9 Dec 21, Thursday, LA Times Crossword Answers

9 Dec 21, LA Times Crossword Solutions

Across

  • 1 Midday tide-me-over : SNACK
  • 6 Landlocked African land : CHAD
  • 10 Acrimony : BILE
  • 14 Common wrist measurement : PULSE
  • 15 Tatting fabric : LACE
  • 16 Geometry calculation : AREA
  • 17 Execs who only look the part : EMPTY SUITS
  • 19 Pics for docs : MRIS
  • 20 Stephen Colbert’s network : CBS
  • 21 Jury makeup : PEERS
  • 22 Beyond heavy : OBESE
  • 23 Burden : TAX
  • 24 Screwdriver, e.g. : TOOL
  • 25 Ostentatiously nice sort : GOODY TWO-SHOES
  • 31 MLB game-ending accomplishments : SAVES
  • 32 Tomatoes used to make paste : ROMAS
  • 33 Guest beyond a velvet rope : VIP
  • 35 Pac-12 squad : UTES
  • 36 Shrink in fear : COWER
  • 37 Spreadsheet input : DATA
  • 38 Debussy’s sea : MER
  • 39 Expert : MAVEN
  • 40 More delicate : FINER
  • 41 Pompous types : STUFFED SHIRTS
  • 44 High-flying mil. group : USAF
  • 45 __ museum : ART
  • 46 Land divisions : ACRES
  • 48 Hard stuff : BOOZE
  • 51 Pollution watchdog org. : EPA
  • 54 Designated money : FUND
  • 55 Pretentiously elegant one : FANCY PANTS
  • 57 Help in a bad way : ABET
  • 58 Puckish : ARCH
  • 59 Type of coffee or whiskey : IRISH
  • 60 Start from scratch : REDO
  • 61 Simple tops : TEES
  • 62 Tot’s tea party guest : TEDDY

Down

  • 1 Project detail : SPEC
  • 2 Without feeling : NUMB
  • 3 European range : ALPS
  • 4 Wisconsin winter hrs. : CST
  • 5 Security system components : KEYPADS
  • 6 Game with rooms : CLUE
  • 7 Rapunzel’s “ladder” : HAIR
  • 8 Play divisions : ACTS
  • 9 __ Moines : DES
  • 10 Panda’s diet : BAMBOO
  • 11 Of no consequence : IRRELEVANT
  • 12 Parts of Hawaiian greetings : LEIS
  • 13 Get (into) carefully : EASE
  • 18 Attention-getting, in a way : SEXY
  • 22 Reactions to fireworks : OOHS
  • 23 Little piggies : TOES
  • 24 Winter Palace monarch : TSAR
  • 25 Starting spots for some races : GATES
  • 26 Reversed on appeal : OVERTURNED
  • 27 Treasure __ : TROVE
  • 28 Blew away : WOWED
  • 29 Dark clouds, maybe : OMENS
  • 30 Internet destinations : SITES
  • 31 What a capital sigma symbolizes, in math : SUM
  • 34 Course standard : PAR
  • 36 Informal London eatery : CAFF
  • 37 Gossip : DIRT
  • 39 Degs. for choreographers : MFAS
  • 40 Campsite staple : FIREPIT
  • 42 Familiar with : USED TO
  • 43 Unclear : HAZY
  • 46 Off in the distance : AFAR
  • 47 Rubik creation : CUBE
  • 48 Reveal : BARE
  • 49 Almost never : ONCE
  • 50 Protest singer Phil : OCHS
  • 51 Children’s author Blyton : ENID
  • 52 Returning GI’s diagnosis : PTSD
  • 53 Pallid : ASHY
  • 55 Considerable, as a bonus : FAT
  • 56 “Where __ you now?” : ARE

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