Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday December 18th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 HBO political satire until 2019 : VEEP
5 Low areas : DALES
10 __-deucey : ACEY
14 Limo bar : AXLE
15 Light __: Offenbach music genre : OPERA
16 Love of “The Real” : LONI
17 Organizer of a party for a mom-to-be? : SHOWER HEAD
19 __ vault : POLE
20 Tree goo : SAP
21 Collar : NAIL
22 Judaism : kosher :: Islam : __ : HALAL
23 Inuit relative : ALEUT
25 Class clown at the prom? : DANCE CARD
28 Depot worker : REDCAP
30 Orchestrate : ARRANGE
31 “Kung Fu Panda” voice actress Lucy : LIU
32 Health haven : SPA
33 Dude who time-travels with Bill : TED
34 Musicians at a formal gala? : BALL PLAYERS
38 Damage : MAR
40 Sauce in a tiny packet : SOY
41 Ergonomic kitchenware brand : OXO
42 Keys for a music room? : IVORIES
45 Words of emphasis : NO LESS
49 The most amazing party guests ever? : DO WONDERS
52 Car company that owns SolarCity : TESLA
53 Blah feeling : ENNUI
54 German automaker : AUDI
56 Prefix with gender : CIS-
57 Mass robes : ALBS
58 Radio hobbyists at a park outing? : PICNIC HAMS
61 Political goal : SEAT
62 Field of conflict : ARENA
63 Weapon with two accents : EPEE
64 States’ plates : TAGS
65 She played Julia in “Julie & Julia” : MERYL
66 Major muddle : MESS
DOWN
1 Poughkeepsie campus : VASSAR
2 Yoga class directive : EXHALE
3 Got together quietly? : ELOPED
4 Place to pray : PEW
5 Bilingual toon explorer : DORA
6 Rose pest : APHID
7 “Futurama” woman with one eye and purple hair : LEELA
8 Detergent brand : ERA
9 Pathetic : SAD
10 Source of silky wool : ALPACA
11 Radiator fillers : COOLANTS
12 Blow up : ENLARGE
13 Produced : YIELDED
18 Necessitate : ENTAIL
22 Part of HRH : HER
24 Bruins’ sch. : UCLA
26 Valley with a Wine Train : NAPA
27 Handout with a kids’ menu : CRAYON
29 Throbbed : PULSED
32 Subtle : SLY
34 There might be a lunch in it for you : BROWN BAG
35 Prepare for a selfie : POSE
36 Definitely not from around here : EXOTIC
37 IMDb listing : ROLE
38 Region spanning three continents : MIDEAST
39 “Anne of Green Gables” setting : AVONLEA
43 De-bunks? : ROUSTS
44 “Here Comes the Hotstepper” singer __ Kamoze : INI
46 Get away from it all : ESCAPE
47 Coats with goo : SLIMES
48 Gets lippy with : SASSES
50 Danica Patrick, for one : RACER
51 Fair : SUNNY
55 Remote precursor : DIAL
58 Cooking spray : PAM
59 Fury : IRE
60 Blind stitch : HEM