Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday October 13th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Mires : BOGS
5 Loving smack : KISS
9 Kind of coach or jacket : LIFE
13 “Bolero” composer : RAVEL
14 Spots to clear up : ACNE
15 Not at one’s desk : AWAY
16 *Progressive Era muckraker : IDA TARBELL
18 Socially aware : WOKE
19 Tundra deer : CARIBOU
20 Plane engine type : FANJET
22 CNN anchor Burnett : ERIN
23 “Your turn” : OK, GO
26 Whack, biblically : SMITE
27 Stephen of “Citizen X” : REA
28 *12-time 35-Down All Star and TV analyst : ISIAH THOMAS
30 Wall St. “500” : S AND P
32 PreCheck org. : TSA
33 Crave, e.g. : WANT
34 *Australian swimmer with five Olympic golds : IAN THORPE
38 Tijuana home : CASA
41 Gen-Z sweetheart : BAE
42 Prompts : URGES
46 *First daughter and senior adviser to #45 : IVANKA TRUMP
50 Fig. of interest to a dietitian : RDA
51 Slangy “Absolutely!” : TOTES
52 Petro-Canada competitor : ESSO
53 Leave early : BAIL
54 Appliance connection, briefly : AC PLUG
56 Mass-times-velocity measures : MOMENTA
58 Swimming great Torres : DARA
59 ’00s Britcom about an underappreciated computer support squad … or what the answers to starred clues comprise? : THE IT CROWD
62 Early garden spot : EDEN
63 Muscat’s land : OMAN
64 Book with roads : ATLAS
65 Easy gait : LOPE
66 X-rated material : SMUT
67 “__ she blows!” : THAR
DOWN
1 Shady part of town : BAD AREA
2 Of a certain reproductive gland : OVARIAN
3 Arrive : GET IN
4 Thick slice : SLAB
5 Japanese dance-drama : KABUKI
6 Party bucket item : ICE
7 NBC skit show : SNL
8 Lead-in to made or love : SELF-
9 Blades that cut blades : LAWN MOWER
10 WWII flag-raising island : IWO JIMA
11 Faux glow : FAKE TAN
12 Evaluation with a capital E? : EYE TEST
13 Kitchen cutters : RICERS
17 Outback hoppers : ROOS
21 Outdoor grill residue : ASH
24 Amasses : GATHERS
25 Very, very : OH SO
28 Pub drink, briefly : IPA
29 Roofing goo : TAR
31 “Unfaithful” Oscar nominee : DIANE LANE
35 Hoops org. : NBA
36 London gallery : TATE
37 Yipping adoptee : PUP
38 Fortress : CITADEL
39 Much of guacamole : AVOCADO
40 H.S. course pioneered by Stanley Kaplan : SAT PREP
43 Crunchy bar stuff : GRANOLA
44 Battle waged on Wikipedia : EDIT WAR
45 Tossed courses : SALADS
47 The NCAA’s Wildcats : KSU
48 Govt. moneymaker : US MINT
49 Academic : MOOT
53 Sailor’s quarters : BERTH
55 Sporty muscle cars : GTOS
57 Future MD’s exam : MCAT
60 “Let’s see … ” : HMM
61 Lac contents : EAU
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