L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Silver, in heraldry 7 Works with small bricks 14 Legal opposite of negligence 16 Leaving exposed nails 17 Material 18 Houston, for one 19 Microscopic messenger 20 Enjoys a lakeside diversion

22 Makes a plea

24 One with a Florida nest egg

25 Reduce

26 Word before steak or after chicken 28 Single

29 '60s hallucinogen 30 Soprano's note 32 Gran's daughter, humorously

35 1521 Magellan landing site

38 Like some sports highlights 39 Checked out ahead of time

41 “All the Stars” onenamed singer with Kendrick Lamar

44 Is in the past? 45 Crisp fruit, maybe

47 Like crossword clues about crossword clues, say 49 Audibly stunned 52 Proof word

53 “You lost me” 56 Astronaut Jemison 57 Sign of Broadway success

58 Crane producer? 60 Wrap 61 Equipment company named for a cycling group

62 __ syndrome: allergic reaction to insect bites 63 Craps naturals

DOWN

1 Totes presh 2 Biblical flows? 3 Keep it together, so to speak

4 Lead-in to “lodge” or “logy”

5 Short rests 6 Minor cycle 7 Stretch, say 8 Relating to knowledge 9 Hannukah reward

10 Leading

11 Not exactly hummable 12 Subjects of “The Boys in the Boat”

13 Got edgy

15 Vaper's need, informally 21 School dance invite portmanteau 23 Venetian bridge composition?

27 TV Dr.

31 Fly off the handle

33 Fly off the handle 34 Committed replies 36 Toast words? 37 Flying companion, say 40 Two-word phrase that's synonymous with its second word backwards

41 Close parentheses, at times

42 Striped equine hybrid

43 Instantly

46 Draft holders 48 Theta, in geometry 50 Unappealing food 51 Skin features

54 More than walk 55 “Looney Tunes” first name

59 URL ending