L.A. Times Daily – Apr 18 2020 – Puzzle Solutions
Published in L.A. Times Crossword.
| Clues | Answers |
| “As You Like It” forest | ARDEN |
| “Ender’s Game” author __ Scott Card | ORSON |
| “In the Lonely Hour” singer Smith | SAM |
| “Mercure” composer Erik | SATIE |
| “My bad” | OHSORRY |
| “Wrong!” | ITISNT |
| 15th-century ruler Axayácatl, e.g | AZTEC |
| 2004 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee | GRAF |
| Absconds | FLEES |
| Aerial daredevil | STUNTPILOT |
| African antelope | ELAND |
| Altered for the better | TRANSFIGURED |
| Bank deposit? | ORE |
| Beyond expectations | OFFTHECHARTS |
| Cannon of Hollywood | DYAN |
| Classified times | EVES |
| Distant | ALOOF |
| Doesn’t toss | REUSES |
| Engaged | BUSIED |
| English cathedral town | ELY |
| Eurasian range | URALS |
| Exude | OOZE |
| Foam footwear | CROC |
| Guitarist Paul | LES |
| Heavenly dessert? | MOONPIE |
| How a blown-open door may have been closed | LOOSELY |
| ISP choice | MSN |
| Israeli weapons | UZIS |
| Jamaican music | SKA |
| Joe __ | SCHMO |
| John in Wales | EVAN |
| John Wayne film set in Tanganyika | HATARI |
| Kazan of “Olive Kitteridge” | ZOE |
| Like a much-watched 8/21/2017 alignment | ECLIPTIC |
| Liqueur flavoring | MENTHE |
| Mall booths | KIOSKS |
| Medalworthy acts | HEROICS |
| Melodic pieces | ARIOSI |
| Metropolis nickname | MANOFSTEEL |
| Money layouts, say | PHOTOSPREADS |
| More out-there | EDGIER |
| Nakia portrayer in “Black Panther” | LUPITANYONGO |
| Necessitated | ENTAILED |
| Nevada city straddling the Humboldt River | ELKO |
| Newton parts | DYNES |
| Old swift fliers | SSTS |
| One may be replaced | KNEE |
| Ph.D. hurdle | DISS |
| Place for a grinder | DELI |
| Pre-revolution French royal residence site | VERSAILLES |
| Pungent spreads | AIOLIS |
| Refuse to talk, with “up” | CLAM |
| Rough end? | SHOD |
| Sean who played Samwise | ASTIN |
| Sharpen | HONE |
| Sharper-tasting | TARTER |
| She plays Watson on “Elementary” | LIU |
| Sieves | SIFTS |
| Skin soother | BALM |
| String group | OCTET |
| Strive for | SEEK |
| Surfer’s stop | SITE |
| The better of a familiar pair | LESSEREVIL |
| Ties | LACES |
| Trip-taking aid | LSD |
| Uplift | ELATE |
| Watts on the keys | ANDRE |
| Wells’ Weena et al | ELOI |
| __ Day: Hawaii celebration | LEI |
| __ waiting | CALL |