Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday December 30th 2019, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Beloved British princess DIANA
6 Clothing designer Perry ELLIS
11 Lakers rivals, on NBA scoreboards LAC
14 Improvise AD LIB
15 Coolness under pressure POISE
16 Every bit (of) ALL
17 *Baseball batting statistic measured in degrees LAUNCH ANGLE
19 In addition TOO
20 Arizona city or landform MESA
21 Cucumbers used as pickles GHERKINS
23 Peyton’s quarterback brother ELI
25 Cooking need HEAT
27 10-Down may have a sixth one SENSE
28 *Common food thickening agent XANTHAN GUM
32 Beet or ginger ROOT
33 Accustom (to), as hardship INURE
34 Best songs countdown list TOP TEN
36 Soy sauce often gluten-free TAMARI
38 Actress __ Brie of “Mad Men” ALISON
42 Inlaid artwork MOSAIC
46 Emcee’s opening INTRO
47 Crescent point CUSP
50 *High-ranking heavenly beings ARCHANGELS
52 Dad’s brother UNCLE
54 Appear to be SEEM
55 Corned beef on __ RYE
56 Fragrant climbing plant SWEET PEA
58 Make, as money EARN
61 Altoids container TIN
62 “Don’t give up yet!” … or a hint to the answers to starred clues HANG IN THERE
66 Number of U.S. states with three-word capitals ONE
67 Fibber’s admission I LIED
68 Fable writer AESOP
69 Rx writers MDS
70 In the ballpark CLOSE
71 Calendar entries DATES
DOWN
1 Indian lentil dish DAL
2 Boise’s st. IDA
3 Foil metal ALUMINUM
4 Yellow-striped pool ball NINE
5 Basics ABCS
6 MPG-testing org. EPA
7 In olden times LONG AGO
8 Start to shine LIGHT UP
9 Capri or Wight ISLE
10 See 27-Across SEERS
11 Guy watching Telemundo, probably LATINO
12 Pete of the N.Y. Mets who broke Aaron Judge’s rookie record for home runs in 2019 ALONSO
13 Room for a broom CLOSET
18 “Verrrry funny” HA HA
22 Letterspacing technique, in typography KERNING
23 Highway off-ramp EXIT
24 Singer Del Rey LANA
26 Tolkien creature ENT
29 Stomp all over TRAMPLE
30 Protagonist HERO
31 L.A. commuter org. MTA
35 Tiger’s ex-wife ELIN
37 “Love __ Battlefield”: Pat Benatar hit IS A
39 Most harsh STERNEST
40 Paris airport ORLY
41 Smell detector NOSE
43 Hall of talk TV… ARSENIO
44 Frozen periods ICE AGES
45 Guerrilla Guevara CHE
47 Made-to-order CUSTOM
48 Chillax UNWIND
49 Movie takes SCENES
51 Congregation response AMEN
53 Moral standard ETHIC
57 Gloomy aura PALL
59 Somewhat A TAD
60 Flightless South American bird RHEA
63 Suffix with fluor- -IDE
64 __ v. Wade ROE
65 Short albums, for short EPS
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