LA Times Daily Crossword October 21, 2024 Answers

1. Vision-correcting surgical beam 6. Topiarist's target 10. No-frills grocer based in Germany 14. Words on a Wonderland cake 15. "¿Cómo __ usted?" 16. Woodwind insert 17. Moves briskly 18. Symbols like :-) and :-( 20. Precarious plan, metaphorically 22. Sinus MD 23. JFK successor 24. Mai __: cocktail 25. Poetic sphere 28. Many a "Men in Black" character 30. Tissue that covers the iris and pupil 32. Pink Floyd co-founder Barrett 34. Events with sprints and relays 36. Go in one's __: replace 38. Penn of "Harold & Kumar" films 39. Cooks quickly, as tuna 40. Corporate executive's perk 43. On the __: furtively 44. Punch combo 45. Ordinary writing 47. Half a score, or a perfect score 48. Doc intended to protect confidentiality 50. German pronoun 51. Smallish batteries 54. "I don't need that back," and what can be said about the starts of 20-, 34-, and 40-Across 57. Anthropomorphic 60. Over the top 61. Not close 62. Change to fit in, perhaps 63. Spud 64. Elevator direction 65. Double-hyphenated digits, for short 66. Three-ingredient sweet treat

1. Mythical river of forgetfulness 2. Slugger Judge who was the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year 3. Portly, or porter 4. CPR experts 5. Flip, as a property 6. Slim Jim product 7. "Semper Fi" military org. 8. Ferret kin 9. Porkpie's place, perhaps 10. Pickleball paths 11. Sign before Virgo 12. TV room 13. Employee badges, e.g., for short 19. Figures of speech 21. Memorial bio 25. NBA star with the hit rap album "Shaq Diesel" 26. Have another go at 27. Chilean sea __ 28. Change to fit in 29. Civil rights gp. since 1909 31. Witherspoon of "Walk the Line" 33. Country south of Saudi Arabia 35. Woodwind instruments that need 16-Acrosses 36. Kilt wearer, often 37. Occur to 41. Small lumps 42. Pebble, e.g. 46. Units of paper 49. Corrosive compounds 51. Is __: probably will 52. Broadcast network 53. Fixed gaze 54. Crochet need 55. Similar (to) 56. Test 57. Consumed 58. Airborne mystery 59. Gaping mouth