L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 *Tattoos

4 They churn out dough 8 *Hypothetical object that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation

13 Sign of summer 14 Ecologically challenged Asian sea

15 Ovine output

16 *Nonverbal communication

18 Deepest, as feelings 19 Realm

20 Op-ed takes

22 *Snoop

23 Outdoor gear giant 25 Game that may involve bumpers

27 With 44-Across, classic 1956 film ... and why the answers to starred clues aren't quite themselves? 33 Dose people?

35 Elite prep school 36 Dominica native

37 Abrades painfully

39 Flay's flipper

41 Furious

42 “Better Call __”

43 Foxy

44 See 27-Across 48 Chihuahua chow

49 The SEC's Tigers 50 *Bumper repair site 54 First course in German? 56 Thailand, once

60 Watch a neighbor's pooch, say

62 *Star or nebula

64 Café

65 Ingrid, in “Casablanca” 66 Tell's apple support 67 *Circadian rhythm

68 Face

69 *Coveted journalism award

DOWN

1 Penne __ vodka

2 Caboose

3 Text alert, often

4 Nonpro sports org. 5 “Fallen woman,” in a Verdi title

6 Star followers

7 Take advantage of a day off, maybe

8 Bar

9 Ewe's output

10 “__ Ben Adhem”

11 Mama with two Papas

12 Pop's Perry

15 Bearded bovine 17 Jake __, first Congressman to fly in space

21 Court

24 Hillary's peak 26 Neighborhoods

27 “Don't mess with me” 28 Spread

29 Generous, as a contract 30 Bind

31 Jack and Jill's Waterloo? 32 AuctionWeb, since 1997 33 Little bit

34 French bread

38 Pen with oink, not ink 39 Anatomical pouch 40 Eye-rolling word

42 Cry after a holdup

45 Awful

46 Pressure prefix

47 Ploy

50 What a crossword is often constructed on 51 Mend

52 “Beetle Bailey” hound 53 One 60-trillionth of a min.

55 Brazilian hero 57 Clouseau's rank: Abbr. 58 Bug bite soother 59 Feathered mimic

61 Bug

63 Dye holder