Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday December 30th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Spanish gal pal : CHICA
6 Bygone dictator : TSAR
10 “__ Guy”: 2019 Billie Eilish #1 hit : BAD
13 Winter warmer : COCOA
14 Troll, at times : HATER
16 Summer cooler : ADE
17 *1971 road movie co-starring James Taylor : TWO-LANE BLACKTOP
20 Peddle : VEND
21 Creator of the former messaging software AIM : AOL
22 Arab League headquarters city : CAIRO
23 *Astronaut’s insulator : SPACE BLANKET
27 Suffering : IN PAIN
30 Like crab apples : TART
31 Hit the __ : BOOKS
32 “That was close!” : PHEW
34 “Nova” airer : PBS
37 *Part ways for good : MAKE A CLEAN BREAK
41 Reserved : SHY
42 Soccer legend Mia : HAMM
43 Wee, facetiously : EENSY
44 Flimsy : THIN
46 Expressionless : GLASSY
47 *”Key Largo” co-star : LAUREN BACALL
52 Ed of “Up” : ASNER
53 Turn sharply : ZAG
54 Dash gauge : TACH
58 Create instability … or a hint to each set of circles : UPSET THE BALANCE
62 Barely passing : DEE
63 Last critter in a kindergarten reader, maybe : ZEBRA
64 Revise : ALTER
65 Act like a human? : ERR
66 Ember : COAL
67 Loses one’s grip, in a way : SKIDS
DOWN
1 Surveillance system, for short : CCTV
2 Suffragist Julia Ward __ : HOWE
3 App symbol : ICON
4 Chilled Japanese brew : COLD SAKE
5 Energizer size : AAA
6 2000s Fox drama set in Newport Beach : THE OC
7 Weasel family member known for its fur : SABLE
8 Ga. airport : ATL
9 LGBT activist __ Carey : REA
10 It’s a dyeing art : BATIK
11 Really dig : ADORE
12 Where to get off : DEPOT
15 Miniature vehicle with a remote, briefly : RC CAR
18 Tandoori bread : NAAN
19 “Critique of Pure Reason” writer : KANT
24 City with a notable tower : PISA
25 Backup group : B-TEAM
26 Many a home front : LAWN
27 Models for old clones : IBMS
28 Biblical boater : NOAH
29 Slow : POKY
32 Fallback : PLAN B
33 Something to take up with your tailor? : HEM
34 Uni-ball products : PENS
35 Low pitch pro : BASS
36 American vodka brand : SKYY
38 __ music: small talk : CHIN
39 Male pseudonym used by all three Brontë sisters : BELL
40 Heart-to-heart : REAL TALK
44 Genealogy chart : TREE
45 Frequency unit : HERTZ
46 Madly in love : GAGA
47 Summa cum __ : LAUDE
48 According to : AS PER
49 Indy 500 family name : UNSER
50 Hyundai sedan : AZERA
51 Plotting group : CABAL
55 Not a fan of : ANTI
56 Looped in, on Gmail : CC’ED
57 Towel term : HERS
59 Many a noir hero : TEC
60 “Big Little Lies” network : HBO
61 __ Cruces : LAS
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