L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Big divides

7 Vat sediment 11 Swindler

14 Aid, as a fallen teammate 15 Munch Museum city 16 Crazy Eights relative 17 Connected

18 Power of a Hummer? 20 Greek group 22 Discreetly, in slang 23 Enormous card revealed at end of magician's routine?

27 Form fig. 28 Fictional anchor Nessman

29 Goes apace

33 “Your point being?”

34 __ 51

36 The slightest bit 38 Tattoo depicting the last woolly mammoth? 41 Avoids

42 Muslim leader

43 Carol contraction 44 Immobilize with a charge 45 “Moby-Dick” setting 46 Bullring bravo

47 Avian mascot on a refueling vessel? 53 Three on a match, they say

56 Ikea purchase

57 Hotel employee who only works one day a month? 59 Acted greenly?

63 It usually needs breaking

64 1968 self-named folk album

65 Stands in a studio 66 Wrap up 67 Changes to green, say 68 Subject of a 2016 U.K. referendum, and a hint to five puzzle answers

DOWN

1 Comic Margaret

2 Egg producer

3 The lot

4 Calvin's spaceman alter ego, in comics 5 Literature Nobelist Alice 6 Weapon for Goliath 7 Teammate of Babe 8 Legally prevents 9 Justice Kagan 10 Cymbal sound? 11 “Friday I'm in Love” band, with “The” 12 Saved, in a way 13 Holiday song

19 “Ah, I see what you meant”

21 Household cleaning brand

23 Give a hand 24 Dolphins Hall of Famer Larry 25 Japanese mushrooms 26 More substantial 30 “Will this work for you?” 31 French star 32 Longtime breath freshener

34 Back to a mate 35 Dorm, briefly 36 Gasteyer of “SNL” (1996-2002) 37 Network for film buffs 39 Chocolatey Post cereal

40 Apple models 45 Declining due to age 48 “Grr!”

49 Comic Denis 50 Biblical mount 51 “The bad news is ... ” 52 It might have a champion

53 Sound __

54 Score after deuce 55 Monopoly card 58 Mexican pair

60 __ roles 61 Inventor Whitney 62 Summer hrs.