Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday December 29th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Sponge (off) : MOOCH
6 Degs. for CFOs : MBAS
10 1040 ID figs. : SSNS
14 Place to perform : VENUE
15 Additionally : ALSO
16 Shiny sticker? : EPEE
17 The worst description of poor purses? : PROSPEROUS
19 __ chips : PITA
20 Breading choice : PANKO
21 Has quite a kick : ZINGS
22 Rx writer : DOC
25 Completely unlike a docile man? : DEMONIACAL
28 Investment firm figure : ANALYST
31 Agent, informally : REP
32 Simu of “Kim’s Convenience” : LIU
33 Italian birthplace of Paganini : GENOA
34 Element in some smoky whiskies : PEAT
35 Filmmaker Lee : ANG
36 The furthest thing from tidier rooms? : DORMITORIES
40 Call (out) : CRY
42 Swimmer Torres who won 12 Olympic medals : DARA
43 Literary form : ESSAY
46 Consists of : HAS
47 Letters before a pen name : AKA
48 Spartan : AUSTERE
50 The opposite of one who is not against? : ANTAGONIST
53 Patch, perhaps : SEW
54 Size for fries : LARGE
55 Cut a rug : DANCE
58 Gloating cry : I WIN
59 Treated with a decided lack of due respect? : PERSECUTED
64 Promontory : CAPE
65 Pennsylvania city across from Presque Isle State Park : ERIE
66 Sports news : TRADE
67 Seers? : EYES
68 Over and done with : PAST
69 Madonna hit that begins, “Strike a pose” : VOGUE
DOWN
1 2023 World Series honor for Corey Seager : MVP
2 Poetic contraction : O’ER
3 “Double Fantasy” singer : ONO
4 Astrological delineation : CUSP
5 __ filter : HEPA
6 Word with fish or meat : MARKET
7 Sign of spring : BLOOM
8 Tempe sch. : ASU
9 Scouring brand : S.O.S
10 Retro tone : SEPIA
11 SoulCycle offering : SPIN CLASSES
12 Bottom line : NET GAIN
13 Shell-less gastropod : SEA SLUG
18 Comes to a halt : ENDS
21 Some plastic fasteners : ZIP TIES
22 Peace Nobelist Hammarskjöld : DAG
23 Single : ONE
24 Peppermint pattern : CANDY STRIPE
26 Ice cream cookie : OREO
27 In the ballpark : NEAR
29 Liverpool lav : LOO
30 Gridiron stat : YARDAGE
34 Educational org. : PTA
37 Shortfin shark : MAKO
38 Turkey neighbor : IRAN
39 NYC hrs. : EST
40 Ceremonial goblet : CHALICE
41 Bolted : RAN AWAY
44 Equal : ARE
45 Evergreen shrub : YEW
48 How cutlery is typically sold : AS A SET
49 Alternative magazine name : UTNE
51 Hong Kong politician and social activist Chow : AGNES
52 “Luther” star Elba : IDRIS
56 Video surveillance letters : CCTV
57 Irish capital : EURO
59 Oomph : PEP
60 Bullpen fig. : ERA
61 __ sale : TAG
62 Georgetown closer : EDU
63 Barely passing mark : DEE
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