LA Times Daily Crossword July 22, 2021 Answers

1. Sprayed in defense 6. "Your point being?" 9. With 65-Down, toon sister of Castor 14. Biscayne Bay city 15. Zen garden swimmer 16. Richard Parker in "Life of Pi," e.g. 17. Critical care MD 18. Tall or dark: Abbr. 19. Composer who, as it happens, died in March (1932) 20. Browser list 22. Luke, to Anakin 24. Drops off 25. Short jackets worn open in front 27. Oscar night VIP 29. Actor Brynner 30. Poor, as odds 32. Offer, as a guess 33. And others, in Lat. 35. Broccoli rabe 37. Place to find a date ... and any one of four in this puzzle (circled letters are hints) 41. Co-star of Meryl in "Death Becomes Her" 42. Raise, as crops 45. Executor's charge 48. "__ said!" 51. Sculpture medium 52. Author Elmore __ 54. Calls the shots 56. Brand at Petco 57. Clue suspect count 59. Saint __, one of the only two sovereign nations named for women 60. Intimidating look 62. Civil War prez 64. "Heaven forbid!" 66. Hopping mad 67. "ASAP!" 68. Strike zone? 69. Pasta product suffix 70. Pink-slip 71. Eldest von Trapp child, in the musical

1. Tussaud title: Abbr. 2. Ventilates 3. Detroit founder 4. Ham it up 5. Chefs, at times 6. Alias letters 7. Auction actions 8. City where Grey Poupon originated 9. NHL tiebreakers 10. Putting on a pedestal 11. Exotic pet 12. "Casino Royale" Bond girl __ Lynd 13. Undid 21. Costa del __ 23. Like seven Nolan Ryan games 25. Tournament edge 26. Fathered 28. Hand for Julio Iglesias? 31. Bay Area county 34. 1976 Michael York/Jenny Agutter sci-fi film 36. Ersatz intellectual 38. Membership list 39. Phils and Nats 40. "Spamalot" co-creator 43. Pump numbers 44. Jazz guitarist Montgomery 45. Inventor Otis 46. Two-__ 47. Part of BLT 49. Chick-__-A: fast-food chain 50. Not at all spendthrifty 53. Greece : Artemis :: Rome : __ 55. Food recall trigger 58. Console with a "360" second generation 61. Prefix with gram or graph 63. Flock female 65. See 9-Across