
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday December 27th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Made-up band : KISS
5 EPA concern : SMOG
9 “Rules _ rules” : ARE
12 Native of Pre-Columbian Peru : INCA
13 Gaze : STARE
14 T. follower : REX
15 Casino employee, obviously? : PLAIN DEALER
17 Red block in Minecraft : TNT
18 Retinol Correxion skin care brand : ROC
19 Hair-raising : EERIE
20 Manitoba people : CREE
21 “Plus some other folks” abbr. : ET AL
23 Natural pillow stuffing, obviously? : MARKED DOWN
26 Leave the band, perhaps : GO SOLO
28 Rejected : VETOED
29 Pirouetting, perhaps : ON TOE
30 Call on : VISIT
33 Physicians, briefly : MDS
34 Actor Jude’s offspring, obviously? : PATENT LAW
37 Coolers, briefly : ACS
40 A mile a minute : SIXTY
41 “Up in Smoke” co-star : CHONG
45 New Jersey city : CAMDEN
47 Black eye : SHINER
48 Honorific, obviously? : CLEAR TITLE
52 Cacio e _ pasta : PEPE
53 Not pretty : UGLY
54 Plays : DRAMA
56 GPS display : RTE
57 Was on the bottom? : SAT
58 Convenient excuse, obviously? : STRIKING OUT
61 Before, before : ERE
62 Filch : SWIPE
63 Nature or nurture : NOUN
64 Leb. neighbor : SYR
65 Schnoz : NOSE
66 Ill at __ : EASE
DOWN
1 Unit of explosive force : KILOTON
2 Plastered? : IN A CAST
3 -fi : SCI
4 Sensible : SANE
5 Step : STAIR
6 “Bohemian Rhapsody” Best Actor Oscar winner : MALEK
7 Lode load : ORE
8 Neighbor of Aus. : GER
9 Creative venue : ART ROOM
10 Like some library books or contracts : RENEWED
11 Stretches out : EXTENDS
13 “Buona ” : SERA
15 Barilla rival : PREGO
16 Expo presentation : DEMO
20 Chi. summer setting : CDT
22 Aerial maneuver : LOOP
24 Malicious : EVIL
25 Rip off : DETACH
27 Landlord : LEASER
30 Bother : VEX
31 Abbr. on a bank statement : INT
32 Mud hole : STY
35 Shade : TINT
36 Blender setting : WHIP
37 Charges : ACCUSES
38 Home of the Stampede : CALGARY
39 Place of refinement? : SMELTER
42 Burdensome : ONEROUS
43 Planet with the Great Dark Spot : NEPTUNE
44 Welcome : GREET
46 Same-__ delivery : DAY
47 Formal introduction? : SEMI-
49 Actor Elba : IDRIS
50 Drivel : TRIPE
51 Camp sight : LAKE
55 Celebrity chef Burrell : ANNE
58 Digits from the government : SSN
59 Wee hour : TWO
60 Indian state whose capital is Panaji : GOA
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