LA Times Daily Crossword September 26, 2023 Answers

1. Loving murmur 4. Generic dog name 8. Short __: pancake orders 14. *Like birdies and eagles 16. "Très chic!" 17. Pride and joy 18. Snapped 19. Perfect Sleeper company 20. Short race, for short 22. Even one 23. *Expert in community development 27. Nonkosher sandwich, briefly 30. Distress call 31. Baseball Hall of Famer Sandberg 32. Folk wisdom 34. Feel poorly 36. Paul of "Breaking Bad" 40. *Publisher of scholarly journals 44. Make a dance club version, say 45. Animal park 46. "Note to __ ... " 47. Swarm (with) 50. Montero Lamar Hill, __ Lil Nas X 52. Almost empty 53. *India's most populous state 58. "No seats" sign 59. "Moonstruck" Oscar winner 60. Madeline Miller novel about an "Odyssey" witch 64. Bluster 66. Monopoly space with a police officer 69. "Despite that ... " 70. Presumptuous newcomers, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have 71. Begin to blush 72. Greek vowels 73. Private __

1. Sticks for pool sharks 2. "I'll pay for dinner" 3. Off-putting smell 4. Franciscan brothers 5. Nasdaq debut 6. "SNL" alum Aykroyd 7. Director Welles 8. Only 9. Recharged, in a way 10. Racers Unser Jr. and Unser Sr. 11. Board game with the tagline "Trade Build Settle" 12. Kevin of "Dave" 13. Goat-legged deity 15. Legendary rebuke 21. Broadcaster with pledge drives 24. Tusked beast 25. Flaws and all 26. Zeros in on 27. Become hazy 28. Unaccompanied 29. Add lace to, e.g. 33. Musical set in Buenos Aires 35. Claiborne of fashion 37. React to a shock 38. Home of the Norwegian Military Academy 39. Warning that might prevent a click 41. Work out 42. Bumpy-skinned amphibian 43. Joining device 48. "You've Got Mail" writer/director Nora 49. GI's field ration 51. Fancy neckwear 53. Theater guide 54. Treasure stash 55. Schlepped 56. Squabble 57. Daughter, in Spanish 61. Hardly ubiquitous 62. Selma or Salem 63. Instead 65. "Is there more?" 67. Make a call 68. Agcy. that X-rays shoes