L.A. Times Daily - Dec 31 2021 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 L.A. Times Daily - Dec 31 2021 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
"I was being sarcastic!"	NOT
"The Thunder Dragon Kingdom"	BHUTAN
"__ had enough!"	IVE
"__ Tu": 1974 hit	ERES
Arctic trout	CHAR
Atomic theory pioneer	BOHR
Baker's starter component	YEAST
Blues and Jazz, e.g	TEAMS
Blues-rocker Chris	REA
Captures	SNARES
Certain Mexican-American	CHICANA
Certain survivor's malady, for short	PTSD
Cheerleading asset	PEP
Chewie's pal	HAN
Chip in?	ANTE
Clear	EVIDENT
Coerced payments	RANSOMS
Commercial imperative	ACTNOW
Contested	ATISSUE
Days of anticipation	EVES
Democratic Republic of the Congo, once	ZAIRE
Egyptian leader before Sadat	NASSER
Enter noisily	TROMPIN
Facial spasm	TIC
Fail in the clutch	CHOKE
Fail to hold it together	WEEP
False purpose	PRETENSE
FBI director before Comey	MUELLER
Feel compassion (for)	ACHE
Fielder prefix	MID
Firm up	HARDEN
First year of the next millennium	MMMI
Focus on winning a contest?	STARE
Gather	REAP
Get rid of	OUST
Go (for)	OPT
Goes back	REVERTS
Growing fad?	CHIAPET
Hockey trophy namesake	ARTROSS
Intuited	SENSED
Iris part	PETAL
Japanese national sport	SUMO
Lang. of Belize	ENG
Like Leeds Castle, architecturally	TUDORSTYLE
Look at intently	EYE
Magazine ad?	CRICKETPITCH
Magazine article?	TIMEPIECE
Magazine employee?	PEOPLEPERSON
Magazine founders?	OPIONEERS
Magazine revenue?	WIREDMONEY
Not very welcoming	ICY
Overseas county	SHIRE
Passed out	DEALT
Pet with cheek pouches	HAMSTER
Pitching in	AIDING
Prepared to speak to a tot, maybe	KNELT
Protective garment	APRON
Remain undecided	PEND
Robin Roberts' network	ABC
Role for Ronny	OPIE
See to	HANDLE
Shaving mishap	NICK
Short	SHY
Sight in the skies above Gotham	BATPLANE
Solar eclipse phenomena	CORONAE
Sources of juice	POWERCORDS
Submit	ACCEDE
Supreme Court appointee between Stevens and Scalia	OCONNOR
Swear	ATTEST
Treat on March 14	PIE
Uncomfortable spot	ZIT
Word with rock or rain	ACID
WWII command	ETO
__ Aviv	TEL
__ the kicker: call a time-out moments before a field goal attempt	ICE