12/28/16 Answer LA Times Crossword

12/28/16

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1D
On the defensive
AT BAY

2D
Harsh Athenian lawmaker
DRACO

3D
“Roots” writer
HALEY

4D
It may be crude
OIL

5D
Sun blockers
CLOUDS

6D
A year in Provence
ANNEE

7D
Knock on
RAP AT

8D
Busy pro in tax season
CPA

9D
Doesn’t go along
SAYS NO

10D
Steinbeck’s “East of __”
EDEN

11D
Twins legend who was the first DH to hit a home run
TONY OLIVA

12D
Director’s shout
CUT!

13D
Appt. book slots
HRS

18D
Like a lamb
OVINE

19D
Made faces
MUGGED

24D
Juice provider
OUTLET

25D
Home of most of Sawtooth National Forest
IDAHO

27D
Become established
SET IN

28D
Some flowery works
ODES

31D
Try to hit, as a mosquito
SLAP AT

32D
King who turned his daughter into gold
MIDAS

33D
Persevere
SOLDIER ON

35D
Vision-correcting surgery
LASIK

36D
Computer support?
LAP

38D
Big shots
VIPS

39D
Rubbish holder
ASH BIN

44D
Contaminate
TAINT

47D
BB shooter
AIRGUN

49D
Teahouse mat
TATAMI

52D
Hot under the collar
IRATE

53D
Birth-related
NATAL

54D
Former 1 LPGA golfer Lorena
OCHOA

55D
Wolfish stares
LEERS

56D
Veinlike deposits
LODES

58D
Look after
MIND

61D
Show with “Weekend Update” skits, initially
SNL

62D
Tip of a wingtip
TOE

63D
Pavement warning
SLO

64D
Booking agent?
COP

1A
Specially formed
AD HOC

6A
Circle components
ARCS

10A
Set in stone, say
ETCH

14A
Hiking map line
TRAIL

15A
Western wine region
NAPA

16A
Melancholic
DOUR

17A
*Reasons for refinancing
BALLOON PAYMENTS

20A
Top card
ACE

21A
Iris layer
UVEA

22A
Syst. with a Buffalo campus
SUNY

23A
*Inconsistent nutrition plan
YO-YO DIETING

26A
Spanish bear
OSO

29A
“Top Gun” org.
USN

30A
Iditarod racer
DOGSLED

32A
Colo. Setting
MST

34A
Scat legend, familiarly
ELLA

37A
Crème de la crème
ELITE

38A
*With 41-Across, “How to Get Away With Murder” Emmy winner
VIOLA …

40A
“That feels amazing”
AAH

41A
*See 38-Across
DAVIS

42A
Waits in traffic
IDLES

43A
Support during exercise
SPOT

45A
Give no stars to
PAN

46A
Asian noodle dish
PAD THAI

48A
One step __ time
AT A

50A
Govt. aid for the disabled
SSI

51A
*Marshall Islands nuclear test site
BIKINI ATOLL

57A
Arab bigwig
EMIR

59A
Wild speech
RANT

60A
GM’s Mary Barra, for one
CEO

61A
Proposal conditions … and what the first parts of the answers to starred clues all can have
STRINGS ATTACHED

65A
It comes before one
NOON

66A
Big name in beauty products
ULTA

67A
Demi of “A Few Good Men”
MOORE

68A
Give for a while
LEND

69A
December number
NOEL

70A
“None for me, thanks”
I PASS