L.A.TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 President before Wilson 5 Sign of shock 9 Classical inspiration for the 2004 film “Troy” 14 Another, in Mexico

15 __ ID

16 Chip in a bowl 17 Almost at

18 Long vehicle

19 It has no subs 20 Avian athletic contest? 23 Like a disciplinarian 24 Torque symbol, in mechanics

25 RV chain 28 Advanced degree for a gemologist? 33 Ominous 34 Destinies 35 Push-up targets

39 Not against the rules 42 Like a hairpin 43 Stretched circles? 45 Brewpub array 47 Metropolis, thanks to Superman? 52 Corrida cheer 53 Waze suggestion: Abbr. 54 Estée Lauder subsidiary 57 Flunk out ... and what three long answers do? 62 Problematic bacterium 64 The Mississippi forms its eastern border 65 Northern European capital

66 Singer nicknamed “The Velvet Fog”

67 Visible pollution 68 Comics icon Lee 69 Vast chasm

70 Sun dog, e.g.

71 Carry

DOWN

1 Kitchen picker-uppers 2 Patronized, as a diner

3 Like many museum paintings 4 Corrida star

5 Wide gap 6 “Dream on!”

7 Big rig

8 Stat relative 9 Highly annoyed 10 Having missed the deadline

11 Item of hockey equipment

12 Cry of discovery 13 Champagne title 21 Like much '80s-'90s music

22 Half-__: coffee order 26 Wilson who voiced Lightning Mcqueen in “Cars” films

27 A new exec may hire one 29 Shop __ you drop 30 Hematite, for one

31 Fit for a queen 32 Yellow __ 35 Somewhat, to Schubert 36 Villainous

37 One in a Trivial Pursuit sextet

38 Slick

40 Big name in Islam 41 KFC selection 44 Military pilot's missions

46 Heavy carpet

48 NBA foul shots 49 Magic charm

50 Jay Leno, for many years

51 Starts

55 Key of Chopin's “Minute Waltz” 56 In concert 58 “Slippery” trees 59 Capital SSE of Firenze 60 Nowhere to be found 61 “Aladdin” parrot 62 Pilot's approx.

63 Corn discard