L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Far from homogeneous 8 Fight back 14 Threatening 15 Red hot chili pepper 16 Bed buyer's concern 17 Still on the plate 18 Suffix for Gator 19 Like cactus-friendly climates 20 “__ making a list ... ” 21 Family guy 23 “Oliver Twist” criminal 25 “Sommersby” star Richard 26 Deeply absorbed 27 Clickable pic 28 Skippy rival 29 Roadie's load 30 San Antonio Spurs coach Popovich 31 Worth having 34 With 36-Across, massproduced ... and what each of four black squares in this puzzle is? 36 See 34-Across 37 “Spun” tales 38 Arm bone-related 41 News letters 42 Trike rider 43 Having no slack 44 Soft French wheel 45 Bump up against 47 Coastal flock 48 Blues-rocker Chris 49 Somerhalder of “The Vampire Diaries” 50 Two in a row? 51 Prompt on stage 53 Massage technique meaning “finger pressure” in Japanese 55 Stocking attachments 59 Rodeo ropes 60 Massachusetts site of Phillips Academy 61 This one or that one 62 Dangerous wave

DOWN

1 Bashful pal 2 Texter's “If you ask me” 3 Vigor's partner 4 “Terrible” French kid 5 Crucifix 6 Foolproof 7 Guinness suffix 8 Carted off to jail 9 Looked at closely 10 “The __ is calm tonight”: “Dover Beach” opening 11 Coming up 12 Show contempt 13 Present perfect, for one 15 Saving one's bacon? 19 Really excited 21 Polynesian nation 22 One who strikes while the iron is hot 24 Top pitcher 25 Birthday present 26 Risqué 28 Soup du __ 30 Essence 32 Vintage hue on a photo app 33 Scary-sounding lake 35 Nautical speed unit 36 Cross-sectional X-rays 38 Development site 39 Metallica drummer Ulrich 40 Woman with a habit? 44 Nantes native 45 Flier's window alternative 46 Iranian faith 47 Stun gun brand 50 Winnebago relative 52 Pakistan's national language 54 Mt. St. Helens output 55 Mobster's piece 56 “2 Fast 2 Furious” actress Mendes 57 Sleep acronym 58 Indian title