L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Joe __

6 Exude 10 Classified times 14 Distant

15 Foam footwear 16 Place for a grinder 17 Metropolis nickname 19 2004 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee 20 Liqueur flavoring 21 “Wrong!” 23 Money layouts, say 26 Engaged

29 John Wayne film set in Tanganyika 30 15th-century ruler Axayácatl, e.g. 31 Sean who played Samwise 32 Trip-taking aid

35 She plays Watson on “Elementary” 36 Medalworthy acts 38 __ Day: Hawaii celebration

39 ISP choice

40 Watts on the keys 41 Absconds 43 Sharper-tasting

45 Mall booths

46 Nakia portrayer in “Black Panther”

49 Melodic pieces 50 Doesn't toss

53 __ waiting

54 The better of a familiar pair

58 Wells' Weena et al. 59 Nevada city straddling the Humboldt River 60 Uplift

61 Old swift fliers 62 Cannon of Hollywood 63 Newton parts

DOWN

1 “In the Lonely Hour” singer Smith 2 Refuse to talk, with “up” 3 Sharpen 4 Heavenly dessert? 5 Beyond expectations 6 String group 7 Bank deposit? 8 Kazan of “Olive Kitteridge”

9 Like a much-watched 8/21/2017 alignment 10 More out-there

11 Pre-revolution French royal residence site 12 African antelope 13 Sieves

18 Rough end? 22 Altered for the better 24 “My bad” 25 “Mercure” composer Erik

26 Skin soother 27 Israeli weapons 28 Aerial daredevil

31 “As You Like It” forest 33 Strive for

34 Ph.D. hurdle 37 Necessitated

42 How a blown-open door may have been closed 44 Pungent spreads 45 One may be replaced 46 Ties

47 Eurasian range 48 “Ender's Game” author __ Scott Card 51 John in Wales 52 Surfer's stop 55 English cathedral town 56 Jamaican music 57 Guitarist Paul