LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Gillette razor introduced several years after the Trac II 5 Sleety road

concern 9 Spherical

14 Cook, as cavatelli 15 Alien-seeking org. 16 “SNL” producer

Michaels

17 What “bosun” is

short for

19 Words to the

audience

20 God of the Quran 21 Minute part of a

min.

23 Voiced 24 Necessities 27 Town mentioned

in “Sloop John B” 30 Give permission

to

31 CPR expert 32 Kind of sax 36 When some news

shows air 40 Maxwell Smart

catchphrase 44 Knee-to-ankle

bone

45 Elevator name 46 A half-dozen 47 Cinnabar or

hematite

49 How dishes are

often sold 52 October holiday

in Canada 58 Draws a bead on,

with “at” 59 Centers of

activity 60 Ventricular outlet 64 Bronze or beige 66 Quilt, e.g . ... and a hint to the circled letters

68 Sagal of “8

Simple Rules” 69 Vicinity

70 First chip in the pot 71 “Goosebumps” author R.L. 72 U.K. mil. medals 73 “The Americans” FBI agent Beeman

DOWN

1 Palindromic Swedish band 2 Saw, for one 3 Iranian money 4 Rite sites 5 Opposite of NNE 6 Reeves of “John Wick” 7 Formal answer to “Who’s there?” 8 Home fries server 9 Suffix with Cray10 “Goblin Market” poet Christina 11 “Monty Python’s Life of __” 12 Split up 13 Monopoly cards 18 Mr. Met’s former stadium 22 Cartoon frame 25 Wharf

26 Word after Happy or square 27 Politico Gingrich 28 Mine, in Amiens 29 Retained part of a paycheck 33 Canterbury

commode

34 Tsk relative 35 Kimono sash 37 Hardy’s “__ of

the D’Urbervilles” 38 Songwriter Sands 39 Bakery call 41 Simba’s home 42 Like the night,

usually

43 Morales of “La

Bamba” 48 Immigrant’s subj. 50 Easy thing to do 51 Old Greek gathering places 52 “Honey do” list items

53 Drum kit cymbals 54 Valuable viola 55 Spoil 56 Cupcake-topping

workers 57 YouTube clip 61 __-a-car 62 “Later,” stylishly 63 Yemeni seaport 65 Watching organ 67 Flier to Oslo