Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday December 21st 2018, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1. Spite VENOM
6. Don’t believe it MYTH
10. Lying lion in “The Lion King” SCAR
14. Colleague of Samuel and Sonia ELENA
15. Yorkshire river OUSE
16. In fine fettle HALE
17. Cartoon drawing of Rip Van Winkle? SLEEPER CEL
19. Camera part IRIS
20. Blackens TARS
21. “We need to get a cat!” EEK
22. Set off IGNITE
24. Decoration for a Tinseltown party gift? HOLLYWOOD BOW
27. Seat for a shot STOOL
30. Piedmont province ASTI
31. Orchestral gong TAM-TAM
33. Salem winter hrs. PST
34. Hat-removing event GUST
38. Be off base ERR
39. Dismiss a disobedient film computer? FIRE HAL
42. Future fish ROE
43. “Oliver Twist” type WAIF
45. Farm mom SOW
46. It may be held or bitten TONGUE
48. “Insecure” Emmy nominee __ Rae ISSA
50. Bad looks LEERS
51. Dixie hospitality, e.g.? SOUTHERN DRAW
57. Dig TUNNEL
58. Macabre monogram EAP
59. Name of two of Henry VIII’s wives ANNE
63. Massachusetts motto opener ENSE
64. Allowing use of, as a library does … or, in three parts, a hint to four puzzle answers LENDING OUT
67. First-rate ACES
68. Angry IRED
69. Busybody YENTA
70. Two-time World Series champs METS
71. Like falling off a log? EASY
72. Boorish CRASS
DOWN
1. Protective wear, often VEST
2. Self-titled 1969 jazz album ELLA
3. Poetic negative NE’ER
4. Not to be repeated ONE-SHOT
5. Blueprint MAP
6. Culinary mushroom MOREL
7. Foul YUCKY
8. “Ash Wednesday” poet’s monogram TSE
9. Device that generates solar power HELIOSTAT
10. Bash SHINDIG
11. West Indies native CARIB
12. Colleague of Kagan and Kavanaugh ALITO
13. Alter with thread RESEW
18. Unagi, e.g. EEL
23. Nabbed GOT
25. Kiddie lit count OLAF
26. Clean with soap WASH
27. Brood STEW
28. Twelve Oaks neighbor TARA
29. Katz of “Dallas” OMRI
32. Mother of J.R. and Bobby MISS ELLIE
33. Row of seats PEW
35. Advocate URGE
36. Whiskey __ SOUR
37. Cafepress.com offerings TEES
40. Big laugh ROAR
41. 1970 Kinks hit LOLA
44. Gym goal FITNESS
47. Hard-to-define spiritualist NEW-AGER
49. Cow, for one SHE
51. Cook, as clams STEAM
52. Not a heavy weight OUNCE
53. Up in the air UNSET
54. Bogotá babies NENES
55. Family nickname DADDY
56. N.Y. engineering sch. RPI
60. Actress Gaye of “Ali” NONA
61. Bar freebies NUTS
62. Itinerary info ETAS
65. Victorian __ ERA
66. 9/11 Memorial site: Abbr. NYC
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