Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday December 13th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Game played with a bouncing ball : JACKS
6 Cavort : ROMP
10 “For shame!” : TSK
13 “We feel the same way” : US TOO
14 Cooking initialism popularized by Rachael Ray : EVOO
15 “Good point” : TRUE
16 Burlesque act : STRIPTEASE
18 Wrath : RAGE
19 “__ we meet again” : ‘TIL
20 Rower’s blade : OAR
21 Four-door car, usually : SEDAN
22 Truck seen during a power outage, maybe : CHERRY PICKER
27 Part of, as a private joke : IN ON
28 GI show gp. : USO
29 Roast hosts, briefly : MCS
31 Like 11-Down : SWEET
34 “Yeah, don’t think so” : UM, NO
35 Energizer size : AAA
36 Flight paths above busy airports, and what the sets of circled letters literally are? : HOLDING PATTERNS
40 Wrath : IRE
41 After-bath powder : TALC
42 Sushi bar beverages : SAKES
43 Payroll service co. : ADP
44 Cell service initials : LTE
45 Navigates bunny slopes : SKIS
47 Ricotta-filled pancake often served on Shavuot : CHEESE BLINTZ
51 Surfer’s plank : BOARD
52 “Way cool!” : RAD
53 Freezer buildup : ICE
56 Organ with lobes : LUNG
57 Serves as matchmaker : PLAYS CUPID
61 Not fooled by : ONTO
62 __ Matthews Band : DAVE
63 Like-mindedness : UNITY
64 “Dynamite” K-pop group : BTS
65 Used a hatchet on : AXED
66 Reusable grocery bags : TOTES
DOWN
1 Equitable : JUST
2 Italian sparkling wine : ASTI
3 PC key combo for “copy” : CTRL+C
4 Colorful pond fish : KOI
5 Soak (up), as sauce : SOP
6 Gain back : RE-EARN
7 Fallopian tube neighbor : OVARY
8 Wks. and wks. : MOS
9 Writer for whom the Edgar Award is named : POE
10 Corporate symbol : TRADEMARK
11 Sucrose-rich stalk : SUGARCANE
12 Eager (to) : KEEN
15 Difficult journey : TREK
17 Lawn care brand : TORO
21 Makes room on a pew, say : SCOOTS IN
23 Made haste, quaintly : HIED
24 Having the right (to) : ENTITLED
25 Mountain cat : PUMA
26 “This __ about you” : ISN’T
30 Back talk : SASS
31 Branch of Islam : SHIA
32 Requirement for some school essays : WORD COUNT
33 Mammals with tusks and trunks : ELEPHANTS
34 Scannable bars on mdse. : UPC
37 D.C. MLB team : NATS
38 Utter joy : GLEE
39 Opposite of west : EAST
45 Crushed it in a drag show : SLAYED
46 Baby goats : KIDS
48 Thus : ERGO
49 Courageous : BRAVE
50 “Quiet!” : ZIP IT
51 Splotch : BLOB
54 Include in a bibliography : CITE
55 Sherbet brand : EDY’S
57 Kissing on the subway, e.g. : PDA
58 Permissive : LAX
59 Use scissors on : CUT
60 Game with Skip and Reverse cards : UNO
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