LA Times Crossword Clues and Answers for December 21 2022

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LA Times Crossword Clues and Answers for December 21 2022

Below you will find a list of all the clues & answers within the LA Times crossword puzzle for December 21, 2022

ACROSS

Clue	Answer
Peony part	PETAL
Tools that can be musical instruments	SAWS
Huge tubs	VATS
Venue for big concerts	ARENA
Discontinued Apple gadget	IPOD
Cut covered by a SpongeBob bandage e.g.	OWIE
Lend San Jose NHL players?	LOANSHARKS
Bridge pose discipline	YOGA
Twisty curve	ESS
Late tourney game	SEMI
Gingerbread person?	BAKER
Ring up Los Angeles NFL players?	PHONECHARGERS
Soothing succulents	ALOES
Foray	SORTIE
Like much fall weather	COOL
Admits as much	LETSON
Stick (out)	JUT
Minnesota mining range	MESABI
First responders group for short	EMS
Write-ups that still need some work	DRAFTS
You can say that again!	AMEN
Safe to put away?	EDIBLE
Elaborate cake layers	TIERS
Improve Los Angeles MLB players?	PERFECTANGELS
Steer clear of	EVADE
Chance to roll the dice say	TURN
Moines Iowa	DES
Ancient France	GAUL
Videotape Miami NBA players?	RECORDHEAT
Slight advantage	LEGUP
Jacobs twin in the Book of Genesis	ESAU
Give body to as hair	TEASE
Closing document	DEED
Gen-__: post-boomers	XERS
63-Across holder	OWNER

DOWN

Clue	Answer
Lacking color	PALE
Amorous archer	EROS
Recipe measures	TEASPOONS
The Dutch House novelist Patchett	ANN
Rodeo ropes	LASSOS
Blue-eyed cat	SIAMESE
Yellow-orange fruit	APRICOT
Stir-fry pan	WOK
60s New Left gp.	SDS
Long journey	VOYAGE
Stopped snoozing	AWOKE
Detroit ballplayer	TIGER
Mail-order pioneer	SEARS
Barnyard layer	HEN
Corned beef solution	BRINE
Gripped	HELD
Timecard abbr.	HRS
Molecule makeup	ATOMS
Tippy top	ACME
Weavers machine	LOOM
Line of a song	LYRIC
Rebel Without a Cause star	JAMESDEAN
App-based car service	UBER
Altoids containers	TINS
Chimed in with	ADDED
Move effortlessly (through)	SAIL
Misty Copelands dance troupe: Abbr.	ABT
Open freight train unit	FLATCAR
Flimsy	TENUOUS
Submitted tax returns online	EFILED
Take care of	SEETO
Flipped (through)	PAGED
Color for cheeks	ROUGE
Watchdogs warning	GRR
Simplicity	EASE
Hip or tip ender	STER
Dinosaur voiced by Wallace Shawn in the Toy Story films	REX
Opposite of WNW	ESE
Chop down	HEW