L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Filtered messages
5 Walk, e.g.
9 Disreputable
14 Get sucked into, in a way
16 Choice word
17 Certain charger
18 Opposite of après
19 Director's cut, perhaps
20 Discovery
21 It may be slashed
22 Curiosity shop stock
25 Tray opening
27 “Fake” salon service
28 Tool box?
31 Trenton Thunder, for one
33 Stop on the road 34 Adulterate (with), perhaps
35 Bite harmlessly
36 Feet treat
37 Japanese salad veggie
38 Aussie agreement
39 “__ sow ... ”
40 Low-fat, low-sodium
regimen
42 Noble title
44 Got off the point
45 Religion involving ritual magic
49 Possible swing result
50 Rare medical service
54 Stuns, in a way
55 “Terrible idea”
56 Pop superstar from Tottenham
57 Smarts
58 Like contested divorces
59 Villainous giggle
60 Batik artist
DOWN
1 Quick-witted
2 Hoosier State NBAer
3 Gaming pioneer
4 The '70s, in a Tom Wolfe essay
5 “Um, what?” expression
6 “__ way!”
7 Street fair treats
8 Term trademarked by Lakers' coach Pat Riley, even though the team never achieved one under his leadership
9 Spume at the shore
10 Joshing
11 Silly comments
12 Pleasurable diversions, informally
13 Still
15 Dylan Thomas's home
23 Like the 1972 film “Fritz the Cat,” originally
24 Miss Hannigan's charge
26 Pocket square, e.g.
27 March VIP
28 Sounds tipsy, maybe
29 Was on Easy Street
30 Oil spills, e.g.
32 Aspired
36 Lost one's cool
38 Hardly a quick jaunt
41 Whiteboard props
43 1936 Olympics standout
46 Clever
47 Conclusion
48 Get to fit
51 Chiwere-speaking native
52 “I'm toast”
53 Toast, sometimes
54 Flat-topped cap