LA Times Daily Crossword January 23, 2021 Answers

1. Epithet 6. Econ. indicators 10. Sp. title 14. Loud item in a closet 16. Easily manipulated type 17. Study buddies, often 18. Natl. law group whose "M" is largely obsolete 19. Picnic serving 20. Prandial pokers 21. Cool veggies? 22. CafŽ de __: Mexican drink brewed in a pot 23. Arduous tasks 25. Like some premium services 28. Scrapped 31. On the offensive, legally 32. It's not a side road 33. Skin lotion brand 34. Stopping at a KOA, say 35. Fall place 36. Doubts 38. Some shared rides 39. Excites 40. Fictitious 18th-century autobiographer 41. Mighty Dump Truck maker 42. Hold-up group? 43. Like some milk, alas 45. Watch with a webcam, perhaps 47. Impromptu speech fillers 50. Italy's Lake __ 51. "How many licks does it take ... ?" treat 53. Jackie's designer 54. Overwhelms 55. Lean and muscular 56. Capital on a fjord 57. Up one day, down the next

1. Spike 2. Ragù __ Bolognese 3. Leaner alternative to pork 4. "What?" utterances 5. Anchor's responsibility 6. Akufo-Addo's land 7. Marquee evening 8. Continuous newsroom operations 9. Familiar gp. of 50 10. Facetious metaphor for a difficult situation 11. Mountain dangers 12. Big volume 13. They didn't stop Hannibal 15. Alfred E. Neuman feature 21. Bop on the bean 22. Aptly named jazz work co-written by Charlie "Bird" Parker 24. When repeated, acclaimed Chinese pianist 25. "I'm here to help" 26. Expected 27. Inexperienced one 28. Legal orders 29. Two before marzo 30. Fog word 32. Pilots start them 34. Twice-baked bread 37. Squirt 38. Metal named for a planet 40. Not pleased 42. In half 43. Shallows craft 44. Social science course, briefly 46. Gene __ 47. Prom style, often 48. Turned some ground 49. Active 51. Ontario-based music gp. 52. Self-described "non-musician" Brian