LA Times Daily Crossword February 28, 2022 Answers

1. Taiwanese bubble tea 5. Yawn-inducing 10. Dull pain 14. Racetrack shape 15. Fruit whose oil is used in cooking 16. Onetime Ralston cereal now owned by General Mills 17. Wine lover's prefix 18. Nine-piece combo 19. U. of Maryland athlete 20. Like civilizations that antedate written records 23. Pigeon sound 24. "SNL" alum Gasteyer 25. Armored vehicle 27. Tres menos uno 30. Pop singer's list of recordings, e.g. 36. Traditional piano key wood 38. Root for a luau 39. P‰tŽ de __ gras 40. Covert ops outfit 41. "Chopsticks __ fork?" 42. Fey with nine Emmys 43. Part of BSA: Abbr. 44. Ponder (over) 45. Hunger signs that hurt 46. Sourced locally, as a menu 49. Vietnamese New Year 50. Articulated 51. Tiny colonist 53. Reggae relative 55. Subtle element in a success story ... and what's revealed by each set of circles 62. Unseating plan? 64. Avoid, as duty 65. Broadway event 66. Adept 67. One of the senses 68. Joint above the ankle 69. Greek B 70. "Oof!" 71. Abel and Cain, to Adam and Eve

1. Cutesy nose-poke word 2. Mind-matter link 3. Scourge 4. Hawaiian greeting 5. Dwarf planting 6. Very much 7. Barcelona boy 8. Declare 9. "Time to stop obsessing on this" 10. Play a part (in) 11. Official inspection spot 12. One who comes to the rescue 13. Montreal MLBer before 2005 21. "500" race, familiarly 22. Automobile 26. Tripartite commerce pact acronym 27. Pre-bedtime coffee, often 28. President with degrees from Columbia and Harvard 29. Diver's rotation 31. Dark beer 32. Diane's "Cheers" co-server 33. Colgate rival 34. Depend (on) 35. Brewery need 37. __ Rae, Sally Field role 44. "Aw shucks" quality 45. Writers' tools 47. Apt "it's" anagram 48. Hanukkah pancakes 52. Duties 53. Wound cover 54. Asian beef city 56. Indian spiced tea 57. Take a chance on 58. Art Deco artist 59. "Hmm ... doubt it" 60. Ethan or Joel of film 61. Fleecy females 63. Podded plant