Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday October 7th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Something to pay : DEBT
5 “Nothing’s broken” : I’M OK
9 Lawn game : BOCCE
14 Fir fellers : AXES
15 Cool off in a shallow stream, say : WADE
16 Weasley family owl : ERROL
17 Substantial return : BANG FOR ONE’S BUCK
20 Popeye’s nemesis : BLUTO
21 Zagreb native : CROAT
22 Salon creations : DOS
23 NCR product : ATM
24 “You betcha” : YAH
26 Mohel’s rite : BRIS
28 Color named for a dancer : BALLERINA PINK
34 Dodger who befriended Jackie Robinson : REESE
35 Peter of “The Maltese Falcon” : LORRE
36 Word of regret : ALAS
39 Sudden burst : SALVO
42 9/11 Commission chair Tom : KEAN
43 Star transports : LIMOS
45 Emulated Van Winkle, after 20 years : AWOKE
47 Bleeping : BLANKETY-BLANK
51 Toni Morrison novel : SULA
52 Reluctantly absorb, as a loss : EAT
53 Little bite : NIP
56 Admiral’s rear : AFT
59 Toon duck triplet : LOUIE
61 “Fame” singer Cara : IRENE
63 Making a killing in Vegas … or what happens in 17-, 28- and 47-Across : BREAKING THE BANK
66 Do the Thanksgiving honors : CARVE
67 Start to scope : TELE
68 __ fixe : IDEE
69 Pulled a fast one on : DUPED
70 Beef bourguignonne, for one : STEW
71 Old geopolitical states: Abbr. : SSRS
DOWN
1 Flintstone word : DABBA
2 Hold in awe : EXALT
3 Anesthetize : BENUMB
4 Air Force NCO : TSGT
5 __ Jima : IWO
6 Italian noblewoman : MARCHESA
7 Dump feature : ODOR
8 Jedi Master Obi-Wan __ : KENOBI
9 Brutish : BESTIAL
10 Uranus, for one : ORB
11 Scummy deposit : CRUD
12 Gabrielle Chanel, familiarly : COCO
13 Fraternal order : ELKS
18 British detective played by Michael Kitchen : FOYLE
19 Deserve : EARN
25 Lager alternatives : ALES
27 Like many addresses : SPOKEN
29 Incendiary acts : ARSONS
30 Race for four, commonly : RELAY
31 Dander : IRE
32 Gun lobby org. : NRA
33 “Jeopardy!” whiz Jennings : KEN
36 Priest’s white garment : ALB
37 Unlike Abner, really : LI’L
38 Geriatrician’s gp. : AMA
40 Bug on the road? : VW BEETLE
41 Dancing girl in “Return of the Jedi” : OOLA
44 Moved stealthily : SKULKED
46 Journalist Couric : KATIE
48 Wells’ sci-fi race : ELOI
49 Bully’s array : TAUNTS
50 Works with dough : KNEADS
54 Word with tube or circle : INNER
55 Some toys, briefly : PEKES
56 It’s sung to the same tune as “Twinkle, twinkle” : A B C D
57 Lady of the Haus : FRAU
58 Md. athlete : TERP
60 “__ a Kick Out of You”: Porter song : I GET
62 Slugger’s stats : RBIS
64 Latin greeting : AVE
65 Fell, as firs : HEW
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