LA Times Daily Crossword November 23, 2021 Answers

1. D.C. insider 4. Anxious feeling 9. "Silent Night" words before calm and bright 14. Actress Gardner 15. More rational 16. Africa's Sierra __ 17. "Star Wars" sequel trilogy heroine 18. Spicy condiment 20. Pay off illicitly 22. How a scary-movie watcher might recoil 23. Astronaut's milieu 26. Deserved, as recognition 27. Keep separate from the rest 28. Restaurant chain with an owl logo 31. Horne of jazz 32. In the manner of 34. Oktober endings 35. Lawn areas lacking grass 39. Perth __, NJ 42. LBJ's boy beagle 43. Big brass 47. Greets with guffaws 50. Features of some cruise ships 52. Heavy weight 53. NYC's World Financial Center architect 55. Working together as one 58. '90s candidate __ Perot 59. Coins in one's pocket ... and what literally happens in each set of circles 62. When doubled, a Latin dance 63. Fix in the crosshairs 64. Knighted composer Edward 65. Showy pond fish 66. Stacks like Tupperware 67. Wed on the sly 68. Vicious with a bass

1. Partially cook, as rice 2. Employ excessively, as muscles 3. Overdo the flattery 4. Last word of Kansas' motto 5. Macduff rebuff 6. Econ. measure 7. Old photo hue 8. Battlefield furrow 9. "What's more ... " 10. Norman who created Archie and Edith Bunker 11. French pilgrimage site 12. Trying a case, say 13. Prophetic woman 19. Prefix with stat 21. Overdo, as a point 24. Twinkler 25. Soccer standout 29. Frequently, to a bard 30. More irritable 33. Fireplace grate buildup 36. Shakespearean cries 37. 12-point type 38. Actor Epps 39. Craftsperson 40. Marshmallowy treat 41. Little chickens 44. Disengages the bolt for, as a door 45. Russian ballet company 46. "Let me reiterate ... " 48. "High Voltage" band 49. Far from a guffaw 51. Round figure 54. Little 56. "I smell __!" 57. Ping-Pong supplies 60. Private aid prog. 61. Space between outfielders