LA Times Daily Crossword September 17, 2024 Answers

1. Persian Gulf nation 5. Tree with fronds 9. Made a lot? 14. Special attention 15. Track on an opera CD 16. Pithy saying 17. "I __ you'd say that" 18. Prestigious British boarding school 19. Steps on a ladder 20. Comic strip that's been running since 1918 23. Burrowing animal 24. Obtained 25. Significant other 30. Winter bug 33. Corrosive chemicals 34. Appear in print 35. Open-handed hit 36. Quite small 37. Fuji or Vesuvius 39. Territory, so to speak 40. "A Wrinkle in Time" actor Michael 41. Hunting bird active at night 42. Drum at a poetry slam 43. Fourth-yr. students 44. "Delta Dawn" country singer 47. __ rummy 48. Poster fastener 49. Vessel transporting standard-sized cargo units, and a description of each set of circled letters 55. Any of the Transformers 56. Zoo trench 57. Strong smell 59. "Demon Slayer" genre 60. Emmy-nominated "Insecure" star Rae 61. Toy with a BrickHeadz line 62. Electricity usage tracker 63. Adolescent 64. Sailboat pole

1. "That's nasty!" 2. Telephoned 3. Polygon calculation 4. Providers of "breaking" coverage 5. Saffron-flavored Spanish dish 6. More bohemian 7. Predator that roars 8. 7-Down's locks 9. Tattoo __ 10. The "A" in YA fiction 11. Wind indicator 12. Like many rich batters 13. __ Moines, Iowa 21. "My bad!" 22. Tinseltown power broker 25. Bulb holders 26. More frigid 27. Swedes' neighbors 28. In all honesty 29. Sisterhood member 30. Fail to make the grade 31. Jumbo 32. Willing to try 35. Capital east of Oslo 37. Disney movie set on the island of Motunui 38. Have the rights to 42. Tampa Bay NFLers 44. Nervous laugh 45. "Relax, recruit" 46. Kilt pattern 47. Bearded lawn decoration 49. Gelato holder 50. Somber bio 51. Cry in a game of tag 52. Rocket section 53. Creative start 54. 1990s fad discs 55. Fish follower, in the zodiac 58. Decompose