LA Times Daily Crossword August 28, 2019 Answers

1. Renovator's protective cover 5. Not so exciting 10. Soak up the sun 14. "Dies __": Latin hymn 15. Yoga pose 16. Hatchet man __ Brasi of "The Godfather" 17. *Speak carefully to avoid offense 20. 2019 award for author Walter Mosley 21. *Yahtzee, for one 23. Cry of success that can also be a sarcastic admission of failure 26. Ad-__: improvise 29. "__ won't do" 30. Pinch pennies 35. Post-op sites 37. Not fooled by 39. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum city 40. *Homemade song assortment 42. *Vocally imitate a drum machine 44. Spoken 45. Poetry event 47. Hatcher or Polo 48. Status __ 50. Forget to mention 52. Report card bummer 53. Norse mythology upheaval used as the subtitle of a 2017 "Thor" film 56. *Lunch from home 60. Repairs 64. Marshmallow blackener 65. Kitchen guide ... and where to find the starts of the answers to starred clues 68. Discomfit 69. Save a ton on the wedding reception? 70. Not pro 71. Sty feed 72. Often __: half the time 73. Check signer

1. Life partner 2. Dry as a desert 3. Tolled, as a bell 4. Pie nut 5. Word after hee or yee 6. Spanish bear 7. Most challenging 8. Reversed 9. Dinosaur Jr. frontman J __ 10. Online journal 11. General vibe 12. Take in 13. Leafy vegetable 18. Middle of Q.E.D. 22. __ Sketch 24. Blue-roofed eatery 25. Fishing gear 26. Succotash beans 27. Without warmth 28. Full-bosomed 31. "Out of the Cellar" metal band 32. Under the covers 33. Boxing legend Archie 34. Impish fairy 36. Incomplete Wikipedia entry 38. "Becoming" memoirist Michelle 41. Add beauty to 43. Mideast noble 46. Scam that takes a while to pay off 49. __ Tar Pits 51. Thick book 54. Irish speakers 55. Meaty fare from a falafel stand 56. Closest pals, initially 57. Tehran money 58. Rice-shaped pasta 59. Shed tears 61. Pitching gem, in baseball slang 62. "i" pieces 63. Hits the slopes 66. Wall St. debut 67. Darling