Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Tuesday January 12th 2021, LA Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Playfully shy : COY
4 Cooled with cubes : ICED
8 Shrubs arranged as barriers : HEDGES
14 Anger : IRE
15 It has three numbers and two slashes : DATE
16 Staves off : AVERTS
17 *Afternoon social that may include a waltz or three : TEA DANCE
19 Stay close to : BE NEAR
20 Start of a pirate’s refrain : YO HO HO
21 Matching tops worn together : TWINSET
23 Phobos, to Mars : MOON
25 Cry after a golfer’s ace : IT’S IN
26 “Even __ speak … ” : AS WE
29 Goldarn : DANG
31 [None of the above] : OTHER
34 New Mexico art community : TAOS
35 Wall St. takeover : LBO
36 Tom, Dick or Harry : ANYONE
37 U.K. continent : EUR
38 *Brewery container : BEER KEG
40 Arg. neighbor : URU
41 Hopping joints? : ANKLES
43 Elton John’s title : SIR
44 Chinese menu possessive : TSO’S
45 Used a stun gun on : TASED
46 Jared of “Panic Room” : LETO
47 Russo of “Ransom” : RENE
48 Panache : ECLAT
50 “Giant” author Ferber : EDNA
52 “The Piano Lesson” painter Henri : MATISSE
54 Depends (on) : RELIES
58 Summer TV fare : RERUNS
59 Like the U.S. political system, and a hint to the answers to starred clues : TWO-PARTY
61 Hush-hush : SECRET
62 Deep sleep : COMA
63 B&B, maybe : INN
64 1896 and 2004 Olympics setting : ATHENS
65 Command to a dog : HEEL
66 Anatomical pouch : SAC
DOWN
1 Part of SLC : CITY
2 Sundae-topping cookie : OREO
3 “All right!” : YEAH!
4 “Famous Potatoes” state : IDAHO
5 Does some necking : CANOODLES
6 “Yada, yada, yada” letters : ETC
7 Tick repellent : DEET
8 Hard thing to kick : HABIT
9 Vespers : EVENSONG
10 Population statistic : DENSITY
11 *Growing business? : GREENHOUSE
12 Coup d’__ : ETAT
13 Ukr. or Est., once : SSR
18 Stadium toppers : DOMES
22 Barrister’s topper : WIG
24 Local theater, briefly : NABE
26 Bothered big-time : ATE AT
27 Hot spot : SAUNA
28 *Monster.com activity : WORK SEARCH
30 Swedes’ neighbors : NORSE
32 Noted 2001 bankruptcy : ENRON
33 Word in a green trio? : REUSE
36 British landing facility : AERODROME
38 Sheets and pillowcases : BED LINEN
39 Sky box? : KITE
42 Professor’s address : LECTURE
44 Singing syllables : TRA-LA
46 Capt.’s underlings : LTS
49 Helpers: Abbr. : ASSTS
51 Sherpa’s country : NEPAL
52 Convene : MEET
53 Carve in stone : ETCH
55 Colored eye part : IRIS
56 Italian peak : ETNA
57 Match audio and video : SYNC
58 Mandela’s land: Abbr. : RSA
60 Tales of __: misfortunes : WOE
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