L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Muslim veil

6 Behind us

10 Fashion's de la Renta 15 Self-__: personally mindful 16 Trade show

17 Eclipse shadow

18 Synagogue scroll

19 Paella morsel

20 In poor taste

21 *LeBron's sport

24 Cereal mix

27 NASDAQ locale

31 Play a part

32 *Insect used in genetic research

37 Hither partner

38 Plural medical suffix

40 NYC gallery district

41 Lewd material

42 Primary source of income ... and words that can precede the two parts, respectively, of the answers to starred clues 47 Part of town, in slang 48 Street

49 Branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium

52 Loving

55 Frying liquid

56 *Glazed morning snack 59 Watery expanse 60 Fracas

62 Hammer head 63 Blender selection 65 Diva's delivery

66 *Form a queue

68 Teen anti-DWI gp. 69 Didn't stay

70 Of a battery terminal 71 Small ocean landmass

72 Mid-month date 73 Pathetically tiny, as a sum of money 74 Tourney ranking

DOWN

1 Boater or bowler 2 “Letters From __ Jima”: 2006 film

3 Pickle container

4 Many Yemenis

5 On __ of: for

6 Quarter of a bushel 7 Wheel connection 8 Squabble

9 Mausoleum 10 Expenditure

11 Word before fry or potatoes

12 Network with its HQ in Ottawa 13 18-Across holder

14 Bit of sunlight

22 Title of respect 23 Hole-making tool 24 Chinese chairman

25 State school near L.A. 26 Immortality

28 Tick-borne illness named for a Connecticut town 29 Mouth-puckering 30 Explosive for Wile E. Coyote

33 Springsteen's

“Born in the __” 34 Physicist's particle 35 Divinity sch. degree 36 Watch chain

39 Senate position

41 Lead actress

43 Put up with

44 Art style seen in Miami's South Beach

45 Pakistani language 46 Friendly horn sounds 49 Horn of Africa native

50 Like big wedding cakes 51 Flat on one's back 52 Once-a-year flower

53 Pine dropping

54 Wandered (about)

57 Italian salami city

58 Obeys

61 Diner grub 64 Three-pronged Greek letters

66 Beat a hasty retreat 67 Tissue layer