L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 “__ Is Betta Than Evvah!”: 1976 R&B album 5 “Disgusting!” 8 “The Real Housewives” series airer 13 Sprat's choice 14 Slice of pizza? 15 Consuming 17 What dogs do to set a tempo? 19 One making amends 20 __ dog 21 Uproars 23 Miler Sebastian 24 Bartender's lager-serving skill? 28 “Just __” 32 Creepy glance 33 Word said with a sigh 34 School subj. 36 Self-service bar offering 40 Convenience for a fish traveling around the city? 44 Join 45 Excavation 46 Green subj. 47 Barflies 50 Works free 52 Annoyed answer to “How's your jobless roommate working out?”? 56 Beer choice 57 Prefix with byte 58 Name on Re-Nutriv cosmetics 63 Sport played on a variety of surfaces 65 Malady that accounts for four Across puzzle answers 68 V-8, for example 69 1979 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee 70 Brest bestie 71 Mild oaths 72 Feed bit 73 Coffee __

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1 Italy's Isola d'__ 2 Blue-green shade 3 Cover during a delay 4 Pharaoh's symbol 5 Gun designer __ Gal 6 Beloved person 7 Follows 8 Babies leader? 9 Total mess 10 Words on the first of a set, perhaps 11 Leonardo's birthplace 12 Situation after a leadoff double 16 One of the Bradys 18 House of Dana fragrance 22 Down (with) 25 Old map abbr. 26 Octa- plus two 27 Sour __ 28 1995 Oscar-nominated animatronics film 29 Pizazz 30 Credits heading 31 Rate 35 Like Brahms' Symphony No. 2 37 Tie (up) 38 “... __ is given”: Isaiah 39 PC connections 41 Palomino pace 42 Missile site 43 Hunchbacked assistant 48 Dissertations 49 Preacher's msg. 51 Binged (on) 52 Quick meal 53 Capsize 54 Japanese comics 55 Large mackerel 59 Union member's nemesis 60 Great work 61 Academy award-winning director Kazan 62 Fall site 64 Diarist Anaïs 66 History book chapter 67 Fine print, say