Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday October 19th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 “I get it!” : AHA
4 Swamp, briefly : QUAG
8 Trails through the woods : PATHS
13 Zero, in soccer : NIL
14 “Star Trek” communications officer : UHURA
16 Crosswise, shipwise : ABEAM
17 *Chooses not to partake in : OPTS OUT OF
19 Cocoon occupant : LARVA
20 Six-sided state : UTAH
21 What the big hand indicates : HOUR
22 Part of PTA: Abbr. : ASSOC
23 North or South Asian country : KOREA
25 *Random quality-control measure : SPOT-CHECK
27 Actress Behrs of “2 Broke Girls” : BETH
29 Wide shoe size : EEE
30 *Often herky-jerky animation technique : STOP MOTION
35 DNA test kit item : SWAB
39 Scarecrow material : HAY
40 Stinker : SO-AND-SO
42 Hurry, to Shakespeare : HIE
43 Angry cat’s warning : HISS
45 *Rainbow-end rewards : POTS OF GOLD
47 Cobbler’s punch : AWL
49 Small stream : RILL
50 *Lickety-split : POSTHASTE
56 Front-end wheel alignment : TOE-IN
59 Second half of most musicals : ACT II
60 Kansas city : IOLA
62 Youngest Brontë sister : ANNE
63 Showed again : RERAN
64 Easy-to-remove caps … or one way to get the starts of the answers to starred clues? : TWIST-TOPS
66 Panfry : SAUTE
67 Cocktail garnishes : ZESTS
68 Boy king : TUT
69 Key above Shift : ENTER
70 Roof problem : LEAK
71 UFO crew, they say : ETS
DOWN
1 Aimée of “8 1/2” : ANOUK
2 Aware of : HIP TO
3 Young acolytes : ALTAR BOYS
4 Quid pro __ : QUO
5 “Not a chance” : UH-UH
6 Parking lot occupants : AUTOS
7 Word after study or social : GROUP
8 Royal residence : PALACE
9 Embarrasses : ABASHES
10 To the point : TERSE
11 Wreak __: cause mayhem : HAVOC
12 Hit hard : SMACK
15 Curly hairdo : AFRO
18 Animal sheared for wool : SHEEP
24 Casino cash dispensers : ATMS
26 Stretching muscle : TENSOR
28 Flashy publicity : HOOPLA
30 “Button it!” : SHH
31 Mai __: cocktail : TAI
32 Confucian path : TAO
33 Loan pmt. part : INT
34 Pigs out (on) : ODS
36 Musical symbol with no stem : WHOLE NOTE
37 Feel sick : AIL
38 Word with room or board : BED
41 “Think nothing __” : OF IT
44 Quench : SATIATE
46 Be a bad winner : GLOAT
48 Crybaby : WHINER
50 Break down, as a sentence : PARSE
51 Arctic or Atlantic : OCEAN
52 Walk proudly : STRUT
53 __ bath: therapy treatment : SITZ
54 Sauna wrap, often : TOWEL
55 Beethoven’s “Für __” : ELISE
57 Contribution to the discussion : INPUT
58 Egg holders : NESTS
61 Whodunit pooch : ASTA
65 Disapproving sound : TSK
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