L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Lower one's credit rating?

9 Complain. All. The. Time.

15 Accessory seen in a loge

16 Scour, say

17 Soft drinks with lime juice

19 Cash bar?

20 Investment option

21 Short way?

22 “Likewise no”

26 “The Da Vinci Code” priory

27 Miracle-__

28 Feel pity

29 Water conduit

30 Water holders

31 Great guy?

32 “I'll have the last laugh!”

34 Prairie home

35 Internet annoyance

36 Just passed

37 Longest river in France

38 What's worn when you're out?

41 One often thrown from a horse 42 Exorcist's concern

44 “WWE Raw” airer

45 __ Four

46 Solemn song

47 Many UFO videos

52 Small racer

53 What “instant” may mean

54 Happens next

55 Cocky walks, maybe

DOWN

1 Member of TLC 2 Contributor of two cents

3 Artist Aragonés of Mad

4 Grain bane

5 Like some private school curricula

6 Philip __, first AsianAmerican film actor with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star

7 Two-timer

8 American posting, for short

9 Arizona people

10 Touch

11 ER test

12 Omni alternative 13 Bleep

14 Feel offended by

18 Player for a

39-Down

23 Type type

24 Fall back (on)

25 FireDome and Fireflite

26 Give away, in a way 29 Pares proportionately 30 Cocoon occupants

31 Cursed

32 Astronaut transports

33 Leon on many spines

34 “Am I early?”

36 Unhealthy thing to hold

37 Stud site

38 PNC Park player

39 One on the run

40 Scornful looks

42 Dealer's supply

43 Occupy, as a bar

45 “Look out!”

48 Fraternity character

49 Courtroom VIPs

50 OTC drug overseer

51 Norfolk sch.