La Times Crossword Answers 12/25/23

Across Clues

• Saudi Arabia neighborOMAN
• Protractor’s measureANGLE
• Caustic chemicalACID
• Forbidding wordDONT
• President between Harrison and PolkTYLER
• Writer JaffeRONA
• Santa and his reindeer landed __ONTHEHOUSE
• Territory near the Mariana TrenchGUAM
• Actress/writer IssaRAE
• Many Christmas treesPINES
• Oklahoma city on the Arkansas RiverTULSA
• Correcting myopia, maybeLASING
• Stockholm citizensSWEDES
• Small snackBITE
• Before heading down the chimney, Santa __GOTTHESACK
• App reviewersUSERS
• Length of TV’s “60 Minutes”HOUR
• Stepping out of the fireplace, Santa left a __CARBONFOOTPRINT
• Quarter or poundCOIN
• Like some garden lightsSOLAR
• After filling the last one, Santa hung the __STOCKINGUP
• “Children of Blood and Bone” writer AdeyemiTOMI
• On the up and upKOSHER
• HomegrownNATIVE
• Broad necktieASCOT
• EditorializeOPINE
• Flight takeoff approximation: Abbr.ETD
• Old Russian leaderTSAR
• All in all, Santa had a very busy __!PRESENTDAY
• French 101 verbETRE
• __ totTATER
• Like a red Red DeliciousRIPE
• Diana of the SupremesROSS
• Speaker of the house?ALEXA
• Beehive State peopleUTES

Vertical Clues

• FragranceODOR
• Da Vinci portrait in the LouvreMONALISA
• Long-tongued insectivoreANTEATER
• Utmost degreeNTH
• “I haven’t __ to wear!”ATHING
• “Black Panther” star LupitaNYONGO
• Sticky stuffGLUE
• More or __LESS
• “I heard him exclaim, __ he drove out of sight … “ERE
• BickersARGUES
• May’veCOULDA
• “Almost ready!”INASEC
• Fabric named for Syria’s capitalDAMASK
• Prefix with centerEPI
• WhippersnappersTWERPS
• Croat’s neighborSERB
• Tightly closedSHUT
• Tampa Bay NFLerBUC
• Havaianas shoe, e.g.THONG
• AdditionallyTOO
• Lightbulb’s placeSOCKET
• Gritty film genreNOIR
• Classic Cadillac featureFIN
• Round flatbreadROTI
• “Five stars!”ILOVEDIT
• Personalized iron-onNAMETAPE
• Bi- plus oneTRI
• Adam Rippon, for oneSKATER
• Play catch withTOSSTO
• Hollywood awardsOSCARS
• Washing dishes, doing laundry, etc.CHORES
• Not gender-specificUNISEX
• Bacon Turkey Bravo sandwich chainPANERA
• Number of digits in a billionTEN
• __ hygieneORAL
• Folk icon SeegerPETE
• Changes color, perhapsDYES
• Org. that may support a school boardPTA
• Hilton brandTRU