L.A. Times Daily – Oct 17 2018
Published in L.A. Times Crossword. Tags: MOTIF, PAY, THAI, TV.
| Clues | Answers |
| “Dog Day Afternoon” director Lumet | SIDNEY |
| “In that event … “ | IFSO |
| “Old” old-fashioned sorts | FOGEYS |
| “The Simpsons” storekeeper | APU |
| “You’re lying!” in a playground | ISNOT |
| ’60s sitcom portrayer of Cathy Lane and her “identical cousin” | PATTYDUKE |
| 1988 noir remake | DOA |
| 2005 reality show featuring Whitney Houston | BEINGBOBBYBROWN |
| Announcer Hall | EDD |
| Apple debut of 1998 | IMAC |
| Arms of a starfish | RAYS |
| Army NCO | SGT |
| Bangkok native | THAI |
| Big name in denim | LEVI |
| Bio class cost | LABFEE |
| Central spot | MIDST |
| Childish retort | IDOSO |
| Chinese menu standard | FRIEDRICE |
| Commit perjury to protect | LIEFOR |
| Contemporary of Dashiell | ERLE |
| Creeps-inducing | EERIE |
| Cries of discovery | OHOS |
| Crude model used for public ridicule | EFFIGY |
| Cube creator | RUBIK |
| Deepest level | BOTTOM |
| Elicits | EDUCES |
| Ewe, say | SHE |
| FDR and JFK | INITS |
| Former Indian prime minister Gandhi | INDIRA |
| French pronoun | TOI |
| Ginger-ale-and-grenadine “cocktail” | SHIRLEYTEMPLE |
| Group of two | DUAD |
| Impulse | URGE |
| Jungle swingers | APES |
| Kipling python | KAA |
| Laudatory piece | ODE |
| Leb. neighbor | SYR |
| Like angry bees | ASWARM |
| Like the vb. “be” | IRR |
| Little piggy | TOE |
| Lock sites | CANALS |
| Long sentence | RUNON |
| Looks up to | ESTEEMS |
| Malachite, e.g | ORE |
| Many a microbrew | ALE |
| Many a Monet | OIL |
| McFlurry cookie | OREO |
| Mdse | GDS |
| Old name for Tokyo | EDO |
| One in the middle of Knoxville? | VEE |
| Over and above: Abbr | SYNS |
| Permit | LET |
| Peruvian capital? | PEE |
| Places to perch | ROOSTS |
| Platform for Siri | IOS |
| Power co. product | ELEC |
| Pro wrestling throw | BODYSLAM |
| Protein-rich food | TOFU |
| Rear | TUSH |
| Recurring theme | MOTIF |
| Red Sox star Betts | MOOKIE |
| Santa __: Sonoma County seat | ROSA |
| Shell out | PAY |
| Show of rural respect | YESM |
| Silvery little fish | SMELT |
| Slow Churned ice cream brand | EDYS |
| Spin, as a baton | TWIRL |
| Start of a hymn | OGOD |
| Supple | LISSOME |
| Team with the most Super Bowl victories | STEELERS |
| Tearful | WEEPY |
| Turn a midi into a mini, say | REHEM |
| TV host Pennington and Hall of Famer Cobb | TYS |
| War on Poverty org | OEO |
| Website with business reviews | YELP |
| Where social graces are taught, and what 17-, 23-, 38-, and 55-Across each has | FINISHINGSCHOOL |
| Will Smith sci-fi series | MIB |
| Wish undone | RUE |