LA Times Daily Crossword December 29, 2021 Answers

1. Hula swivelers 5. Knife in the cooler? 9. Jones, so to speak 13. Boys Town is a suburb of it 15. Stiff wind? 16. Linger in the bath 17. Vatican-related 18. Newsy snippet 20. Half of an Arnold Palmer 22. Loads 23. 15-Across piece 24. Madagascar mammal 26. It was deorbited in 2001 28. Exacting standard 30. An arm and a leg 34. What turns pets into poets? 35. Uses the overhead bin for 36. Turn aside 37. Depressed area 39. Bar mitzvah dances 41. Gulf States ruler 42. Holmes who played Jackie Kennedy in two TV miniseries 44. "You __ be kidding!" 46. Dedicated lines 47. Peachy keen 48. Goofs off 49. DVR button 50. Bounced, in a bad way 52. Best Play, e.g. 54. 32-Down of July '81 57. Used a bit, maybe 60. "Can I go already?" 63. Debonair 64. Bear with cold porridge 65. Spring or League opener 66. Navel formation 67. Bit of trickery 68. Staying power 69. Kombu, e.g.

1. Kachina doll carver 2. Apple product since 1998 3. *Delivery job not as common as it once was 4. Beach umbrella benefit 5. McGwire rival 6. Network with Comedy and Family channels 7. Letters for debtors 8. Jellyfish defense 9. *Computer storage device 10. Churn 11. Total ticket sales 12. Squeaks (by) 14. Changes 19. Midwife co-worker 21. Gloria's mom in '70s TV 24. Underhanded approach, and a hint to the answers to starred clues 25. Like knockoffs 26. Costume ball sights 27. Wedding day acquisition 29. Search for, for many 31. *Nostalgic locale 32. Wedding day VIP 33. Scatter 38. *Solar system's home 40. Take the wheel 43. Omit in speech 45. Birthplace of St. Francis 51. Word with pool or wave 53. Pay, with "down" 54. Genie's digs 55. Disappearing Asian sea 56. Musician's mailing 57. Ball stars 58. Bad doings 59. Like an investigative dive 61. Lode load 62. Badger