LA Times Daily Crossword December 5, 2023 Answers

1. Mooch, as a smoke 4. Royal elephant of children's literature 9. Functional 14. Slice of history 15. Alpaca relative 16. Inheritance from one's parents? 17. Sherlock Holmes costume accessory 20. Marriage 21. Desert watering holes 22. Means of sticking a shower caddy to a tile wall 26. Fungus gnat, e.g. 29. Paul Anka's "__ Beso" 30. Score more than 31. Figure on the last float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 32. To the left, at sea 34. Takes effect 35. Support from the bullpen 38. Bibliography list 39. Neglects to mention 40. "The Good Place" creator Michael 41. "Sunday NFL Countdown" network 42. Agcy. operating full-body scanners 45. __ out a win: almost lost 46. Annual football game in Arizona 49. Convene again 51. Dubbed 52. Isn't credible, or a literal description of 17-, 22-, 35-, or 46-Across? 57. Muse of poetry 58. Supreme Court justice Kagan 59. Nail polish brand 60. Luminous 61. Weather forecast aid 62. Web portal with Bing

1. Perplex 2. Ice planet beyond Saturn 3. Realismo __: Isabel Allende genre 4. Russian pancakes 5. Melmac native of 1980s TV 6. __ leaf: stew herb 7. Bordeaux beau 8. Expired, as time 9. Fleece-lined boots 10. Mind readers 11. Sort of 12. "__ Misérables" 13. Serpentine curve 18. "__ my cup of tea" 19. Athleta parent company 23. Orchestral reeds 24. Tank the efficacy of, in gamer slang 25. Arched-back yoga asana 27. Risotto recipe verb 28. Khaki kin 31. Splinter group 32. Mentions indirectly 33. Docking spot 34. Duration of employment 35. Novelist Riordan 36. Light and delicate 37. Little rascals 38. "The Waste Land" poet's monogram 41. "Both would be fine" 42. Narrow-headed drum 43. Wins every game in a series 44. Astronaut Buzz who was the second man on the moon 46. Athletic 47. Peace Nobelist Sadat 48. What did ewe say? 50. Skier's surface 52. Anti-narcotics law gp. 53. URL ending for charities 54. Suffix with pay or Cray 55. Conducted 56. Makeup of 16-Across