LA Times Daily Crossword November 13, 2023 Answers

1. Balance __: gymnastics event 5. Theme park transport 9. Rave's opposite 12. Opposite of calor 13. Crustaceans eaten by whales 14. Japanese wrestling form 15. *Seasonal New England attraction 17. Warmup exam for college-bound sophs 18. Jousting spear 19. Entourage 20. *Show of affection made with fluttering eyelashes 23. Hashtag on a social media post about gratitude, perhaps 25. Actress Sophia 26. Lollipop taste 27. Olympics sled 28. Feathery neckwear 31. 2028 Olympics host country: Abbr. 32. *Big name in cloud storage 35. The NBA's Thunder, on scoreboards 36. __ Claire, Wisconsin 37. Experiment sites 38. Beneficiary of an exfoliation routine 39. Polish, as shoes 41. Pumpkin seeds 44. *Improvises over a beat 47. Polo, for one 48. Causing the heebie-jeebies 49. Tickle Me Elmo toy company 50. Success-versus-failure metaphor, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues 55. Country across the Arabian Sea from Mumbai 56. Opposite of chaos 57. "Hmm ... bad idea" 58. Writing implement 59. Join with heat, as metal pieces 60. __ fun at

1. Closest pal, briefly 2. Pitching stat 3. Have a bug 4. Clam or oyster 5. Tracked down 6. Water under the bridge 7. The "A" of IPA 8. D.C. United's org. 9. "Shrek 2" character who occasionally succumbs to hairballs 10. Accumulate 11. Written reminders 13. __ cloth: Ghanaian textile 14. Bike wheel part 16. Back muscles, briefly 19. Oven-safe glassware 20. "Nothing's stopping me" 22. Corporate symbol 23. Color of UNICEF's 22-Down 24. Salters of ESPN 27. Vinyl records, for short 29. Gumbo pod 30. Top poker cards 32. Little-known celebs 33. Wild speech 34. Comply 38. Speaks out 40. "Great blue" wader 41. Took a quick look 42. Goof 43. Two of a kind 44. Camera setting that affects depth 45. Sound alike 46. Tennis great Ivan 50. Go to seed? 51. Anger 52. "__ cares!" 53. 58-Across contents 54. "The Simpsons" bartender