L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 The one here

5 Group of cronies

9 Natural wound protection 13 Discard

14 Prohibited activity

15 “What a shame!”

16 Player getting paid

18 Sound from a snout 19 Counsel

20 “Am I the only one?” 22 Move stealthily

23 “Wait just a minute!” 26 “Told you”

27 Rogers Centre city

29 Oil field sight 30 Cartographer's dot, maybe

31 Food truck snack 32 Unfulfilled campaign pledge ... and a hint to what 16-, 23-, 46- and 53-Across all contain 37 James of

“The Godfather”

38 Herbert Hoover, by birth 39 O'Hare's airport code 40 Great pains

43 Bobs and waves

46 Docking aids 48 “Rashomon” director Kurosawa 50 Christmas door decoration

51 Health facility

52 Tech sch. grad

53 Closet accessory 56 “Start __”: Rolling Stones hit

57 Mandel of “America's Got Talent”

58 Melody

59 Coffee servers

60 “If I may intrude ... ” 61 Founded, as a co.

DOWN

1 QB-to-receiver sixpointer

2 Running track obstacle 3 Apple video-editing app 4 Madrid's country

5 128 fl. oz.

6 Grandpa Simpson

7 Vague idea

8 Charges toward

9 Apt Shakespearean rhyme for “truth” 10 Fire-breathing monsters 11 “Interview With the Vampire” novelist 12 __ choy: stir-fry veggie 14 With 37-Down, what corn is on 17 “For shame!”

21 Skater Midori

23 Little songbird

24 Color of some

Hello Kitty products 25 Self-esteem

28 Fútbol cheer

30 Charged particle

31 Altoids container 32 Saloonkeeper

33 Trooper's speed-checking device

34 Versailles rulers, once 35 Have bills to pay

36 Indian spice blend

37 See 14-Down

40 Finder's cry

41 “Fooled you!”

42 Overeager student's cry 43 Thingamajig

44 Set in the right direction

45 Like some cows and vows

47 Maryland team, briefly

49 “Roots” role Kunta __ 51 Rebel Guevara

52 Big bird from Down

Under

54 Stunned state

55 Comical Conway