LA Times Crossword

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 Taiwanese drink originally made with milk and tapioca pearls : BOBA TEA 15.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 : Z

LA Times Crossword 21 Dec 18, Friday   Complete List of Clues/Answers Across 1. Spite : VENOM 6. Don’t believe it : MYTH 10. Lying lion in “The Lion King” : SCAR 14. Colleague of Samuel and Sonia : ELENA 15. Yorkshire river : OUSE 16. In fine fettle : HALE 17. Cartoon drawing of Rip Van Winkle? : SLEEPER CEL (from “sleeper cell”) 19. Camera part : IRIS 20. Blackens : TARS 21. “We need to get a cat!” : EEK! 22. Set off : IGNITE 24. Decoration for a Tinseltown party gift? : HOLLYWOOD BOW (from “Hollywood Bowl”) 27. Seat for a shot : STOOL 30. Piedmont province : ASTI 31. Orchestral gong : TAM-TAM 33. Salem winter hrs. : PST 34. Hat-removing event : GUST 38. Be off base : ERR 39. Dismiss a disobedient film computer? : FIRE HAL (from “fire hall”) 42. Future fish : ROE 43. “Oliver Twist” type : WAIF 45. Farm mom : SOW 46. It may be held or bitten : TONGUE 48. “Insecure” Emmy nominee __ Rae : ISSA 50. Bad looks : LEERS 51. Dixie hospitality, e.g.? : SOUTHE

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Goes out : EBBS 5. Car ad fig. : MSRP 9. Poppy extract : OPIUM 14. Stretched to the max : TAUT 15. Cambodian cash : RIEL 16. Italian grandma : NONNA 17. West Coast gas acronym : ARCO 18. Violation of trust : INFIDELITY 20. Kipling’s Rikki-__-Tavi : TIKKI 22. __ Dane : GREAT 23. Familia member : TIA 24. Really get to : NETTLE 26. Beeps and peeps : NOISES 28. Fluffy neckwear : BOA 30. Acts charitably : DOES GOOD 32. Ararat lander : ARK 33. “__ be married, / My grave is like to be my wedding bed”: Juliet : IF HE 34. Potentially offensive, briefly : NOT PC 38. Bumbling one : BEE 39. MDX ÷ X : CLI 40. Unlock, in verse : OPE 42. Bit of soccer support : OLE! 43. Feature of some Gene Autry songs : YODEL 45. Pasternak heroine : LARA 47. “An everyday spud is a commentator,” e.g. : PUN 48. Super Soaker, e.g. : WATER GUN 51. It starts in Mar. : DST 52. Distressed damsel’s cry : SAVE ME! 55. Do business with : SELL TO

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. Underp

L.A. Times Daily - Dec 18 2018   Complete List of Clues/Answers Across 1. Zsa Zsa’s older sister : MAGDA 6. NYC winter hours : EST 9. Italian city known for its cheese : PARMA 14. How French fries are fried : IN OIL 15. Sgt., e.g. : NCO 16. Knight’s horse : STEED 17. *Entrance protection from the elements : STORM DOOR (firestorm & fire door) 19. Moneyed group : HAVES 20. “You’re asking too much” : IT’S A LOT 21. Yankee or Oriole, for short : ALER 22. __-deucey : ACEY 24. *Monopoly utility : WATER WORKS (firewater & fireworks) 27. Metal fuel holder : GAS CAN 29. “Honestly!” : I SWEAR! 30. John at a piano : ELTON 31. Winter wear : COAT 34. Wall and 42nd, in NYC : STS 35. *Lotto America, since 1992 : POWERBALL (firepower & fireball) 39. Egyptian snake : ASP 42. They’re drawn in pubs : ALES 43. Western law group : POSSE 47. Shallow sea areas : SHOALS 50. Trouser measure : INSEAM 51. *Home security system : HOUSE ALARM (firehouse & fire alar

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

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Pole, e.g. : SLAV 5. Old toon feline with an alley gang : TOP CAT 11. Pro Football Hall of Fame state : OHIO 15. Moonwalker Shepard : ALAN 19. Pad starter : HELI- 20. Stir up : AROUSE 21. Early sci-fi captain : NEMO 22. Travels randomly : GADS 23. EARTH : “HEART” BROKEN 25. AIDE : CRAZY “IDEA” 27. Muss up, as hair : TOUSLE 28. Soup kitchen service : FREE MEAL 30. Leave slack-jawed : STUN 32. Shrub with a purple fruit : SLOE 34. Lab dish eponym : PETRI 38. Workout aftermath, often : SORENESS 42. Grizzled seafarers : OLD SALTS 47. Harmless cyst : WEN 48. Eastern path : TAO 49. CRANED : EXOTIC “DANCER” 51. You take them at your own risk : TIPS 52. Kwik-E-Mart owner : APU 53. Belief system : CREDO 54. Bar assn. member : ATTY 55. “Strange __ may seem … ” : AS IT 56. Impediment : RUB 57. Sugar portions : CUBES 58. Bookstore adjuncts : CAFES 60. Inscription on a spine : TITLE 61. Tickled pink : PLEASED 63. Tijua