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23 Dec 21, LA Times Crossword Solutions
23 Dec 21, LA Times Crossword Answers Across
- 1 Some game pieces : PEGS
- 5 Long-range nuke : ICBM
- 9 Like horses : MANED
- 14 Palm whose oil is used in cosmetics : ACAI
- 15 David Copperfield wife : DORA
- 16 Barely, with “by” : … A NOSE
- 17 Blades for trimming blades : LAWN MOWER
- 19 Futile : NO USE
- 20 Channel that shows college games : ESPNU
- 21 Banquet offering : TV DINNER
- 23 Any ship : SHE
- 24 Shine, in adspeak : GLO
- 27 Evasive : EELY
- 28 Development that ended much development : DIGITAL CAMERA
- 34 Disinfectant brand since 1889 : LYSOL
- 35 Nipper : PUP
- 36 Collapsed : SANK
- 39 Bell invention with a bell : PHONE
- 42 Farm mom : MARE
- 43 “Bravo!” : OLE!
- 44 Unaccustomed to : NEW AT
- 46 Club used at a club : PITCHING WEDGE
- 52 Centuries-old discipline : YOGA
- 53 Pod opening : TRI-
- 54 Japanese computer giant : NEC
- 57 Call dibs on, with “to” : LAY CLAIM …
- 61 1736 writer of a seminal paper on graph theory : EULER
- 63 From an earlier time : OF OLD
- 64 Wheels for carrying wheels : LIMOUSINE
- 67 Setting for a Tony-winning Miller play : SALEM
- 68 Persia, now : IRAN
- 69 “Check this out!” : PSST!
- 70 Seriously weaken : ERODE
- 71 Bind, in a way : TAPE
- 72 Eye ailment : STYE
23 Dec 21, LA Times Crossword Answers Down
- 1 Loses color : PALES
- 2 PayPal payment, e.g. : E-CASH
- 3 Rubbernecked : GAWPED
- 4 __ Féin : SINN
- 5 “What will __ now?” : I DO
- 6 Intimidate : COW
- 7 Two-time Cy Young Award winner Saberhagen : BRET
- 8 Show amazement (at) : MARVEL
- 9 Western Pacific island capital : MANILA
- 10 Alias : ANONYM
- 11 Proper __ : NOUN
- 12 Latin infinitive : ESSE
- 13 Big game : DEER
- 18 Wet weather word : MUGGY
- 22 Holiday mo. : DEC
- 25 Speak like Sylvester : LISP
- 26 Texter’s “Then again … ” : OTOH …
- 29 Breed : ILK
- 30 One way to sing : ALONG
- 31 Acid Rain Program org. : EPA
- 32 Capek classic : RUR
- 33 Parrot : APE
- 36 Bribe : SOP
- 37 “Aladdin” prince : ALI
- 38 After expenses : NET
- 40 Colorful salamander : NEWT
- 41 Big-mouthed one that can hold its wine? : EWER
- 42 Sess. : MTG
- 45 Bye word : ADIEU
- 47 Recurred at regular intervals : CYCLED
- 48 Loving request : HOLD ME
- 49 “Hometown Proud” supermarket : IGA
- 50 Ace a test : NAIL IT
- 51 Join : ENLIST
- 55 Tiny : EENSY
- 56 Minotaur’s home : CRETE
- 57 Get rid of : LOSE
- 58 Hardly around the corner : AFAR
- 59 Risk-taker’s acronym : YOLO
- 60 Actress Sorvino : MIRA
- 62 FedEx rival : USPS
- 65 Plan (out) : MAP
- 66 “A Chorus Line” number : ONE
