LA Times Daily Crossword January 21, 2021 Answers

1. MS-__ 4. He's Santa in "Elf" 9. Fish-and-chips fish 12. Andean stew tubers 14. Geoffrey of fashion 15. "You have a point" 16. Hanukkah moolah 17. Cut with sharp teeth 18. Greasy spoon sign 19. Board game endings 21. Dudes 22. Sonora flora 23. Jungian inner self 24. Anti-apartheid org. 25. Actor Werner of "Fahrenheit 451" 26. Element #50 27. More squalid 30. Scrape (out) 31. Crackerjack 32. Restricted road area 33. High-__ image 34. Red variety of this puzzle's circles 36. Larry __, former Phillies All-Star shortstop who was 2001 N.L. Manager of the Year 39. Meat-eating aids 40. River to the Baltic 44. "Invisible Cities" author Calvino 46. Copper orgs.? 47. Happy, but not cheerful or upbeat? 48. Spoonful, say 50. Was in the cards 51. Group with rackets 53. Long __ 54. Slightly cracked 56. Glass-half-empty sort 58. Computer giant 61. "Amen!" 62. Memorable mission 63. Director Kazan 64. "I'm up for it!" 65. Sashimi selection 66. Initial request for an answer?

1. Church doctrines 2. Airline on "Lost" 3. With 9-Down, crispy go-with for this puzzle's circles 4. Washboard __ 5. Sailor's skill 6. White variety of this puzzle's circles 7. Doesn't mumble 8. Press in a gym, say 9. See 3-Down 10. Scene not meant to be seen 11. Wish list items, e.g. 13. Stern's opposite 15. They're often in hot water 20. Bossa nova ancestor 22. Chick of jazz 28. Family member 29. Tolkien's Quickbeam et al. 34. Adaptable ducks 35. "I get it now" 36. Two diamonds, possibly 37. Ioway relative 38. Store whose first three letters come from its founder's name 41. Ones "in distress" 42. Before, before 43. "Mayberry __": '60s sitcom 45. Body blow reaction 47. Simpson outburst 49. 12-point type 50. El Pollo __: chain in the U.S. and Mexico 52. "The Clan of the Cave Bear" heroine 53. Hendrix at Woodstock 54. Leatherwork tool 55. Film noir coffee 57. "I'll pass" 59. Tyler who played Arwen in the "Lord of the Rings" films 60. Catcher behind the plate?