Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday September 29th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 A third of XXX, maybe? : TAC
4 Rorschach image : BLOT
8 Make oneself decent, so to speak : DRESS
13 “That’s rough” : ALAS
15 Clothing store website category : MEN’S
16 Spunk : MOXIE
17 Colombian coin : PESO
18 *Steam : WATER VAPOR
20 One in a Hollywood crowd : EXTRA
22 Yoko who played a self-named character in 2018’s “Isle of Dogs” : ONO
23 Sedate, say : DRUG
24 *Western capital : SALEM, OREGON
28 PC file suffix : EXE
29 Skip over : ELIDE
30 Come clean, with “up” : FESS
32 __ buco : OSSO
34 Paul who founded a pet food company : IAMS
37 Utterly lost : AT SEA
40 *Systematic rumor spreading : WHISPER CAMPAIGN
43 “Buffalo Stance” singer Cherry : NENEH
44 Fail to enunciate : SLUR
45 Love of money, to all evil? : ROOT
46 Faltering step : TRIP
48 Condescend : DEIGN
50 “So pretty!” : OOH!
52 *Wite-Out alternative : LIQUID PAPER
57 Made fun of : APED
59 Zero-__ game : SUM
60 Hyundai sedan no longer sold in the U.S. : AZERA
61 Hikers’ starting points … or what the ends of the answers to starred clues can be? : TRAILHEADS
65 Work on text, maybe : EDIT
66 They’re rarely worth splitting : HAIRS
67 Blue prints, e.g.? : SMUT
68 Do a fall chore : RAKE
69 Tear up : SHRED
70 With everything in its place : TIDY
71 Young guy : LAD
DOWN
1 Records, old-style : TAPES
2 Siri counterpart : ALEXA
3 Daydreams : CASTLES IN THE AIR
4 Munich-based automaker : BMW
5 Bucolic setting : LEA
6 En pointe : ON TOE
7 Taiwanese golfer Yani __, youngest to win five majors : TSENG
8 It’s known for lines, briefly : DMV
9 Fork locale : ROAD
10 Steel guitar device : EXPRESSION PEDAL
11 Dakota tribe : SIOUX
12 Suit material : SERGE
14 Postgame griper : SORE LOSER
19 It may be pitched : ROOF
21 Provençal pal : AMI
25 Dog in the comics : ODIE
26 Raises : REARS
27 Half-moon tide : NEAP
31 Telescope toter : STARGAZER
32 Come clean, with “up” : OWN
33 __-crab soup : SHE
35 Commonly injured ligament for NFLers : MCL
36 Riyadh native : SAUDI
38 Freudian focus : EGO
39 Carpenter __ : ANT
41 Singer Collins : PHIL
42 TV’s talking horse : MR ED
47 “Don’t be silly!” : PISH!
49 Brewpub initials : IPA
50 They’re taken on stands : OATHS
51 Daytime TV mogul : OPRAH
53 Knight adventure : QUEST
54 MSG flavor : UMAMI
55 “Get Out” actress Alexander : ERIKA
56 Like books on goodreads.com : RATED
58 Very serious indeed : DIRE
62 Drug whose effects are similar to psilocybin : LSD
63 July 4th letdown : DUD
64 Pigs’ digs : STY
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