LA Times Daily Crossword December 7, 2021 Answers

1. Sneaker feature 5. Balance scale container 8. Plays the role of 14. Milky white gem 15. Focus of modern-day surfing 16. Most achy 17. *Spends time in the gym 19. Shrimp entrŽe 20. Prime meridian std. 21. Make into law 23. Quaking tree 24. One of the Coen brothers 26. *Upscale eatery service for topper wearers 28. Big-time celeb 31. P-like Greek letter 32. ACLU issues 33. Smell really bad 34. Crosses (out) 36. Antiquated 38. James Taylor classic ... or, respectively, what can precede the two words in each answer to a starred clue 42. "__ on my watch!" 43. Chaney of horror films 44. Where some surfers shop 47. Nonprofit URL ending 50. __ Lingus 52. Ophthalmologist's field 54. *Times Square New Year's Eve custom 57. Calf-length skirts 58. Like the sea when waves are crashing 59. NFL Dolphins' home 62. Bloodshot 63. Broadway's Ethel 65. *When employment ends, formally 67. Cheese in some bagels 68. Freight weight 69. Old Spice competitor 70. Balanced conditions 71. Aardvark's morsel 72. Common flag symbol

1. Transmission choice for steep ascents 2. Biblical disciple 3. One driving the wrong way? 4. Lodge member 5. Menial laborer 6. OcŽano filler 7. V-shaped slit 8. Pack animal 9. Pepsi rival 10. Vandalize 11. Start of the Marines' motto 12. Appearance 13. Smells really bad 18. Dispatched 22. Driveway material 25. Welcome to one's home 27. Like rosebushes 29. New Hampshire prep school town 30. Actor Stephen 35. NBC weekend show 37. Cinque times due 39. Blowup on the highway 40. Buck's partner 41. Annual hoops player selection event 45. Short operatic solo 46. "Whatever you say, honey" 47. Trumps' White House predecessors 48. Least cooked 49. Vocalist Estefan 51. CD follower 53. Radiate 55. Asian priests 56. Michelangelo masterwork 60. Neural transmitter 61. Like new 64. Turndowns 66. Courtroom figs.