L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Conference giveaways

5 Tampa NFLers

9 Place for a phone no.

14 Capital of Cuba

15 Drama honor

16 “Odyssey” enchantress

17 One studying the waters near England?

20 Cool kin

21 Loud sound

22 Comprehends

23 Jackson of country

25 Namesake of a speed ratio

27 Communication device with a fancy patterned case?

32 Benefit

33 Equine parent

34 People pairs, say

36 Dinner party insert

38 There are two pennies in a classic one

41 Word with wing or life

42 Value system

44 Irritated

46 Be indisposed

47 Part of a Chinese restaurant's expenses?

51 Unpleasant look

52 Bloom support

53 Radio switch

56 Lush

58 Swindles

62 Nutrition for a leading insect?

65 Old Northwest competitor

66 Nixon or Agnew, once

67 Storage structure

68 Insurance giant

69 Misses the mark

70 “That hurts!”

DOWN

1 Public relations specialty

2 Are in the past?

3 “Heat of the Moment” band

4 Attend alone

5 Only 21st-century four-time World Series champs, on scoreboards

6 Geekiest of geeks

7 “Buh-bye!”

8 Street on TV since 1969

9 IV site

10 Imbibed in small doses

11 Playhouse locale, perhaps

12 Unwanted spots

13 Comprehends

18 Donut features

19 Speed __

24 “Nessun dorma,” e.g.

26 Antepenultimate Greek letter

27 Connect with

28 State with a Sawtooth Range

29 Beer-making ingredient

30 Country between China and India

31 Office chore

32 Newcastle Brown __

35 NBC show with many Second City alumni

37 “I'd like to know more”

39 Peruses

40 Part of Q.E.D.

43 Iowa campus

45 Roeper's former partner

48 Rookie, briefly

49 Lament

50 “Whatevs”

53 Ocean shade

54 Erato, for one

55 Exploit

57 “In thy dreams!”

59 Parisian friend

60 “The Phantom Tollbooth” protagonist

61 “The Hunger Games” president

63 FDR “fair practices” agency

64 URL addresses