Here are the answers to L.A. Times Crossword puzzles Thursday December 31, 2020.
“Don’t dawdle!” – ASAP
“Dunkirk” director Christopher – NOLAN
“My guess is … ” – IDSAY
“Stress cannot exist in the presence of __”: Mamet – APIE
“That __ close!” – WAS
“Young Sheldon” star Armitage – IAIN
8 for O, e.g – ATNO
Afghan constitution? – YARN
Air balls, e.g – MISSES
Apr. addressee – IRS
Assembly line gp – UAW
Avocado shape – OVAL
Barrier-breaking report – SONICBOOM
Bathroom fixture – BIDET
Betting aid: Abbr – SYST
Birder’s gear – BINOCULARS
Boggy area – MIRE
Bon __ – MOT
Bottom line – ESSENCE
Bygone GM line – OLDS
California county where Fort Bragg is – MENDOCINO
Casual remark? – NOTIE
Chance to plead one’s case – DAYINCOURT
Count with a band – BASIE
Crimson, e.g – RED
Cut-up – GOOFBALL
Eye sores – STYES
Fiscal exec – CFO
Fogg’s creator – VERNE
Hassles for payment – DUNS
In favor of – PRO
Innocent – BABE
Intense exams – ORALS
Items that can circulate or be tossed … as illustrated in this puzzle’s six sets of circles – COINS
J.Lo’s partner – AROD
Kristen of 2016’s “Ghostbusters” – WIIG
Latin steps – SAMBA
Latvian seaport – RIGA
Laundry cycle – RINSE
Letters from a polite texter – PLS
Lexus competitor – ACURA
Lindros in the Hockey Hall of Fame – ERIC
Mendes and Gabor – EVAS
Mortar and pestle stone – AGATE
Muse of poetry – ERATO
Named stretches – ERAS
Newspaper VIPs – EDS
Nonalcoholic beer brand – ODOULS
Overwhelm – AWE
Poker variety – HOLDEM
Polar chunk – FLOE
Possessed by Shakespeare? – HADST
Posted – SENT
Potential fodder in a libel lawsuit, briefly – BADPR
Prefix with mass – BIO
Prego alternative – RAGU
Prilosec target – ACID
Ray who hosts the Yum-o! virtual cooking camp – RACHAEL
Reduces, as glare – DIMS
Ryegrass fungus – ERGOT
Sackcloth material – HEMP
Scandinavian royal name – OLAF
Shoot the breeze – CHAT
Soft mineral – TALC
Sports org. whose name once included “Lawn” – USTA
State capital about 100 miles from Sacramento – CARSONCITY
Tablet at a Genius Bar – IPAD
Taskmaster – MARTINET
The Cavs, on ESPN crawls – CLE
Tip of a toy arrow, often – SUCTIONCUP
Twin Falls’ state – IDAHO
University mil. programs – ROTCS
Upset, as a plan – DERAIL
Went on to say – ADDED
What the nose knows – ODOR
__ anglais: English horn – COR
__ Bradley bags – VERA
__ Grande – RIO
