Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday October 10th 2018, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1. Vice president after Hubert SPIRO
6. Harry Potter’s lightning bolt, e.g. SCAR
10. Cauldron stirrer HAG
13. Intense passion ARDOR
14. Big strings CELLI
15. “We’re on __ way” OUR
16. Vice squad operations POLICE RAIDS
18. Prefix with angle or athlete TRI-
19. Make very happy ELATE
20. “__ Go”: cellphone game POKEMON
22. Mess up ERR
24. PC core CPU
26. Sorvino of “Mimic” MIRA
27. Hawaiian garland LEI
28. Fictional feline that could disappear at will CHESHIRE CAT
32. Ultra-masculine MACHO
34. Underwater detector SONAR
35. Sister of Laertes OPHELIA
38. Major turf battle GANG WAR
42. They may be pumped or bumped FISTS
44. Neutral shade BEIGE
45. “Talladega Nights” actor JOHN C REILLY
50. Meadow LEA
51. Sheriff Andy Taylor’s boy OPIE
52. Ewe call BAA!
53. ISP option DSL
54. “Oh, puh-leeze!” SPARE ME!
58. African country whose name begins another African country NIGER
61. Wee one TOT
62. It eases tension in some serious tales COMIC RELIEF
66. Baton Rouge sch. LSU
67. Occupied, as a restroom IN USE
68. Award for “Moonlight” or “Spotlight” OSCAR
69. Some Caltech grads EES
70. “Gee whiz!” GOSH!
71. Cautious (of) LEERY
DOWN
1. Liquid from a trunk SAP
2. Golf instructor PRO
3. Social class prominent in “The Great Gatsby” IDLE RICH
4. Churn up ROIL
5. White-bellied ocean predator ORCA
6. __ salt SEA
7. Movie excerpt CLIP
8. Big name in footwear ALDO
9. Put in peril RISK
10. One may pick up an embarrassing remark HOT MIC
11. Goddess of the dawn AURORA
12. Be amused by GRIN AT
14. Dessert pancake CREPE
17. Draw with acid ETCH
21. Come into view EMERGE
22. Sailor’s patron ELMO
23. Use a scythe REAP
25. Navy vessel letters USS
28. Infant’s ailment COLIC
29. Gluttonous sort HOG
30. Once __ while IN A
31. Asked for an opinion on, as an idea RAN BY
33. Playboy founder HEFNER
36. Mideast nation: Abbr. ISR
37. Had breakfast ATE
39. Whole-grain food, and a description of each set of circles WILD RICE
40. Quite a while AGES
41. Bona fide REAL
43. Family vacay participant SIB
45. Push rudely JOSTLE
46. Vote against OPPOSE
47. Continuity break HIATUS
48. Renaissance Faire weapon LANCE
49. Dragon’s den LAIR
55. Vaper’s smoke, briefly E-CIG
56. Stereo preceder MONO
57. Fast Aussie birds EMUS
59. Earth sci. GEOL
60. “What __ can I do?” ELSE
63. “Kinda” suffix -ISH
64. Piece of corn EAR
65. Cook, as spring rolls FRY