L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Blue-green

5 Short form of a name

that means “merciful”

9 Lass

13 Jessica of “Sin City”

14 Eta follower

15 Shape the narrative?

16 *Diner's entitlement

to savory flavor?

18 __ therapy

19 *Reason yellowfin tuna are wallflowers at a school prom?

21 “Easy-peasy”

24 In __ of

25 Contacts list no.

26 NHL great Bobby

27 Little dog

29 Michelin product

31 Planner division

33 Q neighbor

35 Yapped like a dog

36 *Pal who seconds

whatever one says?

40 Lopsided

42 Cozy room

43 The Emerald Isle

46 Ill-fated

49 “Need I go on?” abbr.

51 Sister

52 Pump part

53 Said, informally

55 Roamed freely

57 *Not-very-straight

shooter?

60 Half-moon tide

61 Sound added to everyday speech, and what's been added to create the answers to the starred clues

65 Intl. alliance joined

by Finland in 2023

66 First-year

law students

67 Sunburn

soother

68 Pub pours

69 Gift on “The Bachelor”

70 Gripe

DOWN

1 __ cross

2 Bark beetle target

3 Old hoops gp.

4 Pulitzer-winning

rapper Kendrick

5 Fashionable

6 Pad size

7 Of a particular

culture

8 Country singer Kathy

9 Bigger than big

10 Naming

11 Heartfelt

12 Girded (oneself)

14 Ozzy Osbourne album in memory of Randy Rhoads

17 “Let's put a smile on

your plate” chain

20 Garment that preserves hair waves

21 This instant

22 Mine find

23 Communicating with pictograms, perhaps

28 Dog's attention-getter, maybe

30 Loyal

32 Scottish wedding garb

34 eBay action

37 Nabe that might have an H Mart

38 Get the picture

39 Main courses

40 Vehicle's shark fin, maybe

41 Uncomfortably close to home

44 French street

45 Sew up

47 Request, as table food

48 Los Angeles neighborhood near Reseda

50 Quarterback Derek

54 Lore

56 Muslim honorific from which “nabob” is derived

58 Wall St. debuts

59 Fr. title for 9-Across

62 Flamenco shout

63 Sushi topper

64 __ Jam Recordings