L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Bay Area force: Abbr. 5 Leaves at the altar 10 News story opening 14 Words with bow or knot 15 Eye-boggling work 16 Foreboding sign 17 *The opportunity to be successful again 20 Defunct luxury New York department store 21 Chinese leader who said, “Women hold up half the sky” 22 Ruby, for one 23 Admission of deceit 24 *“I'd do the same thing again” 26 Swedish soprano Jenny 27 Beast with tusks 29 Color tones 30 Natl. population, e.g. 31 Swiss high point 32 Director Craven 33 *“Stupid superstition,” for one 39 Like some jokes 40 + or - particle 41 “You betcha” 43 Jones of the Monkees 45 “Ultimate Driving Machine” vehicles 46 Soccer immortal 47 *“Don't be so oblivious” 49 Propose, as a theory 50 Musician Yoko 51 Stick in a boat 52 Capital of Georgia (the country) 54 Evening with the kids, or when the ends of the answers to starred clues might be played 57 New Haven collegians 58 Raze 59 Friend's pronoun 60 Like creamy desserts 61 “__ you sweet!” 62 Nos. on an airport board

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1 Unmoving Calder work 2 Last round contestant 3 Scrutinize using, as a microscope 4 Became clear to, with “on” 5 Baby marsupial 6 Some beers: Abbr. 7 __ Vegas 8 Quake aftershock 9 Brown ermine 10 “OMG, funny!” 11 Asylum seeker 12 Postpones 13 Foe 18 Headed up 19 Grabs a snack 24 When toddlers snooze 25 Cast out 27 Data transmission unit 28 Cry after un gol 32 Carries the day 34 Bright star 35 Ethylene __: antifreeze 36 “That's big news!” 37 Optometrist's concern 38 Completely enjoyed 42 Small sizes 43 North America's highest peak 44 Type of energy or reactor 45 Backyard barbecue staple 46 Considerate 47 One picking up the staff lunch order, perhaps 48 Clapton classic 49 Wrestler's goal 52 Feds under Ness 53 Sing (out) loudly 55 Kinda 56 Latin greeting