Here are the answers to L.A. Times Crossword puzzles Friday October 8 2021.
“Don’t mind __” – IFIDO
“Get Out” Oscar winner Jordan – PEELE
“I’ve seen better” – MEH
“Last Week Tonight” airer – HBO
“Really, no damage” – IMFINE
“Superman” surname – LANE
“Yeah, sure” – OHOK
Arrests – NABS
Asian beef city – KOBE
Barack’s 2012 opponent – MITT
Bargains – BUYS
Big part of the gig economy – ODDJOBS
Call of the wild? – WEEPINGWILLOW
Call of the wild? – HOWLINGWIND
Call of the wild? – ROARINGFIRE
Call of the wild? – BABBLINGBROOK
Casual parting – TATAFORNOW
Catch up on, in a way – BINGEWATCH
Celeb of the moment – ITGIRL
Chap – BLOKE
Chow down – EAT
Classic sandwich, for short – BLT
Density symbol, in physics – RHO
Disappearing Asian sea – ARAL
Drop precipitously – TANK
Dubious “gift” – GAB
Endow, as with talent – BLESS
Gamer more likely to get pwned – NOOB
Guinea pig’s pad – CAGE
Gymnastics event – BEAM
Half a 2010s dance craze – NAE
Heart, for one – ORGAN
In the know about – UPON
Influencer’s concern – BRAND
Informal title used seven times in “Bohemian Rhapsody” – MAMA
Inner __ – EAR
Kennel club category – TOY
Latest thing – RAGE
Lazy – SLOTHFUL
Like a double rainbow – RARE
Medical suffix – ITIS
New Orleans’ __ Du Monde – CAFE
Nike competitor – ASICS
One standing in an alley – PIN
Pair to wear – JEANS
Passed (by) fast – FLEW
Person who’s usually good? – EGG
Popcorn buy – TUB
Popular chip – FRITO
Postings at ORD – ETAS
Pride letters – LGBT
Property claim – LIEN
Relative challenge for some – INLAW
Resource in the board game Catan – ORE
Sch. with 23 campuses – CALSTATE
Schedule space – SLOT
Schlepped – TOTED
Shroud – CLOAK
Some are considered essential – OILS
Some summer newcomers – LEOS
Sourdough unit – LOAF
Staffer – AIDE
Story __ – ARC
Super Bowl party site – DEN
Texter’s “Wow!” – OMG
Toon storekeeper who was once in a barbershop quartet – APU
Try to get the attention of – HAIL
Turkey, e.g – FOWL
Uppity sort – SNOB
Vacancy sign – TOLET
Van Gogh subject – IRIS
Want a lot, with “for” – ACHE
What captions can capture – AUDIO
What powderhounds do – SKI
Wielder of the hammer Mj̦lnir РTHOR
Zippo part – WICK
[I’m out] – MICDROP
__ caucuses – IOWA
