Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday December 3rd 2016, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Major clothing chain TJ MAXX
7 Free speech inhibitor? SWEAR JAR
15 Morsel WEE BIT
16 Tufted tweeter TITMOUSE
17 Unspecific threat OR ELSE
18 “Right you are!” YES SIREE!
19 “Women and Love” author Shere HITE
20 Tach readings RPMS
22 Norwegian king during the Cold War OLAV V
23 Serial sequence ARC
24 Attributes TRAITS
26 Door opener? DEE
27 Where Martin Scorsese taught Oliver Stone: Abbr. NYU
28 Rhein tributary AARE
29 16th-century rulers TUDORS
32 Archaeologist, at times DATER
34 Capital of Kazakhstan ASTANA
36 Disdained, with “at” SNEEZED
38 Mickey Rooney septet EX-WIVES
42 Blue on screen RATED X
44 Last Supper query IS IT I?
45 Completely overhauled REDONE
48 Revival figs. EMTS
50 Texter’s appreciation THX
51 I, perhaps ONE
52 Harsh SEVERE
54 U.N. ambassador appointed by JFK… AES
55 2008 Best New Artist Grammy winner ADELE
58 Sweet sign-off XOXO
59 King Ahab’s father OMRI
60 Different exercises performed consecutively SUPERSET
62 Boxer Rebellion setting PEKING
64 Cherish TREASURE
65 Shady Records co-founder EMINEM
66 Snakes SERPENTS
67 Event associated with warm climates and big midday meals SIESTA
DOWN
1 Driving instructor’s reminder TWO HANDS
2 “Star Trek: Voyager” actress JERI RYAN
3 Initial encounter in a romcom MEET CUTE
4 Fit ABLE
5 Frat letters XIS
6 Former Nissan SUV XTERRA
7 Hinders STYMIES
8 “Bullets Over Broadway” Oscar winner WIEST
9 Sci-fi staples ETS
10 Recess rejoinder AM SO!
11 Stir up ROIL
12 Katy of “High Noon” JURADO
13 Sincere sign-off AS EVER
14 Player of Kent REEVES
21 Flaunt PARADE
24 Fiction’s Lord Greystoke TARZAN
25 Pringles alternative STAX
30 Ill-conceived UNWISE
31 Stand for 45-Down DAIS
33 First name in architecture EERO
35 Hybrid cuisine TEX-MEX
37 “Nos __”: 2000s French-Canadian drama set in a summer home ETES
39 Total assets? VITAMINS
40 One way to connect nowadays ETHERNET
41 Quality control process with an alphanumeric symbol SIX SIGMA
43 Allots DEVOTES
45 They involve insult comedy ROASTS
46 Stomach ENDURE
47 Superior, vis-à-vis Michigan DEEPER
49 Metaphors, e.g. TROPES
53 Wield EXERT
56 Vault LEAP
57 Language that gave us “plaid” ERSE
59 Tom Joad, e.g. OKIE
61 Flare producer SUN
63 “Big four” record company EMI
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