Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday October 14th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Tranquilize : DRUG
5 Req. for some IKEA purchases : ASSY
9 Icy coating : HOAR
13 Convenience : EASE
14 Construction __ : SITE
15 Planning to, informally : GONNA
16 “Is there a problem here?” : WHAT GIVES
18 Peyton Manning’s alma mater, for short : UTENN
19 Outerwear in the bush : SAFARI JACKET
21 Tiffs : SPATS
24 Feminist author Wolf : NAOMI
25 Rhyming hair-loss metaphor : CHROME DOME
28 __ vu : DEJA
32 Metal in Montana’s motto : ORO
33 What snobs put on : AIRS
34 Descartes et al. : RENES
35 Film critic Kael : PAULINE
37 Brother of Ophelia : LAERTES
39 City on the Ruhr : ESSEN
40 Draws a bead on, with “at” : AIMS
41 “We ___ the World” : ARE
42 Grasps : SEES
43 Large urban areas just outside of a central business district : EDGE CITIES
46 Goggle : STARE
48 Decorates superficially : GILDS
49 Reply to a salesperson … or a hint to the start of 19-, 25- and 43-Across : JUST BROWSING
54 Top dog : ALPHA
55 At risk of running aground, perhaps : NEAR SHORE
59 Get fuzzy : BLEAR
60 Glamour rival : ELLE
61 Breakfast-in-bed aid : TRAY
62 Cut with a tool : SAWN
63 Place to see runners : SLED
64 Kind of terrier : SKYE
DOWN
1 Morning coat? : DEW
2 “Yay, team!” : RAH
3 G7 member : USA
4 Bugs : GETS TO
5 “In your dreams!” : AS IF
6 The Destroyer, in Hinduism : SIVA
7 Cans under dishes : STERNOS
8 Emphatic confirmation : YES I AM
9 Drink on a chilly fall day : HOT CIDER
10 Fun run dist. : ONE-K
11 Elizabeth I’s mother : ANNE
12 Sound off : RANT
15 Island east of Manila : GUAM
17 Utility pipe : GAS MAIN
20 Java : JOE
21 Checks (out) : SCOPES
22 Part of a sentence : PHRASE
23 Stimulate : AROUSE
26 Article in Der Spiegel : EIN
27 Dr. with Grammys : DRE
29 Involve by necessity : ENTAIL
30 Rode from the stands : JEERED
31 Take stock of : ASSESS
34 Formally steps down : RESIGNS
36 < : LESS THAN
37 Fish story : LIE
38 “Mad Men” network : AMC
40 Look 35 at 45, say : AGE WELL
43 Keen perception : EAR
44 Unmanned fliers : DRONES
45 Common circus wear : TIGHTS
47 Skier’s aid : T-BAR
49 Setups for knockout punches : JABS
50 Uma’s role in “The Producers” : ULLA
51 Gush forth : SPEW
52 Pitcher’s goal : SALE
53 Teed off : IRED
56 TV planet : ORK
57 Bit of hope : RAY
58 Watch : EYE