LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Story with many

chapters

5 Hoops gp. since

1996

9 Colorado tribe 13 Curved fastener 15 Remote batteries 16 Former Persian

ruler

17 Actor who’s anxious to get the Halloween party startled?

19 Only

20 Man __: trendy hairstyle 21 Neighborhood 22 Sonnet line fivesome 23 Communications co. with a blueand-white globe logo

24 Sci-fi character trying to creep it real?

27 Bends to retie

laces, say 29 Velvet-voiced

Tormé

30 Air rifle ammo 31 One might put stock in it 32 Small keyboard 35 Comedian who says no body’s perfect?

39 Zero 40 Composer who was a CBS reporter 43 Medium ability 46 __ de deux 47 Everycity, USA 49 Pop group whose music is in encrypted files? 53 __ shot

54 Pear centers 55 __ B’rith 56 Former Fed chair

Bernanke

57 Just barely 58 Actor who frights

for every part? 61 Show impatience,

inaway 62 Opposite of away 63 Actor Nick

64 Ice cream brand 65 Messy stack 66 Ran, as dye

DOWN

1 Speaker for low sounds 2 Momentarily will, after “is” 3 Travel with the band

4 Greece neighbor: Abbr.

5 Gets one’s feet wet

6 Bedevil

7 Sweetie, in slang 8 Donkey 9 50states.com graphic, for short 10 Crime film group 11 Dangling jewelry 12 Mideast chieftains 14 Pooch who shared spaghetti with Lady 18 Crocus kin 22 Florida key, e.g. 25 Novelist Zola 26 Russo who plays Frigga in “Thor” films

28 Uncork, say 32 Smidge 33 Fenced-in area 34 “Africa” band 36 Chowderheads 37 Dudes-only 38 Spongy toy 41 Matte finish? 42 Like this puzzle’s

theme?

43 Way out

44 Brief TV plug 45 Kidd stuff 47 Remote button 48 Complete, as a

PDF contract 50 Gives over (to) 51 Michelle Robinson’s married name 52 Gen. Assembly

member

58 “Lower your voice!” 59 Country singer David Allan __ 60 Steal from