Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday, December 23rd 2015, LA Times Crossword puzzle.
Across
1. Dictionary abbr. ADJ
4. Pests repelled by cedar MOTHS
9. Give birth to SPAWN
14. __ Kappa Epsilon: U.S./Canada frat with more than 250 chapters TAU
15. Skylab’s path ORBIT
16. Impish type PIXIE
17. Out of the ordinary ODD
18. “The 11:00 p.m. flight is now boarding”? RED-EYE ALERT (from “red alert”)
20. Rabies victim MAD DOG
22. Org. making raids DEA
23. Fruity coolers ADES
24. Capital near the Gulf of Tonkin HANOI
26. Figure out GET
28. Inconsolable freshwater fish? WAILING WALLEYE (from “Wailing Wall”)
34. Trac II cousin ATRA
35. “Frasier” sibling NILES
36. Out of use OLD
38. “The Shoop Shoop Song (__ His Kiss)”: Cher hit IT’S IN
40. Suffix with chlor- -IDE
41. Lexus competitor ACURA
43. Personal quirk TIC
44. __ in the right direction A STEP
46. Rock ‘n’ roll middle name ARON
47. Fearful Iowan? CHICKEN HAWKEYE (from “chickenhawk”)
51. Stallone nickname SLY
52. More resentful SORER
53. Star with tons of fans IDOL
56. Darling PET
59. Go kicking and screaming RESIST
62. Fictional sailor’s pies? POPEYE TARTS (from “Pop-Tarts”)
65. “I’m impressed!” GEE!
66. Speak from a podium ORATE
67. Zagreb native CROAT
68. Whammy HEX
69. Party dip SALSA
70. Laughs heartily HOWLS
71. Rubble creator TNT
Down
1. Tiny power source ATOM
2. Cry from a crib DADA!
3. Two-time Emmy winner for “Taxi” JUDD HIRSCH
4. Capital of the Comoros MORONI
5. Its state tree is the Douglas fir OREGON
6. Up in the air, on a sched. TBD
7. Hurried, old-style HIED
8. Case for an ophthalmologist STYE
9. Salt scrub venue SPA
10. “Ecce homo” speaker PILATE
11. Cut down AXED
12. Toaster-to-plug link WIRE
13. Brooklyn hoopsters NETS
19. Bald __ EAGLE
21. __ Lama DALAI
25. Start to burn IGNITE
27. Disney queen who sings “Let It Go” ELSA
28. “Let me catch up!” WAIT!
29. Web site ATTIC
30. Spread out WIDEN
31. Talmud letters ALEPHS
32. “Couldn’t agree more” YOU’RE RIGHT
33. Jetson who attends Little Dipper School ELROY
37. Hamlet or Ophelia DANE
39. Component of ocean H2O NACL
42. Bakery display CAKES
45. Video calling option SKYPE
48. Fiji’s 500-plus ISLETS
49. Like some matters of the heart? AORTAL
50. Forcibly removes WRESTS
53. NYSE debuts IPOS
54. Cartoon explorer with a talking backpack DORA
55. October birthstone OPAL
57. Make a lasting impression? ETCH
58. Hawaiian starch source TARO
60. Not overlooked SEEN
61. Smartphone message TEXT
63. Word of support YEA
64. Chairs may be arranged in one ROW
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