LA Times Daily Crossword September 7, 2023 Answers

1. Serena __: tennis achievement 5. Baton Rouge sch. 8. Museum figures 13. Hotel amenity 14. Wine bottle sediment 15. En pointe 16. "You've got my undivided attention" 18. Obstetric aide 19. Apt occasion for flowery speech? 21. Racial justice movement letters 22. Delt neighbor 23. Judicial org. 25. Stick around 28. Professional connections 31. Oscar winner Tomei 35. Light touch 36. Got an attorney 38. Garfield's middle name 41. Debtor's note 42. Nickname for Louis Armstrong 43. "Nice try!" 46. Shapiro of 64-Down 48. Thanksgiving dish 49. Like whiskey 50. Distress letters 51. First-aid subj. 53. Prohibit 56. "I can prove you're lying!," and an instruction for reading each set of circled letters 63. Muscat resident 65. Losing fizz 66. Cartoon fan of muddy puddles 67. Pro __ 68. Forearm bone 69. Tangle 70. Explosive letters 71. Streaming annoyances

1. Belt 3. In the distance 4. In a gentle way 5. Dramatic ascent 6. "Buona __" 7. Cold War initials 8. Weighted rods in some fitness classes 9. Card game shout 10. Once-common concert memento 11. E-ZPass payment 12. Connecting line 14. Protein option for vegetarian chili 17. DeLaria of "Orange Is the New Black" 20. Subdued 24. Field of expertise 25. Bucks 26. Frowned upon 27. Garment that may say "I love cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food" 29. Gullible one 30. Dramatic descent 32. Collar clip-on 33. Capital in the Andes 34. Ladybug prey 37. Cosmonaut Gagarin 39. Commotions 40. Many a National Mall landmark 44. Burkina __ 45. Electronic genre 49. Cunning 52. Nickname for Margaret 53. Catchy tunes, informally 54. "You can say that again!" 55. California wine region 57. Initials before QIA+ 58. Diving bird 59. Shade 60. Ristorante menu preposition 61. Hint of hunger 62. Flight sked nos. 64. "Tiny Desk Concerts" station