LA Times Daily Crossword December 1, 2022 Answers

1. Period after Shrove Tuesday 5. Lyricist Gershwin 8. Inca __: Peruvian soft drink 12. Mideast rulers 14. Blues' org. 15. Passing words? 17. *Bounce around the Caribbean, say 19. Tropical ray 20. Beg 21. "It's open!" 22. Brought into a discussion 25. *1983 film that won an Oscar for Best Original Song 27. Adjust after a wrong turn 29. Courts 30. "The Waste Land" poet 31. Place to make a round trip? 32. Lab animal 35. Greeting between members of an exclusive club, and what's hiding in the answer to the starred clues? 40. Sked "Don't know yet" 41. Pack it in 42. Petco Park player 43. Apiece 45. Animal that can run using its flippers 47. *School of Hindu philosophy 51. Antique car design feature 52. Houston team 53. French bread? 55. Sun block? 56. *Was completely clueless 60. Pueblo dwelling material 61. Country rockers Little __ Town 62. Willing parties? 63. Just scrapes (by) 64. Smelter's supply 65. Show appreciation at a poetry slam

1. Lanai wreath 2. First responders, briefly 3. Bupkis 4. Feature of a magician's stage 5. Gulp down quickly 6. "Darkwing Duck" character Dr. __ Dendron 7. French peak 8. __ dragon 9. 2000s first family 10. Tablecloth fabric 11. Top story? 13. NBC sketch show 16. Well-reasoned 18. Skillful 21. A major, for one 22. Peak 23. Big star 24. Writer Jong 26. "__ Lake" 28. Colorado's Sleeping __ Mountain 31. Sonar operator? 32. Pie chart lines 33. Ohio hometown of poet Rita Dove 34. Cold temperatures 36. Support pros 37. "omg so funny!" 38. Tub with jets 39. 50-50, facetiously 43. Wrap 44. Fangirls over, perhaps 45. Greasy fingerprint, maybe 46. Merit 47. Programming language with a coffee cup logo 48. Lines that break the fourth wall 49. "No harm, no foul!" 50. Show again 54. "I'm excited!" 56. "The White Lotus" network 57. Annoying racket 58. Notable stretch of time 59. Nile cobra