Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday December 20th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 *Fictional swordfighter with a horse named Tornado : ZORRO
6 Weight : HEFT
10 Early aughts music buys : CDS
13 French bottled water brand : EVIAN
14 At any point : EVER
15 “Go bother someone else!” : SHOO
16 Midterms and finals : TESTS
17 Largest city in Washoe County, Nevada : RENO
18 Hard precipitation : HAIL
19 “Rules __ rules” : ARE
20 *”Parasite” director : BONG JOON-HO
22 Leisurely walk : STROLL
25 __ football : ARENA
26 Promises of eventual repayment : IOUS
28 Health product chain : GNC
29 Holiday lead-in : EVE
31 *Abolitionist who was the first person executed for treason in the United States : JOHN BROWN
35 Smart __: know-it-all : ALEC
36 Bring to mind : EVOKE
37 Aussie animal, for short : ROO
38 Deceive : LIE TO
39 __ ex machina : DEUS
40 *Former MLB pitcher nicknamed “Flash” : TOM GORDON
42 Form 1099 org. : IRS
43 Org. concerned with toxins : EPA
45 Ohio border lake : ERIE
46 Completely stop : CEASE
48 Formally charge : INDICT
52 *Marvel supervillain who created deadly robot clones of himself : DOCTOR DOOM
56 Female pig : SOW
57 Masjid prayer leader : IMAM
58 Cut, as grass : MOWN
59 Throb : PULSE
61 Slippery fish : EELS
62 Not doing anything : IDLE
63 Quartz type : AGATE
64 Internet access option : DSL
65 Throw in the trash : TOSS
66 What one might say after figuring out what the answers to the starred clues have in common? : OH, MAN
DOWN
1 Greek Z’s : ZETAS
2 Not veiled : OVERT
3 Platform on a stage : RISER
4 Zodiac rodent : RAT
5 Add-__: extras : ONS
6 Day saver : HERO
7 Balanced : EVEN
8 __ shui : FENG
9 USC athlete : TROJAN
10 Did an uncanny impression of : CHANNELED
11 Slumped-shoulders response to a task : DO I HAVE TO?
12 Unaccompanied : SOLO
15 Sneaker, e.g. : SHOE
20 Indistinct memory : BLUR
21 Fantasy creature : ORC
23 Pig talk : OINKS
24 Dangling ear part : LOBE
27 “In a sense, I guess” : SORTA
28 Small garden party? : GNOME
30 Class studying demand curves, for short : ECON
31 “Star Wars” knights : JEDI
32 Gets past : OVERCOMES
33 In-home appointment : HOUSE CALL
34 “Wow, this rocks!” : WOO
35 Broadcast : AIRED
38 Meat cut : LOIN
41 Not looking good : GRIM
43 That, in Spanish : ESO
44 Allow : PERMIT
47 Dispensers of 20s : ATMS
49 Five Pillars faith : ISLAM
50 __ Rica : COSTA
51 Preadolescent : TWEEN
52 Ran out of battery : DIED
53 Extinct bird : DODO
54 Nocturnal birds : OWLS
55 Singles : ONES
59 Kung __ chicken : PAO
60 “Blech” : UGH
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