Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday December 15th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
1 Technical details : SPECS
6 Roadie’s load : AMPS
10 World’s best-selling cookie : OREO
14 Superhero sound effect : KAPOW
15 Are in the past? : WERE
16 Home to il Colosseo : ROMA
17 Ouzo flavoring : ANISE
18 Drywall material : SHEETROCK
20 “Won’t you be __ and … “: polite request words : A DEAR
22 School fundraising gp. : PTA
23 Filmmaker Brooks : MEL
24 Freezer aisle treat : ICE CREAM POP
27 Spelling showdown : BEE
28 Sleep stage : REM
29 Sound like an ass : BRAY
30 “Piece of cake!” : EASY
31 Chill : LAID BACK
34 Syrup source : SAP
36 Instruction to start playing … or a hint to the end of 18-, 24-, 49- and 56-Across : CUE THE MUSIC
39 Eagle or evil organ : EYE
40 Unrecoverable expense, in economics : SUNK COST
43 Cat’s warning : HISS
46 Seek, as a compliment, with “for” : FISH
47 “Argo” spy org. : CIA
48 Total: Abbr. : AMT
49 Similar but unspecified things : ALL THAT JAZZ
53 Unwinding spot : SPA
54 2016 Olympics city : RIO
55 Outline, maybe : TRACE
56 Peepers of a certain color, affectionately : BABY BLUES
60 Lyric poem : EPODE
62 Get up in arms : RILE
63 Crafts go-with : ARTS
64 French greeting : SALUT
65 Finds in mines : ORES
66 Ink cartridge color : CYAN
67 Digital “I’ve got it!” gestures : SNAPS
DOWN
1 Jamaican genre : SKA
2 Cure-all : PANACEA
3 Marked by widespread growth : EPIDEMIC
4 Trig ratio : COSEC
5 Promise with one hand on the Bible : SWEAR
6 Cuteness reactions : AWS
7 “I could go either way” : MEH
8 Like Ivy League clothing styles : PREPPY
9 Sort out : SEE TO
10 “Catch-22” pilot : ORR
11 iRobot vacuum : ROOMBA
12 Award show hosts : EMCEES
13 Buffalo Bill show shooter : OAKLEY
19 Select, as for a job : TAP
21 Money-back offer : REBATE
24 Not online: Abbr. : IRL
25 Structure with a keystone : ARCH
26 Finally arrives : MAKES IT
30 Totally rad, in modern lingo : EPIC
32 Club fees : DUES
33 Queen __: “Lemonade” star’s nickname : BEY
34 Summery headwear : SUN HAT
35 Pose a question : ASK
37 Sled dog command : MUSH
38 Soda since 1886 : COCA-COLA
41 Evaluated, as competition : SIZED UP
42 Looney toon? : TAZ
43 Monopoly maker : HASBRO
44 Get in the way of : IMPAIR
45 Horse house : STABLE
46 Like a baker’s apron, probably : FLOURY
49 Wall St. trader : ARB
50 Purple hue : LILAC
51 Lock on the head : TRESS
52 Country made up of 6,852 islands : JAPAN
57 “Sure” : YES
58 GPS approx. : ETA
59 Taxpayer’s ID : SSN
61 “The War of the Worlds” foes, e.g. : ETS
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