Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday December 24th 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Streaming delay : LAG
4 Blubber : SOB
7 Goddess whom Arachne challenged to a weaving contest : ATHENA
13 Lennon collaborator : ONO
14 “Roth” investment : IRA
15 Driveway application : SEALER
16 Mono- kin : UNI-
17 Market area with a counter : DELI
19 Dojo teacher : SENSEI
20 __ rigate: pasta dish : PENNE
22 Number-crunching need : INPUT DATA
24 Get by a threat : EXTORT
26 Tokyo brew : ASAHI
27 Siouan people : OTOE
28 Dog or hound : NAG
29 Corporate money mgrs. : CFOS
33 Big name in 2008 financial news : LEHMAN
35 Mod or nod suffix : -ULE
36 “SNL” Emmy nominee Bryant : AIDY
37 Steer clear of : AVOID
38 Armored truck stop : ATM
39 Cathedral areas : APSES
40 Some quirks : TICS
41 Hotel room sets : TVS
42 Busby or ushanka : FUR HAT
43 Benevolent order : ELKS
44 Support syllable : RAH
45 Severely damaged sea : ARAL
46 Became an issue : AROSE
48 Take back : RECANT
51 Competition with rhyme and rhythm : RAP BATTLE
55 WWII observance : VE DAY
56 Acquaint with the existing situation : ORIENT
57 Prom rental : LIMO
59 Ballroom dance move : DIP
60 Facial expression : VISAGE
61 Versailles monarch : ROI
62 December 24, e.g. : EVE
63 Flying high : ELATED
64 Cup handle : EAR
65 __ tape : RED
DOWN
1 Jeweler’s glass : LOUPE
2 Wing of no help in flying : ANNEX
3 Incur debt beyond one’s means : GO INTO HOCK
4 Detour part, maybe : SIDEROAD
5 Rock with potential : ORE
6 “__ Ha’i” : BALI
7 Soften : ASSUAGE
8 Effective means of enforcement : TEETH
9 Equine contest with weight penalties : HANDICAP RACE
10 “Frozen II” sister : ELSA
11 Bikini wax alternative, formerly : NEET
12 Opera highlight : ARIA
18 Succinctly : IN A NUTSHELL
21 Progress without faltering : NOT MISS A BEAT
23 Sacred song : PSALM
25 Number of Taylor Swift’s Grammys : TEN
30 Structure that creates a path for upstream migration, and a hint to hidden words in four long Down answers : FISH LADDER
31 Classical theaters : ODEA
32 Part of iOS: Abbr. : SYST
33 After curfew : LATE
34 Good opponent : EVIL
38 Salty “Halt!” : AVAST!
39 Parting words : AU REVOIR
41 Rounded the bases after a homer, say : TROTTED
42 Not within walking distance : FAR
47 Safe place to drive : RANGE
49 Unsophisticated : NAIVE
50 Used a keyboard : TYPED
51 Gad about : ROVE
52 Seed coat : ARIL
53 Galileo’s hometown : PISA
54 Word on Irish stamps : EIRE
58 Extinct bird : MOA
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