Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday December 29th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Hula swivelers : HIPS
5 Knife in the cooler? : SHIV
9 Jones, so to speak : URGE
13 Boys Town is a suburb of it : OMAHA
15 Stiff wind? : OBOE
16 Linger in the bath : SOAK
17 Vatican-related : PAPAL
18 Newsy snippet : SOUND BITE
20 Half of an Arnold Palmer : ICED TEA
22 Loads : OODLES
23 15-Across piece : REED
24 Madagascar mammal : LEMUR
26 It was deorbited in 2001 : MIR
28 Exacting standard : RIGOR
30 An arm and a leg : LIMBS
34 What turns pets into poets? : AN O
35 Uses the overhead bin for : STOWS
36 Turn aside : AVERT
37 Depressed area : SLUM
39 Bar mitzvah dances : HORAS
41 Gulf States ruler : EMIR
42 Holmes who played Jackie Kennedy in two TV miniseries : KATIE
44 “You __ be kidding!” : GOTTA
46 Dedicated lines : ODE
47 Peachy keen : SWELL
48 Goofs off : LAZES
49 DVR button : REW
50 Bounced, in a bad way : KITED
52 Best Play, e.g. : ESPY
54 32-Down of July ’81 : LADY DI
57 Used a bit, maybe : DRILLED
60 “Can I go already?” : ARE WE DONE?
63 Debonair : SUAVE
64 Bear with cold porridge : MAMA
65 Spring or League opener : ARAB
66 Navel formation : INNIE
67 Bit of trickery : PLOY
68 Staying power : LEGS
69 Kombu, e.g. : KELP
DOWN
1 Kachina doll carver : HOPI
2 Apple product since 1998 : IMAC
3 *Delivery job not as common as it once was : PAPER ROUTE
4 Beach umbrella benefit : SHADE
5 McGwire rival : SOSA
6 Network with Comedy and Family channels : HBO
7 Letters for debtors : IOU
8 Jellyfish defense : VENOM
9 *Computer storage device : USB DRIVE
10 Churn : ROIL
11 Total ticket sales : GATE
12 Squeaks (by) : EKES
14 Changes : ALTERS
19 Midwife co-worker : DOULA
21 Gloria’s mom in ’70s TV : EDITH
24 Underhanded approach, and a hint to the answers to starred clues : LOW ROAD
25 Like knockoffs : ERSATZ
26 Costume ball sights : MASKS
27 Wedding day acquisition : IN-LAW
29 Search for, for many : GOOGLE
31 *Nostalgic locale : MEMORY LANE
32 Wedding day VIP : BRIDE
33 Scatter : STREW
38 *Solar system’s home : MILKY WAY
40 Take the wheel : STEER
43 Omit in speech : ELIDE
45 Birthplace of St. Francis : ASSISI
51 Word with pool or wave : TIDAL
53 Pay, with “down” : PLUNK
54 Genie’s digs : LAMP
55 Disappearing Asian sea : ARAL
56 Musician’s mailing : DEMO
57 Ball stars : DEBS
58 Bad doings : EVIL
59 Like an investigative dive : DEEP
61 Lode load : ORE
62 Badger : NAG
Leave a Reply