Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday September 27th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “How tragic” : SO SAD
6 Cent : PENNY
11 Gender-neutral German article : DAS
14 Food safety concern : E COLI
15 Infer : EDUCE
16 Foot part : ARCH
17 *Another thing altogether : WHOLE NEW BALLGAME
20 Annual presidential speech, for short : SOTU
21 Maker of Simply Radishing and Can’t Be Beet! nail polish : OPI
22 Sunburn soother : ALOE GEL
23 Chain reaction component : DOMINO
26 Restroom, to a Brit : LOO
27 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame architect : IM PEI
30 *William S. Burroughs novel : NAKED LUNCH
35 Pad thai strand : NOODLE
37 One-line rave on movie posters : A MUST-SEE
38 __ Angeles Kings : LOS
39 Medium for many homemade cards : CRAYON
42 Chapped, maybe : DRY
43 Remains calm : ACTS COOL
46 Interstate through Chicago : NINETY
49 *Background sound that may be a sleep aid : WHITE NOISE
52 High-IQ group : MENSA
53 “__ Lasso” : TED
54 Doodads : GIZMOS
56 Pseudonym : PEN NAME
60 Org. headed by Michael S. Regan : EPA
61 Wooden barrel : CASK
65 Ice-breaker activity involving three claims, or what the starts of the answers to the starred clues literally are : TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
68 Hardens : SETS
69 Sports data : STATS
70 “Assuming there is one” : IF ANY
71 “Black-ish” role : DRE
72 Generational tales : SAGAS
73 Trait carriers : GENES
DOWN
1 Wraps (up) : SEWS
2 Cuatro x dos : OCHO
3 Flue residue : SOOT
4 Slyly referred (to) : ALLUDED
5 Feminine German article : DIE
6 Peek through shutters, say : PEEP IN
7 Holly’s “Raising Arizona” role : EDWINA
8 Much-used pencil : NUB
9 March Madness gp. : NCAA
10 Holler : YELL
11 International reality show that inspired “Shark Tank” : DRAGONS’ DEN
12 Pinnacle : ACME
13 Writer Silverstein : SHEL
16 Get too old : AGE OUT
18 __ de plume : NOM
19 Lounges around : LOLLS
24 Cruet contents : OIL
25 Just so-so : OKAY
27 Spouse’s kin : IN-LAW
28 Scrounging sort : MOOCH
29 Sticky reminder : POST-IT NOTE
31 Genre associated with black eyeliner : EMO
32 Country duo Brooks & __ : DUNN
33 “Two mints in one” mint : CERTS
34 2003 Outkast hit : HEY YA
36 Business maj. : ECON
40 Milne joey : ROO
41 Sacha Baron Cohen persona : ALI G
44 Artery inserts : STENTS
45 Fragrant wood : CEDAR
47 “If u ask me … ” : IMO
48 Brand that had instant success? : NESCAFE
50 Afternoon nap : SIESTA
51 Toll-paying convenience : E-ZPASS
55 “Wow” : MAN!
56 Survivor’s struggle, briefly : PTSD
57 Carafe kin : EWER
58 No __, no fuss : MUSS
59 Jazz legend James : ETTA
62 Actor Rickman : ALAN
63 __ wave : SINE
64 Types (in) : KEYS
66 Folklore crone : HAG
67 Use a trowel : DIG
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