LA Times Daily Crossword May 9, 2024 Answers

1. Department concerned with wages 6. "Word" 10. Kazakhstan's North __ Sea 14. D-Day beach name 15. Sushi wrapper 16. Get a better rate, for short 17. *Opera buffa by Mozart 20. "Your point being?" 21. They mean nothing 22. End zone marker 23. Leaves at the altar 24. Tropical trees 25. Vegan milk source 28. Mountainous region of the Levant 29. *Landscape options in dry climates 32. "CSI" evidence 35. __ in handy 36. Missay, say 37. God of love 38. Swanky hotel amenity 39. *One skilled at manipulating characters 43. Memos 45. Crow's-nest cry 46. Race town near Windsor Castle 47. Red carpet brand 49. Pertaining to bees 50. __ Sound Machine 51. Explosive letters 54. "Not quite!," and what can be said about a letter string in the answer to each starred clue 57. "Get your own!" 58. Free of fizz 59. Protein-building acid 60. Online crafts site 61. __ up: tell all 62. Lite

1. Kirke of "Mozart in the Jungle" 2. "Preach!" 3. Boston or Chicago 4. Cry of discovery 5. Poking fun at 6. Like noble gases 7. Long-extinct flightless birds 8. Eye part 9. Many a moving meme 10. Sock pattern 11. La Liga team that plays in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium 12. Curly hairstyles 13. Wildebeest hunter 18. Nintendo princess 19. Tablets at some checkout counters 23. Routine element 24. Many a 23-Down 25. Circle parts 26. Roller coaster feature 27. Supersize suburban homes 28. Ryan of "Bosch" 30. Suggestions, informally 31. Soft & __ 33. Have a snack 34. Apropos of 37. Sicilian mount 39. Back up an apology, say 40. Gel 41. Avis rival 42. Far beyond the norm 44. Irish dramatist Seán 46. College-level HS English course 47. Falafel holders 48. Tirades 49. Cartoon maker of Invisible Paint and Instant Road 50. Stubborn beast 51. "Yay, the weekend's almost here!" 52. Grandmother's nickname 53. Moderate gait 55. Lifelong pal, briefly 56. "If u ask me ... "