Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday September 3rd, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Fireplace residue : ASH
4 Laundry basket : HAMPER
10 Spice made from the husk of a nutmeg : MACE
14 Indian beach destination : GOA
15 Moon mission program : APOLLO
16 Subject of a chemistry diagram : ATOM
17 Stat boosted by a home run : RBI
18 *Extracts dirt from the carpet, maybe : STEAM CLEANS
20 Countesses’ counterparts : EARLS
22 Adds fuel to : STOKES
23 Old Ford flops : EDSELS
25 Resolved out of court : SETTLED
29 Ensnare : TIE UP
31 Bullfighting figure : TORERO
32 Vegetarian frozen-food brand : AMY’S
34 Wells Fargo competitor : CITI
37 Feel a sense of belonging : FIT IN
38 8 pts. or 4 qts. : GAL
39 Leading, or, when parsed differently, what can lead into the starts of the answers to the starred clues : AHEAD OF or A HEAD OF
41 First number in many countdowns : TEN
42 Japanese art genre : ANIME
44 Fireplace residue : SOOT
45 Source of inspiration : MUSE
46 Overlook : IGNORE
48 Light purple : LILAC
50 NFLer who plays at the Meadowlands : NY GIANT
52 Opt for : SELECT
55 Viewpoint : STANCE
58 Home to the Ninja Turtles : SEWER
59 *California’s “Eureka” and New York’s “Excelsior” : STATE MOTTOS
63 Light beam : RAY
64 Junior staffer : AIDE
65 Online investment service : E-TRADE
66 Beast of burden : ASS
67 “Quick, before we’re late!” : C’MON
68 Classroom unit : LESSON
69 Parakeet or rabbit : PET
DOWN
1 Shake hands (on) : AGREE
2 “Just awful!” : SO BAD
3 *Vidal Sassoon’s expertise : HAIR STYLING
4 Pain in the neck : HASSLE
5 Perfectly suitable : APT
6 “The Simpsons” bar : MOE’S
7 Community developer’s map : PLAT
8 Ticklish toys that caused a frenzy at Christmas in 1996 : ELMOS
9 “Guardians of the Galaxy” raccoon : ROCKET
10 Opera conductors : MAESTRI
11 _ loss for words : AT A
12 Swindle : CON
13 CPR crew : EMS
19 Excuse from work : LET OFF
21 Luau loops : LEIS
24 “I did no _ thing!” : SUCH
26 *Low-carb sandwich : LETTUCE WRAP
27 Native Pennsylvanians : ERIES
28 “Death, Be Not Proud” poet John : DONNE
30 Fruit-filled desserts : PIES
32 Another time : AGAIN
33 Unkempt : MANGY
35 Eastern philosophical path : TAO
36 Pop sensation : IDOL
39 Use a SodaStream : AERATE
40 Big name in elevators : OTIS
43 Lick, as an envelope : MOISTEN
45 Like peacocks : MALE
47 Nail polish, e.g. : ENAMEL
49 Decrease : LESSEN
51 Govt. investment option : T-NOTE
53 Stop : CEASE
54 Romantic rendezvous : TRYST
56 Middles: Abbr. : CTRS
57 Greek vowels : ETAS
59 Cul-de-__ : SAC
60 “Beetlejuice” director Burton : TIM
61 Big commotion : ADO
62 Prefix with meter : ODO-
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