Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday November 25th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Clip follower : CLOP
5 Softens, in a way : DAMPS
10 Clock toggle : AM PM
14 Big name in morning TV : RIPA
15 Dread, perhaps : AWAIT
16 Missouri representative Bush : CORI
17 Balanced : EVEN
18 Delectable : TASTY
19 Like Oberlin since 1837 : COED
20 Small businesses? : MINI-MARTS
22 Oregon city on the Deschutes River : BEND
23 Pitching areas? : AD SPACES
24 Pet that needs a sitter? : LAP CAT
26 Manipulate : USE
27 Deliver letters? : DICTATE
28 Place to check in : FRONT DESK
31 Earring Magic __: collectible doll of 1993 : KEN
32 Colorful Victorian houses in San Francisco, e.g. : PAINTED LADIES
34 Squeak of surprise : EEK
35 Tosses : JETTISONS
36 Ready : PREPARE
38 Island in the Cyclades : IOS
39 Instruments that may have 21 strings : SITARS
40 Creator of spine-tingling content? : ASMRTIST
45 Picks up on : GETS
46 Jump-starts a training regimen? : SKIPS ROPE
47 Amanda of “Brockmire” : PEET
48 Buttonholes, e.g. : SLITS
49 “Seriously?” : IT IS
50 “Contact” org. : SETI
51 One of the racing Andrettis : MARCO
52 Board sticker : DART
53 Tennis legend who wrote a history of African-American athletes : ASHE
54 Orem resident : UTAHN
55 Those, in Spanish : ESOS
DOWN
1 Taco topper that may be infused with lime : CREMA
2 Spitting nails : LIVID
3 Plays first : OPENS
4 Street food also known as golgappa : PANIPURI
5 Storage systems? : DATA CENTERS
6 Savvy : AWARE
7 Clipper parts : MASTS
8 Places to retire? : PITS
9 Dump : STY
10 Stomach : ACCEPT
11 Lunar New Year treats : MOONCAKES
12 Comes before : PREDATES
13 Start of summer or winter : MID-
21 Need in some preservation efforts : MASON JARS
22 Computer security concern : BACK DOORS
24 Cartoon girl who popularized “meh” : LISA SIMPSON
25 Sue Bird’s jersey number : TEN
27 Lunch spot : DELI
28 Part of a vampire costume : FAKE TEETH
29 French crown : TETE
30 Rachel Carson subj. : DDT
32 Low points : PERIGEES
33 Without getting worked up : IN STRIDE
34 Some indie releases : EPS
37 “Wonderful Tonight” memoirist Boyd : PATTIE
40 Director Kurosawa : AKIRA
41 “What’s the __?”: Kim Possible catchphrase : SITCH
42 “Iliad” characters : IOTAS
43 VP between Hubert and Gerald : SPIRO
44 Lab work : TESTS
46 Pallet piece : SLAT
47 Free spot : PSA
48 Big D campus : SMU
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