L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 From __: faintly 5 Demanding quality 10 Yamaha's Grizzly and Kodiak, briefly 14 Francis used a Jeep Wrangler as one in 2015 16 Creep up on 17 Distortion for a cause 18 “Santa Claus and His Works” artist, 1866 19 Cloud-based access provider?

20 Silver Spring, Md., is part of it

22 Places to learn perspective 25 “Given what we know ... ” 28 Likely to carry 29 Sanctions

32 Its co-founder said, “I do get disappointed that so many members spend so much time solving puzzles”

33 French toast word 34 Dandy

35 Irregular, as a job 36 Most provocative 38 Unsettle 39 Backpacker's chain

40 Bucks

41 Provençal sauce

43 Often eponymous period

44 Engage

45 Feign interest in

46 Pick-up artists?

49 Dish from Valencian for “frying pan”

51 To whom Brando said, “I coulda been a contender” 55 Longtime morning host 56 One of several coming out together

59 Fix, in a way

60 Arch supports

61 Clip

62 Gets in the game 63 Sprawling

DOWN

1 Cell lineup 2 Stronghold 3 Per

4 Wins again 5 Writer's resource 6 Bridge beams 7 Negroni need 8 Worn out 9 Screen displays

10 Year's record 11 Emotional oxymoron 12 Pottery wheel product 13 Mex. title

15 Like Amazonian society 21 Some WWII message transmitters 23 Certain horse race 24 Tweaks

25 It may lead to un matrimonio

26 Ritual Jewish feast 27 The Mahabharata, e.g. 30 Billabong Zoo resident 31 Sail-extending pole 33 Red Baron attire, Snoopystyle

37 Carrier to Malta 42 1994 sci-fi memoir 45 Derby dads

47 Thrill

48 Cosmetic counter name 49 Make ready 50 Musical with the song “Another Pyramid” 52 Bash

53 Seine summers 54 Catch one's breath 57 Overnight spot 58 March Madness network