Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday December 2nd 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Band that contributes to knee flexion, for short : ACL
4 Hot breakfast cereal : FARINA
10 Beaker’s syllable : MEEP
14 Ice cream novelties discontinued in 2022 : CHOCO TACOS
16 Concerning : IN RE
17 House money, at times : CASH OFFERS
18 “Now!” : STAT
19 Tarantula legs, e.g. : OCTAD
20 Meadows on TV : TIM
21 Like the air in a greenhouse : MOIST
22 Second-largest branch of Islam : SHI’ISM
24 Zip : NADA
26 Mens __ : REA
27 Ink spot? : TAT
28 Landry who was the first coach of the Cowboys : TOM
30 “La Dolce Vita” star : EKBERG
32 Capitol gains? : SENATE SEATS
35 Modest reply to a compliment : WHAT CAN I SAY
36 Reeling feeling : SHAME SPIRAL
37 Stare daggers (at) : GLOWER
38 Department of the Interior head Haaland : DEB
39 “The Simpsons” character once voiced by Hank Azaria : APU
42 Many a Monet : OIL
43 Doesn’t keep : ROTS
46 Johnson who won the 2020 Masters Tournament : DUSTIN
48 Simmers : STEWS
50 Shake a leg, quaintly : HIE
52 Dark times, informally : NITES
53 “Small world” : OH HI
54 Teased : MESSED WITH
56 “Coming Home” singer Bridges : LEON
57 “No one’s being straight with me!” : IT’S ALL A LIE
58 AAA and BBB : ORGS
59 Like some park passes : DAY-USE
60 Inclusive word : AND
DOWN
1 Confront : ACCOST
2 Three-step process? : CHA-CHA
3 Flipped : LOST IT
4 Some Hamilton Beach appliances : FOOD STEAMERS
5 Org. for traffic cops? : ATF
6 Host : RAFT
7 Trap during February, maybe : ICE IN
8 Kamali who uses silk parachutes in many of her designs : NORMA
9 Burro : ASS
10 Umami-rich paste : MISO
11 Aggregate : ENTIRETY
12 Things that get bad marks : ERASERS
13 Collar attachment : PET TAG
15 Cardamom-infused brew : CHAI
21 Rakes it in : MAKES A BUNDLE
23 Lil Nas X album with the hit “Industry Baby” : MONTERO
25 Sought-after : DESIRED
29 Safari runners : MACS
31 Canaanite idol : BAAL
32 “Killing Eve” actress Fiona : SHAW
33 Bug : TAP
34 Oklahoma city : ENID
35 Completely : WHOLE HOG
36 Act like a snake : SLITHER
37 Strike out? : GO SOLO
39 __ the Hun : ATTILA
40 Cobbler pan : PIE TIN
41 Held back, as tears : UNSHED
44 __ rhythm: brain waves pattern : THETA
45 Actress Spacek : SISSY
47 YouTube star JoJo : SIWA
49 Lands : WINS
51 Biblical twin of Jacob : ESAU
54 Central : MID
55 Half the characters in “Kill Bill”? : ELS
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