LA Times Daily Crossword October 6, 2020 Answers

1. Meat on a skewer 6. Better mtge. deal 10. Subtle "Look this way" 14. Gulf of __: Red Sea inlet 15. Horror movie helper 16. Healthy 17. Albacore and yellowfin 18. "Darn it!" 20. Ingredient in some Tibetan cheese 22. Genealogy aid 23. Pie-mode link 24. Cut out early 25. "Heavenly!" 26. Mont Blanc, e.g. 29. Beatles' meter maid 31. Hunk of dirt 33. Lea plea 34. Fast-food chain named for its founders, the Raffel Brothers 36. Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Michael 39. Splendor 41. Maple extract 42. Born yesterday, so to speak 43. Female folklore deity 44. Part of a plug 46. Word with pool or park 47. First name in country 49. List-ending abbr. 50. Finish 51. Crayon shade 53. Legendary Greek mount 55. Drink with scones 57. Ideal way to work, teamwise 59. "No idea" 63. Living labyrinth 65. Time off, informally 66. "The Clan of the Cave Bear" author Jean 67. Kitchen cooker 68. Clear the board 69. Nimble 70. Let off steam 71. Drops below the horizon

1. Pop singer Perry 2. Water color 3. River border 4. Hawaiian-born president 5. Sherlock Holmes portrayer in 15 movies 6. Gamble 7. __ trip 8. "On Golden Pond" actor or actress 9. Dramatically twisty 10. Awesome, in '90s slang 11. Wise counsel 12. Blizzard remains 13. Grade for a soph 19. Autumn occurrence, and a hint to the start of the other four longest Down answers 21. Bandit's hideout 24. Silicon Valley region 26. "You got that right!" 27. Like many doilies 28. Interpreter of lines 30. Recipe amt. 32. "... boy __ girl?" 35. Predicament 37. Lendl of tennis 38. Uncool one 40. Copy 45. Kid-lit's __ the Great 48. "I, Robot" author 51. Comedy club sounds 52. Exhaust 54. Ward (off) 56. Gaming giant 58. Hideous 59. Like knees during a squat 60. MRI image 61. Face concealer 62. Focus group? 64. Buddhist sect