Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday October 25th 2018, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1. Smudge BLOT
5. Splinter group SECT
9. Instagram or Snapchat APP
12. Past time YORE
13. Union agreements? I DOS
14. “Get outta here!” SHOO!
15. Trying to overcome a late start, say PLAYING CATCH-UP
18. Clemson’s conf. ACC
19. Silicon Valley setting BAY AREA
20. Hoops net holder RIM
22. Deli order SALAMI
24. New York prison in 1971 headlines ATTICA
26. Wine glass feature STEM
27. Suffers from HAS
30. Prince Harry’s alma mater ETON
31. “Any minute now” IT WON’T BE LONG
36. Org. with Jays and Rays MLB
39. Elastic bikini top BANDEAU
40. Org. with an annual Codebreaker Challenge NSA
41. Critical shuttle maneuver EARTH REENTRY
44. Skier’s pick-me-up? T-BAR
45. Summer hrs. DST
46. Archipelago part ISLE
50. Sweater pattern ARGYLE
53. Salieri, to Liszt MENTOR
55. Streaming delay LAG
56. Spiritual leader of Nizari Ismaili Muslims AGA KHAN
60. Actress Mendes EVA
61. NBC soap since 1965… DAYS OF OUR LIVES
64. Mineral sources ORES
65. Poolroom powder TALC
66. Gimlet garnish LIME
67. ACLU concerns RTS
68. Cross with a top loop ANKH
69. Creepy glance LEER
DOWN
1. Go around BYPASS
2. Humorous feline meme LOLCAT
3. Prophecy source ORACLE
4. “The Daughter of Time” novelist TEY
5. Six-Day War peninsula SINAI
6. Pushing boundaries EDGY
7. Soft-drink word since 1886… COCA
8. Deposed Russian ruler TSAR
9. “That feels good” AHH
10. Pull out all the stops POUR IT ON
11. Katy Perry and Mariah Carey POP ICONS
14. “Get outta here!” SCAT!
16. Watson creator IBM
17. Beverage with dim sum TEA
21. Comics read vertically MANGA
23. Montréal mate AMI
25. __ Aviv TEL
27. Perfected HONED
28. Mints brand with mountain peaks in its logo ANDES
29. Surgical tube STENT
32. “Speaking frankly,” in texts TBH
33. Armed conflict WAR
34. Home run hitter? BAT
35. Spain’s cont. EUR
36. Like virtually all golf club heads nowadays METAL
37. __ retriever LABRADOR
38. Blowhard BRAGGART
42. Push to the limit TRY
43. Yang’s opposite YIN
47. Memorable guitarist __ Ray Vaughan STEVIE
48. 2009 Justin Bieber hit LOVE ME
49. Correction device ERASER
51. Highlands girl LASS
52. Big 38-Down feature EGO
53. Spring time … or a military procession involving a word sequence hidden in 15-, 31-, 41- and 61-Across MARCH
54. Bigger photo: Abbr. ENL
57. Mennen lotion AFTA
58. Zen question KOAN
59. “Incredible” hero HULK
62. “Of course!” YES!
63. Not well ILL
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