Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday October 2nd 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Authoritative doctrine : DOGMA
6 Crush, for one : SODA
10 Large primates : APES
14 Districts : AREAS
15 Throw hard : HURL
16 Say a novena, e.g. : PRAY
17 Like some brunettes : DARK-HAIRED
19 Benefit : PERK
20 Hit the snooze bar : SLEEP IN
21 Publication whose name comes from an old Venetian coin : GAZETTE
23 “Good __!” : IDEA
25 Promising words : OATHS
26 Location of on-deck circles : FOUL TERRITORY
32 Gentle hills : RISES
33 Defensive excavation : MOAT
34 May honoree : MOM
37 Canned brand : ALPO
38 Exasperated : FED UP
40 Summer month : JUNE
41 CIA relative : NSA
42 Many a fundraising party : GALA
43 Soap star Susan : LUCCI
44 Rough conditions : STORMY WEATHER
48 Map of Hawaii, often : INSET
50 Splinter group : SECT
51 Alternatives to tablets : LAPTOPS
54 London’s Globe, for one : THEATRE
59 Hamper emanation : ODOR
60 Petulant cry, and what might be said about 17-, 26-, or 44-Across? : IT’S NOT FAIR
62 iPhone helper : SIRI
63 Largest of the Three Bears : PAPA
64 Extreme vigor : ARDOR
65 Body art, briefly : TATS
66 Social media platform with stories, colloquially : SNAP
67 They may butt heads : GOATS
DOWN
1 40-Across honorees : DADS
2 _ phase : ORAL
3 Richard of “Chicago” : GERE
4 Cobble together : MAKE
5 Barbecue receptacles : ASHPITS
6 Black eye : SHINER
7 John Green’s “The Fault in _ Stars” : OUR
8 Leftover bit : DREG
9 “Same Time, Next Year” actor Alan : ALDA
10 Materialize : APPEAR
11 “Mostly, yes!” : PRETTY MUCH
12 View from the moon : EARTH
13 “I’ma Be Me” comedian Wanda : SYKES
18 Assistant : AIDE
22 _ suit : ZOOT
24 Sessions that may involve curls and presses : ARM DAYS
26 Kukla and Ollie’s partner : FRAN
27 Essential _ : OILS
28 Small book with an eagle on its cover : US PASSPORT
29 Footballer Messi, to fans : LEO
30 Debtor’s note : IOU
31 Dance like Savion Glover : TAP
35 Starter of many a storybook : ONCE
36 Golda who was a prime minister in the early 1970s : MEIR
38 Nowhere nearby : FAR
39 West __: high-end furniture retailer : ELM
40 Protrude : JUT
42 Usual choice : GO-TO
43 Reason for a safe call : LATE TAG
45 “From Russia With Fun!” arcade game : TETRIS
46 Barbecue wipe : WET-NAP
47 Canyon sound : ECHO
48 Brief concession statement : I LOST
49 Gymnast Comaneci : NADIA
52 Gladys Knight’s guys : PIPS
53 Suffix on seven Asian country names : -STAN
55 Roundish hairstyle : AFRO
56 “I did it!” : TA-DA
57 Real hoot : RIOT
58 Isn’t perfect : ERRS
61 Site for relaxation : SPA
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