LA Times Crossword 26 Sep 24, Thursday Clues and Answers

Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1 Native of Eastern Europe : SLAV
5 “Now!” : STAT!
9 Carlos Alcaraz’s birthplace : SPAIN
14 Currency of Turkey : LIRA
15 “Well, hey there!” : OH, HI!
16 *Medical breakthrough : CURE (CURVE – V)
17 “You said it!” : AMEN!
18 *Many a spammer : BOT (BOAT – A)
19 Theater honors : OBIES
20 Hotel room amenity : MINIBAR
22 Least succinct : LONGEST
24 Kiosk : STALL
25 Letter closing : AS EVER
27 __ Angeles Dodgers : LOS
29 Juice aisle suffix : -ADE
30 Impulse : URGE
34 Cosmetic moisturizer : SHEA BUTTER
38 *Bae : BOO (BOON – N)
39 NYC rep since 2019 : AOC
40 *Recipe creator : CHEF (CHIEF -I)
41 Install, as carpeting : LAY
42 *Valuable deposit : ORE (LORE – L)
44 Disney character who didn’t want the other shoe to drop? : CINDERELLA
47 Whirled : SPUN
48 Mil. support group : USO
49 Forensic tech in a Showtime crime series, familiarly : DEX
50 Prompt : REMIND
53 Make amends : ATONE
57 Soaks up : ABSORBS
60 Golden State NBAer : WARRIOR
62 Singer Bryson : PEABO
63 *Attach a button, say : SEW (SLEW – L)
65 Jessica of “Dark Angel” : ALBA
66 *__-in-the-bone : BRED (BARED – A)
67 Obstacle for Jack and Jill : HILL
68 Animation frames : CELS
69 Snarky : SNIDE
70 Snakelike fish : EELS
71 Genealogy chart : TREE

Down

1 Criticizes harshly : SLAMS
2 Ceiling : LIMIT
3 WNBA venue : ARENA
4 With 46-Down, baking staple : VANILLA …
5 Buckwheat noodles : SOBA
6 Actress Birch : THORA
7 “Now I see it!” : AHA!
8 One of 28 cards in Monopoly : TITLE DEED
9 Teatime treat : SCONE
10 Sliders and fries with a pint, e.g. : PUB GRUB
11 Singer India.__ : ARIE
12 Singer Burl : IVES
13 Snipe’s home : NEST
21 Finger painting shape : BLOB
23 Like some plump pets : OVERFED
26 Audited, as a class : SAT IN ON
28 Yield : SUCCUMB
31 Emulate a tumbleweed : ROLL
32 One-third of a hat trick : GOAL
33 One-named New Age singer : ENYA
34 “Do the Right Thing” pizzeria boycotted by Buggin’ Out : SAL’S
35 Nose ring shape : HOOP
36 Almond alternative : ECRU
37 Professional phone call response : THIS IS SHE
43 Dressed for court : ENROBED
45 Back end : REAR
46 With 4-Down, how to make the seven starred clues match their answers? : … EXTRACT
51 Wear away : ERODE
52 Reside : DWELL
54 Fuel-carrying ship : OILER
55 High-minded : NOBLE
56 Clear : ERASE
57 FBI alerts : APBS
58 Garnish on an espresso martini, often : BEAN
59 Garment that can be draped more than 100 different ways : SARI
61 Puncturing tools : AWLS
64 Fib : LIE