Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday October 31st 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Hip-hop duo __ & Rakim : ERIC B
6 Landlocked West African nation : MALI
10 Product prefix that evokes winter : SNO-
13 Gambling hub near Hong Kong : MACAU
14 Opinion piece : OP-ED
15 Cloverleaf feature : LOOP
16 Eggs (on) : SPURS
17 Gem from Australia or Ethiopia : OPAL
18 Eclectic online digest : UTNE
19 Restaurant that operates within another restaurant : GHOST KITCHEN
22 Large cupboard : ARMOIRE
25 Black belt discipline : KARATE
26 Tosses : HEAVES
27 With 32-Across, embarrassing secret : SKELETON
29 Circle dances : HORAS
30 “Finish the job!” : DO IT
31 Grass in a roll : SOD
32 See 27-Across : IN THE CLOSET
36 GI grub : MRE
38 Flair : ELAN
39 Campfire residue : ASHES
42 Emmy-nominated TV series based on a Hilary Mantel novel : WOLF HALL
45 Texas border city : EL PASO
46 Glass raiser’s opening : A TOAST
47 Brother of Ophelia : LAERTES
48 Halloween attraction, or what 19-, 27-/32-, and 42-Across all might be a part of? : HAUNTED HOUSE
51 Fighting : AT IT
52 Christian of fashion : DIOR
53 TV channel with election night coverage : MSNBC
57 “For __ jolly … ” : HE’S A
58 Not new : USED
59 Like more than 4 billion people : ASIAN
60 Fruit juice suffix : -ADE
61 Degs. for many profs : PHDS
62 “Oppenheimer” director Christopher : NOLAN
DOWN
1 Ambulance gp. : EMS
2 Knock sharply : RAP
3 Hosp. recovery area : ICU
4 Moving day rental : CARGO VAN
5 Most overgrown, say : BUSHIEST
6 __ Tracks ice cream : MOOSE
7 Spot on a sked : APPT
8 Plumbing problem : LEAK
9 “That sounds tempting” : I’D LIKE TO
10 Phrase of finality : SO THAT’S THAT
11 Far from : NONE TOO
12 Allowing for modification, as a mortgage : OPEN-END
15 Loot : LUCRE
20 Surgery ctrs. : ORS
21 “She’s So High” singer Bachman : TAL
22 Sound at a spa : AHH
23 __ Speedwagon : REO
24 Duchess of Parma who was Napoleon’s second wife : MARIE LOUISE
27 L.A.’s region : SOCAL
28 Pottery oven : KILN
30 Big name in crossword puzzle magazines : DELL
33 Warmed, as leftovers : HEATED UP
34 Arthur Miller’s “Death of a __” : SALESMAN
35 Strong coffee in a tiny cup : ESPRESSO
36 Evil laugh : MWAHAHA
37 Went round and round : ROTATED
40 WNW’s opposite : ESE
41 Emergency letters : SOS
43 Fruit soda brand : FANTA
44 Pres. after FDR : HST
45 __ de toilette : EAU
47 Some Parliament members : LORDS
49 Dinner plate : DISH
50 Did a garden chore : HOED
54 Zero, in soccer : NIL
55 Sheep call : BAA
56 TV channel with election night coverage : CNN
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