LA Times Daily Crossword December 21, 2023 Answers

1. Less risqué 6. Faction 10. Yearn (for) 14. Name said to activate an Amazon gadget 15. Potato, in Indian cooking 16. Satellite whose day is almost 30 Earth days 17. Bogs 18. Word with bar or Bell 19. Oodles 20. Review that says, "Hitchcock serves up a twist that you won't see coming"? 23. The Thrashers, on sports crawls 24. "ur the best" 25. __ and Herzegovina 27. Cuddling on the bus, e.g. 28. Silk Sonic musician Anderson .__ 30. Fox Sports journalist Hale 31. Review that says, "Bit of a downer, but Soderbergh delivers"? 34. __ the line 35. Headed up 36. Donkey 37. Review that says, "Idina Menzel shines as Elsa"? 42. Frightened cry 43. Figure of interest? 44. Private chats, briefly 45. Chew out 47. Unruly head of hair 48. Pleased sigh 51. In-depth news story, or any of the reviews mentioned in this puzzle? 55. High-fiber food 56. Goes bad 57. Keypad key 58. Live a nomadic life 59. Palo __, California 60. Harriet Tubman portrayer Cynthia 61. Matures 62. Efficient 63. Iberian infants

1. St. Petersburg neighbor 2. Top celebs 3. Actress Streep 4. Corporate VIP 5. Jones of "Parks and Rec" 6. Skewered Thai dish 7. Splashy style 8. __-Cola 9. Strip of computer icons 10. Collect over time 11. "SNL" regular who wrote the memoir "A Very Punchable Face" 12. Indiana residents 13. Sinus specialist, for short 21. Norwegian saint 22. Oxen connector 26. Strong insect 27. Company VIP 28. Fragment 29. Outlet letters 31. Used a paternity benefit, perhaps 32. Sharp's counterpart 33. Skillets, woks, etc. 34. Eater of 26-Downs on a log? 37. Tina of "Mean Girls" 38. Part of Q.E.D. 39. Marketing kin of "organic" 40. Smell 41. Countless 46. Freeway divisions 47. Stoneworker 48. Be part of, as a film 49. Excedrin alternative 50. Deli subs 52. Part to play 53. Jazz great James 54. Memo starter 55. Product of Bali