LA Times Crossword

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Island near Java : BALI 5. At the drop of __ : A HAT 9. Players with parts : CAST 13. Like highways : LANED 18. Apple variety : IMAC 19. Jay of “Jerry Maguire” : MOHR 20. Top story : ATTIC 22. Post with a column : EMILY 23. Process that may transform a neutron into a proton : BETA DECAY 25. Tree with edible nuts : BEECH 26. “I swear!” : NO LIE! 27. Man of La Mancha : SENOR 28. Line on a package : STREET ADDRESS 31. Hefty closer : TWIST TIE 34. Out before the term ends : PAROLED 35. Sturdy trees : ELMS 38. Cote call : COO 39. Hectic hosp. areas : ERS 41. “Iron Man” Ripken : CAL 42. Ostrich relative : EMU 45. Navy bigwig : FLEET ADMIRAL 48. School notebook decorations : DOODLES 51. Sound mixing control : FADER 52. Georgia, once: Abbr. : SSR 53. Online pop-up, say : INTERNET AD 56. Asia’s __ Darya river : AMU 57. Expert : ACE 60. Magazine since 1850 : HARPER’S 62. Princess in “The Princess and the Frog” : TIAN

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Throws : SLINGS 7. Some confrontations : SCENES 13. Good-for-nothin’ : NO-COUNT 15. Decide : CHOOSE 16. Abroad : OVERSEAS 18. “Ben-Hur” Oscar winner : HESTON 19. “Webspace” was added to it in Jun. 2017 : OED 20. Hot BuzzFeed feature? : SEX QUIZ 22. “When we know, you’ll know”: Abbr. : TBA 23. Substitute : PROXY 25. “Tequila mockingbird” and “absinthe of malice,” for two : PUNS 26. Maverick on TV : BRET 27. Big __ : SUR 28. Development home : TRACT HOUSE 30. “The History of the Standard Oil Company” author : TARBELL 32. Dunked discs : OREOS 33. Respectful assent : YES, PLEASE 35. Hardened, maybe : STALE 38. Creamy sauce : ALFREDO 40. Written argument : LEGAL BRIEF 42. NOW center: Abbr. : ORG 44. Many a Baghdad dad : ARAB 45. It helps you focus : LENS 46. Part of some salesmen’s deliveries : SMARM 48. Dietitian’s calc. : BMI 49. ’70s Robert Blake cop show : BARETTA 51. Pillow talk murmur : COO 52. Musical inep

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. College Park Big Ten athlete : TERP 5. Smarten (up) : SPIFF 10. Cutlass, e.g. : OLDS 14. Big name in the cookie aisle : OREO 15. “Rebel Without a Cause” actor : MINEO 16. Castle : ROOK 17. Addition at the palace? : QUEEN ANNEX (from “Queen Anne”) 19. Dot on a globe, perhaps : ISLE 20. Surprising and sometimes annoying success : UPSTART 21. Felicity’s “Desperate Housewives” role : LYNETTE 23. Somme summer : ETE 24. Pringles alternative : STAX 26. Trap fluff : LINT 27. “__ about time!” : IT’S 28. Reason for road service : FLAT TIRE 32. Disreputable : SHADY 35. “All in the Family” spinoff : MAUDE 36. Dallas NBAer : MAV 37. Church service : MASS 38. Zany : WACKY 39. Ballet move : JETE 40. Weapon in some action flicks : UZI 41. Potsdam “please” : BITTE 42. Social gathering : MIXER 43. Rip verbally : TEAR INTO 45. Fall back : LAG 46. Acknowledge : NOTE 47. Woodwind musician’s piece : REED 49. CPR pro : EMT 52. G

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Old Russian ruler : TSAR 5. Landlocked African nation : MALI 9. Wedding registry category : CHINA 14. Famous final question : ET TU? 15. “Ducky” Mallard’s alma mater, on “NCIS” : ETON 16. Support people : AIDES 17. Prefix in juice names : CRAN- 18. Tends to the lawn : MOWS 19. ’50s four-wheeled failure : EDSEL 20. Particular : HARD TO PLEASE (containing “DART” shuffled) 23. Kitchen counter? : TIMER 24. “__ thought” : IT’S A 25. Place to unwind : SPA 28. Hospital bigwig : CHIEF SURGEON (containing “SURF” shuffled) 31. Gig gear : AMP 34. Lessen : EASE 35. Tweak, as text : EDIT 36. Some trucks : DIESELS 38. The North Pole, for Santa : ADDRESS 41. Opposite of endo- : ECTO- 42. Flat-bottomed vessel : SCOW 43. Daisy Ridley’s “The Last Jedi” role : REY 44. Formally accuse of wrongdoing : PRESS CHARGES (containing “CHESS” shuffled) 49. Blue Jays’ home: Abbr. : TOR 50. Mimicked : APED 51. Small lizard : GECKO 54. Gam

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Brewery in Golden, Colorado : COORS 6. Fast-food package deal : COMBO 11. Color variant : HUE 14. Gelatin garnish : ASPIC 15. French word of farewell : ADIEU 16. 24-hr. cash source : ATM 17. *Wonderland feline known for disappearing : CHESHIRE CAT 19. Nonstick spray brand : PAM 20. “Hints from” columnist : HELOISE 21. Weaken from disuse : ATROPHY 23. Manhattan area to the right of Central Park, on maps : EAST SIDE 25. __ a soul : NARY 26. Corp. symbols : TMS 27. Stopgap remedy : QUICK FIX 31. Small jazz groups : TRIOS 34. “Designing Women” actress Delta : BURKE 35. Senate approval : AYE 36. One of a bath towel pair : HERS 37. Rocky outcroppings : CRAGS 38. Capone facial mark : SCAR 39. Prefix with dermis : EPI- 40. Laundry slide : CHUTE 41. 7-Down and such : POEMS 42. Virus-transmitting insect : MOSQUITO 44. __ Francisco : SAN 45. Sting or smart : HURT 46. Musical wrap-ups : REPRISES 51. Free sample restrict

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