L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 Pub customer's usual, say 6 Floor 11 One-liner 14 Wasteland 15 Hospital, often 16 Tribute in stanzas 17 Make one's spirits last? 19 Hawthorne Heights music genre 20 Choose 21 Short cut? 22 __ interface 23 What a karaoke performer may do 27 Takes public transport, slangily 30 Comedian Marc who interviewed President Obama on his podcast 31 Foil relative 32 __ Hayes, “The Mod Squad” role 33 Canine care org.? 36 Like the start of four long answers, vis-à-vis its answer? 41 Musician Brian 42 “My Heart Will Go On” singer 43 More than a glance 44 More elegant 46 Caught 49 Use the airbrush, say 52 Munch Museum city 53 Instrument in the intro to the Carpenters' “For All We Know” 54 Maven 57 2019 Coll. Football Playoffs champs 58 Work out specific strategy 62 Ad-__ 63 Gang leader on “The Wire” 64 Impertinent 65 “By all means” 66 Wide divide 67 County in four Northeastern states

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1 “Here comes trouble” 2 Enlist again 3 Sticker at a bar? 4 Ewoks, e.g. 5 Monkey named for a mythical Greek king 6 Aficionado 7 Transform 8 What April has that no other month does 9 __ garden 10 “Yikes!” 11 Cries and cries, say 12 Madison Ave. guys 13 Conductor Solti 18 Naysaying 22 Gp. for the troops 23 Strengthen, with “up” 24 Mideast mogul 25 Blog harangue 26 Part of a foot 27 Nota __ 28 Informed about 29 Course load? 32 Chaney of horror 34 Nod off 35 Nodding off, maybe 37 Fig. on a badge 38 Big piece of cake? 39 Fit-king link 40 Breakfast brand 45 “How was __ know?” 46 1954 #1 hit for the Crew-Cuts 47 Queen dowager of Jordan 48 Relaxed 49 Movie studio roller 50 Davis of “Grumpy Old Men” 51 Matters of opinion 54 Grade refinement 55 Political contest 56 Cameo stone 58 HBO rival 59 “That's the spot!” 60 Golden yrs. fund 61 Faux __