December 22 2018 L.A. Times Daily - Crossword Clues and Answers

LA Times Crossword 22 Dec 18, Saturday

 

Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1. Hypoallergenic wool : ALPACA
7. Chinese way of life : TAOISM
13. Be the victim of a slaying? : ROAR AT
14. Taiwanese drink originally made with milk and tapioca pearls : BOBA TEA
15. Sports cheaters : DOPERS
16. Series of celebratory visits : PUB CRAWL
17. Squeeze (out) : EKE
18. Fixes, as a pump : RESOLES
20. Green span : LEA
21. Convention : NORM
23. Because it fits : APTLY
24. Cat’s hangout : SILL
25. Prominent parade brass : TUBAS
27. The Cuban? : LAS
28. Wolf in “The Jungle Book” : AKELA
29. Kicks back : TAKES IT EASY
32. Place for a frozen treat : GELATO STAND
34. Response to a welcome return : WE MISSED YOU
36. Apps with errors : BETAS
39. Avril follower : MAI
40. Stopped lying : AROSE
42. Drained of color : ASHY
43. Sharp picker-upper : TALON
45. Put under : DRUG
46. Early Melotone Records competitor : RCA
47. Produce aisle option : ORGANIC
49. Turn sharply : ZAG
50. Factor in exit velocity, in baseball : BAT SPEED
52. Wore thin : GOT OLD
54. Life-saving devices, at times : EPIPENS
55. In a calm manner : EVENLY
56. Make drinkable, in a way : DESALT
57. Two-day trip, often : RED-EYE

Down

1. Deeply devoted : ARDENT
2. Guard : LOOKOUT
3. Checkout choice : PAPER BAG
4. Equal : ARE
5. __ Fire: 230,000-acre Northern California conflagration of 2018 : CARR
6. Bewildered : AT SEA
7. Maguire of “Spider-Man” : TOBEY
8. Early lesson : ABCS
9. Boat mover : OAR
10. Ballet’s birthplace, to Parisians : ITALIE
11. “Black Beauty” author : SEWELL
12. __ Fund: org. supporting girls’ education founded by a 2014 Nobelist : MALALA
14. Informal discussion : BULL SESSION
16. Side with a dog : POTATO SALAD
19. Elmore Leonard novel whose title overlaps itself on some covers : SPLIT IMAGES
22. Step aside : MAKE WAY
24. “Sweet Home Alabama” band, familiarly : SKYNYRD
26. Four-time Australian Open champ : SELES
28. Carne __ : ASADA
30. Finger-pointing uncle : SAM
31. Enjoyed a roll : ATE
33. Hazardous area for a bicyclist passing a parked car : DOOR ZONE
35. By and large : USUALLY
36. Like fishhooks, as a rule : BARBED
37. Pen pals’ plan? : ESCAPE
38. “In other words … ” : THAT IS …
41. Dip popular at Easter : EGG DYE
43. 16th-century council site : TRENT
44. African country with rich uranium deposits : NIGER
47. German auto : OPEL
48. Dock setting : COVE
51. Mother’s Day destination : SPA
53. Talk acronym : TED

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