L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Chums 5 Lacks the ability to 9 Not spicy, as wings 13 On the Pacific 14 China's continent 15 Potato-prep kitchen tool 16 *Metaphorical tablet for the overly nervous 18 Ancient Greek theater 19 Sailors' yeses 20 Trinidadian music genre 22 Batman's butler 25 Buyer's opposite 26 Fishing boat 27 Actress Pinkett Smith 28 Troubles 31 Trouble 32 Sacred 34 C.S. Lewis' fantasy world 36 Mimic 37 *Flattering deception 39 Disney collectible 40 Do a city planner's job 42 Farm cluckers 43 “Bambi” doe 44 Biblical garden site 45 Riyadh resident 47 Played for a sap 48 Influential moneybags 50 Tousles, as hair 52 Old-fashioned, closefitting undergarments 54 Diamond Head's island 55 Let up 56 Harbinger of lower temperatures, and a hint to the answers to starred clues 61 Nero or Claudius 62 Running shoe brand 63 __ Lackawanna Railway 64 Look intently (at) 65 Come dramatically into view 66 __ between the lines

DOWN

1 Lobbying gp. 2 Tapped-off cigarette part 3 Luau garland 4 Weekly pay, say 5 Dressed like many a superhero 6 Without warranty 7 No goals, in soccer 8 Sprinkled with baby powder 9 Halfway-through-theterm exam 10 *2005 Disney figureskating film 11 Some July babies 12 Bond villain who attended med school 15 Sushi __ 17 Corrosive chemical 21 Support group for families of drinkers 22 Pop-up-producing program 23 Like a lasso's business end 24 *Stop-action effect 25 “Come again?” 27 Former “Idol” judge, familiarly 29 One with a collateral loan 30 Caesar and Cobb 32 TV shopper's channel 33 Type of short play 35 Tummy muscles 38 Ex-Florida governor Bush 41 Astronomical way to wish 46 Imp 47 Loan shark 49 High-schooler, typically 50 Palindromic title 51 Old TV dial letters 52 Kvetch like a fish? 53 Bassoon kin 54 Varied mixture 57 Ab __: from the beginning 58 Salem is its cap. 59 Actress Long 60 Texas senator Cruz