December 1 2018 L.A. Times Daily - Crossword Clues and Answers

Complete List of Clues/Answers

 

Across

1. Early Greek lyric poet : SAPPHO
7. Roll by : ELAPSE
13. Strong desire : CRAVING
15. Respectful bow : SALAAM
16. Friendly greeting : HEY THERE
18. Eastern religion : SHINTO
19. Novak Djokovic’s org. : ATP
20. Place to gas up for free? : OPEN BAR
22. Beer __ : NUT
23. Memorable Gregory Peck role : AHAB
25. How work may be done near a deadline : MADLY
26. Drain : TIRE
27. California’s __ Verdes Peninsula : PALOS
29. ’70s radical gp. : SLA
30. Singer Stefani et al. : GWENS
31. Reception for champions : THREE CHEERS
34. Scrooge types : CHEAPSKATES
35. Fruity treat : BANANA SPLIT
36. Jazz guitarist Herb : ELLIS
37. Terre dans la mer : ILE
38. Wetland birds : TERNS
42. Caffeine-rich seed : KOLA
43. 1960 Random House acquisition : KNOPF
45. Wild way to run? : RIOT
46. Web crawler, e.g. : BOT
47. Hit the skids : GO TO POT
49. Pressure meas. : PSI
50. Designer Pucci : EMILIO
52. Traditional Dixie dessert : PECAN PIE
54. Comment : REMARK
55. Reptile named for the warning sound it makes : RATTLER
56. Stars : GREATS
57. Death Star “super” weapons : LASERS

Down

1. Award-winning ESPN writer/reporter Jeremy : SCHAAP
2. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s first female inductee : ARETHA
3. Check alternative : PAYPAL
4. Many a GI : PVT
5. Old Ritz rival : HI-HO
6. Afternoon hr. : ONE PM
7. Lamb product : ESSAY
8. Memorable lion suit wearer : LAHR
9. 2001 biopic : ALI
10. Burro’s baskets : PANNIERS
11. Former GM cars : SATURNS
12. Doesn’t act well : EMOTES
14. Stage makeup staple : GREASEPAINT
17. Programmer’s problem : ENDLESS LOOP
21. McCormick offering : BLACK PEPPER
24. Gulf of __: Baltic Sea arm : BOTHNIA
26. Modern poster : TWEETER
28. Trees whose fruit yields a moisturizing butter : SHEAS
30. Catch on : GET IT
32. Bolted : RAN
33. Bryan’s “Malcolm in the Middle” role : HAL
34. Use a certain two-handed signal : CALL TIME
35. 19th-century women’s rights advocate Amelia : BLOOMER
36. “La Dolce Vita” actress : EKBERG
39. Flow in small waves : RIPPLE
40. More inclined to pry : NOSIER
41. “M*A*S*H” actor David Ogden __ : STIERS
43. Screwballs : KOOKS
44. Kind of point : FOCAL
47. Prepared (oneself) for action : GIRT
48. “Catch ya later” : TA-TA
51. A.L. West team, in crawl lines : LAA
53. Some Windows systems : NTS

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