Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday December 3rd 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 It’s not clear : BLUR
5 Keds vis-à-vis Peds, e.g. : REBRAND
12 Expert : PRO
15 Arm bone : ULNA
16 Outshine : ECLIPSE
17 Cornish game __ : HEN
18 Home of the highest terrestrial biodiversity : RAINFOREST CANOPY
21 Partner of mirrors : SMOKE
22 What duct tape has a lot of : USES
23 Computer operating system with a penguin mascot : LINUX
24 Color like khaki : TAN
25 Little helper? : ASST
27 Identify : PEG
28 Texter’s segue : BTW
29 Building up : AMASSING
34 3-Down concern : SCAB
37 ICU hookups : IV DRIPS
40 19th Greek letter : TAU
41 Airbag, e.g. : PASSIVE RESTRAINT
44 Craft measured in cubits : ARK
45 What chefs do often : RETASTE
46 Single-file travelers, at times : ANTS
47 “King Arthur’s Song” musical : SPAMALOT
49 Red or Ross : SEA
51 Were, now : ARE
52 Baja’s opposite : ALTA
54 __ Mahal : TAJ
57 Chew out : SCOLD
59 Fast-food option : TO GO
61 Extra : SPARE
63 Superior … or what this puzzle’s circled letters represent? : A CUT ABOVE THE REST
66 Relations : KIN
67 Part of the CMYK color model : MAGENTA
68 Bassoon cousin : OBOE
69 It can cover a lot of ground : SOD
70 Specter : PHANTOM
71 Puts on : DONS
DOWN
1 Rupture : BURST
2 Cub : bear :: cria : ___ : LLAMA
3 Group with a rep : UNION
4 Arrange in order : RANK
5 Rock’s __ Speedwagon : REO
6 Beige relatives : ECRUS
7 Hallowed : BLEST
8 What yeast makes dough do : RISE
9 Bldg. units : APTS
10 Situation Room gp. : NSC
11 “You’re on!” : DEAL
12 Do the minimum : PHONE IT IN
13 Vile : REPUGNANT
14 Black stone : ONYX
19 Bowling a 300, e.g. : FEAT
20 Pinches : NIPS
26 Turn while seated : SWIVEL
28 MLB scorecard entries : BBS
29 Wonder Woman adversary : ARES
30 Drops above the ground : MIST
31 H.S. exam for college credit : AP TEST
32 Georgia, once: Abbr. : SSR
33 Courage : GUTS
34 Apt rhyme for “aahs” : SPAS
35 Italian dish of thinly sliced raw meat or fish : CARPACCIO
36 Do some informal polling : ASK AROUND
38 Quash : VETO
39 “Fiddlesticks!” : DRAT
42 George’s musical brother : IRA
43 Energizer size : AAA
48 Liquefy : MELT
50 State of comfort : EASE
52 Secret __ : AGENT
53 Numbers game : LOTTO
54 Fitness portmanteau : TAE BO
55 Burning issue? : ARSON
56 Ballet leaps : JETES
57 Upscale retailer : SAKS
58 Slightly soggy : DAMP
59 Frat party costume : TOGA
60 One may be self-cleaning : OVEN
62 Spur : PROD
64 Cry of disgust : BAH
65 Western omelet morsel : HAM