Here are the answers to L.A. Times Crossword puzzles Tuesday December 8, 2020.
“Amen” – SOBEIT
“Instantly!” letters – ASAP
“Little Birds” author Anaïs – NIN
“Louder, please” – ICANTHEARYOU
“Shop ’til you drop” affair – SPREE
“Take it!” – HERE
“The Wind in the Willows” amphibian – MRTOAD
“Wowie!” – GOLLY
Adam’s first home – EDEN
African language group – BANTU
Amo, amas, __ – AMAT
Behaves – ACTS
Biblical beast of burden – ASS
Biblical song – PSALM
Blonde or pale beverage – ALE
Butter square – PAT
Cagney’s TV partner – LACEY
Car alarm sound – BLARE
Chocolate dog – LAB
Conical plains shelter – TEPEE
Creator of unique gallery pieces – NICHEARTIST
Cry out loud – SOB
Ctrl+Z, in Windows – UNDO
Dada co-founder – ARP
Dry as a desert – ARID
Eased – LESSENED
First day of spring, in Hanoi – TET
First of 21 Popes – JOHNI
Free on request – Fortheasking
Fruity soda brand – FANTA
Give and take – SWAP
Guys in the fishing business, e.g – WATERMEN
Hissed “Over here!” – PSST
Hunter in the night sky – ORION
Ignores the rules – CHEATS
Impersonate – APE
Irish accent – BROGUE
Jake Tapper’s channel – CNN
Kin’s partner – KITH
Like some traditions – ORAL
Littlest littermates – RUNTS
Main body of the Constitution? – HULL
Make a choice – OPT
Modern storage units – BYTES
Mother or grandmother, e.g – PARENT
Motorcyclist’s state-of-the-art gear – SMARTHELMET
Mount of Greek myth – OSSA
Movie filming site – LOT
Mug for a selfie – POSE
Naughty’s opposite, to Santa – NICE
Neptune’s domain – SEA
Nile viper – ASP
Not fooled by – ONTO
Number that’s its own square root – ONE
OB/GYN procedure – AMNIO
Occupy, as a desk – SITAT
One doing axels – SKATER
One of two for a downhill run – SKI
Ones hanging out in caves – BATS
Pepsi rival – COKE
Pete Seeger’s instrument – BANJO
Phoenix MLB team, on scoreboards – ARI
Physicians’ gp – AMA
Pizza crust order – THIN
Places for ribs – CHESTS
Playground bully, e.g – ABUSER
Race prelims – HEATS
Radio station, e.g – AIRER
Ruin’s companion – WRACK
Scornful look – SNEER
Slime – GOOP
Thereabouts – ORSO
Tibia or humerus – BONE
Tidal flow – EBB
Tribe with a state named for it – UTES
TV soap for 54 years … and a hint to the puzzle circles – ASTHEWORLDTURNS
Village Voice awards – OBIES
Waikiki Beach location – OAHU
