January 4 2019 L.A. Times Daily - Jan 4 2019 Crossword Clues and Answers

Complete List of Clues/Answers

 

Across

1. Logician Turing : ALAN
5. 15-Across protagonist : RIPLEY
11. HMO group : MDS
14. Try out, briefly : DEMO
15. 1986 sci-fi sequel : ALIENS
16. Exist : ARE
17. Give it the old college try : DO ONE’S LEVEL (BEST)
19. Spray __ : GUN
20. It’s no exit : ON-RAMP
21. Start of a cheer : SIS
22. Await judgment : PEND
23. Woman in the Book of Ruth : NAOMI
24. Sailing pronoun : SHE
25. “Much appreciated,” in Munich : DANKE
26. Aligned : TRUE
27. Benchmarks on the way to mastery : GOOD, BETTER, (BEST)
29. Pigs out (on) : ODS
30. One may be rolled out in a stadium : TARP
31. Plenty : OCEANS
32. Lip-thrusting look : POUT
33. N.Y.C. part : YORK
34. Make even smoother : RESAND
37. N.W.A rapper __-E : EAZY
38. Posed : SAT
41. “Please don’t expect any more from me” : I’M TRYING MY (BEST)
43. Comedian Daniel : TOSH
44. Start of an old late-night intro : HERE’S …
45. Daybreak deity : EOS
46. “It’s __ than I thought” : WORSE
47. Nothing like wetlands : ARID
48. Screech __ : OWL
49. Garden of Eden protector : CHERUB
50. Carpet feature : NAP
51. See 40-Down : … IS YET TO COME
53. Phillies’ div. : NLE
54. Effective deal maker : CLOSER
55. Amazes : AWES
56. Eight minutes of the average sitcom : ADS
57. Puts up : HOUSES
58. “Hey, you!” : PSST!

Down

1. Expand, as a residence : ADD ONTO
2. Conductor Bernstein : LEONARD
3. Lovey-dovey : AMOROUS
4. Generic : NO-NAME
5. Filing aid : RASP
6. Down with something : ILL
7. Mrs. Lovett’s business in Broadway’s “Sweeney Todd” : PIE SHOP
8. Imposed : LEVIED
9. NBA center __ Kanter : ENES
10. Fashion initials : YSL
11. Purple shade : MAGENTA
12. Like a bar free-for-all : DRUNKEN
13. Emailers : SENDERS
18. Old U.K. record label : EMI
22. Luxury watch brand __ Philippe : PATEK
24. Database function : SORT
25. Rail against : DECRY
27. Catalonian architect Antoni __ : GAUDI
28. See 12-Down : BOOZY
30. “Hamilton” got 11 : TONYS
32. Trimmed : PARED
33. Orange tubers : YAMS
34. “Rude Boy” singer : RIHANNA
35. May birthstone : EMERALD
36. 1981 Bill Murray military comedy : STRIPES
37. Small-headed? : EGOLESS
38. Sad subjects : SORROWS
39. Takes over the duties of : ASSUMES
40. With 51-Across, Sinatra classic, and a hint to completing three puzzle answers : THE BEST …
42. What diets and beauticians may promise, with “a” : NEW YOU
43. It covers the end of the foot : TOE CAP
46. “__ cares!” : WHO
48. Nobel Peace Prize city : OSLO
49. Hubs: Abbr. : CTRS
51. German I : ICH
52. Fore site? : TEE

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