L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Architectural recess 5 Good enough

9 Grad

13 “A New Day Has Come” singer

14 Like Erté's art 15 Compensate

17 Full of anticipation 18 Subject to being wiped out

20 Source of some TV

content

22 Kardashian matriarch

23 “We __ alone”

25 Genetic connection

27 Bridge protectors

30 Promotional giveaways

32 Explosive initials

33 “Bob's Burgers” sibling

35 Fellows

36 Sports bet based on total points scored ... or a hint to answering four puzzle clues

39 Chamonix peak

41 Retro ski resort sight 42 Inexact no.

45 Like a busy chimney sweep's clothes

47 Collide with

50 Impediment to walking

down a hallway

52 Bleeping editor 53 Hawkeye State campus town

55 Recommendation for better health

58 Evil fairy played by Angelina Jolie 61 Kurylenko of

“Quantum of Solace”

62 In a heap

63 Bravo preceder

64 It's not optional

65 Tibetan honorific

66 Alka-Seltzer jingle word

67 International gas brand

DOWN

1 Hardheaded

2 Blast furnace output 3 With the least delay 4 Word with steam or fire 5 Many a poem by Sharon Olds

6 NBA coach Steve 7 Amazon berry

8 Alpine song

9 Continuing story line 10 Source of inside info, perhaps

11 Criticize severely

12 Casts in a bad light 16 Green lights

19 “You sure of that?” 21 Soak (up)

24 Thames gallery

26 African river to the Mediterranean

28 Topsoil

29 Treats with disdain 31 Hammer home? 34 Uptight

36 Go (for)

37 Nair rival that originally had “N” as its first letter

38 Horror icon, for short

39 Web service since 1993

40 Parsons of old

Hollywood gossip

42 Stores on a farm

43 Trio in funny

shorts

44 Storm often chased

45 Mischief-maker

46 “Sorry Not Sorry”

singer Lovato

48 “Give __ break!”

49 Chant

51 Summarize

54 Come across as

56 Inspiron maker

57 Lowdown

59 HHS agency

60 Touchscreen touch