Here are the answers to L.A. Times Crossword puzzles Tuesday July 20 2021.
“Can’t argue with the truth” – FACTSAREFACTS
“Can’t fight City Hall” – RULESARERULES
“For __ sake!” – PETES
“Of Thee __” – ISING
“That’s life” … and a summing-up of 20-, 29- and 47-Across – ITISWHATITIS
“That’s what we agreed on” – ADEALISADEAL
’30s veep John __ Garner – NANCE
’70s-’80s genre associated with the Knack’s “My Sharona” – NEWWAVE
Abu __ – DHABI
Actress Russell – KERI
Anesthetic injection that eases pain – EPIDURAL
Baby Yoda’s real name – GROGU
Barely making, with “out” – EKING
Black-and-white ocean predator – ORCA
Bollywood wrap – SARI
Cable network that’s a homophone for movie headliners – STARZ
Castro of Cuba – FIDEL
Clouds that sound like a virtual assistant – CIRRI
Coffee dispenser – URN
Corporate expansion tactic – ACQUISITION
Creaks and shrieks – NOISES
Curtain holder – ROD
Devastated sea – ARAL
Different – OTHER
Drink suffix – ADE
FX for some Marvel characters – CGI
Gave up formally – CEDED
Haleakala National Park locale – MAUI
Hot dog topper – CHILI
HR assessments – EVALS
In a flawed way – Imperfectly
Inc.’s U.K. cousin – LTD
Iron mine output – ORE
Japanese port – OSAKA
Jeweler’s measure – CARAT
Kept out of sight – HID
L.A.-to-Chicago dir – ENE
La., once – TERR
Latin word for “brought back” used in titles – REDUX
Long of “Empire” – NIA
Louise’s title pal – THELMA
Lumbering critter seen on safaris – RHINO
Make like Drake – RAP
Many a Zoom session – CLASS
Mork’s home planet – ORK
Navig. technology – GPS
Nuke, as leftovers – REHEAT
Of service – USABLE
One-named “Pillowtalk” singer – ZAYN
Ostracize – SHUN
Period of time – SPELL
Pertinent – APT
Piña __: rum drinks – COLADAS
Pitney __ – BOWES
Puerto __ – RICO
Real puzzle – ENIGMA
Rollover acronym – IRA
Salt formula – NACL
Stimpy’s sidekick – REN
Test score – GRADE
Throw easily – TOSS
Throw for __: upset – ALOOP
Tic-__-toe – TAC
Tiptoe deviously – SNEAK
Tricky basketball footwork named for the continent of its origin – EUROSTEP
Trumpet great with a statue in New Orleans – ALHIRT
Turnpike no-no, usually – UTURN
Use, as influence – EXERT
Warthog weapon – TUSK
Wavy dos – PERMS
Who, in Paris – QUI
Workout regimen – TAEBO
__ & Hammer baking soda – ARM
__ New Guinea – PAPUA
