Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday September 16th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “We’ll tak __ o’ kindness yet”: Burns : A CUP
5 Made, as a tunnel : DUG
8 “Oh, no you __!” : DIDN’T
13 Item inspected with a flashlight, perhaps : FUSE
14 Commute but not pollute : BIKE
15 “We’re broadcasting” sign : ON AIR
16 Remaining : LEFT
17 John McClane in “Die Hard,” e.g. : ONE-MAN ARMY
19 Have something : AIL
20 Ont. neighbor : QUE
21 Lips sound : SMACK
22 B sharp equivalent : C-NATURAL
25 Weapon that stuns : PHASER
28 Promise not to prosecute : GRANT IMMUNITY
30 Peeper : EYE
31 RSVP facilitator : SASE
32 Junk __ : DNA
33 The Game of Life pieces : PEGS
36 Wreck room? : STY
37 Rely (on) for support : LEAN
38 Kitchen tool brand : OXO
39 “You got it” : SURE
41 Brown or pale order : ALE
43 “The Jungle” author : UPTON SINCLAIR
47 Friend of Natalie, Jo and Blair on “The Facts of Life” : TOOTIE
48 Indication of a Realtor’s success : SOLD SIGN
51 Put back in the hot oil : REFRY
53 Article in the L.A. Times? : LOS
54 Email address part : DOT
55 What an X may mean : ADULTS ONLY
58 Sea level shift : TIDE
59 Con artist’s asset : GUILE
60 Speaker’s spot : DAIS
61 Homey lodgings : INNS
62 Don José in “Carmen,” e.g. : TENOR
63 Vote of agreement : AYE
64 Showbiz “grand slam” comprising the awards found in the circled letters : EGOT
DOWN
1 Allstate competitor : AFLAC
2 Bring up to speed : CUE IN
3 Govt. building flier : US FLAG
4 Vet’s patient : PET
5 Enjoy, as a restaurant : DINE AT
6 Monroe plays one in “Some Like It Hot” : UKE
7 Birthstones, say : GEMS
8 Daytime talk pioneer : DONAHUE
9 Like much beer : IN A CAN
10 Seductive aspect of the Force : DARK SIDE
11 Strategic math game : NIM
12 Sample : TRY
14 Ludlum spy Jason : BOURNE
18 24-hr. stores next to many BP stations : AMPMS
20 Wharf : QUAY
23 Half of seis : TRES
24 Does as told : LISTENS
26 Sicilian smoker : ETNA
27 Seacrest of morning talk : RYAN
29 Mother’s Day month : MAY
33 Annoyed look : POUT
34 Trade show : EXPO
35 Totally collapse : GO TO RUIN
36 Hindu title : SRI
37 Island garlands : LEIS
39 Short-stemmed brandy glass : SNIFTER
40 App buyers : USERS
41 White gold et al. : ALLOYS
42 Glasgow guys : LADS
44 Verdi’s penultimate opera : OTELLO
45 Lassie, for one : COLLIE
46 Emulating cavalry members : RIDING
49 “That’s awful!” : GOD NO
50 A-bomb tryout : N-TEST
52 Movie guru with his own grammar : YODA
55 Sports rep. : AGT
56 To be paid : DUE
57 Vote of disagreement : NAY
58 Game no one wins : TIE
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