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