LA Times Daily Crossword December 22, 2018 Answers

1. Hypoallergenic wool 7. Chinese way of life 13. Be the victim of a slaying? 14. Taiwanese drink originally made with milk and tapioca pearls 15. Sports cheaters 16. Series of celebratory visits 17. Squeeze (out) 18. Fixes, as a pump 20. Green span 21. Convention 23. Because it fits 24. Cat's hangout 25. Prominent parade brass 27. The Cuban? 28. Wolf in "The Jungle Book" 29. Kicks back 32. Place for a frozen treat 34. Response to a welcome return 36. Apps with errors 39. Avril follower 40. Stopped lying 42. Drained of color 43. Sharp picker-upper 45. Put under 46. Early Melotone Records competitor 47. Produce aisle option 49. Turn sharply 50. Factor in exit velocity, in baseball 52. Wore thin 54. Life-saving devices, at times 55. In a calm manner 56. Make drinkable, in a way 57. Two-day trip, often

1. Deeply devoted 2. Guard 3. Checkout choice 4. Equal 5. __ Fire: 230,000-acre Northern California conflagration of 2018 6. Bewildered 7. Maguire of "Spider-Man" 8. Early lesson 9. Boat mover 10. Ballet's birthplace, to Parisians 11. "Black Beauty" author 12. __ Fund: org. supporting girls' education founded by a 2014 Nobelist 14. Informal discussion 16. Side with a dog 19. Elmore Leonard novel whose title overlaps itself on some covers 22. Step aside 24. "Sweet Home Alabama" band, familiarly 26. Four-time Australian Open champ 28. Carne __ 30. Finger-pointing uncle 31. Enjoyed a roll 33. Hazardous area for a bicyclist passing a parked car 35. By and large 36. Like fishhooks, as a rule 37. Pen pals' plan? 38. "In other words ... " 41. Dip popular at Easter 43. 16th-century council site 44. African country with rich uranium deposits 47. German auto 48. Dock setting 51. Mother's Day destination 53. Talk acronym