
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday December 20th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Bunches of bucks : WADS
5 A neighbor : B-FLAT
10 Annoyance that may be tough to reach : ITCH
14 Hodgepodge : OLIO
15 Still kicking : ALIVE
16 Grand Canyon carrier : MULE
17 Org. that works with SpaceX : NASA
18 “Bridgerton” rank : BARON
19 Murky : GRAY
20 Au pair with a sinister sidekick : CROOK AND NANNY23 Big name in battery-powered lawn equipment : EGO
25 Briny delicacy : ROE
26 Official timekeeper of the Olympic Games : OMEGA
27 Purchases for an organized gardener : SHED AND HOLDERS
32 Danger : PERIL
33 Lines of praise : ODES
34 Thumbs-up votes : YEAS
35 Italian fashion brand : PRADA
37 Slash mark : SCAR
41 Symbol on a dressing room door : STAR
42 Roughly : CIRCA
43 Common sights in the Caribbean : KEYS AND PARROTS
48 Adjust to, as a radio dial : SET AT
49 Flamenco shout : OLE
50 Wee taste : SIP
51 Some pieces in an avian-themed chess set : CROWS AND PAWNS
56 Has __ with : AN IN
57 Lack of musical ability : NO EAR
58 Naturally curly style : AFRO
61 TV component? : TELE-
62 Gas meter unit : THERM
63 Feature of some vacation homes : VIEW
64 Luge, for one : SLED
65 Arranges in order : SORTS
66 School visible from Windsor Castle : ETON
DOWN
1 Finished up? : WON
2 _ française : A LA
3 Summer’s “Hot Stuff” time : DISCO ERA
4 Fly high : SOAR
5 Primate with a doglike muzzle : BABOON
6 Like Maldon sea salt : FLAKED
7 Turkish currency : LIRA
8 Bath flower? : AVON
9 See (to) : TEND
10 “Sure, let’s!” : I’M GAME
11 English Romantic painter : TURNER
12 Metallic sounds : CLANGS
13 OutKast hit that asks, “What’s cooler than being cool?” : HEY YA
21 Administered with a spoon : ORAL
22 Silent assents : NODS
23 Award won by Caitlin Clark : ESPY
24 Biryani butter : GHEE
28 Bad-mouth : DIS
29 Stockpile : HOARD
30 Peculiar : ODD
31 Grassy meadow : LEA
35 Org. with moms, dads, and educators : PTA
36 Operated : RAN
37 Post-dubbing title : SIR
38 Workout regimen with tire flipping : CROSSFIT
39 Dramatic beginning : ACT I
40 Filing tool : RASP
41 Bygone jets, briefly : SSTS
42 _ cut : CREW
43 Essence of an idea : KERNEL
44 Prima ballerina : ETOILE
45 Displayed boredom : YAWNED
46 Warhol genre : POP ART
47 Scares : ALARMS
48 Sings jazzy nonsense syllables : SCATS
52 Farm insects : ANTS
53 L.A. nabe with an arts district : NOHO
54 Animal on “XING” signs : DEER
55 Cathedral area : NAVE
59 __ Speedwagon : REO
60 Cop to : OWN
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