LA Times Daily Crossword June 20, 2023 Answers

1. Words before a start date 5. "The Sopranos" chef Bucco 10. Pen tips 14. Eric of "Munich" 15. Florida city with a Little Havana neighborhood 16. "The Simpsons" bus driver 17. Glamping shelter, maybe 18. Bass staff symbol 19. Pull 20. Rhyming term for a dead letter? 23. Rat Pack member __ Davis Jr. 24. Canine checker 27. Rhyming description of "Moby-Dick"? 31. Director Kazan 32. Salami choice 33. Storyteller __ Christian Andersen 37. Metric weights 40. Spreadsheet lines 41. Kept __: held off 43. Fluttered down to a perch, say 45. Rhyming discount for week-old leafy greens? 50. Took up the challenge 51. "__ luck!" 54. Rhyming hazard for cyclists on shared-use track? 58. Mosque prayer leader 60. Traffic jam 61. Baby-voiced red Muppet 62. Sidewalk eatery 63. Supreme Court justice Kagan 64. Detroit NFL player 65. Founded, as a co. 66. White-water transports 67. Yin and __

1. Deep gulf 2. Steamy setting at a spa 3. Freeway entrance 4. Shrine site in Portugal 5. Radio band toggle 6. Costa __: Nicaragua neighbor 7. Anklebones 8. "Vera Drake" Oscar nominee Staunton 9. Paris tower engineer 10. Pitcher's dream game 11. Lingua di Roma 12. HVAC meas. 13. Pine-__: cleaning brand 21. Country singer Lovett 22. Rare blood type, informally 25. "__ and steady wins the race" 26. Assam, Darjeeling, etc. 28. Large deer 29. Nintendo game console 30. Islamic equivalent of kosher 33. Corned beef concoction 34. "__ girl!" 35. Selection process for Bucks and Bulls 36. Greeted with a respectful bow 38. World Cup cry 39. Girl of the fam 42. Cooler brand named for a mythical creature 44. Like most basketball players 46. Off-__: askew 47. Leader of the Huns 48. Needing company 49. List-shortening Latin term 52. Reality TV judge Cowell 53. __ for the ride 55. Coral habitat 56. Mom's sister 57. High-ABV beers, typically 58. Freezer cubes 59. Some graduate degrees, for short