LA Times Daily Crossword December 20, 2022 Answers

1. *Fictional swordfighter with a horse named Tornado 6. Weight 10. Early aughts music buys 13. French bottled water brand 14. At any point 15. "Go bother someone else!" 16. Midterms and finals 17. Largest city in Washoe County, Nevada 18. Hard precipitation 19. "Rules __ rules" 20. *"Parasite" director 22. Leisurely walk 25. __ football 26. Promises of eventual repayment 28. Health product chain 29. Holiday lead-in 31. *Abolitionist who was the first person executed for treason in the United States 35. Smart __: know-it-all 36. Bring to mind 37. Aussie animal, for short 38. Deceive 39. __ ex machina 40. *Former MLB pitcher nicknamed "Flash" 42. Form 1099 org. 43. Org. concerned with toxins 45. Ohio border lake 46. Completely stop 48. Formally charge 52. *Marvel supervillain who created deadly robot clones of himself 56. Female pig 57. Masjid prayer leader 58. Cut, as grass 59. Throb 61. Slippery fish 62. Not doing anything 63. Quartz type 64. Internet access option 65. Throw in the trash 66. What one might say after figuring out what the answers to the starred clues have in common?

1. Greek Z's 2. Not veiled 3. Platform on a stage 4. Zodiac rodent 5. Add-__: extras 6. Day saver 7. Balanced 8. __ shui 9. USC athlete 10. Did an uncanny impression of 11. Slumped-shoulders response to a task 12. Unaccompanied 15. Sneaker, e.g. 20. Indistinct memory 21. Fantasy creature 23. Pig talk 24. Dangling ear part 27. "In a sense, I guess" 28. Small garden party? 30. Class studying demand curves, for short 31. "Star Wars" knights 32. Gets past 33. In-home appointment 34. "Wow, this rocks!" 35. Broadcast 38. Meat cut 41. Not looking good 43. That, in Spanish 44. Allow 47. Dispensers of 20s 49. Five Pillars faith 50. __ Rica 51. Preadolescent 52. Ran out of battery 53. Extinct bird 54. Nocturnal birds 55. Singles 59. Kung __ chicken 60. "Blech"