L. A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Cow, for one

4 Cancel, in a way

9 Food fight noise

14 “U R 2 funny!”

15 “On the Media” medium 16 Michelangelo carved it from a single slab of marble

17 Circus reaction

18 Spread served in concave pasta?

20 Statuette site

22 Sushi bar appetizer

23 Start to pace, say

26 Stood

27 Polite address

28 “We'll Meet Again” host Curry

29 Documentarian Burns 32 Laid-back cats and dogs? 36 Ancient Aegean region 38 Teased

39 Word of welcome

41 1993 Literature Nobelist Morrison

42 Law school subject 44 Revealing sweat remover at the poker table? 46 Sliding runner

47 Sounds of contentment 49 Name associated with the Gateway Arch 50 Only

52 Like ghost towns 56 Hitchcock classic set in San Francisco

58 Colorful tank addition 59 What Royal Caribbean reps do?

62 Move on a lake 63 Forbidden

64 For fun, with “on” 65 “Hamilton” creator __-Manuel Miranda 66 Spiral-horned creature 67 Sinatra standard

68 Sgt.'s superiors

DOWN

1 Urban Dictionary focus 2 Mandel of “Deal or No Deal”

3 Give a seat to

4 Premier League powerhouse

5 “Humph!”

6 Celebratory work

7 One with an easy life 8 Spilled the beans 9 Layered ice cream

10 Deli pockets

11 “I'll be waiting to hear from you”

12 Suit to __

13 Street cover 19 Raised building?

21 Play with a ghost 24 Taberna tidbit

25 Refines, as ore

28 “Pieces of Me” singer Simpson

30 Bonn article

31 Polish target

32 Older PC screens

33 Errant golf shot, usually 34 “Luther” star

35 Golf club part 37 “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” (1969) star

40 Taproom array

43 Dried fish used in brandade

45 October Revolution leader

48 Next in line 51 Wrinkle-resistant fabric 52 Lacy table mat

53 Island ring ... or, in three parts, a hint to 18-, 32-, 44- and 59-Across

54 Black hair, e.g.

55 Deserves

56 Saltimbocca meat 57 Largest of the Mariana Islands

59 Sault __ Marie

60 Tool with teeth

61 Cy Young Award stat