Here are the answers to L.A. Times Crossword puzzles Tuesday October 5 2021.
“Angels dancing” site, in a theological question – PINHEAD
“Border” breed – COLLIE
“Crikey!” is a mild one – OATH
“Don’t think so” – NAH
“My Life on the D-List” comic Griffin – KATHY
“You do it, __ will!” – ORI
*”Ode to a Nightingale” poet – JOHNKEATS
*Ground-beef-and-gravy dish – SALISBURYSTEAK
*Hung in the balance – WASATSTAKE
*Penny-pincher – CHEAPSKATE
101 course, typically – INTRO
2019 comedy “__ It Romantic” – ISNT
Actor Eckhart of “Sully” – AARON
Atlas enlargement – INSET
Basketball stats – ASSISTS
Bread-to-be – DOUGH
Bulb in a vinaigrette – SHALLOT
Carve in stone – ETCH
Cat breed from an Irish Sea isle – MANX
Collect and put in order, as document pages – COLLATE
Commanded – BADE
Completely wrecks – TOTALS
Cuban coin – PESO
Cuddled up – NESTLED
Destroy, as one’s hopes – DASH
Different points of view … and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred 1 – ALTERNATETAKES
Dreyer’s partner in ice cream – EDY
Emperor after Claudius – NERO
Enjoy the slopes – SKI
Falafel holder – PITA
Fellows – HES
Flocks’ relatives – HERDS
Flow (from) – EMANATE
Formally give up – CEDE
Gender-biased sorts – SEXISTS
Genetic messenger – RNA
George Harrison memoir “__ Mine” – IME
Ginormous – HUGE
Hefty slice – SLAB
John in the Albert Hall – LOO
Land at the water’s edge – SHORE
Let up, as a storm – ABATE
Long-jawed fish – GAR
Look at rudely – OGLE
Microbrewery brew – ALE
Miss Muffet fare – WHEY
Montana neighbors, with “the” – DAKOTAS
New Zealander – KIWI
NFL receivers – TES
Numbers game – KENO
Oklahoma tribe – OTOE
One shirking work – SLACKER
Only partner? – ONE
Oscar-winning composer Zimmer – HANS
Out of sorts – ILL
Pastry with a crust – PIE
Pretentious – ARTSY
Radio host John – TESH
See eye to eye – AGREE
Shock, as a perp – TASE
Shorthand crackerjack – STENO
Sleep clinic study – APNEA
Soccer shoe – CLEAT
Song of praise – PSALM
Sound from an old staircase – CREAK
Spanish hero El __ – CID
Steamed up – INARAGE
Steve Martin’s instrument – BANJO
T’ai __ – CHI
Tampa NFL team – BUCS
Tie named for an annual race venue – ASCOT
Use oars – ROW
Weeks in a fortnight – TWO
Where about one-third of Istanbul residents live – ASIA
Wily – SLY
Yellowjackets, e.g – WASPS
