L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Recurring theme 6 Contemporary of Dashiell 10 Apple debut of 1998 14 Childish retort

15 Group of two

16 Santa __: Sonoma County seat

17 2005 reality show featuring Whitney Houston 20 War on Poverty org.

21 “In that event ... ”

22 Kipling python

23 '60s sitcom portrayer of Cathy Lane and her “identical cousin”

27 Spin, as a baton

29 “The Simpsons” storekeeper

30 Leb. neighbor

31 Looks up to

33 Show of rural respect

35 Army NCO

37 Little piggy 38 Ginger-ale-and-grenadine “cocktail”

43 1988 noir remake

44 Ewe, say

45 Website with business reviews

47 Supple

51 Many a microbrew

53 One in the middle of Knoxville? 54 FDR and JFK

55 Chinese menu standard 58 Announcer Hall 59 Protein-rich food

61 Wish undone

62 Where social graces are taught, and what 17-, 23-, 38-, and 55-Across each has

68 McFlurry cookie

69 Start of a hymn 70 Creeps-inducing

71 Arms of a starfish

72 Over and above: Abbr. 73 Silvery little fish

DOWN

1 Will Smith sci-fi series 2 Laudatory piece

3 French pronoun

4 “You're lying!” in a playground

5 “Old” old-fashioned sorts 6 Old name for Tokyo

7 Cube creator

8 Bio class cost

9 Slow Churned ice cream brand

10 Like the vb. “be”

11 Red Sox star Betts

12 Like angry bees

13 Lock sites

18 Pro wrestling throw 19 Deepest level 23 Shell out

24 Jungle swingers

25 Rear

26 Impulse

28 Tearful

32 Team with the most Super Bowl victories

34 Central spot

36 TV host Pennington and Hall of Famer Cobb 39 Places to perch 40 Bangkok native

41 Big name in denim 42 Power co. product 46 Peruvian capital? 47 Commit perjury to protect

48 Former Indian prime minister Gandhi

49 “Dog Day Afternoon” director Lumet

50 Crude model used for public ridicule

52 Elicits

56 Long sentence

57 Turn a midi into a mini, say

60 Cries of discovery 63 Platform for Siri

64 Mdse.

65 Malachite, e.g.

66 Many a Monet

67 Permit