Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday February 22nd 2022, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 TV host with her “OWN” network : OPRAH
6 Avoider of foods from animals : VEGAN
11 Weep : SOB
14 “A penny saved … ” is one : ADAGE
15 Thrill : ELATE
16 “Into __ Woods” : THE
17 *Chic runway event : FASHION SHOW
19 Actress de Armas : ANA
20 Not clash : AGREE
21 Zac of “High School Musical” films : EFRON
23 Mex. neighbor : USA
26 Part of a snicker : HEE
27 Seafood found in cakes : CRAB
28 Short rest : NAP
29 *Popular betting sport : HORSE RACING
34 PC problem solvers : IT PROS
36 Harvard or Yale, e.g. : IVY
37 Robert of “The Sopranos” : ILER
38 Spanish bull : TORO
39 Director Ang : LEE
40 As well : ALSO
41 Greek Cupid : EROS
42 Lively dance : JIG
43 Bowling woes : SPLITS
45 *Uptown New York City thoroughfare west of Madison : SIXTH AVENUE
48 Game console letters : NES
49 Its symbol is Fe : IRON
50 Dedicated poem : ODE
51 Test for M.A. hopefuls : GRE
52 Masters of the Universe superhero : HE-MAN
54 With 55-Down, superhero alter ego : CLARK
56 Señora Perón : EVA
57 Practical judgment … and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues : COMMON SENSE
63 Tennis call : LET
64 Coin flip call : HEADS
65 Baseball’s Shohei Ohtani, notably : ANGEL
66 “Black-ish” patriarch : DRE
67 Scents : ODORS
68 Sporty car roofs : T-TOPS
DOWN
1 Dolt : OAF
2 Romantic kiss in a crowd, for short : PDA
3 Univ. aides : RAS
4 Turkish title : AGHA
5 Song sung by a toon mining septet : HEIGH-HO
6 Facade : VENEER
7 Otherwise : ELSE
8 “Dilbert” cry : GAH
9 From __ B: basic step : A TO
10 Period of change that’s “ushered in” : NEW ERA
11 Diva’s goal : STAR BILLING
12 “That’s awful!” : OH NO
13 Coffee source : BEAN
18 The first of them was sold March 6, 1912 : OREOS
22 Spa treatment : FACIAL
23 Brings together : UNITES
24 Zen enlightenment : SATORI
25 Close, but not precise : APPROXIMATE
27 Weep : CRY
30 Prolonged battle : SIEGE
31 Holiday lead-in : EVE
32 Empty __: parent whose kids have grown and moved : NESTER
33 __ Pointe, Michigan : GROSSE
35 Speech platforms : ROSTRA
39 2020 Super Bowl number : LIV
42 Yr. starter : JAN
43 Khartoum’s land : SUDAN
44 Eyes closely : PEERS AT
46 Bigwig : HONCHO
47 “We can do without him” : NO LOSS
52 Conducted, as a meeting : HELD
53 Eternally : EVER
54 Starfleet rank: Abbr. : CMDR
55 See 54-Across : KENT
58 20-vol. reference : OED
59 Red Guard leader : MAO
60 Nonprofit aid gp. : NGO
61 Labor Day mo. : SEP
62 Golfer Ernie : ELS
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