Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday October 25th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Whomp, quaintly : SMITE
6 Religious subdivisions : SECTS
11 Injury reminder : SCAR
15 Hoosier hoopster : PACER
16 Sunlit courtyards : ATRIA
17 Large volume : TOME
18 *”Attractive!” : EYE-CATCHING
20 Othello’s false friend : IAGO
21 Marketplaces on smartphones : APP STORES
22 Urchin-eating mammal : OTTER
23 Place to stop on an RV trip : KOA
24 *”Noisy!” : EAR-PIERCING
27 Replayed tennis serve : LET
30 Not particularly inspiring : BLAH
31 Thin nails : BRADS
33 Fundamental : BASAL
36 Pulitzer winner Ferber : EDNA
40 Many an emoji, and a feature of the starred clues and their answers? : FACIAL EXPRESSION
43 Pedal pushers : FEET
44 Heeds : OBEYS
45 Expert in Islamic law : MUFTI
46 Breakfast brand : EGGO
48 Sunscreen letters : SPF
49 *”Amazing!” : JAW-DROPPING
56 Function : USE
59 Say “y’all,” say : ELIDE
60 Without a rival : UNOPPOSED
63 Big fuss : TO-DO
64 *”Delicious!” : LIP-SMACKING!
66 Site with tutorials : EHOW
67 Water filter brand : BRITA
68 Plain text : PROSE
69 Cut, as a log : SAWN
70 Meal that gets tossed : SALAD
71 More rational : SANER
DOWN
1 Bark elicitor : SPEAK
2 Breakfast brand : MAYPO
3 Winter carnival structure : ICE PALACE
4 Gumshoes : TECS
5 Latin 101 verb : ERAT
6 Pelvic bones : SACRA
7 Old anesthetic : ETHER
8 Like potato chips but not mashed potatoes : CRISP
9 Metal derived from cassiterite : TIN
10 Droop : SAG
11 Sutures : STITCHES UP
12 South American mammal related to the raccoon : COATI
13 Pharmaceutical giant : AMGEN
14 Corp. makeover : REORG
19 Small digit? : TOE
22 “You for Me” singer Rita : ORA
25 Letter-shaped girders : I-BARS
26 International fashion magazine : ELLE
28 Made shorter, in a way : EDITED DOWN
29 Gp. known for travelers’ checks : TSA
31 Buddy letters : BFF
32 Issa of “The Photograph” : RAE
33 Free jazz kin : BEBOP
34 Firetruck tool : AXE
35 Intel collector : SPY
37 Spread of cultural ideas, e.g. : DIFFUSION
38 “__ a chance!” : NOT
39 Singer-songwriter DiFranco : ANI
41 Amazon’s arrow smile, e.g. : LOGO
42 Texting tech : SMS
47 Hurdle for Ph.D. hopefuls : GRE
49 Ballet leaps : JETES
50 Hilo hello : ALOHA
51 Inelegant bit of typesetting : WIDOW
52 Dilation target : PUPIL
53 Place to share pics : INSTA
54 Wanderer : NOMAD
55 Dean’s list no. : GPA
57 Gut feeling : SENSE
58 Tool for making neat beds : EDGER
61 Patients’ main MDs : PCPS
62 Pod in Cajun cuisine : OKRA
64 Lots of ozs. : LBS
65 George Gershwin’s songwriting brother : IRA
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