L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Swedish pop group with the hit “Chiquitita” 5 Top dog

10 Trojan War hero 14 Stroller, in Sheffield 15 Give up, informally 16 Serenity “before the storm”

17 Foamy tubful for unwinding 19 Excessive publicity 20 Needlelike engraving tools

21 Mae __, first Black woman in space 23 Airer of Tyler Perry's “The Oval”

24 Harmonic

25 “Last Week Tonight” network

27 Lumber on a diamond 33 Deli sandwich, initially 34 Nobelist Wiesel

35 Use the exit

36 On the __: quarreling 38 Inn offering a morning meal, briefly ... or a hint to six puzzle answers

41 Whole heap

42 Turns to soup, as ice cream 44 Mystical vibe

46 Jest

47 Bryan Cranston crime drama 50 Investigative journalist Nellie

51 “Check it out for yourself!”

52 Bird in Liberty Mutual ads 54 Ali of “Love Story” 57 Artist's board 61 Loafing around 62 Fish-and-chips coating 64 Old Russian ruler 65 Hosp. trauma pro 66 Caramel-filled candy 67 Shift and Tab 68 Praises highly

69 Small bills

DOWN

1 Police dept. alerts 2 Very dry, as Champagne 3 Infant's source of nourishment 4 Easygoing pace

5 Help a robber, say 6 Experiment sites 7 Links org. 8 Assassin's assignment 9 Greek goddess of wisdom 10 Trojan War hero

11 Blue birds 12 Purina rival 13 Marvel-ous heroes?

18 Do not disturb 22 Retail complex

24 Like many first-time workers

25 Cold War threat 26 Clearer, as a sky 28 Priest's robe 29 One-named “Chandelier” singer

30 Icon with a left-facing arrow

31 Be of use to

32 Bear in a kid's bed

37 Walks drunkenly

39 Name, as a knight

40 Bikini top

43 Toffee candy bar

45 Journalist __ Rogers St. Johns

48 Author Allende 49 Period “ushered in” 53 Paris subway 54 Rocking Jagger 55 Axlike tool 56 Potter's material

57 Jab 58 Elementary lesson 59 Marketing prefix 60 Greek matchmaker 63 Tulane URL ending