LA Times Daily Crossword August 7, 2024 Answers

1. Food grinder 6. Mischievous rascal 9. Bee-related 14. Puccini composition 15. In-like-a-lion mo. 16. Impressions 17. Intel mission 18. "Ha! April Fools!" 20. Rile up 22. Early ISP 23. Went bad 24. Pack it in 26. Blokes 28. __ La Table: kitchenware shop 29. California sch. near the Mexican border 32. Meet, as a challenge 34. Capital of Thailand? 36. Quite a long time 38. Surgical tool 39. Traitors, and an apt title for this puzzle 42. "Trust the __ touch": longtime slogan of a car repair chain 45. Duds 46. QVC alternative 49. Brunch order 51. Vegetables in a "mushy" dish 53. __ & Perrins steak sauce 55. Nonstick spray brand 56. Canine command 58. Lawn party cover 60. State in southwest India 62. Starbucks order 65. Made-up 67. Nerve center 68. Took apart 69. Finale 70. Muscat citizen 71. Musical silences 72. 2022 film starring Cate Blanchett as a conductor 73. Electrician, at times

1. Convoluted situation 2. Unfurl 3. Good talking-to 4. Very loud 5. Appliances that may have pilot lights 6. Vellani who plays Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel 7. Fish often grilled for tacos, informally 8. Booker or Pulitzer 9. "And now, without further __ ... " 10. Anti-65-Down org. 11. Earnings 12. Typical Wheaties box portrait 13. Code-cracking org. 19. One of four-on-the-floor 21. Harder to explain 25. Pinball faux pas 27. Negative conjunction 30. "Yesterday" or "Tomorrow" 31. Remove the lid 33. Scout uniform accessory 35. "Plus some other writers" abbr. 37. Really mad 40. Takes advantage of 41. Beaded counters 42. Floor-washing tool 43. Envision 44. Garage band output, once 47. Toy racer 48. Farthest planet from the sun 50. DVR option 52. Sickly looking 54. Response to Captain Kirk 57. Guiding principle 59. Watts of "The Painted Veil" 61. Plugging away 63. "Peter Pan" dog 64. Abbr. with a synopsis 65. Pelt 66. Wallet cards