L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “Stop kidding yourself” 11 Hits or runs

15 The Canadian film “Away From Her” is based on one of her short stories 16 Lima locale

17 Turn sometimes prohibited

18 Take risks 19 Historian Yuval Noah Harari's country: Abbr. 20 Target for a hook 21 Hidden difficulty 22 Fish in a poke bowl 23 “Are you comin'?” 25 “Patrick Melrose” network, briefly 26 “Take a bite!” 28 Awaiting trial, maybe

30 Chutney fruit 33 “Elusive Butterfly” singer Bob

34 Zero hour

37 “Not a huge fan” 38 Traitor

39 __ stick

40 Get the job done 42 “And here I thought

I was the only one” 44 Ionic and Versa

48 __ run

49 Internet security company acquired by Carbonite in 2019 52 Bug snare

53 Berry on-screen 55 Count equivalent 56 “The Good Doctor” actor Daniel __ Kim 57 Conform to

58 Most prevalent grape in Chianti

61 Snapper rival 62 Longtime clothing tag 63 Symbol of grace 64 “You deserve better”

DOWN

1 It's thrown at rodeos 2 Cuthbert of “24” 3 River through Iraq 4 MIT, for one

5 Ante matter? 6 Style characterized by long bangs brushed to one side

7 Arrive as scheduled 8 2001 scandal subject 9 Colombian cornmeal cake

10 City served by BenGurion airport 11 Common mixer 12 “However ... ”

13 Carrier with a Chengdu hub

14 Initial access points 21 Mexican menu preposition 23 Turned blue? 24 Understood

27 Card worth a fortune? 29 Dust jacket promo 31 Collectible frame 32 “Oops, slipped my mind” 34 Unauthorized photos of yet-to-be-released cars 35 Acknowledged applause 36 “Beautiful” singer

38 “I Love Rock 'n Roll” singer

40 Generic surname 41 String section

43 Be shy

45 Seeing red?

46 Plant with prickly leaves

47 “Fifty Shades of Grey” heroine Ana __ 50 Bingo relative

51 Took to the cooler 54 City north of Marseille

58 South of Versailles? 59 Spirited cheer 60 Winery vessel