
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday December 10th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Insect that builds a paper nest : WASP
5 “Snowy” wading bird : EGRET
10 Tiniest bit : IOTA
14 Actress Fanning : ELLE
15 Little Haiti’s city : MIAMI
16 Flatbread full of bubbles : NAAN
17 Film scene from a character’s perspective : POINT-OF-VIEW SHOT
20 Adagio or allegro : TEMPO
21 Lunar festival in Saigon : TET
22 Sorority residence : HOUSE
23 Pioneering ISP : AOL
25 Deep fryer liquid : OIL
26 Garment with patterned circles : POLKA-DOT DRESS
33 Purring pets : CATS
34 Broth often made with bonito flakes : DASHI
35 Fly like an eagle : SOAR
37 “Whadja say?” : HUH
38 Defeated, as a dragon : SLAIN
39 Go green, perhaps? : DYE
40 Choose by ballot : ELECT
43 Stat indicated by tree rings : AGE
44 Pebble’s big cousin : STONE
46 Lasting mere moments : FOR A BRIEF PERIOD
49 DOD intel arm : NSA
50 One day _ time : AT A
51 Temaki fish : TUNA
54 More slippery : ICIER
58 Like muted colors : PALE
62 Break during a road trip, and what can be found in 17-, 26-, and 46-Across : STOP ALONG THE WAY
65 Whittles (down) : PARES
66 Animal that loves mud : PIG
67 Atmospheric layer with holes : OZONE
68 _ kebab : SHISH
69 UFO passengers : ETS
70 Fuses with heat : WELDS
DOWN
1 Broke down in tears : WEPT
2 Healing succulent : ALOE
3 Unlikely, as a chance : SLIM
4 Letter-exchanging friends : PEN PALS
5 Panic! at the Disco genre : EMO
6 Natural talent : GIFT
7 Party with electronic music : RAVE
8 Radiate : EMIT
9 Cause for overtime : TIE
10 Shoe cushions : INSOLES
11 Island northwest of Molokai : OAHU
12 New Mexico town in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains : TAOS
13 Poker stake : ANTE
18 Confiscated : TOOK
19 Propeller noise : WHIR
24 Young fellows : LADS
25 All-father of Norse myth : ODIN
26 São , Brazil : PAULO 27 “None of the above” choice : OTHER 28 Lama : DALAI
29 Missouri River tributary : OSAGE
30 Crook : THIEF
31 “Same here!” : SO DO I
32 Pass on an offer : SAY NO
33 Many a cookbook author : CHEF
36 Basketry plant : REED
41 Cocktail hour appetizers : CANAPES
42 “Impractical Jokers” network : TBS
44 Ready to proceed : SET
45 Bar for circus acrobats : TRAPEZE
47 Public transit option : RAIL
48 Hair line? : PART
51 Fish sauce amts. : TSPS
52 Arches National Park state : UTAH
53 Temaki cone : NORI
55 Get by : COPE
56 Still competing : IN IT
57 Ingredients that are cracked to make khai jiao : EGGS
59 USAF truant : AWOL
60 Hit the runway : LAND
61 Organs with lids : EYES
63 Barbecue residue : ASH
64 “__ did you do that?” : HOW
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