Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday December 21st 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Peony part : PETAL
6 Tools that can be musical instruments : SAWS
10 Huge tubs : VATS
14 Venue for big concerts : ARENA
15 Discontinued Apple gadget : IPOD
16 Cut covered by a SpongeBob bandage, e.g. : OWIE
17 Lend San Jose NHL players? : LOAN SHARKS
19 Bridge pose discipline : YOGA
20 Twisty curve : ESS
21 Late tourney game : SEMI
22 Gingerbread person? : BAKER
23 Ring up Los Angeles NFL players? : PHONE CHARGERS
27 Soothing succulents : ALOES
29 Foray : SORTIE
30 Like much fall weather : COOL
31 Admits as much : LETS ON
32 Stick (out) : JUT
35 Workweek starter, for some : MONDAY
37 Minnesota mining range : MESABI
39 First responder’s group, for short : EMS
40 Write-ups that still need some work : DRAFTS
44 “You can say that again!” : AMEN
45 Safe to put away? : EDIBLE
46 Elaborate cake layers : TIERS
47 Improve Los Angeles MLB players? : PERFECT ANGELS
51 Steer clear of : AVOID
52 Chance to roll the dice, say : TURN
53 __ Moines, Iowa : DES
56 Ancient France : GAUL
57 Videotape Miami NBA players? : RECORD HEAT
60 Slight advantage : EDGE
61 Jacob’s twin in the Book of Genesis : ESAU
62 Give body to, as hair : TEASE
63 Closing document : DEED
64 Gen-__: post-boomers : XERS
65 63-Across holder : OWNER
DOWN
1 Lacking color : PALE
2 Amorous archer : EROS
3 Recipe measures : TEASPOONS
4 “The Dutch House” novelist Patchett : ANN
5 Rodeo ropes : LASSOS
6 Blue-eyed cat : SIAMESE
7 Yellow-orange fruit : APRICOT
8 Stir-fry pan : WOK
9 ’60s “New Left” gp. : SDS
10 Long journey : VOYAGE
11 Stopped snoozing : AWOKE
12 Detroit ballplayer : TIGER
13 Mail-order pioneer : SEARS
18 Barnyard layer : HEN
22 Corned beef solution : BRINE
24 Gripped : HELD
25 Timecard abbr. : HRS
26 Molecule makeup : ATOMS
27 Tippy top : ACME
28 Weaver’s machine : LOOM
31 Line of a song : LYRIC
32 “Rebel Without a Cause” star : JAMES DEAN
33 App-based car service : UBER
34 Altoids containers : TINS
36 Chimed in with : ADDED
38 Move effortlessly (through) : SAIL
41 Misty Copeland’s dance troupe: Abbr. : ABT
42 Open freight train unit : FLATCAR
43 Flimsy : TENUOUS
45 Submitted tax returns online : E-FILED
46 Take care of : TEND TO
47 Flipped (through) : PAGED
48 Steer clear of : EVADE
49 Color for cheeks : ROUGE
50 Watchdog’s warning : GRR
54 Simplicity : EASE
55 Hip or tip ender : -STER
57 Dinosaur voiced by Wallace Shawn in the “Toy Story” films : REX
58 Opposite of WNW : ESE
59 Chop down : HEW
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