LA Times Daily Crossword August 3, 2023 Answers

1. Respiratory organ 5. Lake-maker 8. "The Bonfire of the Vanities" novelist Tom 13. Among buoys 14. Came down to earth 16. Catherine of "Schitt's Creek" 17. Proud proclamation at the county fair produce contest? 20. Legalese adverb 21. Some intelligence workers 22. "To __ is human ... " 23. King topper 25. Neither Dem. nor Rep. 26. Praises a prizewinner at the county fair produce contest? 33. Wander, in a way 35. "Black-ish" star Tracee __ Ross 36. Writer Bombeck 37. Debonair 40. Actor Idris 41. First Hebrew letter 43. Data in IRS tables 45. Cause of a frantic search at the county fair produce contest? 48. Novel 49. Lawn layer 50. Slugger's stat 53. Transfer recipient 58. Parent, e.g. 60. Squashes a rival's entry at the county fair produce contest? 62. One-named "Easy on Me" singer 63. Ready to serve 64. Deportment 65. Noodle option 66. Actor Beatty 67. Sole

1. Shaping machine 2. Theater director? 3. Queen and regime, e.g. 4. Part of a pen 5. Sword of __: impending disaster 6. Gymnast Raisman with three Olympic gold medals 7. Mineral used in pearlescent paint 8. Aspiring 9. "Gracious!" 10. Research centers 11. Worry 12. "Were your __ burning?" 15. Long, loose top 18. Help in getting to the next level? 19. Water-to-wine village 24. Son of Isaac and Rebecca 27. Roll with the punches 28. Vintage violin 29. Gloomy 30. Like some rugged vehicles 31. Cutting remark 32. Those, in Spanish 33. Deliver cards 34. Folk singer Guthrie 38. Carpet cleaners, for short 39. Beseeched 42. Brand known for surfing gear 44. Barrel racing milieu 46. Carson City neighbor 47. Coarse fabric 51. Stimulant-yielding Asian leaf 52. Wry twist 53. Seaweed gelatin used as a thickener 54. Fountain drink 55. Appear to be 56. Land in the water 57. School founded by Henry VI 59. Points to make in an argument, figuratively 61. Lowest score on some scales