L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Potential fodder in a libel lawsuit, briefly
6 Sackcloth material
10 Reduces, as glare
14 Lexus competitor
15 Avocado shape
16 “Stress cannot exist in the presence of __”: Mamet
17 Birder's gear
19 Afghan constitution?
20 Newspaper VIPs
21 Possessed by Shakespeare?
22 Bathroom fixture
23 Overwhelm
24 “Young Sheldon” star Armitage
26 Laundry cycle
30 California county where
Fort Bragg is
35 Nonalcoholic beer brand
37 Crimson, e.g.
38 What the nose knows
39 Soft mineral
40 Mortar and pestle stone
42 Sports org. whose name
once included “Lawn”
43 Shoot the breeze
44 Bon __
45 Upset, as a plan
47 Barrier-breaking report
50 Eye sores
51 Scandinavian royal name 52 Apr. addressee
54 Fogg's creator
57 Count with a band
59 “That __ close!”
62 Lindros in the Hockey Hall of Fame
63 State capital about 100 miles from Sacramento
65 Prego alternative
66 Polar chunk
67 Items that can circulate or be tossed
... as illustrated in this puzzle's six sets of circles
68 “Don't dawdle!”
69 Bygone GM line
70 Ryegrass fungus
DOWN
1 Innocent
2 Prilosec target
3 Hassles for payment
4 In favor of
5 Ray who hosts the Yum-o! virtual cooking camp
6 Poker variety
7 Mendes and Gabor
8 Taskmaster
9 Letters from a polite texter
10 Chance to plead one's case
11 Tablet at a Genius Bar
12 Boggy area
13 Posted
18 Assembly line gp.
22 Prefix with mass
25 Went on to say
26 University mil. programs
27 Twin Falls' state
28 “Dunkirk” director Christopher
29 Tip of a toy arrow, often
31 Muse of poetry
32 “My guess is ... ”
33 Casual remark?
34 Intense exams
36 Latin steps
41 Cut-up
46 Bottom line
48 The Cavs, on ESPN
crawls
49 Air balls, e.g.
53 __ Grande
54 __ Bradley bags
55 Named stretches
56 Latvian seaport
58 J.Lo's partner
59 Kristen of 2016's
“Ghostbusters”
60 8 for O, e.g.
61 Betting aid: Abbr.
63 Fiscal exec
64 __ anglais: English horn