L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 Break down noisily 4 Living things 10 Mug 14 Lab eggs 15 “Bewitched” witch 16 Vigorous spirit 17 2018 giant shark film, with “The” 18 *1930 Faulkner novel 20 Enlightened Buddhist 22 “... __ many ways” 23 Letter between zeta and theta 24 *1986 Chris de Burgh hit, with “The” 27 Patio furniture maker 29 Defiant comeback 30 Thrown out of the game 32 Time zone word: Abbr. 33 Money left on a diner table 35 Score often requiring overtime 36 *Wits, when scared out of you 39 Feral 42 Unfavorable review 43 __-Cat: winter vehicle 46 Group of nine until 2006 48 Grated together, as teeth 51 DeGeneres who voices Dory 52 *Hit below the belt 54 Bird in 2019 Liberty Mutual commercials 55 Apple discard 57 Small amounts 58 Popular newspaper puzzle, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues 62 Cal. pages 63 Humerus neighbor 64 Eye-related 65 “Tamerlane” poet 66 Cribbage pieces 67 Hospital fluids 68 Shade of blue

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1 Mogadishu natives 2 Emote 3 Capital on the Tigris 4 “Scram!” 5 Middle of dinner? 6 Ugandan dictator Amin 7 “Honest!” 8 “Thank U, Next” singer Ariana 9 Puts into words 10 2010 Mark Twain Prize winner Tina 11 Incompatible with 12 Hiker's flask 13 Fighting words? 19 Museum tour guide 21 “Atlas Shrugged” writer Rand 25 “Just a bit longer” 26 Agitate 28 Highly paid pitchers, typically 31 Host between Jack and Jay 34 Domino dot 36 Swede's neighbor 37 Means 38 Crazy (over) 39 Step on the gas 40 Like many barbershop quartets 41 Appraising 43 Goes for crustaceans 44 Small laptop 45 Wandering journey 47 Christmas tree choice 49 Puff __: venomous African snakes 50 Elton John's title 53 Madagascar primate 56 Spanish eyes 59 Vegas opening 60 __-ray Disc 61 Fugitive's flight