
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday December 13th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Makeup of an oyster bed? : ICE
4 Ordering aid : MENU
8 Superlatively smart : WISEST
14 Sanskrit honorific : SRI
15 Second word in many fairy tales : UPON
16 Member of the Seven Council Fires : OGLALA
17 Ducked, maybe : HID
18 Flat sea urchin : SAND DOLLAR
20 Mouth-puckering : TART
22 Mate mate? : SOUL-
23 Altar answer : I DO
24 Small storage unit : KILOBIT
26 Assumes : ADOPTS
29 Period covered in a midterm exam, maybe : ACADEMIC QUARTER
31 Cap : LID
32 Hosp. ward : ICU
33 South Indian rice cake : IDLI
36 Form of downsizing, and what has affected 18-, 29-, 45-, and 57-Across? : SHRINKFLATION
41 _ squeeze : MAIN
42 Peaty wetland : FEN
43 Singular : ONE
45 Tattles (on) : DROPS A DIME
50 Fresh air, say : BREEZE
52 “Maybe give it a pass” : NO STARS
53 401(k) kin : IRA
54 Flying start? : AERO-
56 Graphic _ : ARTS
57 Dense, dark rye bread : PUMPERNICKEL
61 Vote for : YEA
63 Wet weather wear : ANORAK
64 Reddit Q&As : AMAS
65 Stale, in a way : OLD
66 Names on some college buildings : DONORS
67 Toy brand with a 3,955-piece “Home Alone” set : LEGO
68 Phenomenon that may be explained by NASA : UFO
DOWN
1 In a way : ISH
2 Pulitzer category since 1970 : CRITICISM
3 Muslim festival that precedes the Tashreeq days : EID AL-ADHA
4 “There’s no other explanation” : MUST BE
5 AQI monitor : EPA
6 Like some cookware : NON-STICK
7 Take back : UNDO
8 Eager agreement : WOULD I
9 Grocery store franchise based in Chicago : IGA
10 Shutterbug’s initials : SLR
11 Hit the deck : EAT IT
12 Para ice hockey gear : SLEDS
13 Boba tea flavor : TARO
19 Campus square : QUAD
21 Staff : ROD
24 Actor Penn : KAL
25 “Name the time and place” : I’M IN
27 Conveniently forget, maybe : OMIT
28 Treatment for tootsies : PEDI
30 Results of rolling up one’s sleeves? : CUFFS
34 “Great job, friend!” : LOOK AT YOU
35 Private parts? : INNER SELF
37 Roller coaster, e.g. : RIDE
38 Subject line phrase : IN RE
39 Bill Withers hit that begins, “Sometimes in our lives / We all have pain” : LEAN ON ME
40 Civilization-building video game series set in various years : ANNO
44 Half of roll call : ELS
46 Range whose highest point is Wahzhazhe Summit : OZARKS
47 Marshmallow treat : PEEP
48 “It’s my decision” : I SAY SO
49 QB feeder : CTR
50 “Encanto” uncle : BRUNO
51 Rodríguez of “Will Trent” : RAMON
53 Apple tablet : IPAD
55 Honest-to-goodness : REAL
58 Major leaguer : PRO
59 Maize unit : EAR
60 Remind repeatedly, say : NAG
62 Fuss : ADO
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