L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Spaces between teeth 5 Comedian Foxworthy 9 Flat finish 14 Gershwin's “__ Rhythm” 15 Diva's delivery 16 Skylit courts 17 *Internet connection touted in the '90s as faster than dial-up 19 Leaks

20 Bill for beers 21 Barbie's beau 23 Church recess

24 4 x 4, for short 25 Brontë and Post 27 1987 Beatty/Hoffman bomb 30 Flammable gas 32 Andy's son in Mayberry 33 Decorate

34 ASAP relative 37 Move back and forth, as a tail 38 *Extended engagement 40 Baseball great Gehrig 41 Remains of the tray? 42 Building addition 43 Mideast strip 44 Toronto NBAer 46 Remained

48 Beach Boys “Help Me” title girl

50 Whirling toon devil 51 Slippery

52 Bosom buddy 55 Pricey watches 59 Bravery

61 Battery boost ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues can literally be 63 Happening 64 Fronton game word 65 Scrabble piece 66 Stringed instruments of yore

67 Jalopy corrosion 68 Historic British school

DOWN

1 “Shadow Dancing” singer Andy 2 Indian tourist city 3 Below average

4 Law

5 Go on and on

6 MLB pitcher's stat 7 Stool pigeon

8 Lose luster, as colors

9 Fit to be tied 10 Subway immortalized in an Ellington song 11 *Diamond defensive rarity

12 Slightly inebriated 13 Subsides 18 Spreadsheet info 22 India's first prime minister 26 Herbie of jazz 27 Hawkeye's state 28 Health resorts 29 *Vegas spender 30 Lawn care tool 31 Six-pointed star-shaped screw head

33 Part of A.D. 35 Catch a few z's 36 Campus courtyard 38 SoCal cop force 39 Like much bar beer 43 Montreal daily 45 “Tennis, __?” 46 “Cut that out!” 47 Scottish toppers 48 Whoop it up 49 Hard to lift

53 Not quite closed 54 Humdinger 56 Canter or gallop 57 “Alice's Restaurant” singer Guthrie 58 British weapon acronym

60 ACLU concerns 62 Pas' partners