
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday December 11th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Gratuity : TIP
4 Common London weather : FOG
7 _ moment : AHA
10 Feathery accessory : BOA
13 Burdened by debt : IN A HOLE
15 Competed in a turkey trot : RAN
16 Piercing tool that resembles a screwdriver : AWL
17 Musical set at the Kit Kat Klub : CABARET
18 Way of thinking : MINDSET
20 Spared no expense : SPLURGED
22 Border city on the Rio Grande : LAREDO
23 Distinguishing feature of some languages : TONE
24 _ shirt : MUSCLE
26 Skin art, for short : TAT
28 Anti-narcotics org. : DEA
29 Barter : SWAP
33 2023 Academy Honorary Award recipient Bassett : ANGELA
36 WSW opposite : ENE
37 Goalie’s success : SAVE
38 British nobleman : LORD
39 Big name in tiny candies : NERDS
41 Curling _ : IRON
42 Four Corners state : UTAH
43 “Sex Education” actor Butterfield : ASA
44 “Advancing the power of facts” journalism website : AP NEWS
46 Office 34-Down : MEMO
47 Fair-weather _ : FAN
48 Rule, for short : REG
49 Lars of Metallica : ULRICH
52 Throws in : ADDS
55 Kind of paper in a gift bag : TISSUE
58 Long, relaxing baths : HOT SOAKS
61 Works a summer office job, perhaps : INTERNS
63 Scout who may sell cookies : BROWNIE
64 Hotshot : ACE
65 Green prefix : ECO-
66 ID checker at a nightclub : BOUNCER
67 Tool with teeth : SAW
68 Camera __ : SHY
69 Casual affirmative : YUP
70 Historic time : ERA
DOWN
1 Nervous twitches : TICS
2 Not fitting : INAPT
3 2012 World Series MVP Sandoval : PABLO
4 “You’re not making this up?” : FOR REAL?
5 Designer Cassini : OLEG
6 “Don’t let the thieves escape!” : GET ‘EM
7 Cup holder locale, perhaps : ARM
8 *Salute in ancient Rome : HAIL CAESAR
9 Record of the year? : ANNAL
10 Acid counterpart : BASE
11 Carried debt : OWED
12 Voice above tenor : ALTO
14 *Scary Halloween venue : HAUNTED HOUSE
19 Severe scolding, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? : DRESSING DOWN
21 *Vacation spot with horses : DUDE RANCH25 Button that may submit an online form : SEND
27 *Irish novelist who writes the “Dublin Murder Squad” series : TANA FRENCH
30 Spy follower? : -WARE
31 Declare bluntly : AVOW
32 Pilot gear? : PENS
33 Grad : ALUM
34 Short message : NOTE
35 Unit on a kitchen scale : GRAM
40 Actor Morales : ESAI
45 Thick 4-Across metaphor : PEA SOUP
50 Tackle box supply : LURES
51 Solving crosswords, for some : HOBBY
53 Destination after a promposal : DANCE
54 Slalom competitor : SKIER
55 Aunts in la familia : TIAS
56 Peru native : INCA
57 Seethe : STEW
59 Pants, in slang : TROU
60 Word sung twice after “Que” in a classic song : SERA
62 __ sauce : SOY
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