LA Times Daily Crossword December 13, 2023 Answers

1. Fuzzy fruit 5. Nails-on-a-chalkboard sound 11. Heart of the matter 15. Very dry 16. __ network 17. Public prank 18. Taper off 19. Not remote 20. Highest point 21. Get what's really going on 24. Abbr. in recipes 25. Prefix meaning "three" 26. Seconds, but for drinks 30. Lasagna ingredient 34. A third of a yard 35. Standing __ 36. Time for presents, for short 37. Need a shim, perhaps 40. Stitched 41. Your and my 42. Warlock's repertoire 43. Steamed bun 44. Get hot, in a way 47. Lacking slack 48. Terrifying 50. Passover feast 52. Poutine pieces 53. Avoid elimination 56. Hereditary 59. "If Beale Street Could Talk" actor Colman 63. Line on a graph 64. "Oh, be quiet!" 67. In a slump 68. Not full-size 69. Former name of the NBA's Thunder, informally 70. Burden 71. In-transit figs. 72. "Scandal" crisis manager Olivia 73. Burnt __: barbecue delicacy

1. Midwestern people 2. 401(k) alternative 3. Knowing gesture 4. Name 5. Vehicles for cold times 6. Little bit of change 7. Not take one's time 8. "Video" singer India.__ 9. Touches lightly 10. Optional courses 11. Vehicles from old times 12. Ladder material 13. Dubai's fed. 14. Spy-fi film series starring Vin Diesel 22. Capital of Norway 23. Largest member of the dolphin family 26. Many sci-fi characters 27. Go on 28. Was terrified of 29. Rhyming slogan opposing a Kansas City Chiefs fan gesture 30. Take a gamble 31. Dressy accessory 32. In the direction of 33. Rubs the wrong way 38. Fine specimen 39. Cheek cosmetic 45. Bitter enemy 46. "Curses!" 48. Layer on a stagnant pond 49. Fingernail part 54. Touch lightly 55. Portable beds 56. Willing 57. Press Esc, perhaps 58. "I Put a Spell on You" singer Simone 60. Halfway between midnights 61. Pleased 62. Numbers with a colon 65. Word shouted while putting a card down 66. Bit of advice