Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday October 4th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Formula One event : RACE
5 Prep, as onions : CHOP
9 __ bean : PINTO
14 Machine that helps with 51-Down : CPAP
15 [Snicker] : HE HE
16 Trapshooting : SKEET
17 *Synthetic pump : ARTIFICIAL HEART
20 General on American Chinese menus : TSO
21 Asian country divided in 1945 : KOREA
22 __-la-la : TRA
23 Meaning of an unlit “vacancy” sign : NO ROOM
26 *Cheap shot : LOW BLOW
28 Kept cold : ICED
29 Chicken __ king : A LA
32 Vega’s constellation : LYRA
33 With 43-Across, “When one door closes, another door opens,” and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues : THE END IS JUST
38 Cruelty-free lip balm brand : EOS
39 Secret spots? : ARMPITS
40 That guy’s : HIS
43 See 33-Across : THE BEGINNING
45 Bangers partner : MASH
48 Foreign policy org. chaired by the president : NSC
49 “Grand slam” awards acronym : EGOT
50 *Regional collective pronoun : ALL Y’ALL
54 Decade following Y2K : AUGHTS
56 Regret : RUE
57 Marshmallowy Easter treats : PEEPS
60 Mouse site : PAD
61 *”There really is a wolf now!” : I MEAN IT THIS TIME
66 Painful turning point? : ANKLE
67 Primary : MAIN
68 Necessary __ : EVIL
69 “__ mañana” : HASTA
70 “SportsCenter” network : ESPN
71 Swabbing spot : DECK
DOWN
1 TV pioneer : RCA
2 Fourth mo. : APR
3 Towers that may have scratching posts : CAT TREES
4 “Star Wars” installment : EPISODE
5 Greek X : CHI
6 “What the __!?” : HECK
7 Home state of the Reds and the Browns : OHIO
8 Gem from a mollusk : PEARL
9 “Balderdash!” : PSHAW
10 Barinholtz of “The Mindy Project” : IKE
11 In a tidy way : NEATLY
12 Paralyzing fear : TERROR
13 Home of Canada’s Parliament Hill : OTTAWA
18 __ Fighters: Dave Grohl’s band : FOO
19 Astrological cat : LEO
23 Nick at __ : NITE
24 Dos y seis : OCHO
25 Spanish parent : MADRE
27 Classic sammie : BLT
30 Support for a tire swing : LIMB
31 Colorado ski town : ASPEN
34 Casual rejection : NAH
35 Joyful dances : JIGS
36 Erie Canal city : UTICA
37 Tax ID : SSN
40 Compete in a dramatic event at the World Aquatics Championships : HIGH DIVE
41 Playing to break a tie, briefly : IN OT
42 Some NCOs : SGTS
43 Quaker pronoun : THY
44 Canceled out : NEGATED
45 Singer Carey : MARIAH
46 College grad : ALUMNA
47 Makes glossy, as hair : SLEEKS
51 Sleeper’s problem : APNEA
52 Floral wreath : LEI
53 “I can do that” : LET ME
55 FedEx rival : UPS
58 School gps. : PTAS
59 Use 55-Down, say : SHIP
62 Flying fig. : ALT
63 Quaint lodging : INN
64 Need for playing Rock Band, for short : MIC
65 Great Plains grazer : ELK
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