Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday December 5th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Mooch, as a smoke : BUM
4 Royal elephant of children’s literature : BABAR
9 Functional : UTILE
14 Slice of history : ERA
15 Alpaca relative : LLAMA
16 Inheritance from one’s parents? : GENES
17 Sherlock Holmes costume accessory : MAGNIFYING GLASS
20 Marriage : UNION
21 Desert watering holes : OASES
22 Means of sticking a shower caddy to a tile wall : SUCTION CUP
26 Fungus gnat, e.g. : PEST
29 Paul Anka’s “__ Beso” : ESO
30 Score more than : BEAT
31 Figure on the last float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade : SANTA
32 To the left, at sea : APORT
34 Takes effect : SETS IN
35 Support from the bullpen : RELIEF PITCHER
38 Bibliography list : TITLES
39 Neglects to mention : OMITS
40 “The Good Place” creator Michael : SCHUR
41 “Sunday NFL Countdown” network : ESPN
42 Agcy. operating full-body scanners : TSA
45 __ out a win: almost lost : EKED
46 Annual football game in Arizona : FIESTA BOWL
49 Convene again : RESIT
51 Dubbed : NAMED
52 Isn’t credible, or a literal description of 17-, 22-, 35-, or 46-Across? : DOESN’T HOLD WATER
57 Muse of poetry : ERATO
58 Supreme Court justice Kagan : ELENA
59 Nail polish brand : OPI
60 Luminous : AGLOW
61 Weather forecast aid : RADAR
62 Web portal with Bing : MSN
DOWN
1 Perplex : BEMUSE
2 Ice planet beyond Saturn : URANUS
3 Realismo __: Isabel Allende genre : MAGICO
4 Russian pancakes : BLINI
5 Melmac native of 1980s TV : ALF
6 __ leaf: stew herb : BAY
7 Bordeaux beau : AMI
8 Expired, as time : RAN OUT
9 Fleece-lined boots : UGGS
10 Mind readers : TELEPATHS
11 Sort of : IN A SENSE
12 “__ Misérables” : LES
13 Serpentine curve : ESS
18 “__ my cup of tea” : NOT
19 Athleta parent company : GAP
23 Orchestral reeds : OBOES
24 Tank the efficacy of, in gamer slang : NERF
25 Arched-back yoga asana : CAT POSE
27 Risotto recipe verb : STIR
28 Khaki kin : TAN
31 Splinter group : SECT
32 Mentions indirectly : ALLUDES TO
33 Docking spot : PIER
34 Duration of employment : STINT
35 Novelist Riordan : RICK
36 Light and delicate : ETHEREAL
37 Little rascals : IMPS
38 “The Waste Land” poet’s monogram : TSE
41 “Both would be fine” : EITHER
42 Narrow-headed drum : TOM-TOM
43 Wins every game in a series : SWEEPS
44 Astronaut Buzz who was the second man on the moon : ALDRIN
46 Athletic : FIT
47 Peace Nobelist Sadat : ANWAR
48 What did ewe say? : BAA
50 Skier’s surface : SNOW
52 Anti-narcotics law gp. : DEA
53 URL ending for charities : ORG
54 Suffix with pay or Cray : -OLA
55 Conducted : LED
56 Makeup of 16-Across : DNA
