L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Two-wheelers 6 Haunted house sound 10 Stick a fork in 14 Standing at attention, say

15 Oscar winner Paquin 16 Soft drink nut

17 Big burger chain, literally?

20 Yale student 21 Homes for bears 22 Con jobs

23 __ strength: ability to withstand stretching 25 On the briny

27 “I Can't Help Myself” R&B group, literally? 32 Honors with a fancy party

35 “Wild Blue Yonder” mil. group

36 __ de Janeiro 37 Dutch cheese 38 Worker in a shaft 40 Curve in a road 41 Round Table title 42 Locker room powder 43 Walrus features 44 Many a sports car, literally?

48 Floor space calculation

49 Sticks around 53 Big rigs 56 Bowling targets 57 Animal doc 58 Exec's dressy suit, literally?

62 One of 12 in a foot 63 Farm size unit 64 Confess 65 Classic grape soda 66 Hair colorings 67 Handy carryalls

DOWN

1 Procreate

2 “Go, me!”

3 Enter, as data 4 Cardio readout 5 Small apartments 6 Wall calendar : nail :: shopping list : __ 7 Burden

8 “__ further discussion?” 9 Old horse

10 Airport porter 11 Forum wear

12 High school reunion attendee, briefly 13 Howls at the moon 18 Puppy's cry

19 Make __: employ 24 Flower holder

25 Semicircular cathedral area 26 Lead actor or actress 28 Postal scale unit

29 “__ bien!”

30 Sty cry

31 Snow pea holders 32 Come clean, with “up”

33 Falco of “The Sopranos” 34 Butler's quarters? 38 Female horse 39 “Casablanca” heroine 40 Town

42 Wasting few words 43 Sawbuck 45 Meditative martial art 46 Restaurant in an Arlo Guthrie hit

47 Fork prong 50 Discus or pole vault 51 Prompt, as a forgetful actor 52 Staircase divisions 53 “Wheel of Fortune” choice

54 German article 55 Kind of drawing: Abbr. 56 Dijon dad 59 Note-taking aid 60 Aloof

61 __ Jima