Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday December 31st 2020, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Potential fodder in a libel lawsuit, briefly : BAD PR
6 Sackcloth material : HEMP
10 Reduces, as glare : DIMS
14 Lexus competitor : ACURA
15 Avocado shape : OVAL
16 “Stress cannot exist in the presence of __”: Mamet : A PIE
17 Birder’s gear : BINOCULARS
19 Afghan constitution? : YARN
20 Newspaper VIPs : EDS
21 Possessed by Shakespeare? : HADST
22 Bathroom fixture : BIDET
23 Overwhelm : AWE
24 “Young Sheldon” star Armitage : IAIN
26 Laundry cycle : RINSE
30 California county where Fort Bragg is : MENDOCINO
35 Nonalcoholic beer brand : O’DOUL’S
37 Crimson, e.g. : RED
38 What the nose knows : ODOR
39 Soft mineral : TALC
40 Mortar and pestle stone : AGATE
42 Sports org. whose name once included “Lawn” : USTA
43 Shoot the breeze : CHAT
44 Bon __ : MOT
45 Upset, as a plan : DERAIL
47 Barrier-breaking report : SONIC BOOM
50 Eye sores : STYES
51 Scandinavian royal name : OLAF
52 Apr. addressee : IRS
54 Fogg’s creator : VERNE
57 Count with a band : BASIE
59 “That __ close!” : WAS
62 Lindros in the Hockey Hall of Fame : ERIC
63 State capital about 100 miles from Sacramento : CARSON CITY
65 Prego alternative : RAGU
66 Polar chunk : FLOE
67 Items that can circulate or be tossed … as illustrated in this puzzle’s six sets of circles : COINS
68 “Don’t dawdle!” : ASAP
69 Bygone GM line : OLDS
70 Ryegrass fungus : ERGOT
DOWN
1 Innocent : BABE
2 Prilosec target : ACID
3 Hassles for payment : DUNS
4 In favor of : PRO
5 Ray who hosts the Yum-o! virtual cooking camp : RACHAEL
6 Poker variety : HOLD ‘EM
7 Mendes and Gabor : EVAS
8 Taskmaster : MARTINET
9 Letters from a polite texter : PLS
10 Chance to plead one’s case : DAY IN COURT
11 Tablet at a Genius Bar : IPAD
12 Boggy area : MIRE
13 Posted : SENT
18 Assembly line gp. : UAW
22 Prefix with mass : BIO-
25 Went on to say : ADDED
26 University mil. programs : ROTCS
27 Twin Falls’ state : IDAHO
28 “Dunkirk” director Christopher : NOLAN
29 Tip of a toy arrow, often : SUCTION CUP
31 Muse of poetry : ERATO
32 “My guess is … ” : I’D SAY …
33 Casual remark? : NO TIE
34 Intense exams : ORALS
36 Latin steps : SAMBA
41 Cut-up : GOOFBALL
46 Bottom line : ESSENCE
48 The Cavs, on ESPN crawls : CLE
49 Air balls, e.g. : MISSES
53 __ Grande : RIO
54 __ Bradley bags : VERA
55 Named stretches : ERAS
56 Latvian seaport : RIGA
58 J.Lo’s partner : A-ROD
59 Kristen of 2016’s “Ghostbusters” : WIIG
60 8 for O, e.g. : AT NO
61 Betting aid: Abbr. : SYST
63 Fiscal exec : CFO
64 __ anglais: English horn : COR
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