LA Times Daily Crossword September 18, 2023 Answers

1. Cheese __: Wisconsin snack 6. October birthstone 10. Solemn oath 13. Turner of "Game of Thrones" 14. Lymph __: immune system part 15. Amazement 16. *LGBT+ organization founded in 1990 18. Bumped into 19. Bone parallel to the radius 20. __-mo replay 21. Open, as a keg 23. Use an abacus, perhaps 24. *"Chin up!" 29. Sample size? 31. The North Star 32. Hi-__ graphics 34. Doja Cat genre 35. Mineral that adds shimmer to cosmetics 36. *Musical film about a convict who learns to play the guitar in prison 40. Glass unit 41. Name on a 1950s campaign button 42. In a funk 43. Part of a bedroom set 45. Kidney-related 49. *Completely unapproachable 53. Egg cells 54. MyHeritage sample 55. Bonfire residue 56. Sink annoyance 57. Sci-fi vehicle 59. Prepare a deck before dealing, and what the answers to the starred clues literally do 63. Clever remark 64. Reflex hammer's target 65. Literary comparison 66. Body spray with a Dark Temptation scent 67. Transgressions 68. Fresh

1. Might've 2. Radically changes 3. Actress Perlman 4. N, NE, or NNE 5. __ of humor 6. Leading the pack 7. Finger food at luaus 8. "Much __ About Nothing" 9. Soup legume 10. Like some "What We Do in the Shadows" characters 11. Have an open tab, say 12. Not just damp 13. Crouch down 17. Keg filler 22. Très chic 24. Topple (over) 25. Hot springs 26. Sulks 27. "The Last of Us" actor Offerman 28. Agcy. managing federal real estate assets 30. Tests for fit 33. __ away from 34. Actress McClanahan 36. Pickle containers 37. Often-amusing story 38. Gumbo thickener 39. Hard to come by 40. Tech replaced by smartphones 44. Trousers 46. Former "All Things Considered" host Michele 47. With zeal 48. Run out, as insurance 50. Fills fully 51. "Kinda" 52. Game with grandmasters 56. River blockers 57. Actress Thurman 58. Crafty one 60. Mono- kin 61. X, at times 62. Spy-fi org.