L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 One of the Three Bears 5 Pro concerned with Apr. 15

8 Like one liable for libel

14 Tons

15 The Boston Bruins retired his #4 in 1979

16 Like mosaic stones

17 Ilk

18 *Nostalgic place for a walk

20 Patella

22 Sign of summer

23 D.C. figure 24 Alabama march city 25 Porcine sounds 27 *Place to pursue pleasure

33 Brought back to its original condition 36 Song for a diva 37 Sturdy tree

38 Some shower components 42 Overnight option 43 Plumbing concern 45 Fixed, as old shoes 47 *Place with no options 51 Relaxed

52 Trivial, as issues 56 Have debts 59 Without end, to the Bard 60 Cry of approval ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue is

62 *Evidence in white-collar crime

65 Dunkable cookie 66 Aphrodite's love

67 Web address 68 Measure of versatility 69 Renter

70 Map part 71 Measure of proficiency

DOWN

1 Batman and Robin wore them

2 Without help

3 Type of mushroom 4 NFL passing stat 5 Robin Cook's breakout 1977 novel 6 Pre-cooking job 7 Limb on a rest

8 Fire alerts

9 Break up, as a bovine team

10 Without exception 11 Ewe sounds

12 One drawn in the sand 13 First home 19 Potpourri 21 Pool shot

25 Said, “I'll have the lobster,” say

26 Health resort

28 Rage

29 Bumped into

30 Seed cover

31 Diner sticker

32 Round of applause

33 Went in a taxi

34 Merit

35 Icy street risk

39 “__ the ramparts ... ”

40 P-like Greek letter

41 Sordid

44 Author of macabre tales 46 Remove from text 48 Spenser's “The __ Queene”

49 Fly to avoid 50 Bonn mister

53 Like Odin and Loki 54 Curved moldings 55 Fowl pole 56 Australian gem 57 Walk in the shallows 58 Grand-scale poetry 60 Line with a plug 61 One on your side 63 Sunny pair? 64 Arctic diving bird