LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Moment of

remorse 5 Portrayer of a big

scaredy-cat

9 One thing on top

of another 14 Saucony rival 15 Resort town near

Santa Barbara 16 Buffalo hockey

player

17 *They’re for the

dogs

19 French clerics 20 Make rough

22 __ tick: disease

carrier

23 Open,as

toothpaste

26 By any means 28 It may be proper 29 Start to mature? 32 Poll gathering 33 Lancelot and Mixa-Lot

34 “La Cage __

Folles”

35 Bleak

38 Linguistic suffix 39 *Enter on the sly 41 Word before and

after “oh” 42 Freshwater

minnow

44 Chaps 45 2002-’03 viral

outbreak, briefly 46 Together, so to

speak

47 Droop

48 Plasm prefix 49 Followers of

shots

52 Taj __

53 Put the brakes on 54 Phantom 58 “Mental Illness” Grammy winner Mann

60 Jiffy Lube service, andahinttothe start of the answers to starred clues 64 Engagement ring

centerpiece 65 Lackluster

66 Like some U.S.

mail

67 Belarus capital 68 Startofa decision-making rhyme

69 Actor Miller of “Justice League”

DOWN

1 Bud 2 ParkinNYC,e.g. 3 Long of “NCIS: Los Angeles” 4 Garage containers 5 “Copacabana” showgirl 6 Openabit

7 Verbal hesitations 8 Reacts to yeast 9 ID issuer 10 Laptop alternatives 11 *Two-time women’s soccer Olympic gold medalist 12 Espresso foam 13 “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” novelist 18 Short trip 21 Dropping (off) 23 Indy racing family

name

24 Din

25 *Gravlax

27 Key

29 They go for the

gold

30 Feel remorse for 31 Finals, say 36 Major artery 37 Germ-killing

brand

39 Triangle ratio 40 Hawaii’s Mauna

__

43 Buckles, as a seat

belt

45 Yachting event,

e.g.

49 Great divide 50 French-speaking Western Hemisphere country

51 Fine English china 52 “So-so” 55 Kerry locale 56 Extended family 57 Frozen dessert chain 59 “Yikes!” 61 Pince-__ glasses 62 Watchdog’s warning

63 ORD posting