L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Viking tales, say

6 Actress Rooney or Kate

10 Empty talk

13 __ Lodge: motel chain

14 Tiny particle

15 Dropped in the mail

16 *Question to the bartender

18 “The Simpsons” bus driver

19 Rogen of “Steve Jobs”

20 Kumquat peel

21 Demand from the judge

22 Bean product?

24 Fragrant hybrid bloom

26 Computer cord

29 Tight braid

31 Coral rings

33 Mango seed

34 Org. for the Minnesota Lynx

37 Brooks of “High Anxiety”

38 *Subject of a neighborhood flier

41 Chum

42 Salon foot treatment, briefly

44 It's burned during workouts

45 New version of an old movie

47 Orange Crush, e.g.

50 Hotel postings

51 Belgian seaport known for its diamond shops

53 “Dream on!”

55 Countrified

56 Colossal

58 Spring flower

62 Golfer's chipping club

63 Last detail that makes things perfect ... and what each answer to a starred clue has?

65 Questions

66 Home of leprechauns

67 __ Lauder

68 Big name in jeans

69 Dampens

70 Snooped (around)

DOWN

1 Works with thread

2 Ibuprofen target

3 Nanny or billy

4 Mound built by insects

5 Mariner's “Help!”

6 Superfan to the max

7 Address label abbr.

8 Traveling for away games

9 Band booster

10 *Master perfectly

11 Poker prepayments

12 Strip mall unit

15 One cause of tears

17 It's mined and refined

21 Blade making waves

23 Lenovo competitor

25 Cross the threshold

26 Sleep in the woods, maybe

27 Suit to __

28 *Daring action

30 Decide one will

32 Up to now

35 Cook in the oven

36 Nanobrewery beverages

39 Blue birthstone

40 Polo of “The Fosters”

43 Dubuque natives

46 Underworld family member

48 California's Marina __ Rey

49 Some polytheists

51 Easy-to-read font

52 Sip slowly

54 Pinch from le chef

57 Knot or pound

59 Road grooves

60 Slushy drink brand

61 Backyard shelter

63 Not a lot

64 Hamilton's bill