December 17 2018 L.A. Times Daily - Crossword Clues and Answers

Complete List of Clues/Answers

 

Across

1. Hindu royals : RAJAS
6. Tool with jaws : VISE
10. Mixer with Scotch : SODA
14. Lightweight vacuum first sold to hotels : ORECK
15. Pianist Gilels : EMIL
16. Eve’s second son : ABEL
17. Peppy-sounding cracker brand : ZESTA
18. El __: ocean current : NINO
19. Completely occupy, as an arena : FILL
20. Well-to-do : SITTING PRETTY
23. Above, to poets : O’ER
24. Drinks with crumpets : TEAS
25. Instruction to a bank to make periodic payments : STANDING ORDER
31. Loving squeezes : HUGS
32. Beer whose logo suggests a prize winner, initially : PBR
33. Chopping down : AXING
36. Ocean east of N.C. : ATL
37. Central Illinois city : DECATUR
40. Funny Tina : FEY
41. Rep’s sales target : QUOTA
43. + or – particle : ION
44. Criticize sternly : SLAM
45. Pink slip : WALKING PAPERS
49. Picnicker’s worry : RAIN
50. Spanish “that” : ESA
51. Ship’s required nighttime illuminators : RUNNING LIGHTS
57. __ B’rith : B’NAI
58. “Paula’s Home Cooking” host : DEEN
59. Extremist sects : CULTS
62. Puts frosting on : ICES
63. Tall and skinny : LANK
64. Audibly : ALOUD
65. Pageant body band : SASH
66. Greek Cupid : EROS
67. Body areas that may be irritated by shirt tags : NAPES

Down

1. “Frasier” role : ROZ
2. “All bets __ off” : ARE
3. Zooey’s “New Girl” role : JESS
4. They “speak louder than words” : ACTIONS
5. Did figure eights, say : SKATED
6. Start of Caesar’s boast : VENI …
7. “Sign me up!” : I’M IN!
8. Woo with a tune : SING TO
9. One who gets hitched in a hurry : ELOPER
10. Sensitive high school health lesson : SAFE SEX
11. Last bio : OBIT
12. Shoulder muscle, briefly : DELT
13. Partner in war : ALLY
21. Poppycock : TRIPE
22. Storm-tracking device : RADAR
25. Former NBA big man, familiarly : SHAQ
26. Ballet skirt : TUTU
27. Beaming : AGLOW
28. “SNL” network : NBC
29. Not enough salt to taste, perhaps : GRAIN
30. Hunter’s weapon : RIFLE
34. Within shouting distance : NEAR
35. Places with elliptical trainers : GYMS
37. __ Lama : DALAI
38. Get dolled (up) : TOG
39. Remove a fastener from : UNPEG
42. Become discolored, as silverware : TARNISH
44. Diner flipper : SPATULA
46. Amazon e-reader : KINDLE
47. Out of neutral : IN GEAR
48. Trash holder : ASHCAN
51. Sluggers’ stats : RBIS
52. Donald Duck, to his nephews : UNCA
53. Glasgow denials : NAES
54. Jay with a TV “Garage” : LENO
55. Tattoo artist’s supplies : INKS
56. Sty fare : SLOP
60. Election Day day: Abbr. : TUE
61. Militant ’60s campus org. : SDS

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