Our LA Times Crossword Hints for October 21, 2024 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle published in the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest newspapers in the United States. It is highly regarded by crossword enthusiasts for its challenging clues and clever themes. It is a traditional-style crossword, with a grid of black and white squares, and clues in both the across and down directions. The LA Times Crossword offers a daily challenge for solvers of all levels, from beginner to expert.

LA Times Crossword Hints, October 21, 2024

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the LA Times Crossword on 10/21/24. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.

• 1A. Vision-correcting surgical beam
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• 6A. Topiarist's target
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• 10A. No-frills grocer based in Germany
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• 14A. Words on a Wonderland cake
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• 15A. 'Como ___ usted?'
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• 16A. Woodwind insert
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• 17A. Moves briskly
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• 18A. Symbols like 🙂 and 🙁
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• 20A. Precarious plan, metaphorically
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• 22A. Sinus MD
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• 23A. JFK successor
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• 24A. Mai __ cocktail
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• 25A. Poetic sphere
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• 28A. Many a "Men in Black" character
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• 30A. Tissue that covers the iris and pupil
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• 32A. Pink Floyd co-founder Barrett
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• 34A. Events with sprints and relays
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• 36A. Go in one's __: replace
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• 38A. Penn of "Harold & Kumar" films
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• 39A. Cooks quickly, as tuna
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• 40A. Corporate executive's perk
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• 43A. On the __: furtively
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• 44A. Punch combo
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• 45A. Ordinary writing
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• 47A. Half a score, or a perfect score
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• 48A. Doc intended to protect confidentiality
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• 50A. German pronoun
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• 51A. Smallish batteries
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• 54A. "I don't need that back," and what can be said about the starts of 20-, 34-, and 40-Across
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• 57A. Anthropomorphic
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• 60A. Over-the-top
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• 61A. Not close
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• 62A. Change to fit in, perhaps
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• 63A. Spud
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• 64A. Elevator direction
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• 65A. Double-hyphenated digits, for short
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• 66A. Three-ingredient sweet treat
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• 1D. Mythical river of forgetfulness
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• 2D. Slugger Judge who was the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year
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• 3D. Portly, or porter
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• 4D. CPR experts
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• 5D. Flip, as a property
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• 6D. Slim Jim product
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• 7D. Semper Fi military org.
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• 8D. Ferret kin
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• 9D. Porkpie's place, perhaps
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• 10D. Pickleball paths
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• 11D. Sign before Virgo
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• 12D. TV room
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• 13D. Employee badges, e.g., for short
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• 19D. Figures of speech
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• 21D. Memorial bio
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• 25D. NBA star with the hit rap album "Shaq Diesel"
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• 26D. Have another go at
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• 27D. Chilean sea __
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• 28D. Change to fit in
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• 29D. Civil rights gp. since 1909
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• 31D. Witherspoon of “Walk the Line”
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• 32D. Pebble, e.g.
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• 33D. Country south of Saudi Arabia
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• 35D. Woodwind instruments that need 16-Acrosses
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• 36D. Kilt wearer, often
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• 37D. Occur to
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• 41D. Small lumps
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• 42D. Pebble, e.g.
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• 46D. Units of paper
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• 49D. Corrosive compounds
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• 51D. Is ___ (probably will)
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• 52D. Broadcast network
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• 53D. Fixed gaze
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• 54D. Crochet need
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• 55D. Similar to
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• 56D. Test
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• 57D. Consumed
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• 58D. Airborne mystery
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• 59D. Gaping mouth
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The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle that is published in the Los Angeles Times newspaper and on its website. The puzzle is known for its clever clues and challenging difficulty level, and is popular among crossword enthusiasts around the world.

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