Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday, October 7th 2015, LA Times Crossword puzzle.
Across
1. Volkswagen Type 1, familiarly BUG
4. Yemeni neighbor OMANI
9. Old-timey oath EGAD!
13. 1956 Gregory Peck role AHAB
15. Add a lane to, say WIDEN
16. University of New Mexico athlete LOBO
17. Irish city in a recession? DUBLIN DOWN (sounds like “doubling down”)
19. Watched warily EYED
20. One with a stable job? GROOM
21. Like dotted musical notes STACCATO
23. Cellphone accessories EARBUDS
26. Body work, briefly TAT
27. Result of a Czech checkup? PRAGUENOSIS (sounds like “prognosis”)
33. Catches some rays SUNS
37. Home ec alternative SHOP
38. Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center, e.g. ARENA
39. Dessert pancake CREPE
41. Part of USDA: Abbr. AGR
42. Spirited diversions LARKS
43. Febreze targets ODORS
44. It’s on the house ROOF
46. Not as pricey LESS
47. North African dieter’s light fare? TUNIS SALADS (sounds like “tuna salads”)
50. Originally called NEE
51. Jackhammer sound RAT-A-TAT
56. Malady SICKNESS
61. Thrill to pieces ELATE
62. Bibliog. catchall ET AL
63. South Korean sailors? SEOUL MATES (sounds like “soul mates”)
66. Cartoon maker of explosive tennis balls ACME
67. Pile up AMASS
68. Jib or mizzen SAIL
69. Where to store hoes and hoses SHED
70. Tense with excitement WIRED
71. Genetic material RNA
Down
1. Western movie star? BADGE
2. Crewmate of Chekov and Sulu UHURA
3. Eva or Zsa Zsa GABOR
4. Part of BYOB OWN
5. Prefix with day or night MID-
6. Fusses ADOS
7. Small salamander NEWT
8. Present from birth INNATE
9. Like a political “college” ELECTORAL
10. Fiesta Baked Beans maker GOYA
11. Collude with ABET
12. Extinct bird DODO
14. Gooey clump BLOB
18. “It’s not too late to call” I’M UP
22. Waterway with locks CANAL
24. JAMA subscribers DRS
25. Much of Libya SAHARA
28. “Diary of a Madman” author GOGOL
29. Hubbub UPROAR
30. Bone-dry SERE
31. 26-Across materials INKS
32. Fresh talk SASS
33. Craig Ferguson, by birth SCOT
34. Pakistani language URDU
35. Eye-catching sign NEON
36. Rained gently SPRINKLED
40. City on the Ruhr ESSEN
45. Cosmetics-testing org. FDA
48. Playground piece SEESAW
49. Originate (from) STEM
52. Wistful word ALAS
53. Golden Horde member TATAR
54. Ordered pizza, perhaps ATE IN
55. Car named for a physicist TESLA
56. Wet septet SEAS
57. Scratching target ITCH
58. Attended the party CAME
59. Big Mack SEMI
60. Fly like an eagle SOAR
64. “It’s no __!” USE
65. “Dropped” ’60s drug LSD
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