Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday October 20th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Triangular sails : JIBS
5 Giant among speakers : BOSE
9 Belfry hangers : BATS
13 Online money : ECASH
15 Scoville __: chili pepper heat measurement : UNIT
16 Overly fussy, say : ANAL
17 *Well-worn, as carpets : THREADBARE
19 Tiny : ITSY
20 Bro or sis : SIB
21 Desert partly in northern China : GOBI
22 Put a thin cut in : SLIT
23 Greek Mars : ARES
25 *Lawn mower’s spot : GARDEN SHED
29 Internet connection : MODEM
31 “Friendly Skies” co. : UAL
32 URL ending of a 37-Across : EDU
33 Least distant : NEAREST
37 Campus VIP : PROF
38 *Give the go-ahead from the control tower : CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF
42 To the __: maximally : HILT
43 Oven pan : ROASTER
44 Cooling rocks : ICE
45 Diddley and Peep : BOS
46 Core concepts : GISTS
50 *”Dilbert,” e.g. : COMIC STRIP
55 Metz milk : LAIT
56 Russo of “Tin Cup” : RENE
57 Loads from lodes : ORES
59 To and __ : FRO
60 Marine steering mechanisms : FINS
61 *Slapstick slipper? : BANANA PEEL
64 Entr’__ : ACTE
65 Writer Harte : BRET
66 Swiss Miss product : COCOA
67 Common awards word : BEST
68 Barrie’s nonconformist pirate : SMEE
69 Remove, as clothing … and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues : DOFF
DOWN
1 Stuff thrown overboard : JETSAM
2 10-time MLB All-Star : ICHIRO
3 Like fishhooks, usually : BARBED
4 Atlanta-to-Miami dir. : SSE
5 Forrest’s shrimp-loving friend : BUBBA
6 Broadcasting : ON AIR
7 __ Elton John : SIR
8 Mont Blanc summer : ETE
9 Uses a bucket in a boat : BAILS
10 Film noir protagonist : ANTIHERO
11 Suggested, flavorwise : TASTED OF
12 Cunning : SLY
14 “Macbeth” role : HAG
18 Follow closely : DOG
22 Kenan Thompson is its longest-tenured cast member, briefly : SNL
24 Loi maker : SENAT
26 Uses Pledge, say : DUSTS
27 Patronize, as a restaurant : EAT AT
28 Behind : DUFF
30 French sea : MER
34 “Hair” styles : AFROS
35 Fowl pole : ROOST
36 Big time : ERA
37 Danger : PERIL
38 In vogue : CHIC
39 Chewy candy : LICORICE
40 Periodic table items : ELEMENTS
41 Tap site : KEG
45 Dating letters : BCE
47 Mariners’ park, familiarly and formerly : SAFECO
48 Lose interest in : TIRE OF
49 Minn. college : ST OLAF
51 Atlas box : INSET
52 Actress Blakley : RONEE
53 Steamed : IRATE
54 Ballpoint, e.g. : PEN
58 Bunt on a scorecard : SAC
60 Groovy : FAB
61 Air rifle ammo : BBS
62 Chair part : ARM
63 i follower : -POD
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