LA Times Daily Crossword December 16, 2021 Answers

1. First name in old horror films 5. They're earned at U's 9. Serious wound 13. Suit, so to speak 14. Artist Matisse 15. Start to freeze? 16. __ fail 17. Polished orator? 19. Like C's, in some cases 20. One way to go to a party 21. Steak __ 22. Indication that the coffee is ready? 25. One in a large octet 28. Southernmost of the Southeast's Sea Islands 32. Main line 33. Palindromic title 36. Skiff movers 37. Corp. money manager 38. Regret the choice of wall paint color? 41. Is, once 42. "__ Shanter": Burns poem 44. Dance movement 45. Bridge along the Arno 47. Golf lesson topic 49. Becomes aware of 50. Carol Burnett, at the end of an episode? 54. Like some online purchases 57. Small case 58. Field unit 62. 1996 Demi Moore film ... and a hint to how four puzzle answers were created 64. Post 65. Cry of success 66. Sign of early spring 67. Senior __ 68. Errors, say 69. PC connections 70. Gels

1. Half a sex-ed metaphor, with "the" 2. Trade show 3. Floral necklaces 4. Explanation 5. Financial statement items 6. China's Zhou __ 7. System of shorthand 8. Warm the bench 9. Probe that visited Jupiter 10. "She's a Lady" songwriter 11. British WWII gun 12. Put on 14. "Who __?!": "Join the club!" 18. NBA commissioner Silver 23. Bring up 24. First killer whale to perform with a human 25. Accords 26. For dieters, in ads 27. Coffee asset 29. They may be manicured 30. Steaming 31. Beasts of burden 33. Ran into 34. Half a sawbuck 35. Zugspitze, e.g. 39. Manipulative sort 40. Olympics fencing event 43. Ice cream purchase 46. Parts of cloverleafs 48. Yokum cartoonist 49. Irving Berlin's "Blue __" 51. Signs of crowd displeasure 52. Online biz 53. Deceptions 54. Goddess usually depicted holding an ankh 55. Food package amt. 56. Bizet's "Habanera," e.g. 59. Diligence 60. Comedy club hit 61. Stately trees 63. Bit