L.A. Times Daily - Oct 18 2021

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Clues Answers
"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