LA Times Daily Crossword August 29, 2023 Answers

1. Kindergarten basics 5. 1996 film that earned Frances McDormand her first Oscar 10. Tapped brew 14. Ever so 15. Cooked at home 16. Church recess 17. Business maj. 18. Java joint 20. Snooze 21. Cash dispensers 22. Beginnings 23. Affixes in a scrapbook, say 25. Not too late 26. In-demand spot at a busy bistro 30. Italian evening 32. __ number: product ID 33. Activate, as an alarm 34. Resistance unit 37. Patio 40. Deed 41. Pedicure beneficiaries 43. Improper treatment 45. "Ignore that suggested edit" 46. Source of lumbar support 50. Muscle injury 52. Oscar-winning song from "Selma" 53. With no markup 54. "How've you __?" 57. "His Dark Materials" actor __-Manuel Miranda 58. Deliberately ambiguous language, and an apt description of 18-, 26-, and 46-Across 60. Edinburgh resident 61. Poker pot starter 62. Code with dots and dashes 63. __ Alto, California 64. Clarinet need 65. Concluded 66. "... with __-foot pole!"

1. Get even for 2. "Don't freak out" 3. Appear unexpectedly 4. Thesaurus entry: Abbr. 5. Indisputable point 6. Elemental particle 7. Officials who may cry foul 8. Animated pic 9. Low-scoring tie 10. Jazz band member 11. Collectibles such as ticket stubs and matchbooks 12. Understood by a select few 13. Counts at a gym 19. Sinusitis doc 21. Until now 24. Sci-fi film extras, briefly 25. "Let me see if that's possible" 27. Italian three 28. Low-ranking soldier on base 29. Relating to element 56 31. Fitting 34. Bonus sports periods 35. Warm element in some massages 36. Rom-com encounter 38. Many a sports trophy 39. Endorse digitally 42. Pulsed, as lights in a light show 44. Bracket shape 46. Defiant retort 47. Meme feline 48. Baltimore MLB player 49. Jazz trumpeter Marsalis 51. Syst. with hand gestures 53. Hebrew month before Nisan 54. The __ of Avon 55. Besides 56. __ out a living 59. Immense weight 60. Galentine's Day destination, perhaps