : MSS
32 “Special Topics in Calamity Physics” novelist Marisha : PESSL
33 Food plan : DIET
34 Airbnb visit, say : STAY
36 Finger-paints, perhaps : DABS
37 Doesn’t seem to be hurt : IS OK
38 Tranquilizer : SEDATIVE
39 Cut off : END
40 Mama deer : DOE
41 Latissimus __: back muscle : DORSI
45 Skirmish : BATTLE
46 Team with four Women’s World Cup titles : USA
47 “Yeah, right!” : I’LL BET
48 Vicuña descendant : ALPACA
49 More meaningful : DEEPER
50 Most peculiar : ODDEST
54 Eye-related : OPTIC
56 __ history : ORAL
57 A Skywalker twin : LEIA
58 Hard pull : YANK
59 Subterfuge : RUSE
60 Mme., in Madrid : SRA
61 Minor character? : KID
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