Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday October 21st, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Hot : AFIRE
6 III’s nickname : TRE
9 Nintendo console with a GamePad : WII U
13 Waits : BIDES
14 Huevos __ : RANCHEROS
17 Neural transmitters : AXONS
18 “Both seem fine” : EITHER ONE
19 Lectures featured on NPR’s “Radio Hour” podcast : TED TALKS
21 Some WrestleMania venues : ARENAS
22 Afore : ERE
23 Japanese stir-fried noodles : YAKISOBA
25 “__ is life” : SUCH
27 Joins the chorus : SINGS
28 Org. that might need to resolve wedge issues? : LPGA
32 Take turns before everyone else? : PLAYTEST
34 Koteas of “Chicago P.D.” : ELIAS
35 Slots : SPACES
36 Pore (over) : OBSESS
37 Cheers (up) : PERKS
38 Some bunk mates : TWIN BEDS
41 Bite one’s nails, say : FRET
42 Designer of Uma Thurman’s iconic 1995 lavender chiffon Oscar gown : PRADA
43 Bye line : TA-TA
45 “You could not be more right!” : IT SURE IS
48 Feature that may be opened with Ctrl+T : TAB
49 Home of Venta Rapid, Europe’s widest waterfall : LATVIA
52 Mythical birds without feet that fly continuously from birth until death : MARTLETS
54 Marketing group : EMAIL LIST
56 Eaglet home : AERIE
57 Right hand : FIRST MATE
58 Magnate : BARON
59 Crew : TEAM
60 Short change? : MOD
61 In need of recharging : SPENT
DOWN
1 Tapers off : ABATES
2 Work in progress : FIXER-UPPER
3 “Well, paint me green and call me a pickle!” : I DO DECLARE
4 Flat fee : RENT
5 Piece of one’s mind? : ESSAY
6 “Live long and prosper” speaker, perhaps : TREKKIE
7 Oatmeal topping, perhaps : RAISINS
8 Larynx-examining doc : ENT
9 “Nothing more to do here” : WE’RE ALL SET
10 Hotel room amenity : IRON
11 Home of the NCAA’s Gaels : IONA
12 Applications : USES
15 __ theory : CHAOS
16 Catnip, e.g. : HERB
20 Stands the test of time : LASTS
24 Mil. rank : SGT
26 Computer-based civil disobedience : HACKTIVISM
29 Crash pad? : PIED-A-TERRE
30 Place to get some air : GAS STATION
31 Donkey : ASS
33 “Right on” : YES
34 Motion of the ocean : EBB
35 Coverage plan abbr. : SPF
36 For all to hear : ON AIR
38 “u right” : TRU
39 Comes around on : WARMS TO
40 Cooked up : IDEATED
42 Mass number : PSALM
44 Neither here nor there : ABSENT
46 Tip : TILT
47 Wild guesses : STABS
49 Not right? : LEFT
50 Cognac confidante : AMIE
51 Stanford basketball coach VanDerveer : TARA
53 Logical omission : LEAP
55 [Raises hand] : I AM
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