Here are the answers to L.A. Times Crossword puzzles Monday October 18 2021.
“Merry old” king – COLE
“No sweat!” – EASY
“The Chronic” Dr – DRE
After-school groups – CLUBS
Aircraft’s trail – VAPOR
All in the family – KIN
Always – EVER
Amazon Echo assistant – ALEXA
Ancient Andeans – INCAS
Anxiety resulting from being stuck indoors – CABINFEVER
Apples on desks – MACS
April 1 “honoree” – FOOL
As well – TOO
Barely got, with “out” – EKED
Bill’s co-adventurer – TED
Bird that beats a birdie? – EAGLE
British noble – EARL
Bubble, as water – BOIL
Chick-to-be, maybe – EGG
Codebreaker Turing – ALAN
Convinced of – SOLDON
Cooperstown stat – RBI
Craft to dye for – BATIK
Cry from a sty – OINK
Eliminated, gangland-style – OFFED
Examine thoroughly – PROBE
Fed. benefits provider – SSA
First head of the USSR – LENIN
Fizzles out – DIES
Forearm bone – ULNA
Frivolous escapade – CAPER
Gaming giant – ATARI
Gathered, as leaves – RAKED
Germ-killing brand – LYSOL
Gobs and gobs – SLEWS
Happy-go-lucky – CAREFREE
High-arcing tennis shot – LOB
Hotel room sets – TVS
Intelligence-gathering org – CIA
Clues – Answers
Kids’ chasing game – TAG
Left the building – EXITED
Limitless – INFINITE
Many “Twilight” characters – TEENAGERS
Meal opening? – OAT
Meddlesome types – BUSYBODIES
Merlot and Malbec – REDS
Morale booster … or words that might suggest the arrival of one of the circled words – PICKMEUP
Name on a 1950s campaign button – IKE
NFL officials – REFS
Norse explorer Ericson – LEIF
Old photo tone – SEPIA
Particle in a nucleus – PROTON
PBS science series – NOVA
Pie � la mode choice – VANILLAICECREAM
Public health org – FDA
Saudi neighbor – OMANI
Seek the affections of – WOO
Small, sizewise – PETITE
Smeltery supply – ORE
Spanish port city – BARCELONA
Spiritual guide at a mosque – IMAM
Spot for a bud – EAR
Starts a poker pot – ANTES
State-sponsored gambling game – LOTTO
Supper, say – REPAST
Surname at Tara – OHARA
Tall, skinny Olive – OYL
Texan’s neighbor – OKIE
Texter’s “Heavens!” – OMG
The “E” in HOMES – ERIE
Thinking clearly – LUCID
Thurman in films – UMA
Tin Man’s lubricator – OILCAN
Tolerate – STAND
TV personality O’Donnell – ROSIE
Use a Kindle – READ
Went first – LED
Wished one could have – HOPEDFOR
