Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Friday December 30th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 In the lead : FIRST
6 Word files, informally : DOCS
10 Box set unit : DVD
13 The Gem State : IDAHO
14 “By yesterday!” letters : ASAP
15 Ginger or daikon : ROOT
17 “The Princess and the Frog” setting : BAYOU
18 “Carol” star Rooney : MARA
19 “The Country Girls” novelist O’Brien : EDNA
20 *Separation after the vernal equinox? : SPRING BREAKUP
23 Moral wrong : SIN
24 Round number : ESTIMATE
25 “And now, without further __ … ” : ADO
28 Take to court : SUE
30 “So?” : AND?
31 *Nightmare for a wedding baker? : CAKE MIX-UP
35 Epic tales : SAGAS
39 Streetcar : TRAM
40 Thompson of “Passing” : TESSA
42 Draped attire : TOGA
43 Zoom alternative : SKYPE
45 *Arrangement of extras for a zombie movie? : DEAD SETUP
47 Light touch : TAP
49 Draw : TIE
50 “This __ to stop” : HAS
51 “Be careful!” : STAY SAFE
56 Choose : OPT
58 *Halloween costume that’s a sheet on the bottom and a witch’s hat on top? : MONSTER MASH-UP
61 Strongly encourage : URGE
62 Falsehoods : LIES
63 Broadcasting : ON AIR
66 Big do : GALA
67 Kick back : LAZE
68 Spanish royal : REINA
69 Sweltering : HOT
70 Showcase for a soprano : ARIA
71 Make sense, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues : ADD UP
DOWN
1 Tell 62-Across : FIB
2 Civil rights pioneer __ B. Wells : IDA
3 Sunbeams : RAYS
4 Selling points? : SHOPS
5 Major component of Iceland’s economy : TOURISM
6 __ with faint praise : DAMN
7 Great Plains people who call themselves “Children of the Middle Waters” : OSAGE
8 Pasta nutrients, for short : CARBS
9 Peloponnesian city-state : SPARTA
10 Info provided to a matchmaker, perhaps : DREAM DATE
11 Spirit of the cosmos? : VODKA
12 Pastry with a hole : DONUT
16 Cassette : TAPE
21 Alaskan people : INUIT
22 Zehn minus neun : EINS
25 Makes a move : ACTS
26 __ chocolate : DARK
27 “Sure” : OKAY
29 Crossed (out) : EXED
32 Focus of some special elections : EMPTY SEAT
33 Function : USE
34 Pre-coll. exam : PSAT
36 Ancient Teuton : GOTH
37 __ fresca: Mexican drink : AGUA
38 Depletes : SAPS
41 “¡Hasta mañana!” : ADIOS
44 Right direction? : EAST
46 “We Belong to Something Beautiful” cosmetics chain : SEPHORA
48 Saffron-flavored rice dish : PAELLA
51 Self-satisfied : SMUG
52 Bat mitzvah scroll : TORAH
53 __-Saxon : ANGLO
54 Man on a mission? : FRIAR
55 “The Death of Vivek Oji” author Akwaeke : EMEZI
57 Hitting all the right notes : TUNED
59 Between ports : ASEA
60 Settled : PAID
64 Shiba __: dog breed : INU
65 Megan Thee Stallion genre : RAP
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