December 13 2018 L.A. Times Daily - Crossword Clues and Answers

Complete List of Clues/Answers

 

Across

1. “__ just won’t do” : THIS
5. “What a relief!” : PHEW!
9. New Zealand mystery author Ngaio __ : MARSH
14. Automaker whose name means “Hark!” in Latin : AUDI
15. Peace of mind : EASE
16. Expiate, with “for” : ATONE …
17. Should we name the kid after the eldest Brady son or the James Bond author? : GREG OR IAN? (looks like “Gregorian”)
19. Done in : SLAIN
20. “Cray” and “totes adorbs,” e.g. : SLANG
21. Same old routine : RUT
22. Moans and groans : CARPS
23. Trip letters : LSD
25. __ it coming : HAS
26. Should we roll this old piano away or put it in order? : WHEEL OFF OR TUNE? (looks like “Wheel of Fortune”)
34. Word in many hymn titles : PRAISE
35. Bit : IOTA
36. Unheard-of? : NEW
37. ’50s-’60s car features : FINS
38. Continental currency : EUROS
40. As it happens : LIVE
41. Swampy area : FEN
42. Places for me-time : SPAS
43. Some party reminders : E-VITES
45. Should we read a religious pamphlet or watch a movie ad? : TRACT OR TRAILER? (looks like “tractor trailer”)
48. Operate : RUN
49. Neutral possessive : ITS
50. Sharp : ACRID
53. Mass vestment : ALB
55. Swear words : OATHS
60. Self-reproach : SHAME
61. Should we work on the experiment or go for a swim? : LAB OR POOL? (looks like “labor pool”)
63. Low prime : SEVEN
64. Lying on : ATOP
65. Austen’s aspiring matchmaker : EMMA
66. Unexpected pleasure : TREAT
67. Mailed : SENT
68. Move slowly : SEEP

Down

1. License plates : TAGS
2. Spew, as insults : HURL
3. Notion : IDEA
4. One finger for a fastball, say : SIGN
5. According to : PER
6. Salon creation : HAIRDO
7. Isaac’s eldest : ESAU
8. Departed : WENT
9. It may run during a sad movie : MASCARA
10. Classic song title words before “my love has come along” : AT LAST
11. Bust a gut : ROAR
12. Tonsorial sound : SNIP
13. Cooped-up layers : HENS
18. Looks untowardly toward : OGLES
24. Consider overnight : SLEEP ON
25. Uncomfortable situation : HOT SEAT
26. More twisted, in a way : WRIER
27. Quick Draw’s co-creator : HANNA
28. Oktoberfest cubes : EIS
29. Guinness adjective : FIRST
30. Rock’s __ Fighters : FOO
31. Make one : UNITE
32. Not once : NEVER
33. Ovine animals : EWES
34. [It disappeared!] : PFFT!
39. Old Mideast org. : UAR
40. Short, for short : LIL’
42. Campus figure : STUDENT
44. Sun screen : VISOR
46. Black Sea peninsula : CRIMEA
47. Colorful prize : RIBBON
50. Second: Abbr. : ASST
51. Pop diva in “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” : CHER
52. Wild party : RAVE
53. Word often said with a sigh : ALAS
54. Stuck in traffic, say : LATE
56. Big primates : APES
57. Weighty work : TOME
58. Browser button : HOME
59. Manual comeuppance : SLAP
62. Choose : OPT

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