Here are the answers to L.A. Times Crossword puzzles Saturday April 18, 2020.

“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