LA Times Daily Crossword August 16, 2024 Answers

1. Function 4. Try 8. One skilled at reading others 14. Seasonal drink 15. Kylo Ren's mother 16. One Down Under, casually 17. "Son of a Preacher Man" artist 20. Some online animation 21. Gown cut 22. Middle East sultanate 23. Actor Postlethwaite 24. Antidepressant, for short 28. "September" artist 32. Toured national parks, perhaps 33. Jazz drummer Max 34. With 38-Across, annual compilation often shared on social media, and an apt place for four of this puzzle's long answers? 38. See 34-Across 40. Arm bones 41. Best Choreography, for one 42. "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" artist 49. "Peter Pan" pirate 50. Utah city with a biblical name 51. Taiwanese laptop company 52. Frankenstein associate 53. Mother __ 55. "Crash Into Me" artist 60. Live feed from the San Diego Zoo 61. Interview-style exam 62. "Huh!" 63. Much political humor 64. CVS orders 65. Wood __ mushrooms

1. Simple camera stand 2. California wine limo destination 3. Small skillet 4. Minor goof 5. Merch table tops 6. Not thrive 7. Inherently evil sort 8. Less arduous 9. Many a shelter dog 10. Social science subj. 11. Donkey 12. Gratuity 13. Gender-specific pronoun 18. Subsidize 19. Sephora rival 23. Target 24. Boutique 25. Trade 26. Onigiri component 27. Very clear, picturewise 29. Search after a metal detector beeps, perhaps 30. Abbr. in reproductive health 31. Food court stack 34. Dines late 35. Chutney fruit 36. "I got this one" 37. Cassette 38. Room to grow? 39. Genetic messenger 41. Russia, once 43. "Count me in!" 44. Midday 45. Injure 46. Cooling-off period? 47. "Keeping it real since forever!" drink brand 48. Handy tool for making latkes 52. Construction beam 53. Campaign expense 54. Unadon fish 55. Possesses 56. Emissions-monitoring org. 57. Damp 58. Poli-__ 59. "Odds __ ... "