L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “... where the sun / Came peeping in at __”: Thomas Hood

5 Willie Mays, twice 8 Bowler's test

13 Carpet calculation 14 China setting

15 Soccer star Rossi

16 *Old bowling alley employee

18 Cry of dismay

19 Country singer Womack 20 Even things

22 Part of ESL: Abbr.

23 *Pass prevention strategy

28 Editor's change of heart

30 “I agree!”

31 It's north of Afr.

32 Not very exciting

35 Seasickness symptom

38 Cautionary workplace axiom ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues

40 Elk

42 Pre-discount prices

43 Not well

44 Dollop

46 Pacino's voice, at times

50 *Bad homes for critics?

55 Golf standard

56 Deal with

57 Capitol feature

59 Like four Sandy Koufax games

61 *One-on-one golf competition

64 It's good in Chile

65 Agree with

66 Shoppe modifier

67 Shakespearean forest

68 2000s TV forensic technician, to pals

69 Fly high

DOWN

1 Breakfast condiment sources

2 Get one's bearings

3 Go back on a promise

4 Org. in the biodrama “Hidden Figures”

5 WY winter hrs.

6 Compete

7 Pre-Rose Bowl tradition

8 Many an “SNL” skit

9 Two-time U.S. Open winner Stewart

10 Illicit rendezvous site

11 La Corse, par exemple

12 Play (with)

14 53 for I, e.g.

17 Split __: New Zealand band

21 Court sport

24 Astro's finish?

25 Harris of country

26 Take to court

27 Stat for

Justin Verlander

29 Spicy cuisine

33 Time and again, to Yeats

34 Driver's license datum

36 Poetic verb

37 Cold War letters

38 Made waves?

39 Slight fabrications

40 Freak (out)

41 Every bit

45 Rose ominously

47 Swing era Harlem hot spot

48 Tea since 1892

49 Supplication

51 River to the English Channel

52 Resolute about

53 Danish shoe brand 54 NFL defensive end Ndamukong __

58 Med. plan options

59 Home to Kings: Abbr.

60 “__ Gang”

62 Versatile card

63 “Much appreciated,” in texts