L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Like Joe Cocker's voice 6 Light-rail stop: Abbr. 9 Assists in arson, say 14 Waldorf salad ingredient 15 Waldorf salad ingredient 16 Inhumane

17 Terrain feature of permafrost regions

19 Harry who led Wrigley crowds in “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”

20 Mint containers

21 Patriots' gp.

22 “Trading Spaces” topic 23 Units measured in BTUs 24 Staples competitor 27 Skilled in

29 It usually has four strings 30 Madrid mama bear 31 Jogging pace

32 Really ticked off

34 Builder's guideline

35 Took the risk

38 Some turkeys

41 Saturated __

42 Apply crudely

45 DuVernay who created TV's “Queen Sugar”

46 “Time for my walk!” 47 Pinch, as a pooch

49 “Star Wars” ruling body 53 Lynx coat

54 Flat fees

55 Barrel wood

56 Asian desert 57 Colleague of Gorsuch 58 Casino plays ... and events that occur as you work your way down through the four sets of circles

60 Less furnished

61 It's tapped into a tray 62 Long range

63 Practices in a ring 64 Spelling event

65 Out of order?

DOWN

1 Disheveled 2 Yellow-orange fruit 3 One paying for a plug 4 Positive sign

5 Ginza tender

6 Sound of sadness 7 Stanley of “The Lovely Bones”

8 Cleaned one's plate 9 Knuckle under 10 Support for an injured knee

11 Ace of Base genre 12 Prickly hybrid

13 Cunning

18 Inane

22 Faked in the rink 24 Inauguration Day pledge

25 Makes well

26 Middle of a winning trio 28 Dropbox files, casually 32 Complete fiasco 33 Leaf-peeping mo.

34 John Deere logo animal 36 High hairstyles

37 Fan club focus

38 __ Mahal

39 Venn diagram feature 40 European archipelago known for its wine 43 Gradually becomes clear 44 Showy trinkets

46 Stage crew

47 Bank management aid? 48 Overly proper

50 Prefix with act and cede

51 Invisible urban pollution

52 Hidden trove

56 Out of sight

57 Core muscles

58 Blot gently

59 Big name in trucks