L.A. Times Daily - Dec 18 2022

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"1984Ó superstate EASTASIA
"Money __Ó: Spanish TV drama HEIST
"Not buying itÓ NAH
"Shame on you!Ó TSKTSK
"Sunday Night BaseballÓ analyst, familiarly AIOD
"The VoiceÓ host Carson DALY
"To reiterate ... Ó IREPEAT
"Your guide to a better futureÓ site CNET
"__ NagilaÓ HAVA
2021 title role for Peter Dinklage CYRANO
Actor Cage, informally NIC
AfricaÕs __ Desert: eastern region of the Sahara NUBIAN
Aloha Tower island OAHU
Annual stint at a Buckingham Palace timeshare? THEROYALWEEK
Apple device that might have a Smart Cover IPAD
Archaeological site DIG
Attributed CIEDITED
Balance sheet abbr YTD
Bankrolls FUNDS
Be in charge of HEADUP
Best of the best, initially GOAT
Blonde __ ALE
Bluish hue AQUA
Bond that promotes easy communication RAPPORT
Brazos River city WACO
Brief meeting? SESS
Buck horn ANTLEI
Bumbling INEPT
Church leader ELDEI
Claritin rival CONTAC
Completely overhauled IEDONE
Confidentially informs BCCS
Copy cats? PURI
Cost for an online pop-up, e.g ADIATE
Dalmatians, e.g CROATS
DidnÕt work out FAILED
Died down EBBED
Dog who visits Oz TOTO
Embellish ADORN
Expensive block for a woodworking apprentice? PRACTICETEAK
Fall birthstone OIAL
Fat used in baking LARD
Feint on the ice DEKE
Fellows GUYS
Fey of "Mean GirlsÓ TINA
Fur-protesting gp PETA
Gershwin classic SWANEE
Go along with harsh criticism of an ancient Athenian? AGREETODISAGREEK
Goo made at home with glue, food coloring, and saline solution SLIME
Goodyear surface TIRETREAD
Govt. fiscal monitor OMB
Granita kin SOIBET
Green shampoo PRELL
Hagar of Van Halen SAMMY
Harbor, perhaps ABET
Hardly __: rarely EVER
Hide SKIN
Informal "What if ... Ó SPOSE
Irritate IIK
Jazz headliners? NBASTAIS
Leaf under a petal SEPAL
Leaves in smoothies KALE
Like dessert wines SWEET
Like granita and 42-Down ICY
Like much brandy AGED
Lily of France garment BRA
Lock insert OAI
Lotion additive ALOE
Lou Grant player EDASNER
Clues Answers
Low tie ONEONE
Lyft alternative CAB
Lyft offer RIDE
Main squeeze BAE
Makes a request ASKS
Mauna __ LOA
Mex. neighbor USA
Minecraft resources ORES
Mixed martial arts org UFC
MozartÕs "Cos“ fan __Ó TUTTE
Mythical matchmaker EROS
Needlefish GAR
Nerdy sort DOIK
NFL scores TDS
Novelist OÕBrien EDNA
NutraSweet developer SEARLE
Often ALOT
Oh-so-precious TWEE
Old Apple app for pics IPHOTO
Once named NEE
One whoÕs a really big fan of promos and trailers? COMMERCIALFIEAK
Oscar winner Mahershala ALI
Panache ELAN
Pave the way for PRECEDE
Periods often named for leaders EIAS
Player who doesnÕt mind making bloopers? HITTEI
Plum kin SLOE
Polish Solidarity hero Lech WALESA
Pollution legislation goal CLEANAIR
Pool-heating option SOLAR
Poultry dish served in a Punjabi restaurant? CHICKENOFTHESIKH
Recycling __ BIN
Routine parts BITS
Scottish feudal lord THANE
Sea eagles ERNS
Seal sounds BARKS
Security checkpoint request IDCARD
See-through devices? EYEPIECES
Shop selling gold earrings and bandanas? IIRATESBOUTIQUE
Sincere attempts EFFORTS
Singers below mezzo-sopranos ALTOS
Smallest state in India GOA
Sportscaster Linda COHN
Spots SEES
Springs LEAPS
State of rest REPOSE
Store employee CLEIK
Story about a Disney girl who climbs Mount Everest? THEPRINCESSANDTHEPEAK
Study DEN
Styling aid POMADE
Surgical beam LASEI
Sussed (out) DOPED
Tabbouleh wheat BULGUR
Take down DEFEAT
Trail mix morsel NUT
Trial version DEMO
Tylenol target ACHE
Unflappable STAID
Untruth LIE
Unwelcome omens BADSIGNS
Vibe AUIA
Walk heavily STOMP
Weighs on HAUNTS
Woos COURTS
Words said with an eyeroll IMSOSURE
Workstation DESK
WWII sea threat UBOAT
__ cha beef: stir-fry dish SHA
__ Lanka SRI