L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 35th pres. 4 Smaller-than-life depiction 8 Larger-than-life creations

15 Spleen

16 Hilo shindig

17 Put into play

18 “The Shape of Water” director

21 Construction __

22 Below 71-Across 23 “Frontline” network 24 What a pursuer seeks to narrow

28 Evergreen shrubs

31 Meat on a stick

33 English “L'chaim!”

36 Pack animal

39 “Gimme the skinny!” 42 Stiff

43 Snapchat marketing expert, in modern lingo 46 Northern Iraqis

47 Below 71-Across 48 Virtual-city denizen 49 __ column

51 Cabbage in a French café?

53 Long trip

56 Old tankard metal

59 Suffix for but

61 Rolling rock?

63 High pair 65 “Watch your mouth!” 71 Garden-variety, and a hint to what's hidden in 18-, 43- and 65-Across 72 Below 71-Across 73 In bygone days 74 __ status

75 Ward with awards 76 Explosive stuff

DOWN

1 Lively dances 2 __ Roll-Ups

3 Urban of country

4 Not well

5 Numberless type of ball 6 Pole in a lock

7 Indifferent

8 Chest material

9 Like some wonders 10 LeBron's team, on scoreboards

11 World Series mo. 12 Corner quartet, perhaps

13 Balkan native

14 Altar words

19 Welsh national emblem

20 Cheer for a banderillero 25 Have one's chance to speak

26 Genesis victim 27 Conceals, in a way 29 Stylist's braid 30 Others, in Latin

32 French flag couleur 34 Island nation whose flag has a Union Jack on it 35 Dutch cheese

36 Seeks permission 37 Common stock option?

38 Bartleby, notably

40 “__ delighted!”

41 Hold higher, as a baby bottle

44 License fig.

45 Swiss river

50 Spanish soccer association that means “the league”

52 Command to Fido 54 Bench mallet 55 Christmas __ 57 Conspicuous display 58 Hold sway

59 Savage of “MythBusters”

60 Super star

62 Roadie's haul

64 Stain

66 Prefix with angle or athlete

67 Noir weapon

68 Fair-hiring initials

69 Co. that bought Netscape in 1999

70 Food service trade org.