L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Groom like a groom, maybe 9 Is in store 15 Green getaway 16 “Crud!” 17 Beneficiaries of preferential admission 18 Delightful 19 Texas congressman who ran for president as a Libertarian in 1988 21 Nice refusal? 22 When things just don't click 25 Aide-__: mnemonic device 28 White wine cocktails 29 Gets stuck 32 Let go 33 Let go 34 Air freshener deliveries 37 High-speed metaphor 41 Give out 42 Colorado tributary 43 “So you admit it!” 44 “Star Wars” film subtitle 47 Classist type 48 Breath-freshening brew 50 Board game conduits 52 Storied shelf occupant 53 Lawmaker 56 Barked 59 Pregame party site 63 Tee off 64 Pavarotti classic 65 Father figure? 66 Broad Eastern cuisine category

DOWN

1 Harris of “thirtysomething” 2 Flying phenom 3 Eggy drink 4 Fragments 5 __ butter 6 Not very much 7 Single animal-shaped candy? 8 “Let It Go” singer in “Frozen” 9 Mystified 10 Serious declaration 11 Is for many 12 Before you know it 13Divided island north of Australia 14 “Don't Rain on My Parade” composer 20 Speaker's pauses 22 Beast known as the zebra giraffe 23 Rigs 24 Junk dealer in a '70s sitcom 26 Family nickname 27 Tot's scrape 30 Peru panning target 31 Outset 33 Speedy 35 Nevada tourist mecca 36 Foundation pieces 38 Bee or Em 39 With it 40 Choice event 45 Prepared a bed, maybe 46 Solo pilot? 47 Swells 48 Spoke Burmese? 49 Actress Massey 51 Casual greeting 54 Perched on 55 61-Down's dwelling 57 __ Four 58 One may be bruised 60 Challenging retort 61 Familia member 62 Word that's sometimes an exaggeration