Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday December 28th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Buck : STAG
5 Condiment often applied with chopsticks : WASABI
11 Out of harm’s way : SAFE
15 Quite : OH SO
16 Howard who has two Oscars for Best Original Song : ASHMAN
17 Thank God, maybe : PRAY
18 Cut out early : BAIL
19 Backless furniture : STOOLS
20 Crop unit : ACRE
21 Walking stick : STAFF
23 Non-neutral particles : IONS
24 Is sore : ACHES
25 Actor whose final film role was in 1961’s “The Misfits” : CLARK GABLE
28 Piano exercise : SCALES
31 Endows (with) : IMBUES
35 Refers (to) : ALLUDES
37 Hallelujah kin : HOSANNA
38 Shallot, for one : BULB
39 Boeing rival : AIRBUS
42 Wedding invite request : RSVP
43 Pro who wears a Star of Life emblem : EMT
44 Genuine : REAL
45 Canon SLR camera : EOS
46 Apt spot to do the running man? : POLITICAL PARTY
53 James Blunt’s “__ Beautiful” : YOU’RE
54 Helps in a bad way : ABETS
55 Apt spot to breakdance? : WRECKING BALL
60 Long hike : TREK
62 __ of New York: photoblog with street portraits and interviews : HUMANS
63 Afflicts : AILS
66 River through Aswan : NILE
67 Respond impatiently : SNAP AT
68 Gadget review site : CNET
69 Let the cat out of the bag : TOLD
70 Pre-MBA hurdle : GMAT
71 Like custard : EGGY
DOWN
1 Cries and cries : SOBS
2 “How about __!” : THAT
3 Cambodia’s continent : ASIA
4 Apt spot to swing dance? : GOLF CLUB
5 Used to be : WAS
6 Moving : ASTIR
7 Trembled : SHOOK
8 Mixed in with : AMONG
9 Model wood : BALSA
10 __ and outs : INS
11 Apt spot to do the moonwalk? : SPACE BAR
12 Part of the St. Louis skyline : ARCH
13 Cost of a ride : FARE
14 Spots on spuds : EYES
22 Got the heck out of Dodge : FLED
24 Poor offering : ALMS
26 On a cruise : ASEA
27 “About us” blurbs : BIOS
28 “¿Quién __?”: Spanish “Who knows?” : SABE
29 Not smooth : CLUMPY
30 More than one would like : ALL TOO WELL
32 Disturbing : UNSETTLING
33 Official messengers : ENVOYS
34 Weakens : SAPS
36 Apple virtual assistant : SIRI
37 Much of a shipwreck : HULL
40 Cam button : REC
41 Easy for ewe to say? : BAA
47 Stuck to the shadows : LURKED
48 Galway’s isl. : IRE
49 Some lab workers : TECHS
50 Part of PBR : PABST
51 Lawyers’ org. : ABA
52 Do up again, as a corset : RELACE
56 “__ Fu Panda” : KUNG
57 Quran scholar : IMAM
58 Wine-producing valley : NAPA
59 Minute annoyance : GNAT
60 Dynamite kin : TNT
61 __ Grande : RIO
64 Drumstick : LEG
65 Hog’s digs : STY
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