LA Times Crossword 16 Jan 19, Wednesday Crossword Solution

Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1. Aesop’s “The __ in the Lion’s Skin” : ASS
4. Rips off : ROBS
8. Batter’s position : STANCE
14. Phone ringing onstage, perhaps : CUE
15. “Star Wars” critter : EWOK
16. More homey : COZIER
17. “Don’t know yet,” on skeds : TBA
18. iPad model : MINI
19. Ways to go : ROUTES
20. “The Iceman Cometh” playwright : EUGENE O’NEILL (hiding “Neon”)
23. Emmy category : DRAMA
24. Fed. accounting agency : OMB
25. Winery vessel : VAT
28. Sir Winston Churchill’s ancestral home : BLENHEIM PALACE (hiding “Impala”)
33. Pulled in different directions : TORN
34. High-end watch : ROLEX
35. Quick punches : JABS
39. Victim of Artemis, in some accounts : ORION (hiding “Rio”)
42. Cream of the crop : BEST
43. Pungent : ACRID
45. “NFL on CBS” sportscaster Gumbel : GREG
47. Cocoa butter treat : WHITE CHOCOLATE (hiding “Echo”)
53. Stage background : SET
54. “__-ching!” : CHA
55. Single-handed : ALONE
57. Passenger compartments, and an apt description of this puzzle’s circles : CAR INTERIORS
61. Italian sub meat : SALAMI
64. Facility : EASE
65. Stroller rider : TOT
66. Gets dolled up : PRIMPS
67. British singer __ Ora : RITA
68. “True Detective” network : HBO
69. Certify : ATTEST
70. No longer fizzy : FLAT
71. “Uh-huh” : YEP

Down

1. Played the part : ACTED
2. Commuter’s destination : SUBURB
3. Action star Steven : SEAGAL
4. Leftover : REMNANT
5. Toddler’s scrape, to the toddler : OWIE
6. Irish singer/philanthropist : BONO
7. Onion exterior : SKIN
8. Act frugally : SCRIMP
9. Handy strip of computer icons : TOOLBAR
10. Blue, in Barcelona : AZUL
11. Insect egg : NIT
12. Chute opening? : CEE
13. Stumbling sounds : ERS
21. Suffix with morph : -EME
22. Around the 30th: Abbr. : EOM
25. Low-lying area : VALE
26. Breezes through : ACES
27. Written words : TEXT
29. Follower of boo, woo or yoo : -HOO
30. Choose answer (a) instead of (b), say : ERR
31. “The Princess Bride” swordsman __ Montoya : INIGO
32. Arcing shot : LOB
35. Top-grossing film of 1975 : JAWS
36. Ice pack target : ACHE
37. Tube rider, perhaps : BRIT
38. Grab a chair : SIT
40. Tolkien creature : ORC
41. “The Matrix” hero : NEO
44. Literally pulls up stakes : DECAMPS
46. Give the evil eye : GLARE AT
48. Resurrection figure : CHRIST
49. Japanese yes : HAI
50. “True Detective” star Mahershala __ : ALI
51. Like some grins : TOOTHY
52. Dress for the choir : ENROBE
56. Legally prohibit : ESTOP
57. Got to the party : CAME
58. Lightweight ball brand : NERF
59. Shadow : TAIL
60. “¿Cómo __ usted?” : ESTA
61. Massage venue : SPA
62. Hotel lobby display : ART
63. Illuminated : LIT

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