L.A. Times Daily – Jan 2 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Solutions |
| “Ain’t happening!” |
NOSIREE |
| “Particularly small and particularly wicked-looking” villain |
MRHYDE |
| “The Little Mermaid” composer Alan |
MENKEN |
| “The Roosevelts” documentarian |
KENBURNS |
| “You’ve got me on my knees” woman in a 1971 hit |
LAYLA |
| ”Wedding Bell Blues” songwriter |
NYRO |
| 1971 title detective |
KLUTE |
| 50s-60s emperor |
NERO |
| Ace the test |
NAILIT |
| An arm and a leg |
LIMBS |
| Arctic |
GELID |
| Back |
SPONSOR |
| Bean product? |
IDEA |
| Benefit from work |
PERK |
| Biblical miracle component |
LOAVES |
| Bug |
FLAW |
| Carry-on no-no |
RAZOR |
| Change keys often? |
ISLANDHOP |
| China setting |
FAREAST |
| Classified initials |
EOE |
| Competition covering many miles |
SPACERACE |
| D and C, in D.C |
STS |
| D.C. United’s org |
MLS |
| Designer Ricci |
NINA |
| Diamond surprise |
UPSET |
| Dogfish Head sellers |
ALEHOUSES |
| Domination |
MASTERY |
| Down |
EAT |
| Dreamer’s opposite |
REALIST |
| eBay feature |
UPPERCASEB |
| Fateful day |
IDES |
| Fill |
PERVADE |
| Government, often |
TAXER |
| Having a bite |
ACERB |
| Impressive array |
PANOPLY |
| Clues |
Solutions |
| Inception |
ONSET |
| It’s heard at 52-Across |
HIC |
| Jordan’s only port |
AQABA |
| Juno, e.g.: Abbr |
ISP |
| King ratsnake’s defense |
ODOR |
| Land __ |
GRAB |
| Last Hebrew letter |
TAV |
| Learning methods |
ROTES |
| Many a president |
LAWYER |
| Mobutu’s land |
ZAIRE |
| Most unforgiving |
STRICTEST |
| Mythological sea nymph |
OCEANID |
| Neighbors of Frauen |
FEMMES |
| Neural junction |
SYNAPSE |
| On a par with |
EQUALTO |
| Pencil contents, perhaps |
EYELINER |
| Pick up |
HEAR |
| Poe title answer to ” … ‘What is written … / On the door of this legended tomb?'” |
ULALUME |
| Prime minister sworn in by Mountbatten |
NEHRU |
| Professeur’s charge |
ELEVE |
| R&B group __ Hill |
DRU |
| Schroeder’s love |
PIANO |
| Silk Road component |
KHYBERPASS |
| Site of Truman’s winter White House |
KEYWEST |
| Slinky spots |
TOYCHESTS |
| Sonnet parts |
SESTETS |
| Stages |
PHASES |
| Tamblyn of “West Side Story” |
RUSS |
| Tea cart items |
SCONES |
| Unix guru, e.g |
POWERUSER |
| Vitamin C sources |
ADES |
| Wing |
ANNEX |
| With urgency |
HASTILY |
| Wormwood, e.g |
HERB |
| WWI French marshal |
FOCH |