LA Times Daily Crossword December 28, 2023 Answers

1. Buck 5. Condiment often applied with chopsticks 11. Out of harm's way 15. Quite 16. Howard who has two Oscars for Best Original Song 17. Thank God, maybe 18. Cut out early 19. Backless furniture 20. Crop unit 21. Walking stick 23. Non-neutral particles 24. Is sore 25. Actor whose final film role was in 1961's "The Misfits" 28. Piano exercise 31. Endows (with) 35. Refers (to) 37. Hallelujah kin 38. Shallot, for one 39. Boeing rival 42. Wedding invite request 43. Pro who wears a Star of Life emblem 44. Genuine 45. Canon SLR camera 46. Apt spot to do the running man? 53. James Blunt's "__ Beautiful" 54. Helps in a bad way 55. Apt spot to breakdance? 60. Long hike 62. __ of New York: photoblog with street portraits and interviews 63. Afflicts 66. River through Aswan 67. Respond impatiently 68. Gadget review site 69. Let the cat out of the bag 70. Pre-MBA hurdle 71. Like custard

1. Cries and cries 2. "How about __!" 3. Cambodia's continent 4. Apt spot to swing dance? 5. Used to be 6. Moving 7. Trembled 8. Mixed in with 9. Model wood 10. __ and outs 11. Apt spot to do the moonwalk? 12. Part of the St. Louis skyline 13. Cost of a ride 14. Spots on spuds 22. Got the heck out of Dodge 24. Poor offering 26. On a cruise 27. "About us" blurbs 28. "¿Quién __?": Spanish "Who knows?" 29. Not smooth 30. More than one would like 32. Disturbing 33. Official messengers 34. Weakens 36. Apple virtual assistant 37. Much of a shipwreck 40. Cam button 41. Easy for ewe to say? 47. Stuck to the shadows 48. Galway's isl. 49. Some lab workers 50. Part of PBR 51. Lawyers' org. 52. Do up again, as a corset 56. "__ Fu Panda" 57. Quran scholar 58. Wine-producing valley 59. Minute annoyance 60. Dynamite kin 61. __ Grande 64. Drumstick 65. Hog's digs