
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday December 30th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Fancy-schmancy : POSH
5 Work out details ahead of time : PLAN
9 Falsehoods : LIES
13 Capri, for one : ISLE
14 Krispy _ : KREME
15 Golden State sch. : UCLA
16 Form submitted to the post office before moving : CHANGE OF ADDRESS
19 Wood-cutting tool : SAW
20 Thoroughly engrossed : RAPT
21 “How Do I Live” singer LeAnn : RIMES
22 Source of harm : BANE
23 Carne _ tacos: steak dish : ASADA
25 Actor who played the U.S. president in “Independence Day” : BILL PULLMAN
29 Taxi : CAB
32 Gemstone with bands of color : AGATE
33 “Othello” villain : IAGO
34 “Ben-” : HUR
35 Smokehouse fare : RIBS
36 Sudden shocks : JOLTS
38 Have a meal : DINE
39 Time for last-minute wrapping : EVE
40 Soft drink : SODA
41 Barbara, California : SANTA
42 “Lust for Life” singer Lana _ Rey : DEL
43 Part of a hotel lobby : CHECK-IN DESK
46 Large water pipes : MAINS
48 Rough figs. from the cockpit : ETAS
49 Accessory that may match mittens : SCARF
51 Potato _ race : SACK
52 Greyhound vehicle : BUS
55 “You can count on that!,” and a hint to the starts of 16-, 25-, and 43-Across : TAKE IT TO THE BANK
59 “You said it!” : AMEN
60 “Yippee!” : OH BOY
61 No-frills grocery chain : ALDI
62 Filmmaker Ephron : NORA
63 Deadpool player Reynolds : RYAN
64 Hilarious person : RIOT
DOWN
1 Snapshots, casually : PICS
2 Workplace standards org. : OSHA
3 Cabbage side often made with mayo : SLAW
4 Cornish game _ : HEN
5 Move forward : PROPEL
6 “L,” on an earbud : LEFT
7 Doctors org. : AMA
8 Actor Beatty : NED
9 Cheaply sensational : LURID
10 Hotel fixture that fills buckets : ICE MACHINE
11 “What _ is new?” : ELSE
12 Back talk : SASS
14 Actor Reeves : KEANU
17 Purple flavor : GRAPE
18 Clog-busting brand : DRANO
22 Sandwiches often made with mayo : BLTS
23 Amo, amas, _ : AMAT
24 Droops : SAGS
25 _ one’s soul : BARED
26 “Uncle!” : I GIVE
27 Small printer with a built-in keyboard : LABEL MAKER
28 Fragrant shrub : LILAC
30 Mom’s sisters : AUNTS
31 Short holiday : BREAK
36 “Grease” star Travolta : JOHN
37 Poems of praise : ODES
38 Fathers : DADS
40 Futuristic genre : SCI-FI
41 Slithering reptile in the Chinese zodiac : SNAKE
44 Diane of “Book Club” : KEATON
45 Like a mosquito bite : ITCHY
47 Sports venue : ARENA
49 Lee of Marvel Comics : STAN
50 Covert ops garb, for short : CAMO
51 Japanese noodle : SOBA
52 Indonesian island in the Coral Triangle : BALI
53 Word processor command : UNDO
54 Comedy sketch : SKIT
56 The Blue Jays, on ESPN crawls : TOR
57 Quaker possessive : THY
58 Saloon : BAR
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