Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday August 21st 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 For that reason : ERGO
5 Mekong River land : LAOS
9 “Settle down!” : COOL IT
15 “Banjo on my knee” song of 1848 : OH SUSANNA
17 Weapon for Spain’s Philip II : ARMADA
18 Byrd : SOUTH POLE AVIATOR
20 Frivolous : GIDDY
21 Female beast that sounds like a river : TIGRESS
22 Strengthen : AMP UP
25 __ chi : TAI
26 The Byrds : TURN TURN TURN BAND
35 Top often with an image : TEE
36 Showing presently : ON NOW
37 Power source : SOLAR
38 Gp. with related interests : ASSN
40 Provides a buffet, say : CATERS
43 Disease namesake : LYME
44 Staff figures : CLEFS
46 Object of a detective’s quest : PROOF
48 D.C. VIP : SEN
49 “The Birds” : HITCHCOCK CLASSIC
53 Organ with a hammer : EAR
54 Unwilling : LOATH
55 Root that’s a source of tapioca : CASSAVA
59 Hip-hop star Green : CEELO
62 Bird : FLIER IN BADMINTON
67 Butcher’s offering : CUTLET
68 Many in Caltech’s faculty : ENGINEERS
69 Like troublesome mascara : SMEARY
70 Forest grazers : DEER
71 Indian music : RAGA
DOWN
1 Aurora’s Greek counterpart : EOS
2 P-like letter : RHO
3 Atlanta sch. fielding the Panthers : GSU
4 Defeat : OUTGUN
5 “Major Crimes” force, briefly : LAPD
6 “And giving __, up the chimney … ” : A NOD
7 Without siblings : ONLY
8 Encl. to an editor : SAE
9 Eggs on crackers, perhaps : CAVIAR
10 Starting places : ORIGINS
11 Little on “The Wire” : OMAR
12 Running behind : LATE
13 Loving exchanges : I DOS
14 Works on a route : TARS
16 Mailing label words : SHIP TO
19 Westernmost Aleutian Island : ATTU
22 Join : ATTACH
23 Granola relative : MUESLI
24 Like some hotel thermostats : PRESET
27 Sch. with an Asheville campus : UNC
28 Genetic molecule : RNA
29 Insensitive, in a way : NOT PC
30 Gyrate like Cyrus : TWERK
31 Neighbor of Arg. : BOL
32 Actress Milano : ALYSSA
33 “Whatever you want” : NAME IT
34 Spray with a hose : DRENCH
39 It has Giants but not Titans: Abbr. : NFC
41 Mythical aerial menace : ROC
42 Roman sun god : SOL
45 Woolgatherer? : SHEARER
47 Order to soldiers : FALL IN
50 Hollowed-out area : CAVITY
51 Algerian port : ORAN
52 With less delay : SOONER
55 Ozone-depleting chemicals, briefly : CFCS
56 Donor drive target : ALUM
57 Browser’s find : SITE
58 Ward of “House” : SELA
59 Candy __ : CANE
60 Periphery : EDGE
61 Burnoose-wearing leader : EMIR
63 Word with sea or seed : -BED
64 Leaves for a spot : TEA
65 38-Across relative : ORG
66 CIA relative : NSA
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