Crossword by: Steve Blais and edited by Rich Norris
Welcome to the answers to the Thursday December 5th 2013 LA Times crossword puzzle! I’m like a deer with no eyes today…I’ve no idea:) It’s just that today’s theme has missing clues so how the hell are we supposed to know what’s going on! I’m drawing a blank, How would I know… I haven’t got a clue! I hope you went better than me:)
Across Answers
1. Rewards for waiting TIPS
5. Sauce finisher, often CREAM
10. Bit of Halloween makeup SCAR
14. Gray subj. ANAT
15. Expansive LARGE
16. Parting words TATA
17. Family nickname NANA
18. Parting word ADIOS
19. Erelong ANON
20. ” ” I’M DRAWING A BLANK
23. Presidential nickname ABE
24. Inflationary fig.? PSI
25. Drive off REPEL
26. Language of Pakistan URDU
28. Peak on the 1,000-yen note FUJI
31. Language suffix -ESE
32. __-Julie, Quebec STE
33. Nail-biting way to win BY A NOSE
36. ” ” HOW WOULD I KNOW?
40. Jerks YANKS ON
41. Morse code letter after dit-dit-dit DAH
42. Outlaw Clanton IKE
45. Get rid of LOSE
46. Gorilla trained to use sign language KOKO
47. Holiday air CAROL
49. Mao __-tung TSE
51. Ten-cent pres. FDR
53. ” ” I HAVEN’T GOT A CLUE
58. Designer Schiaparelli ELSA
59. The Joe in Detroit, for one ARENA
60. Superb A-ONE
61. Tallow source SUET
62. Huge GIANT
63. Earthworm habitat SOIL
64. Stun, in a way TASE
65. Bout of retail “therapy” SPREE
66. Fine subject? ARTS
Down Answers
1. “Lost” actress Raymonde TANIA
2. How soldiers may lie IN AMBUSH
3. Gratify the baser side of PANDER TO
4. Have the lead STAR
5. Shellfish morsels CLAWS
6. Lines from the center RADII
7. 33-Down’s homeland ERIN
8. Open-mouthed AGOG
9. Western landform MESA
10. Clichéd STALE
11. Happy hour morsel CANAPE
12. Makes amends ATONES
13. Rub the wrong way RANKLE
21. Manjula’s husband on “The Simpsons” APU
22. Like autumn mornings BRISK
27. Like morning grass DEWY
28. Made-up FALSE
29. Loosen, as laces UNDO
30. Enroll JOIN
33. U2 frontman BONO
34. Belly laughs YUKS
35. Prefix with morph ENDO-
37. Pixar title robot WALL-E
38. Hardwood option OAK FLOOR
39. Mystery WHODUNIT
42. Most distant ICIEST
43. Black Russian component KAHLUA
44. Fulfills a takeout order? ERASES
46. Alpine parrot KEA
48. Roundish OVATE
49. 1,000 kilograms TONNE
50. Kerry’s department STATE
52. Projection room stack REELS
54. Badgers NAGS
55. It may be round TRIP
56. Stuff in a backpack GEAR
57. José’s home CASA
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