L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Deep opera voices

6 Quaint “you”

10 “SOS” pop group

14 From square one

15 Pair on a Disney World hat

16 Little brook

17 *Sore loser's reaction 19 Live __: party hearty 20 Temporary period 21 Clytemnestra's son 23 Soap-making chemical 24 Often

26 Road's end?

27 Versatile vehicle, for short

28 Handel's “Messiah” is one 32 Vertical billiards stroke 35 Not fresh

36 Ambient music pioneer Brian

37 Apple computer

38 Fifth and newest member of the set that includes the starts of the answers to starred clues

39 NYPD rank

40 Zero, like chances

41 “Full court” NBA defense 42 Pat Conroy's

“The Prince of __” 43 Corporate info-sharing system

45 Hawaiian dish 46 “Chestnuts roasting __ open fire”

47 Online craft store

49 Rap sheet abbr.

52 Elks, in Canada 55 __ Kodak

57 Top poker cards 58 *Valentine recipient 60 Ready for harvesting 61 Half of Mork's sign-off 62 Novelist Joyce Carol __ 63 Smartphone ancestors, briefly

64 Cookbook amt.

65 “Elder” Roman scholar

DOWN

1 Fragrant herb

2 Ecstasy's opposite

3 Fry

4 “Your Highness” 5 Unappreciative one 6 Pedro's “I love you” 7 WWII General __ Arnold 8 Crumbled sundaetopping cookie

9 Cold War power: Abbr. 10 Noble Brit

11 *Finale to fight to, with “the” 12 Treatment for gray hair 13 Swiss peaks

18 Irritate but good

22 90° from sur

25 How food may be seasoned

27 Trojans' sch.

29 Male sheep

30 Thrilla in Manila boxer 31 “My bad!”

32 Revealing skirt

33 Protein building block 34 *Hip-hop trio with a condimental name

35 “Peter Pan” pirate 38 Reception server

39 Three, on a sundial 41 Breathe heavily

42 Kid's favorite store, often 44 Elevates

45 10th-grader's exam, for short

48 Start a golf hole

49 Vintage violin

50 Megan's “Will & Grace” role

51 Anxious

52 __ speed: “Star Trek” rate 53 Fails to be

54 Q-tip

56 Greenish-blue

59 Nav. rank