LA Times Crossword 30 Jan 19, Wednesday Puzzle Solution

Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1. Arrangement holder : VASE
5. Pursues with bloodhounds : TRACKS
11. Pampering, briefly : TLC
14. Mideast airline : EL AL
15. Ace, in poker : BULLET
16. That lady : HER
17. Blink of an eye : SPLIT SECOND (giving “second wind”)
19. Poison __: villain in Batman comics : IVY
20. Tip of a wingtip : TOE CAP
21. Oprah’s channel : OWN
22. Quick cut : SNIP
23. Former Soviet orbiter : MIR
24. “The Life of Pablo” hip-hop artist : KANYE WEST (giving “west wind”)
26. Half-brush partner : DUSTPAN
29. Old AT&T rival : GTE
30. ’60s pigskin org. : AFL
31. Grows faint : DIMS
34. Hank with 755 homers : AARON
38. Comb and scissors, to a stylist : TOOLS OF THE TRADE (giving “trade winds”)
42. Sean of “Stranger Things” : ASTIN
43. In any way : EVER
44. Bakery order : PIE
45. Aunt, in Andalusia : TIA
47. Flat-lying volcanic flow : LAVA BED
50. Tucked-in clothing part : SHIRT TAIL (giving “tailwind”)
55. __ heartbeat : IN A
56. Formally surrender : CEDE
57. Did some laps : RAN
58. Put into gear? : CLOTHE
61. Liquid in a drum : OIL
62. Musical ensemble … or what the ends of 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across comprise : WIND QUARTET
64. Lyrical tribute : ODE
65. Periodic reviews : AUDITS
66. “M*A*S*H” star : ALDA
67. “Deck the Halls” contraction : ‘TIS
68. Inky goofs : SMEARS
69. Set in a purse : KEYS

Down

1. Suit piece : VEST
2. Gravy Cravers pet food brand : ALPO
3. Stephen King novel featuring vampires : ‘SALEM’S LOT
4. Draw forth : ELICIT
5. Butter amt. : TBSP
6. Kick oneself for : RUE
7. Major maker of can material : ALCOA
8. Rodeo __ : CLOWN
9. Saxophonist with 17 Grammy nominations : KENNY G
10. Normal: Abbr. : STD
11. Your, old-style : THINE
12. Wranglers competitor : LEVIS
13. Chamber in a vampire movie : CRYPT
18. Pool protector : TARP
22. Get bleeped, maybe : SWEAR
24. Item in a kitchen block : KNIFE
25. Coup d’__ : ETAT
26. Pollster’s collection : DATA
27. Aerial enigmas : UFOS
28. Hurly-burly : ADO
32. “Total Request Live” network : MTV
33. Seaside souvenir : SHELL
35. Competition where rhymes are exchanged : RAP BATTLE
36. Garfield housemate : ODIE
37. Have to have : NEED
39. Petrol purchase : LITRE
40. Tizzy : SNIT
41. Cy Young Award winner’s stat : ERA
46. Naturally lit courtyard : ATRIUM
48. Home improvement guru Bob : VILA
49. Fur-lined jacket : ANORAK
50. Hurry along : SCOOT
51. “America’s Got Talent” judge Klum : HEIDI
52. Lazes around : IDLES
53. “Storage Wars” network : A AND E
54. “The Jungle Book” setting : INDIA
58. Get bleeped, maybe : CUSS
59. Actress Lamarr : HEDY
60. Flight sked info : ETAS
62. “That __ close!” : WAS
63. NFL period : QTR

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