L.A. Times Daily – Feb 13 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Solutions |
| “Running on Empty” (1988) actress |
LAHTI |
| “The Great Santini” Oscar nominee Michael |
OKEEFE |
| 2003 film with the tagline “He doesn’t care if you’re naughty or nice” |
BADSANTA |
| 66-Across setting, briefly |
XMAS |
| Adopted great-nephew of Claudius |
NERO |
| Agcy. with complicated schedules |
IRS |
| Basics |
BARENECESSITIES |
| Beckett genre, with “the” |
ABSURD |
| Behave theatrically |
EMOTE |
| Binged (on) |
ODED |
| Blowout |
FETE |
| Body stretcher? |
TENDON |
| Burned a little |
SINGED |
| Candy in a strawlike container |
PIXYSTIX |
| Casual farewell |
TATA |
| Collapsible topper |
OPERAHAT |
| Colloquial language features |
ELISIONS |
| Colossus and Cyclops, e.g |
XMEN |
| Common pledge |
IDO |
| Composer/conductor Boulanger |
NADIA |
| Compression-utilizing weapon |
AIRGUN |
| Daughter of Anne Boleyn |
ELIZABETHI |
| Deco pseudonym |
ERTE |
| Dept. in a “Law & Order” spin-off |
SVU |
| Designer Johnson |
BETSEY |
| Do-it-yourself style |
HOMEPERM |
| Dr. __ |
PHIL |
| Dragon habitat |
KOMODO |
| Estée Lauder subsidiary |
AVEDA |
| Evergreen with edible pods |
CAROB |
| Everyday list ender |
ZEE |
| Fabrication |
YARN |
| Fictional place near Atlanta |
TARA |
| Forbidden zone |
NOGOAREA |
| Goes after |
ATTACKS |
| Clues |
Solutions |
| He broke Walter’s NFL career rushing record |
EMMITT |
| Human __ |
NATURE |
| Internet __ |
MEME |
| Land near Albion |
ERIN |
| Like many fliers |
AVIAN |
| Like Miss Congeniality |
NICEST |
| Metaphor words |
ISA |
| New York school |
YESHIVA |
| New York school |
IONA |
| One often checking boxes |
POLLER |
| Partly |
INASENSE |
| Paving stone |
SETT |
| Pearly coating |
NACRE |
| Philosophers in the news since 1985 |
CALVINANDHOBBES |
| Piece of work |
TASK |
| Put one’s foot down? |
REV |
| Ruin partner |
WRACK |
| Scandinavian import |
SAAB |
| South American desert |
ATACAMA |
| Spreadable sausage |
LIVERWURST |
| Superficially attractive thing |
EYECANDY |
| Sweeps on a gridiron |
ENDRUNS |
| Swift of fiction |
TOM |
| The Theatre Cat in “Cats” |
GUS |
| They come before finals |
SEMIS |
| Ticket generator |
SPEEDING |
| Tiny tube travelers |
OVA |
| Tree that can form natural tunnels |
ELM |
| Turner of old TV? |
KNOB |
| Vague feeling |
VIBE |
| Was sharply critical, with “out” |
LASHED |
| Watson’s creator |
IBM |
| What smart alecks do |
GETCUTE |
| Whirlpool protection, perhaps |
OVENMITT |
| __ Spiegel: German magazine |
DER |