Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday December 13th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Fuzzy fruit : KIWI
5 Nails-on-a-chalkboard sound : SCRAPE
11 Heart of the matter : CRUX
15 Very dry : ARID
16 __ network : NEURAL
17 Public prank : HOAX
18 Taper off : WANE
19 Not remote : ON-SITE
20 Highest point : APEX
21 Get what’s really going on : KNOW THE SCORE
24 Abbr. in recipes : TSP
25 Prefix meaning “three” : TRI-
26 Seconds, but for drinks : REFILLS
30 Lasagna ingredient : RICOTTA
34 A third of a yard : ONE FOOT
35 Standing __ : OVATION
36 Time for presents, for short : B-DAY
37 Need a shim, perhaps : WOBBLE
40 Stitched : SEWN
41 Your and my : OUR
42 Warlock’s repertoire : SPELLS
43 Steamed bun : BAO
44 Get hot, in a way : TREND
47 Lacking slack : TAUT
48 Terrifying : SCARY
50 Passover feast : SEDER
51 “Oh, be quiet!” : HUSH
52 Poutine pieces : CURDS
53 Avoid elimination : MAKE THE CUT
56 Hereditary : GENETIC
59 “If Beale Street Could Talk” actor Colman : DOMINGO
63 Line on a graph : AXIS
64 “Oh, be quiet!” : SHUT IT
67 In a slump : COLD
68 Not full-size : MINI
69 Former name of the NBA’s Thunder, informally : SONICS
70 Burden : LOAD
71 In-transit figs. : ETAS
72 “Scandal” crisis manager Olivia : POPE
73 Burnt __: barbecue delicacy : ENDS
DOWN
1 Midwestern people : KAW
2 401(k) alternative : IRA
3 Knowing gesture : WINK
4 Name : IDENTIFY
5 Vehicles for cold times : SNOW-PLOWS
6 Little bit of change : CENT
7 Not take one’s time : RUSH
8 “Video” singer India.__ : ARIE
9 Touches lightly : PATS
10 Optional courses : ELECTIVES
11 Vehicles from old times : CHARIOTS
12 Ladder material : ROPE
13 Dubai’s fed. : UAE
14 Spy-fi film series starring Vin Diesel : XXX
22 Capital of Norway : OSLO
23 Largest member of the dolphin family : ORCA
26 Many sci-fi characters : ROBOTS
27 Go on : ENDURE
28 Was terrified of : FEARED
29 Rhyming slogan opposing a Kansas City Chiefs fan gesture : STOP THE CHOP
30 Take a gamble : ROLL THE DICE
31 Dressy accessory : TIE BAR
32 In the direction of : TOWARD
33 Rubs the wrong way : ANNOYS
38 Fine specimen : BEAUT
39 Cheek cosmetic : BLUSH
45 Bitter enemy : NEMESIS
46 “Curses!” : DRAT!
48 Layer on a stagnant pond : SCUM
49 Fingernail part : CUTICLE
54 Touch lightly : KISS
55 Portable beds : COTS
56 Willing : GAME
57 Press Esc, perhaps : EXIT
58 “I Put a Spell on You” singer Simone : NINA
60 Halfway between midnights : NOON
61 Pleased : GLAD
62 Numbers with a colon : ODDS
65 Word shouted while putting a card down : UNO
66 Bit of advice : TIP
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