Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday December 21st 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Less risqué : TAMER
6 Faction : SECT
10 Yearn (for) : ACHE
14 Name said to activate an Amazon gadget : ALEXA
15 Potato, in Indian cooking : ALOO
16 Satellite whose day is almost 30 Earth days : MOON
17 Bogs : MIRES
18 Word with bar or Bell : TACO
19 Oodles : A LOT
20 Review that says, “Hitchcock serves up a twist that you won’t see coming”? : “PSYCHO” ANALYSIS
23 The Thrashers, on sports crawls : ATL
24 “ur the best” : ILY
25 __ and Herzegovina : BOSNIA
27 Cuddling on the bus, e.g. : PDA
28 Silk Sonic musician Anderson .__ : PAAK
30 Fox Sports journalist Hale : JEN
31 Review that says, “Bit of a downer, but Soderbergh delivers”? : “TRAFFIC” REPORT
34 __ the line : TOE
35 Headed up : LED
36 Donkey : ASS
37 Review that says, “Idina Menzel shines as Elsa”? : “FROZEN” ACCOUNT
42 Frightened cry : EEK
43 Figure of interest? : RATE
44 Private chats, briefly : DMS
45 Chew out : YELL AT
47 Unruly head of hair : MOP
48 Pleased sigh : AAH
51 In-depth news story, or any of the reviews mentioned in this puzzle? : FEATURE ARTICLE
55 High-fiber food : BRAN
56 Goes bad : ROTS
57 Keypad key : ENTER
58 Live a nomadic life : ROVE
59 Palo __, California : ALTO
60 Harriet Tubman portrayer Cynthia : ERIVO
61 Matures : AGES
62 Efficient : LEAN
63 Iberian infants : NENES
DOWN
1 St. Petersburg neighbor : TAMPA
2 Top celebs : A-LIST
3 Actress Streep : MERYL
4 Corporate VIP : EXEC
5 Jones of “Parks and Rec” : RASHIDA
6 Skewered Thai dish : SATAY
7 Splashy style : ELAN
8 __-Cola : COCA
9 Strip of computer icons : TOOLBAR
10 Collect over time : AMASS
11 “SNL” regular who wrote the memoir “A Very Punchable Face” : COLIN JOST
12 Indiana residents : HOOSIERS
13 Sinus specialist, for short : ENT
21 Norwegian saint : OLAF
22 Oxen connector : YOKE
26 Strong insect : ANT
27 Company VIP : PREZ
28 Fragment : PIECE
29 Outlet letters : AC/DC
31 Used a paternity benefit, perhaps : TOOK LEAVE
32 Sharp’s counterpart : FLAT
33 Skillets, woks, etc. : PANS
34 Eater of 26-Downs on a log? : TREE FROG
37 Tina of “Mean Girls” : FEY
38 Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
39 Marketing kin of “organic” : NATURAL
40 Smell : ODOR
41 Countless : UMPTEEN
46 Freeway divisions : LANES
47 Stoneworker : MASON
48 Be part of, as a film : ACT IN
49 Excedrin alternative : ALEVE
50 Deli subs : HEROS
52 Part to play : ROLE
53 Jazz great James : ETTA
54 Memo starter : IN RE
55 Product of Bali : BRA
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