Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday October 21st 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “… where the sun / Came peeping in at __”: Thomas Hood : MORN
5 Willie Mays, twice : MVP
8 Bowler’s test : SPLIT
13 Carpet calculation : AREA
14 China setting : ASIA
15 Soccer star Rossi : PAOLO
16 *Old bowling alley employee : PINSETTER
18 Cry of dismay : OY VEY
19 Country singer Womack : LEE ANN
20 Even things : ATONE
22 Part of ESL: Abbr. : ENG
23 *Pass prevention strategy : ZONE DEFENSE
28 Editor’s change of heart : STET
30 “I agree!” : AMEN!
31 It’s north of Afr. : EUR
32 Not very exciting : HO-HUM
35 Seasickness symptom : NAUSEA
38 Cautionary workplace axiom … or a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues : SAFETY FIRST
40 Elk : WAPITI
42 Pre-discount prices : LISTS
43 Not well : ILL
44 Dollop : GLOB
46 Pacino’s voice, at times : RASP
50 *Bad homes for critics? : GLASS HOUSES
55 Golf standard : PAR
56 Deal with : SEE TO
57 Capitol feature : CUPOLA
59 Like four Sandy Koufax games : NO-HIT
61 *One-on-one golf competition : MATCH PLAY
64 It’s good in Chile : BUENO
65 Agree with : ECHO
66 Shoppe modifier : OLDE
67 Shakespearean forest : ARDEN
68 2000s TV forensic technician, to pals : DEX
69 Fly high : SOAR
DOWN
1 Breakfast condiment sources : MAPLES
2 Get one’s bearings : ORIENT
3 Go back on a promise : RENEGE
4 Org. in the biodrama “Hidden Figures” : NASA
5 WY winter hrs. : MST
6 Compete : VIE
7 Pre-Rose Bowl tradition : PARADE
8 Many an “SNL” skit : SPOOF
9 Two-time U.S. Open winner Stewart : PAYNE
10 Illicit rendezvous site : LOVE NEST
11 La Corse, par exemple : ILE
12 Play (with) : TOY
14 53 for I, e.g. : AT NO
17 Split __: New Zealand band : ENZ
21 Court sport : TENNIS
24 Astro’s finish? : -NAUT
25 Harris of country : EMMYLOU
26 Take to court : SUE
27 Stat for Justin Verlander : ERA
29 Spicy cuisine : THAI
33 Time and again, to Yeats : OFT
34 Driver’s license datum : HEIGHT
36 Poetic verb : ART
37 Cold War letters : USSR
38 Made waves? : SPLASHED
39 Slight fabrications : FIBS
40 Freak (out) : WIG
41 Every bit : ALL
45 Rose ominously : LOOMED
47 Swing era Harlem hot spot : APOLLO
48 Tea since 1892 : SALADA
49 Supplication : PRAYER
51 River to the English Channel : SEINE
52 Resolute about : SET ON
53 Danish shoe brand : ECCO
54 NFL defensive end Ndamukong __ : SUH
58 Med. plan options : PPOS
59 Home to Kings: Abbr. : NBA
60 “__ Gang” : OUR
62 Versatile card : ACE
63 “Much appreciated,” in texts : THX
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