Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday October 6th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Meat on a skewer : KABOB
6 Better mtge. deal : REFI
10 Subtle “Look this way” : PSST
14 Gulf of __: Red Sea inlet : AQABA
15 Horror movie helper : IGOR
16 Healthy : HALE
17 Albacore and yellowfin : TUNAS
18 “Darn it!” : SON OF A GUN
20 Ingredient in some Tibetan cheese : YAK MILK
22 Genealogy aid : DNA TEST
23 Pie-mode link : A LA
24 Cut out early : BAIL
25 “Heavenly!” : AHH
26 Mont Blanc, e.g. : ALP
29 Beatles’ meter maid : RITA
31 Hunk of dirt : CLOD
33 Lea plea : MAA
34 Fast-food chain named for its founders, the Raffel Brothers : ARBY’S
36 Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Michael : IRVIN
39 Splendor : ECLAT
41 Maple extract : SAP
42 Born yesterday, so to speak : NAIVE
43 Female folklore deity : NYMPH
44 Part of a plug : PRONG
46 Word with pool or park : CAR
47 First name in country : REBA
49 List-ending abbr. : ET AL
50 Finish : END
51 Crayon shade : HUE
53 Legendary Greek mount : OSSA
55 Drink with scones : TEA
57 Ideal way to work, teamwise : AS A UNIT
59 “No idea” : BEATS ME
63 Living labyrinth : HEDGE MAZE
65 Time off, informally : VACAY
66 “The Clan of the Cave Bear” author Jean : AUEL
67 Kitchen cooker : OVEN
68 Clear the board : ERASE
69 Nimble : SPRY
70 Let off steam : VENT
71 Drops below the horizon : SINKS
DOWN
1 Pop singer Perry : KATY
2 Water color : AQUA
3 River border : BANK
4 Hawaiian-born president : OBAMA
5 Sherlock Holmes portrayer in 15 movies : BASIL RATHBONE
6 Gamble : RISK
7 __ trip : EGO
8 “On Golden Pond” actor or actress : FONDA
9 Dramatically twisty : IRONIC
10 Awesome, in ’90s slang : PHAT
11 Wise counsel : SAGE ADVICE
12 Blizzard remains : SLUSH
13 Grade for a soph : TENTH
19 Autumn occurrence, and a hint to the start of the other four longest Down answers : FALLING LEAVES
21 Bandit’s hideout : LAIR
24 Silicon Valley region : BAY AREA
26 “You got that right!” : AMEN!
27 Like many doilies : LACY
28 Interpreter of lines : PALM READER
30 Recipe amt. : TBSP
32 “… boy __ girl?” : OR A
35 Predicament : SPOT
37 Lendl of tennis : IVAN
38 Uncool one : NERD
40 Copy : APE
45 Kid-lit’s __ the Great : NATE
48 “I, Robot” author : ASIMOV
51 Comedy club sounds : HA HAS
52 Exhaust : USE UP
54 Ward (off) : STAVE
56 Gaming giant : ATARI
58 Hideous : UGLY
59 Like knees during a squat : BENT
60 MRI image : SCAN
61 Face concealer : MASK
62 Focus group? : EYES
64 Buddhist sect : ZEN
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