LA. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 River through Kazakhstan 5 Brewpub orders

10 Upper limbs

14 Expose

15 Blue shades

16 Chess piece that can't move diagonally

17 Big stars often have big ones

18 Apply, as liniment

19 Apple from Japan 20 *Opposes in an election 23 Wordless “okay”

24 Put gas into

25 Assistance

27 Shabbily dressed

30 High behind a cold front, e.g.

34 Pan-fry

35 Boy band *N__

37 Ill-fated Genesis son

38 Point

39 *Welcome news for potential borrowers

42 Tokyo-born Yoko

43 River near the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 45 Hockey legend Gordie

46 “It's __-see!”: rave review 48 Tile type

50 Sudden bursts 51 “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” network

52 Simpson trial witness Kato 55 Report card no.

57 Trapped by mundanity ... and hint to the answers to starred clues

62 Take a break

64 Ladybug food

65 Apple discard

66 Opera solo

67 Yankees' manager Aaron 68 Olympics sled

69 Fiddle (with)

70 Kisses and cuddles, in British slang

71 Former spouses

DOWN

1 App that arranges a lift but not a Lyft

2 Pasta sauce brand

3 Elvis __ Presley

4 Phrase on a heart-healthy food label

5 Flat-bottomed boats 6 __ sign: =

7 Jazz great Blake 8 Weather-related Native American ceremony 9 Nine-digit IDs

10 Boxer's sound 11 *Brit's traffic circle 12 Magic charm

13 Icy road risk 21 Hole-making tool 22 __ Heels: UNC team

26 “__ little teapot ... ” 27 Soul singer Hayes 28 Easily duped

29 *“Word on the street is ... ”

31 Post-op area

32 Get a feeling

33 Schedule openings 35 Order lots of

36 Source of pliable wood 40 Sushi tuna

41 Easy putt

44 Slap cuffs on

47 Slap cuffs on

49 Jun. and Jul. 50 Microscope inserts 53 “Bless you” prompter

54 Just making, with “out” 55 Court great Steffi 56 Ecuador neighbor

58 Bar bills

59 Gravy thickener 60 Encourage

61 Shirts from concerts

63 Toon devil