LA Times Daily Crossword January 17, 2024 Answers

1. Snack in a hard or soft shell 5. Mega-excited, with "up" 10. Pattern 15. Big star 16. Formal "Same here" 17. Initiative 18. "I luv u" message holder 20. "The Lion King" lion 21. Nintendo avatar 22. Prefix added to some music genres 24. Kid's elder 25. Textbook dividers 30. Snippet 31. Extreme anger 32. __ guard 33. Glutton 34. "Ooohhh" 36. Equal (with) 40. Hybrid interactive experience 45. "The plan's been approved" 46. "Who, me?" 47. Split __ soup 48. Hiker's mix 50. Cooling syst. meas. 52. "__ Green": Kermit's song 53. "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" actress 58. CIO or CTO 59. Good Charlotte genre 60. Kitchen cover 61. __ basin 63. Asserted one's authority, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters 69. "__ in Borderland": manga series 70. Inventor Howe 71. Gel often kept in the fridge 72. Slowly, in music 73. Wetland plants 74. Big name in golf equipment

1. Twitch 2. Orthodontist's org. 3. Pro opposite 4. Wall hanging showing 48 states, perhaps 5. Largest island in French Polynesia 6. "__ your words": toddler parent's phrase 7. Nutritionist's no. 8. "Sunrise" singer Jones 9. Lord and Lady 10. Physical pros 11. Never seen before 12. "The Lion King" meerkat 13. Hosp. attachment 14. Great deeds 19. Puppy plaint 23. Chevy SUV 25. Influence 26. __ boson: elementary particle 27. Q.E.D. center 28. Shorten, as a skirt 29. Meyer of "Line of Duty" 30. Fragrant latte 35. Marinade in Spanish cooking 37. Laurie of "Twin Peaks" 38. Bit the dust 39. Director Coogler 41. Tricks that are also a treat? 42. Self-images 43. Like Odin and Thor 44. Actress Wilson 49. Overindulge 51. "Except maybe ... " 52. Undeserved notoriety 53. Key material? 54. Cast out 55. Escorted 56. Unit of energy 57. Kept out of sight 62. August baby, maybe 64. Fib 65. Young man 66. Comedian Wong 67. Persona __ grata 68. Pub delivery