December 11 2018 L.A. Times Daily - Crossword Clues and Answers

Complete List of Clues/Answers

 

Across

1. With 18-Across, R.E.M. guitarist : PETER (BUCK)
6. Microscope glass : LENS
10. All snuggled in : COZY
14. Support piece : BRACE
15. 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit : ADIA
16. Black-and-white cookie : OREO
17. Anglo-__ : SAXON
18. With 35-Across, 10-time “SNL” host who was Belushi’s straight man in samurai routines : BUCK (HENRY)
19. Restaurant handout : MENU
20. Gritty film genre : NOIR
22. “We are gathered __ today … ” : HERE
24. “Say that’s true … ” : IF SO …
27. Speedway event : RACE
29. Entertainment award quartets, for short : EGOTS
33. Swiss skiing spot : ALP
34. Pops, to tots : DADAS
35. With 44-Across, hitter of 755 home runs : HENRY (AARON)
36. “Perhaps I’m wrong” : MAYBE NOT
38. Takes effect : SETS IN
39. What six people in this puzzle might be said to possess : TWO FIRST NAMES
41. Climbs, as a cliff : SCALES
42. Staggered : TEETERED
44. With 57-Across, “Breaking Bad” actor : AARON (PAUL)
45. Gives (out) sparingly : DOLES
46. Passé TV accessory : VCR
47. Sediment layer : DREGS
48. Courtroom cry : OYEZ!
49. Big Apple team : METS
50. Weak end? : -NESS
52. Anti-cruelty org. : PETA
54. Green gemstone : JADE
57. With 68-Across, Garfunkel’s partner : PAUL (SIMON)
59. Zest : OOMPH
63. Big Aussie birds : EMUS
64. Taj Mahal city : AGRA
65. Worker, briefly : PROLE
66. Ocean motion : TIDE
67. Depend (on) : RELY
68. With 1-Across, one of the Twelve Apostles : SIMON (PETER)

Down

1. “Arthur” TV station : PBS
2. Notable time : ERA
3. Withholding __ : TAX
4. Lodge opening? : ECONO-
5. Nevada casino city : RENO
6. Chocolate dog : LABRADOR
7. Emory email ender : EDU
8. Wall recesses : NICHES
9. “For heaven’s __!” : SAKE
10. Impatient after-school text to a parent : COME GET ME
11. Salem is its cap. : ORE
12. Buddhist sect : ZEN
13. “__ busy?” : YOU
21. Tehran residents : IRANIS
23. Warms up, as leftovers : REHEATS
24. Dr. Seuss’ Sam-__ : I-AM
25. Sideless train unit : FLATCAR
26. Invasive computer program : SPYWARE
28. Scratching-post attachment : CAT’S TOY
30. With no breaks, as a tennis set : ON SERVE
31. Cut into four-inch pieces, as a footlong sub : TRISECT
32. Dict. entry : SYN
34. Pass rusher’s team : DEFENSE
37. Meaty spaghetti sauce : BOLOGNESE
38. React to dust : SNEEZE
40. Script for TV : TELEPLAY
41. Down or blue : SAD
43. Rx writers : DRS
45. Rx quantity : DOSAGE
49. New Zealand native : MAORI
51. Prepare for a boxing day? : SPAR
53. A++ : TOPS
54. Airbus product : JET
55. French buddy : AMI
56. Failed firecracker : DUD
58. Clickable link : URL
60. Boo-boo kisser : MOM
61. Gaza Strip gp. : PLO
62. “An egg’s way of making another egg”: Samuel Butler : HEN