L.A. Times Daily - Oct 25 2021

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Clues Answers
"Absolutely!" YES
"Divine Comedy" author DANTE
"The Last Jedi" villain Kylo REN
"Who's there?" reply ITSME
"You are __": mall map info HERE
Acceleration control THROTTLE
Acquire GET
Artist Yoko ONO
Attempt TRY
Bailiwick AREA
Barbie's beau KEN
Barely beat EDGE
Barely discernible amount TRACE
Bordeaux and Chianti REDS
Bridge SPAN
Bring up the rear GOLAST
Bud PAL
Cartoon maker of a cactus costume ACME
Cleveland's lake ERIE
Communication syst. with hand signals ASL
Copied with intent to deceive, as a signature FORGED
Cozy corner NOOK
Daisylike flower ASTER
Dicey CHANCY
Duo PAIR
Earl Grey, for one TEA
Egg layers HENS
Emerald __: Ireland ISLE
Era for Fred, Wilma and Pebbles STONEAGE
Fairy tale bully OGRE
Filmmaker's monochrome background GREENSCREEN
Flexible desk accessory GOOSENECKLAMP
Goddess of wisdom ATHENA
Govt. code-breaking org NSA
Govt. workplace monitor OSHA
Guitarist Clapton ERIC
Hall & Oates' "__ Gone" SHES
Heads of France TETES
Clues Answers
Hire TAKEON
Indecisive sort FENCESITTER
Inevitable outcome FATE
King beater ACE
Knock over TOPPLE
Last choice, perhaps OTHER
Like granola OATY
Like many Stephen King stories SCARY
Like meds needing no Rx OTC
List of mistakes ERRATA
Medieval Icelandic collection EDDA
Mental refresher ... and a hint to the circled letters CHANGEOFSCENE
Once around the track LAP
One who loses on purpose? DIETER
Opposite of pros CONS
Pictured in one's mind IMAGINED
Pie crust ingredient LARD
Roma is its capital ITALIA
Salon filing aid EMERY
SASE, e.g ENC
Save like mad HOARD
Second chance REDO
Something to bake in OVEN
Sport with meshed sticks LACROSSE
Spy for the other guy MOLE
Starring role LEAD
Student's assignment REPORT
Student's hallway hangout LOCKER
Support for a painting EASEL
Teatime treat SCONE
They open locks and start cars KEYS
Tooth covering ENAMEL
Utah city on I-15 OREM
VCR format VHS
X or manta follower RAY
Yalie ELI
Zero deg. at the equator, say LAT
__ whiskey IRISH