Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday October 14th, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Long-distance relationship? : STAR SYSTEM
11 “bfn” alternative : TTYL
15 Overwhelmed by mosquitoes : EATEN ALIVE
16 “Easy now” : WHOA
17 Landmark whose address is 768 Fifth Avenue in New York City : PLAZA HOTEL
18 Flooring trees : OAKS
19 Character : TENOR
20 __ favor : POR
21 Foundation options : TONES
22 MLB playoff round : NLCS
24 “Is that how you see it?” : THINK SO
26 Saltimbocca herb : SAGE
29 Made oneself scarce : HID
31 “Ocean to Ocean” singer Tori : AMOS
32 Equal : ARE
33 Palme d’Or field : CINE
34 “Don’t mention it,” in Spanish : DE NADA
37 Chill : SIT BACK AND RELAX
40 Desert of the Maghreb : SAHARA
41 Gifts that may be made from pupu shells : LEIS
42 Number of players needed to play Klondike : ONE
43 Monopoly token until 2013 : IRON
44 Paragraph opener : TAB
45 Vintage Pontiacs : GTOS
46 Isn’t really hot? : ACTS MAD
49 Old autocrat : TSAR
51 Some fundraisers : RACES
52 Lithium-__ battery : ION
54 “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King” singer : SIMBA
58 Whistleblower-protecting org. : OSHA
59 Comprehensively defeated : TAKEN APART
61 Heated contest? : MEET
62 Local number, at times : ANESTHESIA
63 Makes sense, with “up” : ADDS
64 Practiced but did not compete : RED-SHIRTED
DOWN
1 National Teddy Bear Day mo. : SEPT
2 Narrative : TALE
3 __ end : AT AN
4 Go to commercial, say : REZONE
5 Jam : SNARL
6 “Boo-__!” : YAH
7 Janitorial closet feature : SLOP SINK
8 Big name in “handmade” vodka : TITO
9 Navratilova rival : EVERT
10 Allen who was the first host of “This Week in Baseball” : MEL
11 Athletic advantage : TWO ON ONE
12 “Some help you are” : THANKS A LOT
13 Makes the team? : YOKES
14 Sudeikis role : LASSO
21 Kitchen counters? : TIMERS
23 American who may have a quinceañera : CHICANA
25 Held a claim : HAD DIBS
26 Lip : SASS
27 Cantata component : ARIA
28 Wed : GET HITCHED
30 Delivered : DEALT
33 Rebounds : CAROMS
35 “Wildlife” writer/director : DANO
36 Plot lines : AXES
38 High chairs? : BAR SEATS
39 Asset for some writing contests : NEATNESS
45 Beef source : GRIPER
46 Musk : AROMA
47 Like some sausages : CASED
48 Title woman in a “little ditty” of 1982 : DIANE
50 Beer with sushi, maybe : ASAHI
53 Approved : OK’ED
55 Halyard pole : MAST
56 Larson who plays Captain Marvel : BRIE
57 Barely : A TAD
59 2022 Todd Field film about a conductor : TAR
60 Ultimate : NTH
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