LA Times Daily Crossword October 8, 2020 Answers

1. "Above the __": 1994 basketball film 4. Influence 8. African capital on the Gulf of Guinea 13. Tip jar bill 14. "Boo'd Up" Grammy winner __ Mai 15. Fissile rocks 16. Figurative setting for many deals 18. Locker hangers 19. Bring upon oneself 20. Samoan capital 22. Big name in razors 23. Almost at hand 24. Alpha Centauri, for one 26. Fizzles out 28. Hams it up 29. 2008 Visa milestone, briefly 32. Weho or Soho, in slang 34. Nostrils 36. Recyclable item 37. Terra firma 40. Brian of ambient music 41. In __: awaiting delivery 43. Arctic sight 44. Rehab hurdle 45. Colorful ring 48. Animal fat 50. Clash of personalities, say 52. They may be wild 56. Grimace 57. San Joaquin Valley haze 58. "Blue Ain't Your Color" country singer Keith 59. Ill-judged, as a plan 61. Colleague ... and, when preceded by "the," what the end of 16-, 24-, 37- or 50-Across is 63. Groundbreaking invention 64. Art Deco artist 65. "Comprende?" 66. Final word 67. Turns to gold, perhaps 68. Zig when one should have zagged, say

1. Givens of "Riverdale" 2. Absurd 3. Muslim holy city 4. Berlin address 5. Jeff Lynne rock gp. 6. Passes on a lazy river 7. Florida host of the Outback Bowl 8. Sushi-grade tuna 9. Game with melds 10. Like an untidy desk 11. Stand for 12. Indian silk region 15. Jerk 17. Western Asia native 21. Anger 24. Scorch 25. Over there 27. Weatherproof, as a swimming pool 29. Post-op area 30. Barren region in southern South America 31. In a burdensome way 33. Tolkien figure 35. "Help!" on the briny 38. Story with symbolism 39. First name in linguistics 42. Takes off the books 46. Sore __ 47. SDI weapon 49. Quad building 50. Gives forth 51. Mooed 53. Belittle 54. Russet, informally 55. Curled-lip look 58. Hawaiian strings 60. "The Matrix" hero 62. GPS suggestion