Here are the answers to L.A. Times Crossword puzzles Wednesday October 27 2021.
“Despite my best attempts … ” – TRYASIMAY
“East of Eden” brother – ARON
“Hereditary” director Aster – ARI
“Leave __ me” – ITTO
“That makes more sense” – ISEENOW
“__ Rosenkavalier” – DER
Actress Helena __ Carter – BONHAM
Also – TOO
Amateur – NONPRO
As a companion – ALONG
Big bang letters? – TNT
Big name in plant food – MIRACLEGRO
Birth announcement word – GIRL
Bladed tool – HOE
Blonde beverage – ALE
Breakfast companion? – BED
Chiwere speaker – OTOE
Cleaning ingredient – LYE
Concerning – INRE
Davis of “Do the Right Thing” – OSSIE
Deface – MAR
Device that may be wet or dry, briefly – VAC
Egyptian slitherers – ASPS
Email program named after writer Welty – EUDORA
End of the day – EVE
Enjoyed the buffet – ATE
Events with kings and queens – PROMS
Exist – ARE
Filmmaker Ethan or Joel – COEN
First section of the “Divine Comedy” – INFERNO
G.I. entertainment often featuring Bob Hope – USOSHOW
Get duded up – PREEN
Get in – ARRIVE
Greek wraps – GYROS
Half-asleep – DROWSY
Handicraft worker – ARTISAN
Helper: Abbr – ASST
Heroism – VALOR
Hold dear – VALUE
Hollywood Walk of Fame symbols – STARS
Home with a between-floors entrance … and what can be found on puzzle rows 3, 6, 8 and 10? – SPLITLEVEL
Jackson family musician born Toriano – TITO
Keep __ distance – ATA
Kitchen gadget – CANOPENER
Lathered up – SOAPY
Letter after upsilon – PHI
Like a mob scene – UNRULY
Like many a basement – DAMP
Like many candies – COATED
Little devil – IMP
Lures (in) – ROPES
Mauna __ – LOA
Missouri River feeder – PLATTE
One taking a fall – PATSY
Part of a cord – LOG
Payment before a deal – ANTE
Ramble on and on – NATTER
Reverse – UNDO
Royal flush card – TEN
Sailing hazard – REEF
Sana’a native – YEMENI
Sentiment – EMOTION
Shade of blue – NAVY
Slush Puppie parent company – ICEE
Smooth (out) – EVEN
Snitch (on) – NARC
Something up one’s sleeve – ARM
Soup du __ – JOUR
Supreme Court figure – JUSTICE
Take the floor – ORATE
They might clash on stage – EGOS
Through street – ARTERIAL
Unlike bikinis – ONEPIECE
Used to be – WAS
Witticism – MOT
[as per the original] – SIC
__ Pérignon – DOM
__ vaccine – ORAL
