LA Times Daily Crossword December 2, 2023 Answers

1. Band that contributes to knee flexion, for short 4. Hot breakfast cereal 10. Beaker's syllable 14. Ice cream novelties discontinued in 2022 16. Concerning 17. House money, at times 18. "Now!" 19. Tarantula legs, e.g. 20. Meadows on TV 21. Like the air in a greenhouse 22. Second-largest branch of Islam 24. Zip 26. Mens __ 27. Ink spot? 28. Landry who was the first coach of the Cowboys 30. "La Dolce Vita" star 32. Capitol gains? 35. Modest reply to a compliment 36. Reeling feeling 37. Stare daggers (at) 38. Department of the Interior head Haaland 39. "The Simpsons" character once voiced by Hank Azaria 42. Many a Monet 43. Doesn't keep 46. Johnson who won the 2020 Masters Tournament 48. Simmers 50. Shake a leg, quaintly 52. Dark times, informally 53. "Small world" 54. Teased 56. "Coming Home" singer Bridges 57. "No one's being straight with me!" 58. AAA and BBB 59. Like some park passes 60. Inclusive word

1. Confront 2. Three-step process? 3. Flipped 4. Some Hamilton Beach appliances 5. Org. for traffic cops? 6. Host 7. Trap during February, maybe 8. Kamali who uses silk parachutes in many of her designs 9. Burro 10. Umami-rich paste 11. Aggregate 12. Things that get bad marks 13. Collar attachment 15. Cardamom-infused brew 21. Rakes it in 23. Lil Nas X album with the hit "Industry Baby" 25. Sought-after 29. Safari runners 31. Canaanite idol 32. "Killing Eve" actress Fiona 33. Bug 34. Oklahoma city 35. Completely 36. Act like a snake 37. Strike out? 39. __ the Hun 40. Cobbler pan 41. Held back, as tears 44. __ rhythm: brain waves pattern 45. Actress Spacek 47. YouTube star JoJo 49. Lands 51. Biblical twin of Jacob 54. Central 55. Half the characters in "Kill Bill"?