LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Recurring theme 6 Contemporary of

Dashiell

10 Apple debut of

1998

14 Childish retort 15 Group of two 16 Santa __: Sonoma

County seat 17 2005 reality show featuring Whitney Houston

20 War on Poverty

org.

21 “In that event ... ” 22 Kipling python 23 ’60s sitcom portrayer of Cathy Lane and her “identical cousin” 27 Spin, as a baton 29 “The Simpsons” storekeeper 30 Leb. neighbor 31 Looks up to 33 Show of rural

respect

35 Army NCO

37 Little piggy 38 Ginger-ale-andgrenadine “cocktail”

43 1988 noir remake 44 Ewe, say 45 Website with

business reviews 47 Supple

51 Many a

microbrew 53 One in the middle of Knoxville? 54 FDR and JFK 55 Chinese menu

standard 58 Announcer Hall 59 Protein-rich food 61 Wish undone 62 Where social graces are taught, and what 17-, 23-, 38-, and 55Across each has 68 McFlurry cookie 69 Start of a hymn 70 Creeps-inducing 71 Arms of a starfish 72 Over and above:

Abbr.

73 Silvery little fish

DOWN

1 Will Smith sci-fi series

2 Laudatory piece 3 French pronoun 4 “You’re lying!” in a playground 5 “Old” oldfashioned sorts 6 Old name for

Tokyo

7 Cube creator

8 Bio class cost 9 Slow Churned ice cream brand 10 Like the vb. “be” 11 Red Sox star Betts 12 Like angry bees 13 Lock sites 18 Pro wrestling throw 19 Deepest level 23 Shell out 24 Jungle swingers 25 Rear 26 Impulse 28 Tearful

32 Team with the most Super Bowl victories 34 Central spot

36 TV host Pennington and Hall of Famer Cobb

39 Places to perch 40 Bangkok native 41 Big name in denim 42 Power co. product 46 Peruvian capital? 47 Commit perjury to

protect

48 Former Indian prime minister Gandhi

49 “Dog Day Afternoon” director Lumet 50 Crude model used for public ridicule 52 Elicits

56 Long sentence 57 Turn a midi into a mini, say

60 Cries of discovery 63 Platform for Siri 64 Mdse. 65 Malachite, e.g. 66 Many a Monet 67 Permit