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LA Times Crossword Answers Saturday December 17th 2022

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday December 17th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

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1 Ceremonial champagne opener : SABER
6 Rich brown shade : MOCHA
11 Brazen personal ad? : SHAMELESS PLUG
14 Gains star power : HITS THE BIG TIME
15 Attacks, as a snow fort : PELTS
16 First name in jumps : EVEL
17 Hub served by BART : SFO
18 Initial request for an answer? : RSVP
19 “You’re killing me, __!” : SMALLS
21 Something clasped for support : BRA
23 Legal conclusion? : -ESE
24 Knee-slappers : RIOTS
25 Workshop device : CLAMP
27 Mystery-shrouded novelist Elena : FERRANTE
29 Fancy affair : SOIREE
30 Restless desire : ITCH
31 Symbol held aloft in an Emmy statuette : ATOM
32 Indigenous Arizona people : APACHE
35 Minibar tool : ICE TONGS
39 Number of World Series wins for each of Chicago’s teams : THREE
40 Draws (away) : SHIES
41 Continuity problem : GAP
42 See 45-Down : MAT
43 Having sex, perhaps : RATED R
45 City in the Sonoran Desert : YUMA
46 Chest bone : RIB
48 “Phooey!” : DRAT
49 Entrance hall : FOYER
50 “Calm down, sport” : EASY THERE, TIGER
53 Triumphant declaration : NOT TODAY, SATAN
54 Animals in Serta ads : SHEEP
55 A couple : MATES

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1 Chutzpah : SASS
2 Invoice no. : AMT
3 Colossus : BEHEMOTH
4 Give a lift : ELEVATE
5 Defies authority : REBELS
6 Food additive : MSG
7 Picks : OPTS
8 Snack with a rock climber on its wrapper : CLIF BAR
9 “Just play along” : HUMOR ME
10 Number that’s always positive : AGE
11 Second place : SILVER
12 Letters in a tab : HTTP
13 Place for a plant : SILL
14 Sculptor Eva who pioneered postminimalism in the 1960s : HESSE
15 Fave option : PREF
19 Starting from : SINCE
20 Hustles out : SCOOTS
22 King Kong or Kanzi : APE
24 “__ Outspoken: My Life in the News”: 2012 memoir : RATHER
26 Long ride : LIMO
28 Main ingredient of zongzi : RICE
29 Use a joystick, perhaps : STEER
31 Quality assurance : ACID TEST
32 Bread machine : ATM
33 Title derived from the ancient Egyptian for “great house” : PHARAOH
34 Skilled performer : ARTISTE
35 “Word” : I HEAR YA
36 Illustrator Dustin who won an Eisner Award for “Descender” : NGUYEN
37 One gaining star power, perhaps : GAMER
38 Go at it : SPAR
40 Water under the bridge : STREAM
44 Diagnosis that may be accommodated with an IEP : ADHD
45 With 42-Across, surface for shavasana : YOGA
47 Gig fraction : BYTE
49 Makes sense : FITS
50 Two out of nine? : ENS
51 Polo, e.g. : TOP
52 Korean for “kick” : TAE

LA Times Crossword Answers Friday December 16th 2022

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday December 16th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

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1 Absolute : UTTER
6 Short helper? : ASST
10 IG or FB post : PIC
13 Breastfed : NURSED
15 Fruit cocktail fruit : PEAR
16 Reddit tell-all session, for short : AMA
17 Facial hair, casually : STACHE
18 *Haymaker’s agenda? : BALE PLAN
20 West Coast sch. with more than 100 NCAA championships : USC
21 Crispy Crunchies! fries maker : ORE-IDA
23 Karate level : BELT
24 *Major uptick in swimsuit sales? : BIKINI BOOM
26 Footprint maker : SOLE
27 Fancy foot work : PEDI
28 Vinaigrette ingredient : OIL
30 Lousy grade : DEE
31 __-mo : SLO
33 Scrape (by) : EKE
35 DoorDash category : ASIAN
37 *”The whole team has earned happy hour!” : WE DESERVE BEER
41 Arya’s sister on “Game of Thrones” : SANSA
42 Feel icky : AIL
43 Part of FWIW : IT’S
44 Some 45s, briefly : EPS
45 “Tsk!” : TUT
48 High time : NOON
50 Switch on the radio? : AM/FM
52 *Hungry hawk’s polite request? : PREY PLEASE
57 Narrate : TELL
58 Hall of Fame pitcher Fingers : ROLLIE
59 Baby goat : KID
60 Untangle carefully, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues? : TEASE OUT and Ts OUT
62 Catch sight of : NOTICE
64 Copier size: Abbr. : LTR
65 D.C. paper : WAPO
66 Almond flour’s lack : GLUTEN
67 Language suffix : -ESE
68 Small songbird : WREN
69 Finals, e.g. : EXAMS

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1 Get off a mailing list, informally : UNSUB
2 Ethnic group in Rwanda : TUTSI
3 Album unit : TRACK
4 Corner key on a PC : ESC
5 Brush up on a fading skill, perhaps : REHONE
6 Challenging sci. class featuring evolutionary studies : AP BIO
7 Jet ski brand : SEA-DOO
8 Charcuterie choice : SALAMI
9 Three, in Rome : TRE
10 Regimen based on the eating habits of early humans : PALEO DIET
11 “You have my full attention!” : I’M ALL EARS
12 Water flask : CANTEEN
14 Puts down : DERIDES
19 “Call the Midwife” airer : PBS
22 Transport with hill-assist mode : E-BIKE
25 Discontinued music players : IPODS
29 Course component of 6-Down : LAB
31 Where some day traders trade? : SWAP MEETS
32 Scattered light effect in a photo : LENS FLARE
34 Hurler’s stat : ERA
36 Pont Neuf’s river : SEINE
38 “Mangia!” : EAT
39 Old 45, perhaps : VINYL
40 Leaving unceremoniously? : ELOPING
41 “Grey’s Anatomy” setting : SEATTLE
46 Ruckus : UPROAR
47 Traveling ensemble : TROUPE
49 Estadio shout : OLE OLE
51 Org. with Earthquakes and Fire : MLS
53 “Rocketman” icon John : ELTON
54 Japanese breed : AKITA
55 Biting remark? : SIC ‘EM
56 Happy places : EDENS
61 “Ick” : EWW
63 Formal duds : TUX

LA Times Crossword Answers Thursday December 15th 2022

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday December 15th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Indulge the munchies : NOSH
5 French friends : AMIS
9 “It’s Good” root beer brand : BARQ’S
14 Miami River locale : OHIO
15 Knucklehead : BOZO
16 Lose strength : ABATE
17 Pedestrian street : MALL
18 K-pop, e.g.? : SEOUL MUSIC
20 Cat voiced by Debra Messing in “Garfield: The Movie” : ARLENE
22 Lackluster : DRAB
23 Suitable : APT
24 Come down : DESCEND
26 Catch sight of : SPOT
28 Cannot stand : HATES
30 Give comfort to : SOOTHE
34 Implied : TACIT
37 Preserve, in a way : CURE
39 Vocalized : ORAL
40 Desktop since 1998 : IMAC
41 Leaves in the library : PAGES
42 Work long and hard : TOIL
43 NPR’s Tiny __ Concerts : DESK
44 “Watchmen” comic book writer Moore : ALAN
45 Places of refuge : ASYLA
46 Jumps in : ENTERS
48 Torah teacher : RABBI
50 “Darn it!” : NUTS
52 Generous : LIBERAL
56 “Fire away” : ASK
59 Fighting chance? : BOUT
61 Rio Grande city : LAREDO
62 Survey of hairdressers? : BARBER POLL
65 Sign to take out the trash : ODOR
66 Perrier rival : EVIAN
67 Shallowest Great Lake : ERIE
68 Euro forerunners : LIRE
69 Dry runs : TESTS
70 Rip to bits : REND
71 Unimprovable place : EDEN

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1 One without a permanent address : NOMAD
2 One end of the Chicago L’s Blue Line : O’HARE
3 Soprano dubbed “America’s Queen of Opera” by Time magazine : SILLS
4 Golfer who’s too afraid to make a putt? : HOLE CHICKEN
5 Missing : ABSENT
6 Server of Duff beer in Springfield : MOE
7 Polo brand : IZOD
8 Turns in a bad way : SOURS
9 Panda fare : BAMBOO
10 __ Dhabi : ABU
11 Tabula __ : RASA
12 Makeup kit item : Q-TIP
13 Offshoot group : SECT
19 Runs out : LAPSES
21 Clutter-free : NEAT
25 Tattoo alternative for the squeamish : DECAL
27 1982 film job that kept an actor on his heels? : TOOTSIE ROLE
29 Rock candy, essentially : SUGAR
31 “Iliad” city : TROY
32 Heavy downpour? : HAIL
33 Purnell of “Yellowjackets” : ELLA
34 Laundry detergent in an orange container : TIDE
35 “That’s so true!” : AMEN
36 Playbill list : CAST
38 Kidney related : RENAL
41 Church leader : PASTOR
45 “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” pop group : ABBA
47 Flemish artist Peter Paul __ : RUBENS
49 Sent an invoice to : BILLED
51 Splendid : SUPER
53 Made over : REDID
54 Put on a pedestal : ADORE
55 Actress Sophia : LOREN
56 Stand watch for, say : ABET
57 Squirrel away : SAVE
58 Kardashian matriarch : KRIS
60 Moved fast : TORE
63 Carlsbad Caverns dweller : BAT
64 “In the Heights” creator __-Manuel Miranda : LIN

LA Times Crossword Answers Wednesday December 14th 2022

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday December 14th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 One-named “Baby Beluga” singer : RAFFI
6 EMT skill : CPR
9 Longtime ThinkPad maker : IBM
12 With 12-Down, mantra on embracing difficulty : NO PAIN
13 Bun holder : HAIR TIE
15 Incentives : MOTIVES
16 “It’s curtains for me!” : I’M TOAST
17 Río contents : AGUA
18 __ roast: Sunday entrée : RUMP
20 Grace of “Will & Grace” : ADLER
21 __ Andreas Fault : SAN
22 With 22-Down, idiom meaning “easy peasy” : NO MUSS
24 Party coolerful : ICE
25 Young’uns : KIDDOS
27 Lizzo genre : RAP
28 Exams for srs. : SATS
29 Gobble (up) : SNARF
30 With 30-Down, aphorism excusing misconduct that didn’t cause damage : NO HARM
32 Simple camera setting : AUTO
34 McFlurry cookies : OREOS
36 Sleeping sickness carrier : TSETSE FLY
40 __ bene : NOTA
42 Part of a schmear campaign? : LOX
43 __ gin fizz : SLOE
44 With 44-Down, expression describing an absence without leave : NO CALL
46 Baseball hats : CAPS
48 Golden Rule preposition : UNTO
50 Jekyll’s alter ego : HYDE
51 Unopened : NEW
52 Most aged : OLDEST
54 Barnyard bird : HEN
55 Floppy successors : CD-ROMS
57 Members of a cabal, maybe : SCHEMERS
59 __ projection : ASTRAL
60 Acts like a helicopter parent : HOVERS
61 Get beaten by : LOSE TO
62 Worker’s hourly pay : WAGE

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1 Domed building : ROTUNDA
2 Samoan capital : APIA
3 Best-liked, in texts : FAV
4 1980s Pontiacs : FIEROS
5 “Long story short … ” : IN SUM
6 Nabisco brand : CHIPS AHOY
7 Tennis pundit Shriver : PAM
8 Poet Dove : RITA
9 Home of Firenze : ITALIA
10 Halve : BISECT
11 Scotland yards? : METRES
12 See 12-Across : NO GAIN
14 __ and reel : ROD
15 Mardi Gras accessories : MASKS
19 Wall, in Spanish : MURO
22 See 22-Across : NO FUSS
23 Practice boxing : SPAR
26 “Dang!” : DRAT
28 Kiss : SMOOCH
30 See 30-Across : NO FOUL
31 Silver State city : RENO
33 __ Aviv : TEL
35 “Don’t move!” : STAY HERE
36 “No Scrubs” pop trio : TLC
37 Real blankety-blank : SO-AND-SO
38 Aces : EXPERTS
39 Takes interest, maybe : LENDS
41 Catkin trees : ALDERS
44 See 44-Across : NO SHOW
45 Fresnel __: lighthouse installation : LENS
47 Promised : SWORE
49 Part of STEM, briefly : TECH
52 Home of the Munch Museum : OSLO
53 Brand of sport sandals : TEVA
55 Baseball’s “Iron Man” Ripken : CAL
56 Bath rug : MAT
58 “The Princess Diaries” novelist Cabot : MEG

LA Times Crossword Answers Tuesday December 13th 2022

Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday December 13th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Game played with a bouncing ball : JACKS
6 Cavort : ROMP
10 “For shame!” : TSK
13 “We feel the same way” : US TOO
14 Cooking initialism popularized by Rachael Ray : EVOO
15 “Good point” : TRUE
16 Burlesque act : STRIPTEASE
18 Wrath : RAGE
19 “__ we meet again” : ‘TIL
20 Rower’s blade : OAR
21 Four-door car, usually : SEDAN
22 Truck seen during a power outage, maybe : CHERRY PICKER
27 Part of, as a private joke : IN ON
28 GI show gp. : USO
29 Roast hosts, briefly : MCS
31 Like 11-Down : SWEET
34 “Yeah, don’t think so” : UM, NO
35 Energizer size : AAA
36 Flight paths above busy airports, and what the sets of circled letters literally are? : HOLDING PATTERNS
40 Wrath : IRE
41 After-bath powder : TALC
42 Sushi bar beverages : SAKES
43 Payroll service co. : ADP
44 Cell service initials : LTE
45 Navigates bunny slopes : SKIS
47 Ricotta-filled pancake often served on Shavuot : CHEESE BLINTZ
51 Surfer’s plank : BOARD
52 “Way cool!” : RAD
53 Freezer buildup : ICE
56 Organ with lobes : LUNG
57 Serves as matchmaker : PLAYS CUPID
61 Not fooled by : ONTO
62 __ Matthews Band : DAVE
63 Like-mindedness : UNITY
64 “Dynamite” K-pop group : BTS
65 Used a hatchet on : AXED
66 Reusable grocery bags : TOTES

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1 Equitable : JUST
2 Italian sparkling wine : ASTI
3 PC key combo for “copy” : CTRL+C
4 Colorful pond fish : KOI
5 Soak (up), as sauce : SOP
6 Gain back : RE-EARN
7 Fallopian tube neighbor : OVARY
8 Wks. and wks. : MOS
9 Writer for whom the Edgar Award is named : POE
10 Corporate symbol : TRADEMARK
11 Sucrose-rich stalk : SUGARCANE
12 Eager (to) : KEEN
15 Difficult journey : TREK
17 Lawn care brand : TORO
21 Makes room on a pew, say : SCOOTS IN
23 Made haste, quaintly : HIED
24 Having the right (to) : ENTITLED
25 Mountain cat : PUMA
26 “This __ about you” : ISN’T
30 Back talk : SASS
31 Branch of Islam : SHIA
32 Requirement for some school essays : WORD COUNT
33 Mammals with tusks and trunks : ELEPHANTS
34 Scannable bars on mdse. : UPC
37 D.C. MLB team : NATS
38 Utter joy : GLEE
39 Opposite of west : EAST
45 Crushed it in a drag show : SLAYED
46 Baby goats : KIDS
48 Thus : ERGO
49 Courageous : BRAVE
50 “Quiet!” : ZIP IT
51 Splotch : BLOB
54 Include in a bibliography : CITE
55 Sherbet brand : EDY’S
57 Kissing on the subway, e.g. : PDA
58 Permissive : LAX
59 Use scissors on : CUT
60 Game with Skip and Reverse cards : UNO