L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “I get it!” 4 Swamp, briefly 8 Trails through the woods 13 Zero, in soccer 14 “Star Trek” communications officer 16 Crosswise, shipwise 17 *Chooses not to partake in 19 Cocoon occupant 20 Six-sided state 21 What the big hand indicates 22 Part of PTA: Abbr. 23 North or South Asian country 25 *Random quality-control measure 27 Actress Behrs of “2 Broke Girls” 29 Wide shoe size 30 *Often herky-jerky animation technique 35 DNA test kit item 39 Scarecrow material 40 Stinker 42 Hurry, to Shakespeare 43 Angry cat's warning 45 *Rainbow-end rewards 47 Cobbler's punch 49 Small stream 50 *Lickety-split 56 Front-end wheel alignment 59 Second half of most musicals 60 Kansas city 62 Youngest Brontë sister 63 Showed again 64 Easy-to-remove caps ... or one way to get the starts of the answers to starred clues? 66 Panfry 67 Cocktail garnishes 68 Boy king 69 Key above Shift 70 Roof problem 71 UFO crew, they say

DOWN

1 Aimée of “8 1/2” 2 Aware of 3 Young acolytes 4 Quid pro __ 5 “Not a chance” 6 Parking lot occupants 7 Word after study or social 8 Royal residence 9 Embarrasses 10 To the point 11 Wreak __: cause mayhem 12 Hit hard 15 Curly hairdo 18 Animal sheared for wool 24 Casino cash dispensers 26 Stretching muscle 28 Flashy publicity 30 “Button it!” 31 Mai __: cocktail 32 Confucian path 33 Loan pmt. part 34 Pigs out (on) 36 Musical symbol with no stem 37 Feel sick 38 Word with room or board 41 “Think nothing __” 44 Quench 46 Be a bad winner 48 Crybaby 50 Break down, as a sentence 51 Arctic or Atlantic 52 Walk proudly 53 __ bath: therapy treatment 54 Sauna wrap, often 55 Beethoven's “Für __” 57 Contribution to the discussion 58 Egg holders 61 Whodunit pooch 65 Disapproving sound