December 19 2018 L.A. Times Daily - Crossword Clues and Answers

Complete List of Clues/Answers

 

Across

1. Quite puzzled : AT SEA
6. Often-painted body part : NAIL
10. Those with privileges, briefly : VIPS
14. Sturm und __ : DRANG
15. Midshipman-to-be: Abbr. : USNA CADET
17. Flowering plant also called May bells : LILY OF THE VALLEY
19. “That’s precious!” : IT’S A GEM!
20. Big name in riding mowers : DEERE
21. Actress Arthur : BEA
22. __ Lingus : AER
24. Leftover food bit : ORT
25. Pig out : GORGE ONESELF
31. Equipment : GEAR
33. Like the light at twilight : DIM
34. Small, in a small way : LIL’
35. 1960 King Coleman dance song : DO THE HULLY GULLY
40. Whitewater rafter’s need : OAR
41. Quarterback Manning : ELI
42. Proof word : ERAT
43. “Galveston” singer : GLEN CAMPBELL
48. Caveman Alley : OOP
49. Wasn’t active : SAT
50. “A Wrinkle in Time” director DuVernay : AVA
53. Bewitch : CHARM
56. Rhodes __ : SCHOLAR
59. Title subject of a children’s song that ends with “cheese stands alone” : FARMER IN THE DELL
63. Underpass concern : CLEARANCE
64. Renée’s “Chicago” role : ROXIE
65. Corporate symbol : SEAL
66. Bit of news : WORD
67. Floorboard repair nails : BRADS

Down

1. Many a Robin Williams bit : AD LIB
2. Overused : TRITE
3. Taquería bowlful : SALSA
4. “Orinoco Flow” singer : ENYA
5. Flabbergasted : AGOG
6. Grated spice : NUTMEG
7. Tree with “helicopter” seeds : ASH
8. Suffix with salt : -INE
9. Loo : LAV
10. Restaurant workers with lots of keys : VALETS
11. Not occupied : IDLE
12. __ review : PEER
13. Lid inflammation : STYE
16. Specially trained group : CADRE
18. “Then live, Macduff. What need I __ of thee?”: Macbeth : FEAR
23. Facial features in many cosmetics ads : RED LIPS
24. “__ honor!”: “Promise!” : ON MY
25. Cry of frustration : GAH!
26. Natural resource : ORE
27. Natural resource : OIL
28. First name in jazz vocals : ELLA
29. Bouncy tune : LILT
30. Word with house or horse : -FLY
31. Score on the ice : GOAL
32. French 101 infinitive : ETRE
35. 2018 Chinese New Year animal : DOG
36. Disorganized pile : HEAP
37. Einstein’s birthplace : ULM
38. Salon goop : GEL
39. Result of Googling : URL
44. As expected : NORMAL
45. Rising star : COMER
46. Like juicy turkeys : BASTED
47. Mark for good : ETCH
50. One taking home orders? : ALEXA
51. Not expired, as a license : VALID
52. Van Gogh’s “Bedroom in __” : ARLES
53. Ozone-depleting chemicals, briefly : CFCS
54. Spy Nathan : HALE
55. Environs : AREA
57. Catnip, e.g. : HERB
58. Air Wick target : ODOR
60. Unprocessed : RAW
61. Italian diminutive suffix : -INO
62. ATM giant : NCR

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