LA Times Daily Crossword December 8, 2018 Answers

1. Top that turns 9. Fictional brother with a green hat 14. Like some snowsuits 15. Lacks the wherewithal to 16. Vacant, as positions 17. Sets free 18. General who's the subject of the 2012 biography "All In" 20. Org. whose employees may have to lift 70-lb. bags 21. Country star at age 13 24. State secrets 25. "Va-va-__!" 26. "You got that right!" 27. Puck, say 28. Bouquet __ 29. Resting place 30. Raymond James Stadium pro 31. Some stingers 33. Took off, slangily 35. Nice, for one 36. Holy smoke 38. Lines of thought?: Abbr. 39. Long on-screen 40. Feature 41. Hits hard 43. Bad thing to catch 44. Mirror image 45. Have trouble with chess? 46. "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact" author 47. Gain competitor 48. Frequent Robert De Niro co-star 50. Bar supply 52. Portrayer of Nero in "Star Trek" (2009) 56. Skateboard moves 57. Bright lipstick color 58. President who had 15 children 59. Subarus named for a NYC area

1. Measly amount 2. Jake Tapper's channel 3. Court official 4. Camp nurse's item 5. Cunning 6. Gael or Breton 7. Tart 8. Piano trio 9. The elephant is its national animal 10. Game with a colorful deck 11. Marketing limitation 12. Faces a jury 13. Alleged perp's denial 15. Driver, e.g. 19. Pricing word 21. Furry talisman 22. "Seriously?!" 23. Insurance may cover one 25. Handymen's transports 27. Lemons 28. Maddux in Cooperstown 30. Like paper clips 32. Valuable rocks 34. First name in early exploring 37. Lake in four states and Canada 38. Chinese ruler until 1912 42. Facet 43. Minor flaw 45. Perfect season spoiler 46. 1983 Mr. T comedy 48. Raspberry 49. Multilingual assistant 51. Compete 53. Parabolic path 54. "Read Across America" org. 55. Showstoppers?