L.A. Times Daily - Wednesday Dec 22 2021 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 L.A. Times Daily - Dec 22 2021 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
"Fantastic" J.K. Rowling critters	BEASTS
"Rigoletto" highlight	ARIA
"The __ and arrows of outrageous fortune": Hamlet	SLINGS
"Thrilla in Manila" victor	ALI
"__ Survive": disco classic	IWILL
*Condition of steaming water with lots of bubbles breaking quickly	RAPIDBOIL
*Drambuie and Scotch cocktail	RUSTYNAIL
*Generate funds for a corporate project, say	RAISECAPITAL
A comet was often considered a bad one	OMEN
Abe Lincoln feature	BEARD
Abraham Lincoln nickname, and a hint to a hidden word in each answer to a starred clue	RAILSPLITTER
Abrasive sound	RASP
Ages and ages	EON
Airline to Tel Aviv	ELAL
Andean grazer	LLAMA
Archaeological artifact	RELIC
Auction ender	FINALBID
Bartender's supply	LIMES
Be on the lookout for?	ABET
Bldg. divisions	APTS
Chalk up	ASCRIBE
Clickable pic	ICON
Combat mission	SORTIE
Dollywood's st	TENN
Domesticated	TAME
Dyeing targets for some	ROOTS
Edit	REVISE
EPA pollution std	AQI
Fast-food toy giveaways, typically	TIEINS
Fork over, with "up"	PONY
Fortunate ones	HAVES
Got ready for the ice, as skates	LACEDUP
Had __ at: tried	AGO
Headey of "Game of Thrones"	LENA
Hit, as with snowballs	PELT
Hogwarts motto language	LATIN
In-group privilege	ACCESS
Jeff Lynne rock gp	ELO
Kept from squeaking	OILED
Limbo need	BAR
Loses on purpose?	DIETS
Makes potable, as seawater	DESALTS
No longer fast?	EAT
Not pizzicato	ARCO
Not transparent	OPAQUE
Note in an A major scale	CSHARP
Oink pen	STY
One hailed in cities	TAXICAB
One slain in Genesis	ABEL
Outdoor gear brand	REI
Outdoor party rental	TENT
Pinkish hues	CORALS
Poking fun at	TEASING
Pool owner's bane	ALGAE
Prevention measure	OUNCE
Princess friend of Gabrielle	XENA
Ranges of colors	SPECTRA
Reddish cent	PENNY
Sailing deviations	YAWS
Sneaking, maybe	ONTIPTOE
Spitting sound	PTUI
Starting from	ASOF
Summer shade	TAN
Take the helm	STEER
Tel Aviv home: Abbr	ISR
Three-part work	TRILOGY
Trudge (through)	SLOG
Variegated	PIED
Watch closely	PEERAT
Wearying grind	RATRACE
Woody's son	ARLO
WWII sea threat	UBOAT
Yarn relative	TALE
__ Room: White House banquet site	EAST