L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “Happy Motoring” gas brand

5 Puppy love 10 Contemptuous sound 14 Long (for)

15 Hang __ dry

16 Make really upset

17 *Usual burger component

19 Periods often named for presidents

20 Young insects

21 “Baby back” morsel 22 Risqué message

23 Board in a salon

24 In a row

26 Morales of “Ozark” 28 Metaphors for inner turmoil

31 Takes into custody 34 On sale, say

37 Ruby or emerald

38 Big Aussie bird

39 *British afternoon tradition

41 Broody music genre 42 Opel compact car whose name means “stars” in Latin

44 Literary governess Jane 45 Forehead

46 Bottom lines 48 In addition

50 Narcissist's indulgence 53 Blow away

57 Poet Byron's title

59 Fled

60 Black furs

61 Recon target

62 “Magic” toys ... or what the answers to starred clues add up to?

64 Leave no room in

65 Didn't show for a date with, with “up” 66 Hitchhiker's hope 67 Texting farewell 68 Satisfies

69 Faculty head

DOWN

1 Philadelphia NFLer 2 “Get lost!”

3 Jersey __: coastal vacation area

4 Bodies of work 5 Hammurabi's creation 6 Cuba libre liquor 7 Wombs

8 What a Tide to Go pen can remove

9 Area of rapid growth 10 Take for granted 11 *Military might

12 Linen fiber source 13 Word with sniff or taste 18 Those opposed 24 Respected feudal figure 25 __ vu: familiar feeling 27 Boxer Laila

29 Lost fish in a Pixar film 30 Sluggish

31 “Fun!”

32 “I __ confused” 33 *Monarch or viceroy

35 Like a wallflower

36 Seat belt, e.g.

39 Ring of light

40 Ribbonlike fish

43 Hit for Aerosmith and The 4 Seasons (different songs, though) 45 Overwhelm, as with questions

47 Add emphasis to

49 Former Swedish automaker

51 Yogurt-based condiment served to cool hot curry dishes 52 Bar of gold

54 Kate's TV sidekick

55 Video game princess 56 German steel city 57 Hitchhiker's hope

58 “Don't count __!” 60 Norms: Abbr.

63 Clod buster