LA Times Daily Crossword December 20, 2021 Answers

1. Get ready, as for surgery 5. Dada lover? 9. Breathe like a hot dog 13. Trevi Fountain city 14. "Yeah, right!" 15. Stomach woe 16. "In memoriam" bio 17. Shout 18. Caulking need 19. Dome-shaped frozen areas at the two ends of the Earth 22. Distinctive manner of writing, say 23. Sit-__: protests 24. Bro's sibling 27. One in charge of a depot 32. Throw in 35. Zip, in soccer 36. Slow musical movement 37. Cognac, cr�me de cacao and cream cocktail 42. Swahili's language group 43. 1950s prez 44. On the __: sneakily 45. Over an extended period 50. Scratch (out), as a living 51. Smidgen 52. Harbor cities 56. Junior high ... and what each set of circles is? 60. "__ Secretary": TŽa Leoni title role 63. Ultra-modest skirt 64. Microsoft browser 65. Banishment 66. Enthusiastic 67. Big jump 68. Came's opposite 69. Basketball Hall of Famer Archibald or Thurmond 70. Share on Facebook, say

1. Yorick's skull in "Hamlet" and the dagger in "Macbeth," e.g. 2. Automaton 3. Poet Dickinson 4. Rose features 5. Polite request 6. "Just __ ... " 7. 1,760 yards 8. Merged union: Abbr. 9. In addition to 10. Assume a role 11. Bottom line 12. Give it a go 15. Swedish university city 20. Like a prof. emeritus 21. Columnist Landers 24. Transmits 25. Major chip maker 26. Kid's bedtime request 28. "... have you __ wool?" 29. Andalusian aunt 30. Messin' around, in rap slang 31. With 41-Down, boomer's kid 32. "Steal This Book" author Hoffman 33. Had a beer, say 34. "Divine Comedy" poet 38. Utmost degree 39. Eventually and aptly, after "in" 40. Heart test: Abbr. 41. See 31-Down 46. Young fellow 47. Extra guy who's "out" 48. Scanned bars: Abbr. 49. Of little value 53. Wyoming's state sport 54. Roman wraps 55. Took a nap 56. Brewer's need 57. Etna output 58. Leave the room 59. One of a cube's six 60. Kitty's sound 61. Lumberjack tool 62. Terrible racket