L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 River-end formation 6 Sprinted

9 “Dancing Queen” group 13 Disney mermaid

14 “A Doll's House” heroine 15 Snow remover

16 *Last bit of decoration 18 “Dirty Jobs” host Mike 19 Casual tops

20 Pressure cooker sound 21 New Zealand fruits 22 Standing tall

24 Off the leash

25 Sentence part

27 Ones gathering for a will reading

28 Kimono-clad entertainer 29 Droop

30 Little devils

33 Pony up

34 *Coastal wetland often exposed at low tide 37 Corrida cry

38 Moving like sloths 40 Spanish river 41 Heart-shaped photo holder

43 Suddenly became attentive

45 Beat the goalie

46 Rural storage buildings 47 Serta alternative

48 Church ringers

49 Gives a hand

50 Religious subdivision

54 Like many ESPN broadcasts

55 Amount of TV watching limited by parents, and a hint to the last word of the answers to starred clues 57 “__-doke!”

58 Harbor structure

59 Slugger Judge

60 Party pooper

61 Pop-up annoyances

62 Mix

DOWN

1 Nutty

2 Only Great Lake that borders Pennsylvania 3 Ticket booth annoyance 4 Commercial lures

5 Every bit (of)

6 Awaken rudely

7 Fly ball trajectories 8 “Don't think so” 9 Presupposed by experience

10 *Talks big

11 “Space Oddity” rocker David 12 Fills with wonder

14 “Hold the rocks” 17 Synonym-loaded reference

21 Zen garden fish 23 __ Emanuel, Obama's first Chief of Staff 24 Attorney's job

25 Gong sound

26 *Lone Ranger's shout 27 “2001” computer 28 Rte.-finding aid

29 Bay Area airport letters

31 Implored

32 Good to go

35 Guacamole, e.g.

36 Jack or hammer

39 State fish of South Dakota 42 Seer's __ ball

44 How-__: DIY guides

45 Meal at Passover

46 Fancy watch brand

47 Stable studs

48 Gooey mass

49 Etching fluid

51 County Kerry country

52 “Let's do it!”

53 Take care of

55 Place for a massage 56 Arrest, as a perp