Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday December 7th 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 GI on the lam : AWOL
5 Annual festival in Austin, TX : SXSW
9 Tot’s crumb catcher : BIB
12 Rural strolling spot : LANE
13 Short dog, for short : PEKE
14 Forearm bone : ULNA
15 French preposition : AVEC
16 Rationale : BASIS
17 Gloomy aura : PALL
18 Nissan sedans since 1982 : SENTRAS
20 Put away, as loot : STASHED
22 “Blade Runner” actor Rutger __ : HAUER
23 Lives : EXISTS
24 Take away : DETRACT
26 Brought up : BRED
27 “Night” author Wiesel : ELIE
28 Finance guru Suze : ORMAN
30 1815 classic whose title character is played by Anya Taylor-Joy in a 2020 film : EMMA
34 Common interest group : BLOC
35 “Same” : DITTO
36 Campus bigwig : DEAN
37 Novelist Morrison : TONI
38 Derby town in Surrey, England : EPSOM
39 Frigg’s husband : ODIN
40 Steakhouse order : RARE
42 Steakhouse order : RED WINE
44 Database systems giant : ORACLE
47 Jousting weapon : LANCE
48 Revenue source in many a free app : POP-UP AD
50 Counterpoint melody : DESCANT
52 Kid’s plea for permission : CAN I
53 Fairway chunk : DIVOT
55 “__ girl!” : ATTA
56 “Law & Order: SVU” co-star : ICE-T
57 Storm rescue op : EVAC
58 2007 U.S. Women’s Open winner Cristie : KERR
59 Lil Wayne’s “__ Carter V” : THA
60 File partner : RANK
61 “Grand” ice cream brand : EDY’S
DOWN
1 “Sad to say … ” : ALAS
2 Greet from across the street, say : WAVE HELLO
3 Phrase of unity in the Pledge of Allegiance : ONE NATION
4 Itinerary for touring speakers : LECTURE CIRCUIT
5 Health club amenities : SPAS
6 Crosses (out) : XES
7 Winter getaway need, maybe : SKIS
8 Brunch dish with ham and peppers : WESTERN OMELET
9 Malaise, with “the” : BLAHS
10 Cove, e.g. : INLET
11 Gets thinner, in a way : BALDS
14 Food named for how it’s baked, and a hint to each set of circles : UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
16 Flatbed scanner relative : BARCODE READER
19 Blues-rocker Chris : REA
21 Lumberjack competition projectile : AXE
24 Mortgage balance, e.g. : DEBT
25 Nonsense : TRIPE
26 Ulan __: former Anglicization of Mongolia’s capital : BATOR
29 Matterhorn and Weisshorn: Abbr. : MTS
31 Treated, in a way : MEDICATED
32 Primary way in : MAIN ENTRY
33 Dudek of “Mad Men” : ANNE
41 Matterhorn or Weisshorn : ALP
43 Courtroom VIPs : DAS
44 Footnote abbr. : OP CIT
45 Jazz drummer Max : ROACH
46 Sleep disturbance : APNEA
49 Operatic icon : DIVA
50 Tie up at the pier : DOCK
51 Patches, as a driveway : TARS
54 Part of a moving story : VAN
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