Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday November 2nd 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Fabled runner-up : HARE
5 Deep cleft : CHASM
10 “Tell me if you’re coming” letters : RSVP
14 Pacific island ceded by Spain to the U.S. in 1899 : GUAM
15 The __: Europol headquarters : HAGUE
16 Meticulous to a fault : ANAL
17 Jazz club group : TRIO
18 Detroit NFL team : LIONS
19 Party hat shape : CONE
20 Large-scale ride-sharing option : VANPOOL
22 Limited-access internet area : DARK WEB
24 Surfing connection : MODEM
25 A bit off : ASKEW
26 Hogwarts potions master : SNAPE
28 Raggedy doll : ANN
30 Significant __: partner : OTHER
33 Acorn dropper : OAK
34 How much it costs : PRICE
36 Prez before JFK : IKE
37 Monopoly’s Atlantic or Pacific: Abbr. : AVE
38 __ ignition system: hi-tech car starter : KEYLESS
40 October’s number : TEN
41 Fozzie Bear’s frog pal : KERMIT
43 If all goes right : AT BEST
45 Sign of healing : SCAB
47 Diamonds or clubs : SUIT
48 Backbone : SPUNK
51 “You’ve got mail” ISP : AOL
53 Claymation green guy : GUMBY
57 “Proven,” in proofs : QED
58 Tune that stays in your head too long : EARWORM
61 Huntsville’s st. : ALA
62 Out of sorts … or where four answer-ending words (see starred clues) can be found? : UNDER THE WEATHER
65 Tops, as a cake : ICES
66 November tally : VOTES
67 “Magic” prop : WAND
68 Lahr of “The Wizard of Oz” : BERT
69 Golf or tennis : SPORT
70 Ransom of auto fame : OLDS
DOWN
1 Channel for home flippers : HGTV
2 General feel : AURA
3 *1956 Burt Lancaster film, with “The” : RAINMAKER
4 Expressive music genre : EMO POP
5 Techie on “24” : CHLOE
6 *Desperation gridiron pass : HAIL MARY
7 In the past : AGO
8 *Big name in film festivals : SUNDANCE
9 Western plateaus : MESAS
10 Tennis need : RACKET
11 *Seven Dwarfs’ housekeeper : SNOW WHITE
12 Wind indicator : VANE
13 Roman commoner : PLEB
21 Poet’s tribute : ODE
23 “It’s a Wonderful Life” studio : RKO
26 Enjoy a Jacuzzi : SOAK
27 Central church part : NAVE
29 Zero, in soccer : NIL
31 Barely gets (by) : EKES
32 Tenant’s expense : RENT
34 Fur-protesting org. : PETA
35 Jacob’s twin : ESAU
38 Field goal expert, e.g. : KICKER
39 Mark of shame : STIGMA
42 51-Across alternative : MSN
44 A/C measure : BTU
46 Hit a bunch of pubs in one night : BARHOP
47 Like the 1-Across vis-à-vis the tortoise, ironically : SLOWER
48 News filler : SQUIB
49 Trump’s VP : PENCE
50 Milker’s handful : UDDER
52 Be a debtor of : OWE TO
54 Taj __ : MAHAL
55 Button on a mixer : BLEND
56 Football measures : YARDS
59 Off-rd. transports : ATVS
60 Catnap, e.g. : REST
63 Ballpark fig. : EST
64 “Squared” power : TWO
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