L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Tip politely 5 Friendship 10 Approved

14 Taj Mahal locale 15 Longtime work animal 16 Michelin product 17 Competition with runners

18 It may be bid 19 Target Field MLBER 20 Kind of code 22 Tense tennis situation 24 Talons

27 Leveling wedge 28 Rhine whine 30 Opinion

32 Mass media magnate 36 “Harrumph!” 37 Gillette brand 38 Showy

39 Old Testament prophet 41 Strong aversions 43 Clothes closer 44 High-ranking angel 46 Rebuke from Caesar 48 Only NFL team without a helmet logo, on scoreboards

49 Big shot 50 Snorkeling site 51 Half a bray

52 Rock's mate? 54 Splatter in a puddle 56 Helped remember 60 Diving action

63 Day when 46-Across was spoken

64 Key material 67 Subtle glow 68 Essence

69 More contemporary 70 Bygone despot 71 Night at an inn, e.g. 72 Blokes 73 Conducted, as a meeting

DOWN

1 Like many a cellar 2 Fancy molding 3 Mellophone's orchestral cousin

4 Like the most serious error

5 Lawyer's org.

6 Wasp nest component 7 Pupil's place 8 Beech and birch

9 Inn for traveling students 10 Hassock cousins 11 Fuzzy fruit

12 “__ go bragh!” 13 Bad impression 21 Soap brand 23 Embarkation location

25 Not being forthcoming about 26 Antitoxins 28 Embarrass 29 Hitchcock film trademark

31 With the answer below, dilute ... and a hint to the four longest answers 33 Home on the range 34 Clichéd

35 Home on the range 40 Room for vestments 42 Nice saisons 45 Sound prefix

47 Alien craft

53 Flood deterrent 55 Mower's path 56 Readies for sailing 57 Cut text, e.g.

58 City near Phoenix 59 See the answer above 61 Like some vaccines 62 Oater bro

65 No longer working: Abbr. 66 Mos. and mos.