Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday December 20th 2019, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Work with dough BAKE
5 Cylindrical granary SILO
9 City in Illinois’ Little Egypt region CAIRO
14 Blessing ender AMEN
15 Letter-shaped auto feature T-TOP
16 Stomach trouble ULCER
17 Words before snapping SAY “CHEESE”
19 Chophouse choice T-BONE
20 Estonia, once: Abbr. SSR
21 Inlet ARM
22 Eases up RELENTS
24 Self-conscious question IS IT ME?
26 Performed eye surgery on, maybe LASED
27 Win-win NO-LOSE
29 Not getting along AT ODDS
33 Troll’s cousin OGRE
34 Code of conduct ETHIC
36 “Wow!” OOH
37 Dark UNLIT
38 Stir ADO
39 “Wow!” OH GEE
41 Really dug, with “up” ATE
42 Hard wear ARMOR
44 Antarctic explorer James ROSS
45 Spiral pasta ROTINI
47 Tree used for furniture and food WALNUT
49 Jingle-writing guy ADMAN
51 Render fizzy AERATE
54 Difficult and confusing situation BIG MESS
57 Source of animal protection FUR
58 Sushi garnish ROE
59 Script you can eat ICING
60 Permanent purveyor HAIR SALON
63 Obscure BEFOG
64 Magazine with a pronoun for a title ELLE
65 Baseball team whose original full name is rarely used METS
66 Outplays BESTS
67 Speculator’s panicky cry SELL
68 53-Down synonym ITSY
DOWN
1 Low voices BASSI
2 Gather AMASS
3 That one curl that makes the whole hairdo work? KEY RINGLET
4 Letter abbr. ENC
5 Man cave setup STEREO
6 Bag of chips at checkout, say ITEM
7 __ Altos, California LOS
8 __ house OPERA
9 Perfectionist butcher’s pride? CUTLET CORNERS
10 Planetary reflected-light ratio ALBEDO
11 One who is more than just famous ICON
12 Monthly check RENT
13 Mine products ORES
18 Breakfast theater offering? HAMLET AND EGGS
23 Actor Morales ESAI
25 Bagels and donuts, shapewise TORI
26 Disappointment … and a hint to four puzzle answers LETDOWN
28 Tailor’s task SEAM
30 Hollywood’s latest canine discovery? DOG STARLET
31 “That __ it!” DOES
32 That girl SHE
33 Not taken by ONTO
35 Group dance with hand-holding HORA
37 Nasser’s org. UAR
40 Happy __ HOUR
43 Lens holders RIMS
46 “You’re wrong about me!” I AM NOT
48 Poet’s honor LAUREL
50 Hearth sweepings ASHES
52 Sweetie TOOTS
53 68-Across synonym EENSY
54 Lettuce type BIBB
55 Frozen drink brand ICEE
56 Computer images, briefly GIFS
57 Sate FILL
61 Tankard contents ALE
62 Athos, vis-à-vis Aramis AMI
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