LA Times Daily Crossword August 23, 2023 Answers

1. Remove for security reasons, say 7. "Aw, darn it!" 13. "Atlas Shrugged" author 15. Roster newbie 16. Trucker in a union 18. __ manual 19. Five dollar face, for short 20. Olive center 22. Small plateaus 23. Mama's mama 25. "No worries" 27. Tony-winning musical "Dear __ Hansen" 28. Enjoyed some gum, say 29. Some ESPN highlights 32. Without restraint 34. "True Blood" star Paquin 35. Sleep cycle letters 36. Final authority 37. Clinic staffers: Abbr. 40. Tiebreaker periods, briefly 41. Skidded 43. Strands in a tree 44. Converged 45. Skor bar center 47. Key in a PC reboot combo 48. Taxi money 49. Tolkien tree creatures 50. Vision 53. Pro's 35mm camera, maybe 54. Pigeon sound 55. "Spider-Man: __ the Spider-Verse" 57. Neighborhood diner? 61. Grunts and groans 62. Restored to mint condition 63. Make sympathetic 64. Perfectly calm

1. Lab rodent 2. Hurricane center 3. *Forensic expert on many a crime drama 4. Accessories worn by soccer captains 5. "__ closed!" 6. Explosive initials 7. Spanish gold 8. *"Is this a smile on my face?" 9. Baklava sweetener 10. Barely gets (by) 11. Old Italian bread? 12. "More or __" 14. Profundity 17. Move like tides and stock prices, or what the hidden words do in the answers to the starred clues? 21. Small dots on a map 23. California governor Gavin 24. Fly 25. Unwelcoming 26. "Detective Pikachu" actor Watanabe 29. *Warning from the paranoid 30. Climate for much of Nevada 31. Requires Febreze, maybe 33. *Like Viola and Sebastian's ship at the start of "Twelfth Night" 37. Jazz licks 39. Quick appraisal 42. High tennis shot 43. Shape of a "timeout" hand signal 46. CBS News correspondent Barnett 48. Picked 50. Of sound mind 51. Envelope opened with a click, e.g. 52. Sudoku diagram 54. Dessert with icing 56. Abbreviation on old Russian maps 58. Prefix with gender 59. Driver's "Star Wars" role 60. Barnyard female