LA Times Daily Crossword October 24, 2023 Answers

1. Three, so they say 6. "You're a riot" 10. Monterey __ cheese 14. Prying tool 15. Pizazz 16. Not pro 17. Mimic's talent 18. "So tasty!" 20. Disco hit with the repeated lyric "How do you like it?" 22. Naval initials 23. French agreement 24. Polite child's reply 28. Bit of plastic foam packing material 30. Soviet news agency 32. Director DuVernay 33. Crisis unit 35. Sink-cleaning brand 36. Dance syllables 39. Roll up, as a flag 42. Volatile types 45. Green who played Vesper Lynd in "Casino Royale" 46. Slender woodwind 48. "Earthsea" series writer __ K. Le Guin 50. Big name in pianos and motorcycles 52. Army fare, briefly 53. Baseball great Hodges inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022 54. "Exactly right!" 58. "Wait for it" 61. New wave band __ Boingo 62. In that case 63. Sunup direction 64. ATM key 65. Überfan 66. Sazerac spirits 67. Retail outlet

1. Refuse to answer questions 2. Takes a rest 3. Supervised 4. "Where __ we?" 5. Sign of dehydration 6. Painter Matisse 7. Natural balm 8. Soccer legend Mia 9. Drives bonkers 10. LeBron who broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA scoring record in 2023 11. Novelist Patchett 12. Exec who's good at networking? 13. Crime-fighting teen toon __ Possible 19. Mine yields 21. "Straight __ Compton" 25. Capt.'s boss 26. Egg cells 27. Tops 29. Table salt, to a chemist 30. Chevy model that shares a name with a lake 31. Amo, amas, __ 34. Sound in an empty hallway 35. Penlight batteries 37. Device for making butter 38. "Wish me luck!" 39. Writer/actress Tina who graduated from 40-Down 40. Charlottesville sch. 41. Aries animal 43. Explored deeply 44. Burger preparer, in diner slang 46. State on Lake Erie 47. Friendly back-and-forth 49. Dick Cheney's predecessor 51. Optional feature 52. Fielding gloves 55. Aussie mate-ing call? 56. Two tablets, maybe 57. By __ of: due to 58. Put down 59. Over and again, in poetry 60. LAX agency that's not lax about safety