LA Times Crossword 31 Jan 19, Thursday Puzzle Solution

Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1. Word that appears four times in a 1963 film title : MAD
4. Roof tiles : SLATES
10. Deadens, as a piano string : DAMPS
15. Media agcy. : UPI
16. Roadster in the Henry Ford Museum : MODEL A
17. How sardines are packed : IN OIL
18. Mythical bird : ROC
19. With 63-Across, ending lines of a poem by 72-Across : … AND MILES TO GO …
21. Hydrocarbon group : ALKYL
23. 1995-2006 New York governor George : PATAKI
24. Alice Sebold novel, with “The” : LOVELY BONES
27. The W in kWh : WATT
31. Athlete’s peak performance : A-GAME
32. Wines and dines : REGALES
34. Thrill : BANG
36. Credits list : CAST
39. Place for spectacles : ARENA
40. __ Navy: discount retailer : OLD
41. Harmful spells, in the Potterverse : DARK ARTS
44. Gen-__ : XER
45. Like universal blood donors : O-TYPE
47. Nantes notion : IDEE
48. Drill parts : BITS
49. Symbolized : TOKENED
52. Roof features : EAVES
54. WWI battle river : YSER
55. Really cool place? : DEEP FREEZER
60. “Indubitably!” : IT IS SO!
62. Hot pot spot : STOVE
63. See 19-Across : … BEFORE I SLEEP
68. __ Van Winkle : RIP
69. Tolkien ringbearer : FRODO
70. Tell : RELATE
71. Sheep’s call : BAA!
72. Poet who used the starts of 24-, 41- and 55-Across to describe the woods : FROST
73. Old-Timers’ Day VIP : EX-STAR
74. Unspecified amount : ANY

Down

1. Diego Rivera creation : MURAL
2. Speed skater Ohno : APOLO
3. “Mary Poppins” and “Mary Poppins Returns” actor : DICK VAN DYKE
4. Component of the “at” sign : SMALL A
5. Chaney of horror : LON
6. Toss in : ADD
7. Beat : TEMPO
8. Cuban boy in 2000 headlines : ELIAN
9. One curing meat : SALTER
10. Saucer, e.g. : DISK
11. Like many ’60s-’70s protests : ANTIWAR
12. __ juice : MOO
13. Trough guy : PIG
14. Road sign caution : SLO
20. Move gently : EASE
22. Safecracker : YEGG
25. Initial disco hit? : YMCA
26. Smokey, for one : BEAR
28. 1964 Anthony Quinn role : ALEXIS ZORBA
29. Religious belief : TENET
30. Dynasts of old Russia : TSARS
33. What H, O or N may represent : GAS
34. Pirate riches : BOOTY
35. Choir group : ALTOS
37. __ lift : SKI
38. Tiny bit : TAD
41. Lair : DEN
42. Great Barrier __ : REEF
43. Hot streak : TEAR
46. Stretches : PERIODS
48. Sweet root : BEET
50. Actress Falco : EDIE
51. Itch : DESIRE
53. Evening star : VESPER
56. Southend-on-Sea’s county : ESSEX
57. Focus group surveys : POLLS
58. Water brand : EVIAN
59. Give back : REPAY
61. Harness race pace : TROT
63. Fave pal : BFF
64. Be in the wrong : ERR
65. Egg __ yung : FOO
66. “Mangia!” : EAT!
67. Zeta follower : ETA

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