LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Steinbeck surname
5 Russian assembly
9 Overdoes the fandom, in slang 14 Liqueur that water turns cloudy 15 NASDAQ newbies
16 Convent outfit
17 Inadequate Wikipedia entry 18 “Cool it!”
19 Things
20 Play about the shortcomings of capitalism, abridged? 23 Capital of Iran
24 Stately tree
25 YA series about an insecure
preadolescent, abridged? 32 Nutrition bar marketed to
women
33 Acorn trees
34 University of Pennsylvania
swimmer Thomas
35 “Love __ Open Door”: “Frozen” duet
36 See 46-Down
38 Savor the sun
39 Poke tuna
40 Garment worn with a choli 41 Annoys
42 Film about a crime in a small
town, abridged?
47 Sci-fi aviators
48 Apple gadget
49 Novel about a Japanese
entertainer, abridged? 56 Nursery supply
57 SALT weapon
58 Bubbly name 59 Hunter-gatherer diet 60 Hill partner
61 Craftsy etailer
62 “Hacks” Emmy winner Jean 63 “Preach!”
64 Gratify
DOWN
1 “You Had Me” singer Stone 2 “I’m __ here!”
3 Un color primario
4 El Diablo of “Beverly Hills
Chihuahua,” e.g. 5 Consternation
6 Rise in pitch that can make a statement sound like a question
7 Apollo theater?
8 “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
snakes
9 Claressa who is the only American boxer to win consecutive Olympic gold medals 10 Woven floor mat
11 Lie for, say
12 “Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of __” 13 D and C in D.C.
21 Sample
22 Newsroom bureaus 25 Chinese martial art
26 “... bombs bursting __” 27 Ancient Greek region 28 Black Hills terr.
29 Chili rating unit
30 Like junk bonds
31 Shaggy Himalayan locals 32 Payne of One Direction 36 “Don’t __ my mellow!” 37 Rolling Rock openers? 38 Closed ecosystems 40 Basket made without weaving?
43 Severe cold remedy?
44 Agile
45 Zaius, Thade, et al.
46 With 36-Across, “Big” star 49 Island in Micronesia 50 Fashion designer Emhoff 51 Turturro of “The Sopranos” 52 Con job
53 Whit
54 Take ten
55 Ocular malady
56 U.K. lawmakers