L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Story like “Roots” 5 K9 Advantix II targets 10 Dance that tells a story 14 Capturing device 15 Cuba __: rum cocktail 16 Former Lacoste partner in sportswear 17 Taj Mahal city 18 5,000 feet, roughly 20 Providing post-bath garb to red-breasted singers? 22 Keep a roomie awake, maybe 23 Letters before an alias 24 Window sticker 28 Surg. areas 30 Chocolate-filled cookie 31 Doing poorly in baking class? 36 Became the champ 37 Farm bleaters 38 Like many SSA payment recipients 39 Growing dried grapes? 44 Mischievous doings 45 Jaguar XK-E, e.g. 46 Tomato concentrate 47 Hope/crosby film destination 50 Make roar, as an engine 54 Recording easy putts? 57 “That's slightly inaccurate” 60 Bluesy James 61 Put one __ on: fool 62 Gadget used on an apple 63 Ace, as a test 64 High roller's rolls 65 The ones over there 66 Abound (with)

DOWN

1 Overhead twinklers 2 One of the noble gases 3 Actress Greta 4 Two that match, as socks 5 Flier on a pole 6 Heavenly scales 7 Kindle download 8 Dutch-speaking Caribbean island 9 Alien-seeking org. 10 “And he ... HE __! ... The Grinch carved the roastbeast!” 11 Israeli weapon 12 Enthusiastic online “Ha-ha!” 13 Beverage suffix 19 “__ I don't?”: challenging words 21 Foam-based ball 25 Piled-stones memorial 26 Authors Rice and Tyler 27 Suffered defeat 29 6-Down and 11 others 30 Beethoven's love 31 Polynesian Disney princess 32 Watts and volts 33 Rich holiday drink 34 Long-nosed fish 35 L.A. commuter org. 36 Rolled-up sandwich 40 Paid tot minders 41 Mountaineer's tool 42 Lee whom nobody doesn't like 43 Sinner's atonement words 47 Copier brand 48 MC'S opening words 49 Looks untowardly toward 51 Curriculum __: rsum 52 Loosen, as a knot 53 Song of worship 55 Treaty 56 Spare in a Brit's boot 57 Currently 58 Egg cells 59 Talking stuffed bear of film