
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday December 18th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Lawyer Goodman in the “Breaking Bad” franchise : SAUL
5 Brazen : BRASH
10 Deliberate loss : DIVE
14 Workforce addition : HIRE
15 New , India : DELHI
16 Gulf States title : EMIR
17 Actor Idris : ELBA
18 City in Provence : ARLES
19 Energizer options : AAAS
20 “Take time to consider … ” : ASK YOURSELF
23 “Tiny Bubbles” singer : DON HO
25 Scepter companion : ORB
26 Under-the-sink piece : P-TRAP
29 “Looking for” shorthand : ISO
30 Bandleader of the Electric Mayhem on “The Muppet Show” : DR TEETH
33 Fitting : APT
34 Sunday : dread of returning to work on Monday : SCARIES
36 Fossil-preserving spots : TAR PITS
38 Fast-_ restaurant : CASUAL
39 Shaped : MOLDED
40 1983 Tom Cruise teen comedy : RISKY BUSINESS
44 NNW opposite : SSE
45 Tempe sch. : ASU
46 Automated spammer : BOT
47 Hangout for a long-distance couple : SKYPE DATE
52 “Pokémon” protagonist Ketchum : ASH
55 “Mangia!” : EAT
56 Newcastle Brown _ : ALE
57 Shearing day sound : BAA
60 Chicken Little’s warning, and an apt title for this puzzle? : THE SKY IS FALLING
64 Code with dits and dahs : MORSE
65 “The Batman” actress Kravitz : ZOE
66 Barista canvas : LATTE
67 Imminently : SOON
68 Stop : END
69 Pollinators that can see in the ultraviolet spectrum : BEES
DOWN
1 Feminine pronoun : SHE
2 Feel rotten : AIL
3 Green spot in a concrete jungle : URBAN OASIS
4 Obedience school item : LEASH
5 Dec. 25, for Justin Trudeau : B’DAY
6 Digs into new digs, say : RE-ROOTS
7 Magnetic power : ALLURE
8 Frozen dessert : SHERBET
9 Radiator sound : HISS
10 Gave a hand : DEALT
11 “Sorry, but it’s true” : I’M AFRAID SO
12 Passing through : VIA
13 Hosp. triage units : ERS
21 Alaskan bear : KODIAK
22 Filmmaker Nora : EPHRON
23 _ jockey : DISC
24 Academy honors : OSCARS
27 Subj.-specific exam for the college-bound : AP TEST
28 Condition that may be treated with exposure therapy, for short : PTSD
31 Count (on) : RELY
32 Roman of “The Ms. Pat Show” : TAMI
35 Sly tactics : RUSES
37 Academy cadet : PLEBE
41 Christen : BAPTIZE
42 Play for a pawn : USE
43 Decongestant brand : SUDAFED
48 Palmer of “Nope” : KEKE
49 “Woo-hoo!” : YAY
50 _ mode : A LA
51 Bluffer’s giveaway : TELL
52 Cash dispensers : ATMS
53 Wave away : SHOO
54 Foot-long sandwich : HERO
57 Orthodontist’s instruction : BITE
58 Poker game starter : ANTE
59 Range listed on board games : AGES
61 Tax form ID : SSN
62 Daughter’s brother : SON
63 Bunsen burner setting : LAB
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