Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Thursday December 8th 2016, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Throws the first pitch STARTS
7 Find fault CARP
11 Bygone Ford LTD
14 They may be hard CIDERS
15 Tavern ALEHOUSE
17 Hunt’s TV co-star REISER
18 “Next subject” MOVING ON
19 Made dinner at home ATE IN
20 “Sold!” DEAL!
21 CIA predecessor OSS
22 Historic Potomac estate MOUNT VERNON
25 Son-gun connection OF A
26 __ land: disputed territory NO MAN’S
31 Rueful word ALAS
35 Quick snack NOSH
37 Simple home TEPEE
38 With 40-Across, NPR broadcast since 1979 MORNING
40 See 38-Across EDITION
42 Word with box or light IDIOT
43 Levelheaded SANE
45 Timer drizzler SAND
46 Mussel habitat SEABED
48 Uno plus due TRE
49 “Life of Brian” comedy group MONTY PYTHON
56 Plant studied by Mendel PEA
59 With 41-Down, tries for a long pass, in football lingo GOES …
60 Odor AROMA
61 First or last quarter … and, literally, what can be found on either end of 18-, 22-, 38-/40- and 49-Across HALF MOON
63 Action scenes CHASES
64 Get-out-of-jail card? BAIL BOND
65 Museum guide DOCENT
66 32-Down contents ORE
67 Fruity coolers ADES
68 “Nothing to it!” SO EASY!
DOWN
1 Make a run for it SCRAM
2 Connect with TIE TO
3 Parting mot ADIEU
4 Lacquer ingredient RESIN
5 Former Senator Lott TRENT
6 Lat. or Lith., once SSR
7 Traffic enforcement devices CAMERAS
8 Take out __ A LOAN
9 Love Is On makeup maker REVLON
10 Upsilon follower PHI
11 Hauls LUGS
12 Menu possessive linked to the Qing dynasty TSO’S
13 Place in the woods DEN
16 Tokyo-born artist ONO
20 Gets the mist off DEFOGS
23 World Cup skiing champ Lindsey VONN
24 “Moi?!” NOT I!
27 Citi Field squad METS
28 Polynesian capital APIA
29 Bright sign NEON
30 Text command SEND
31 “Time’s Arrow” author AMIS
32 66-Across source LODE
33 Covent Garden solo ARIA
34 Pretentious sort SNOB
36 Eight British kings HENRYS
39 Agenda listing ITEM
41 See 59-Across DEEP
44 Shows up ATTENDS
47 Give to charity, say DO GOOD
50 Peter of Herman’s Hermits NOONE
51 Webmail option YAHOO!
52 Copy exactly TRACE
53 Old Testament prophet HOSEA
54 Future foretellers OMENS
55 Really bad NASTY
56 Carson forerunner PAAR
57 Nobelist Wiesel ELIE
58 Duck mascot company, on the NYSE… AFL
61 Starz rival HBO
62 Kellogg School deg. MBA
63 Some retirement acct. holdings CDS
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