L.A. Times Daily - Feb 22 2022

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Clues Answers
"A penny saved ... " is one ADAGE
"Black-ish" patriarch DRE
"Dilbert" cry GAH
"Into __ Woods" THE
"That's awful!" OHNO
"We can do without him" NOLOSS
*Chic runway event FASHIONSHOW
*Popular betting sport HORSERACING
*Uptown New York City thoroughfare west of Madison SIXTHAVENUE
20-vol. reference OED
2020 Super Bowl number LIV
Actress de Armas ANA
As well ALSO
Avoider of foods from animals VEGAN
Baseball's Shohei Ohtani, notably ANGEL
Bigwig HONCHO
Bowling woes SPLITS
Brings together UNITES
Close, but not precise APPROXIMATE
Coffee source BEAN
Coin flip call HEADS
Conducted, as a meeting HELD
Dedicated poem ODE
Director Ang LEE
Diva's goal STARBILLING
Dolt OAF
Empty __: parent whose kids have grown and moved NESTER
Eternally EVER
Eyes closely PEERSAT
Facade VENEER
From __ B: basic step ATO
Game console letters NES
Golfer Ernie ELS
Greek Cupid EROS
Harvard or Yale, e.g IVY
Holiday lead-in EVE
Its symbol is Fe IRON
Khartoum's land SUDAN
Labor Day mo SEP
Clues Answers
Lively dance JIG
Masters of the Universe superhero HEMAN
Mex. neighbor USA
Nonprofit aid gp NGO
Not clash AGREE
Otherwise ELSE
Part of a snicker HEE
PC problem solvers ITPROS
Period of change that's "ushered in" NEWERA
Practical judgment ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues COMMONSENSE
Prolonged battle SIEGE
Red Guard leader MAO
Robert of "The Sopranos" ILER
Romantic kiss in a crowd, for short PDA
Scents ODORS
Seafood found in cakes CRAB
Señora Perón EVA
See 54-Across KENT
Short rest NAP
Song sung by a toon mining septet HEIGHHO
Spa treatment FACIAL
Spanish bull TORO
Speech platforms ROSTRA
Sporty car roofs TTOPS
Starfleet rank: Abbr CMDR
Tennis call LET
Test for M.A. hopefuls GRE
The first of them was sold March 6, 1912 OREOS
Thrill ELATE
Turkish title AGHA
TV host with her "OWN" network OPRAH
Univ. aides RAS
Weep SOB
Weep CRY
With 55-Down, superhero alter ego CLARK
Yr. starter JAN
Zac of "High School Musical" films EFRON
Zen enlightenment SATORI
__ Pointe, Michigan GROSSE