L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 It's not clear
5 Strategic corporate name change
12 Expert
15 Arm bone
16 Outshine
17 Cornish game __
18 Home of the highest terrestrial biodiversity
21 Partner of mirrors
22 What duct tape has a lot of
23 Computer operating system with a penguin mascot
24 Color like khaki
25 Little helper?
27 Identify
28 Texter's segue
29 Building up
34 3-Down concern
37 ICU hookups
40 19th Greek letter
41 Airbag, e.g.
44 Craft measured in cubits
45 What chefs do often
46 Single-file travelers, at times
47 “King Arthur's Song” musical
49 Red or Ross
51 Were, now
52 Baja's opposite
DOWN
54 __ Mahal
57 Chew out
59 Fast-food option
61 Extra
63 Superior ... or what this puzzle's circled letters represent?
66 Relations
67 Part of the CMYK color model
68 Bassoon cousin
69 It can cover a lot of ground
70 Specter
71 Puts on
1 Rupture
2 Cub : bear :: cria : ___
3 Group with a rep
4 Arrange in order
5 Rock's __ Speedwagon
6 Beige relatives
7 Hallowed
8 What yeast makes dough do
9 Bldg. units
10 Situation Room gp.
11 “You're on!”
12 Do the minimum
13 Vile
14 Black stone
19 Bowling a 300, e.g.
20 Pinches
26 Turn while seated
28 MLB scorecard entries
29 Wonder Woman adversary
30 Drops above the ground
31 H.S. exam for college credit
32 Georgia, once: Abbr.
33 Courage
34 Apt rhyme for “aahs”
35 Italian dish of thinly sliced raw meat or fish
36 Do some informal polling
38 Quash
39 “Fiddlesticks!”
42 George's musical brother
43 Energizer size
48 Liquefy
50 State of comfort
52 Secret __
53 Numbers game
54 Fitness portmanteau
55 Burning issue?
56 Ballet leaps
57 Upscale retailer
58 Slightly soggy
59 Frat party costume
60 One may be self-cleaning
62 Spur
64 Cry of disgust
65 Western omelet morsel