Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday December 14th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Fruity drink suffix : -ADE
4 Hwy. with tolls : TPKE
8 Starring roles : LEADS
13 One in a pod : PEA
14 Hip bones : ILIA
15 Traditional Easter wear : BONNET
16 Series-ending letters : ETC
17 Tray with egg rolls, fried wontons, etc. : PUPU PLATTER
19 Butler at Tara : RHETT
21 Bygone Ford : LTD
22 “… thus wide I’ll __ my arms”: “Hamlet” : OPE
23 Amorous looks : GOO-GOO EYES
26 Bygone blade : SNEE
27 Slight bit, as of color : TINGE
28 Cloak-and-dagger org. : CIA
29 Tour of duty : STINT
30 Big first for a baby : STEP
31 “__ we having fun yet?” : ARE
32 Concert pianos : GRANDS
33 Yoga-inspired athletic brand : LULULEMON
36 Order to relax : AT EASE!
39 Two-outs-in-a-single-AB stats : DPS
40 Mil. awards : DSCS
44 Ending with wind or air meaning “transmitted by” : -BORNE
45 Early Beatle Sutcliffe : STU
46 Camera setting : F-STOP
47 “Phooey!” : DRAT
48 Yogi’s cartoon buddy : BOO-BOO BEAR
50 NBA tiebreakers : OTS
51 Muppet chimp __ Minella : SAL
52 To this point : AS YET
53 Colorful Hawaiian garment : MUUMUU DRESS
57 “__ Abner” : LI’L
59 Gofer’s job : ERRAND
60 Drooling comics canine : ODIE
61 Having four sharps : IN E
62 They’re not options : NEEDS
63 Like retailers during holiday season : BUSY
64 Self-esteem : EGO
DOWN
1 Tarzan raiser : APE
2 Home of Lions and Tigers, but not Bears : DETROIT
3 Every last person : EACH ONE
4 Move sneakily : TIPTOE
5 Verb meaning “demote” coined in 2006 : PLUTO
6 Nap, to a Brit : KIP
7 Water in la mer : EAU
8 Truckful : LOAD
9 Rhinitis-treating MD : ENT
10 Former justice Scalia : ANTONIN
11 Diving board site : DEEP END
12 City map lines : STREETS
15 Initial diner orders? : BLTS
18 Response to a judge : PLEA
20 Parmigiana choice : EGGPLANT
23 Classic sports cars : GTS
24 Beige hue : ECRU
25 Not argue with : YIELD TO
26 Waits for further instructions : STANDS BY
29 “No seats” sign : SRO
31 Pint at a bar : ALE
32 Baseball VIPs : GMS
34 “__ as directed” : USE
35 File format for digital books : EPUB
36 Stomach : ABDOMEN
37 Long wait, to some : TORTURE
38 Solver’s smudge : ERASURE
41 Metal marble : STEELIE
42 Just enough snow to cover the ground : COATING
43 Easter time: Abbr. : SPR
45 Auction cry : SOLD
46 “Gorillas in the Mist” author Dian : FOSSEY
48 Data transfer unit : BAUD
49 Desert refuge : OASIS
51 Catches some rays : SUNS
54 “Spy vs. Spy” magazine : MAD
55 Filmmaker Reiner : ROB
56 UCLA URL ending : EDU
58 Sign before Virgo : LEO
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