Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday October 27th LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 The “sheet” in “three sheets to the wind” : ROPE
5 European wine region : ASTI
9 Daily crossword review sites, e.g. : BLOGS
14 “Downton Abbey” title : EARL
15 One who tweets a lot : BIRD
16 Sirius business : RADIO
17 *Desire to dress in Victorian era garb and sip tea daintily? : PRIM URGES
19 “Inside the NBA” analyst : O’NEAL
20 “Just a __” : SEC
21 Zip : NONE
22 “Volunteers?” : ANYONE?
23 *One who helps fix a banged-up car? : DENT ASSISTANT
26 Anorak part : HOOD
27 Docking spot : PIER
28 Spin : TWIRL
30 Out of juice : DEAD
32 Hummus and baba ghanouj : DIPS
36 Whiskey barrel wood : OAK
37 Rock equipment : DRUM SET
40 “Surely you don’t mean me?” : MOI
41 Seeing things : EYES
43 Withdraws, with “out” : OPTS
44 Winter X Games host city : ASPEN
46 Simplicity : EASE
48 Barbecue crust : CHAR
49 *Fine print about a knee replacement? : LEG DISCLAIMER
54 Fish that spawns in fresh water : SALMON
55 “Don’t move!” : HALT
56 Bishopric : SEE
58 Furry swimmer : OTTER
59 Favorite time of the school day for some teachers and students, or a two-word hint for the answers to the starred clues : DISMISSAL
61 Make amends : ATONE
62 Pt. of IMF : INTL
63 Muscles near delts : PECS
64 Lets : RENTS
65 Prone to prying : NOSY
66 US Open stadium : ASHE
DOWN
1 Crunch units : REPS
2 Worked in a galley : OARED
3 Consumer concern : PRICE HIKE
4 With 7-Down, blight victims : ELM
5 Overseas : ABROAD
6 Talks with one’s hands, maybe : SIGNS
7 See 4-Down : … TREES
8 Some badges : IDS
9 Heathcliff creator : BRONTE
10 Summer camp project : LANYARD
11 “__ Melancholy” : ODE ON
12 Oracle Park player : GIANT
13 Lone : SOLE
18 Incalculable : UNTOLD
22 Off-mic comment : ASIDE
24 Scand. land : NOR
25 “Not interested” : I PASS
28 Sock part : TOE
29 Method : WAY
30 Copies, briefly : DUPES
31 CPR expert : EMT
33 Dazzles : IMPRESSES
34 “Tamerlane” poet : POE
35 Break a commandment : SIN
38 Ballet shoe application : ROSIN
39 South Seas island : TAHITI
42 Part : SEGMENT
45 Heughan of “Outlander” : SAM
47 Loves to pieces : ADORES
48 Without panicking : CALMLY
49 Foamy pick-me-up : LATTE
50 Taron’s “Rocketman” role : ELTON
51 Twill fabric : CHINO
52 Has a long shelf life : LASTS
53 Part of a boxer’s “tale of the tape” : REACH
54 Rise above it all : SOAR
57 “What __ Can I Do?”: “Encanto” song : ELSE
59 Racket : DIN
60 Spot for a mud bath : SPA
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