Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday December 21st 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 *With 4-Across, researcher’s wear : LAB
4 *See 1-Across : COAT
8 Nested newborns’ noises : CHEEPS
14 Be off : ERR
15 Major employer? : ARMY
16 Like some quaint lamps : OIL LIT
17 “Get it?” : SEE?
18 Back : REAR
19 Old-fashioned type : STODGE
20 *Briefs alternative : BOXER SHORTS
23 Soccer cheer : OLE
24 Lena of “Riviera” : OLIN
25 Feast with poi : LUAU
26 50 Cent piece, e.g. : RAP
27 Send-ups : SATIRES
31 Sixth sense: Abbr. : ESP
32 2021 World Series champs: Abbr. : ATL
33 Relish : SAVOR
35 “Garfield” dog : ODIE
36 *Jewel-encrusted film noir title bird : MALTESE FALCON
41 Curly cabbage : KALE
42 Vocally twangy : NASAL
43 Nothing : NIL
44 Pound sound : ARF
47 Buffet with guacamole and salsa : TACO BAR
51 Chekov’s early “Star Trek” rank: Abbr. : ENS
52 Give (out) sparingly : DOLE
54 Musical finale : CODA
55 CPR expert : EMT
56 *Sock hop attire : POODLE SKIRT
60 Seize, as an opportunity : LEAP AT
62 __ proprietor : SOLE
63 Poe’s “Annabel __” : LEE
64 Infuriate : ENRAGE
65 Latin 101 verb : ESSE
66 Finish : END
67 Checked for prints : DUSTED
68 With 69-Across, Iditarod front-runner … and a hint to the answers to starred clues : LEAD
69 See 68-Across : DOG
DOWN
1 Sappho’s island home : LESBOS
2 Anatomical ring : AREOLA
3 Secession approved in a 2016 U.K. referendum : BREXIT
4 Three-time Grammy-winning singer Vikki : CARR
5 Valuable minerals : ORES
6 Asian nurse : AMAH
7 Alpine region in Italy and Austria : TYROL
8 Sportscaster Bob with 29 Emmys : COSTAS
9 Asks (for), as a loan : HITS UP
10 “Evil Woman” rock gp. : ELO
11 Legendary city of gold : EL DORADO
12 Jargon with words ending in -ay : PIG LATIN
13 Church feature : STEEPLE
21 Strand at sea : ENISLE
22 Poe’s __ Morgue : RUE
28 Backstabber : RAT
29 Christmas __ : EVE
30 Aptly palindromic ABBA hit : SOS
34 “The Last Jedi” villain Kylo : REN
35 The end of time? : … O’CLOCK
36 Top-level computer list : MAIN MENU
37 Elite athletes : ALL-STARS
38 Lucrative, as a contract : FAT
39 Smart-whip link : … AS A
40 Europe’s __ de Genève : LAC
41 Prepared for a proposal : KNEELED
44 Common Sunday newspaper insert : AD PAGE
45 Supported from the bleachers, with “for” : ROOTED
46 Progressive spokeswoman : FLO
48 Heated to bubbling : BOILED
49 Glandular prefix : ADRENO-
50 Like family-friendly films : RATED-G
53 ’50s Ford failure : EDSEL
57 “You snooze, you __” : LOSE
58 “Frozen II” sister : ELSA
59 Gardener’s purchase : SEED
61 Tom Brady, before he became a Buc : PAT
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