Here are the answers to L.A. Times Crossword puzzles Tuesday August 3 2021.
“Caveman” diet – PALEO
“Don’t say anything!” – SHH
“House” star Hugh – LAURIE
“I can’t think straight right now” – IMFRIED
“I could take it or leave it” – MEH
“It’s obvious” – ISEE
“La Vie en Rose” chanteuse – PIAF
“Letters from __ Jima”: Eastwood film – IWO
“Rocketman” John – ELTON
“The Kite Runner” boy – AMIR
“The Waste Land” poet’s monogram – TSE
“To Kill a Mockingbird” author – LEE
Always, to a poet – EER
Amazon transports – VANS
Baba in a cave – ALI
Babe’s place – STY
Bearded critter – GOAT
Between dry and soggy – MOIST
Big __, California – SUR
Bob Marley’s religion – RASTAFARI
Bulgaria’s capital – SOFIA
Burden – ONUS
Cambodian cash – RIEL
China from Japan – IMARI
Chow request – ARF
Cleaning, as a driveway – HOSING
Coach Parseghian – ARA
Cowed, aptly – BUFFALOED
Cubs’ group – PRIDE
Desktop image – ICON
ER graph – EKG
Espionage figure – MOLE
Fake, as some nails – PRESSON
Fed. law known as Obamacare – ACA
Fire alarms – SIRENS
Folklore sleep aid – SANDMAN
Forest perimeter – TREELINE
Four times a day, in an Rx – QID
Functionality – USE
Hamper – HOGTIE
Hauled away – TOWED
High times? – NOONS
Home heater or engine cooler – RADIATOR
Honestly … also, like each set of circles? – FAIRANDSQUARE
In things – FADS
Industry honcho – BARON
Ink blot, for one – STAIN
IRS examiner – AUD
It has keys for flats – PIANO
Lew who played Dr. Kildare – AYRES
Like library books – REREAD
Looked at the wrong way? – OGLED
Medicare section for doctors’ services – PARTB
Money in music – EDDIE
Neighborhood – AREA
No longer on one’s plate – EATEN
Off the hook – FREETOGO
Pellet gun, for one – AIRRIFLE
Photographer’s directive – SMILE
Playwright Ibsen – HENRIK
Prove wrong – REFUTE
Raunchiness – SLEAZE
Red choice, briefly – ZIN
Regular requests – USUALS
Remote battery size – AAA
Rent from a renter – SUBLET
Tell – SAYTO
They’re below par – BIRDIES
To help, to Henri – AIDER
To’s opposite – FRO
TV recording device – DVR
Wok dish – STIRFRY
Yule melodies – NOELS
[Keep this clue] – STET
__ one’s time: wait – BIDE
__-chef – SOUS
