December 8 2018 L.A. Times Daily - Crossword Clues and Answers

Complete List of Clues/Answers

 

Across

1. Top that turns : SCREW CAP
9. Fictional brother with a green hat : LUIGI
14. Like some snowsuits : ONE-PIECE
15. Lacks the wherewithal to : CANNOT
16. Vacant, as positions : UNFILLED
17. Sets free : LOOSES
18. General who’s the subject of the 2012 biography “All In” : PETRAEUS
20. Org. whose employees may have to lift 70-lb. bags : TSA
21. Country star at age 13 : RIMES
24. State secrets : BLAB
25. “Va-va-__!” : VOOM
26. “You got that right!” : AMEN!
27. Puck, say : DISC
28. Bouquet __ : GARNI
29. Resting place : BED
30. Raymond James Stadium pro : BUC
31. Some stingers : HORNETS
33. Took off, slangily : BAILED
35. Nice, for one : RESORT
36. Holy smoke : INCENSE
38. Lines of thought?: Abbr. : EEG
39. Long on-screen : NIA
40. Feature : TRAIT
41. Hits hard : RAMS
43. Bad thing to catch : FLAK
44. Mirror image : SELF
45. Have trouble with chess? : LISP
46. “There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact” author : DOYLE
47. Gain competitor : FAB
48. Frequent Robert De Niro co-star : JOE PESCI
50. Bar supply : OLIVES
52. Portrayer of Nero in “Star Trek” (2009) : ERIC BANA
56. Skateboard moves : OLLIES
57. Bright lipstick color : CORAL RED
58. President who had 15 children : TYLER
59. Subarus named for a NYC area : TRIBECAS

Down

1. Measly amount : SOU
2. Jake Tapper’s channel : CNN
3. Court official : REF
4. Camp nurse’s item : EPIPEN
5. Cunning : WILES
6. Gael or Breton : CELT
7. Tart : ACERBIC
8. Piano trio : PEDALS
9. The elephant is its national animal : LAOS
10. Game with a colorful deck : UNO
11. Marketing limitation : IN-STORE ONLY
12. Faces a jury : GOES ON TRIAL
13. Alleged perp’s denial : IT’S A MISTAKE
15. Driver, e.g. : CLUB
19. Pricing word : EACH
21. Furry talisman : RABBIT’S FOOT
22. “Seriously?!” : I MEAN, REALLY?!
23. Insurance may cover one : MEDICAL BILL
25. Handymen’s transports : VANS
27. Lemons : DUDS
28. Maddux in Cooperstown : GREG
30. Like paper clips : BENT
32. Valuable rocks : ORES
34. First name in early exploring : LEIF
37. Lake in four states and Canada : ERIE
38. Chinese ruler until 1912 : EMPEROR
42. Facet : ASPECT
43. Minor flaw : FOIBLE
45. Perfect season spoiler : LOSS
46. 1983 Mr. T comedy : DC CAB
48. Raspberry : JEER
49. Multilingual assistant : SIRI
51. Compete : VIE
53. Parabolic path : ARC
54. “Read Across America” org. : NEA
55. Showstoppers? : ADS

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