Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday December 17th 2018, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1. Hindu royals RAJAS
6. Tool with jaws VISE
10. Mixer with Scotch SODA
14. Lightweight vacuum first sold to hotels ORECK
15. Pianist Gilels EMIL
16. Eve’s second son ABEL
17. Peppy-sounding cracker brand ZESTA
18. El __: ocean current NINO
19. Completely occupy, as an arena FILL
20. Well-to-do SITTING PRETTY
23. Above, to poets O’ER
24. Drinks with crumpets TEAS
25. Instruction to a bank to make periodic payments STANDING ORDER
31. Loving squeezes HUGS
32. Beer whose logo suggests a prize winner, initially PBR
33. Chopping down AXING
36. Ocean east of N.C. ATL
37. Central Illinois city DECATUR
40. Funny Tina FEY
41. Rep’s sales target QUOTA
43. + or – particle ION
44. Criticize sternly SLAM
45. Pink slip WALKING PAPERS
49. Picnicker’s worry RAIN
50. Spanish “that” ESA
51. Ship’s required nighttime illuminators RUNNING LIGHTS
57. __ B’rith B’NAI
58. “Paula’s Home Cooking” host DEEN
59. Extremist sects CULTS
62. Puts frosting on ICES
63. Tall and skinny LANK
64. Audibly ALOUD
65. Pageant body band SASH
66. Greek Cupid EROS
67. Body areas that may be irritated by shirt tags NAPES
DOWN
1. “Frasier” role ROZ
2. “All bets __ off” ARE
3. Zooey’s “New Girl” role JESS
4. They “speak louder than words” ACTIONS
5. Did figure eights, say SKATED
6. Start of Caesar’s boast VENI
7. “Sign me up!” I’M IN!
8. Woo with a tune SING TO
9. One who gets hitched in a hurry ELOPER
10. Sensitive high school health lesson SAFE SEX
11. Last bio OBIT
12. Shoulder muscle, briefly DELT
13. Partner in war ALLY
21. Poppycock TRIPE
22. Storm-tracking device RADAR
25. Former NBA big man, familiarly SHAQ
26. Ballet skirt TUTU
27. Beaming AGLOW
28. “SNL” network NBC
29. Not enough salt to taste, perhaps GRAIN
30. Hunter’s weapon RIFLE
34. Within shouting distance NEAR
35. Places with elliptical trainers GYMS
37. __ Lama DALAI
38. Get dolled (up) TOG
39. Remove a fastener from UNPEG
42. Become discolored, as silverware TARNISH
44. Diner flipper SPATULA
46. Amazon e-reader KINDLE
47. Out of neutral IN GEAR
48. Trash holder ASHCAN
51. Sluggers’ stats RBIS
52. Donald Duck, to his nephews UNCA
53. Glasgow denials NAES
54. Jay with a TV “Garage” LENO
55. Tattoo artist’s supplies INKS
56. Sty fare SLOP
60. Election Day day: Abbr. TUE
61. Militant ’60s campus org. SDS
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