LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Congress, with “the”

5 Bashes

10 Whistle blower 13 Burden

14 It often follows an

overture

15 “That’s not good” 16 Help during

spelling

17 Railway

inspector’s attire? 19 60 minuti 20 Oodles

21 San Jose skaters 22 Blackjack dealer’s

attire?

25 With 18-Down, ’30s-’40s band leader

26 Israeli military

hero

27 Writer born

Herbert George 29 Floor support? 31 Leader who was

painted by Warhol 32 Canon model 33 Corporate

director’s attire? 37 Disneyland’s Main

Street, __ 39 Lead-in to X, Y or

Z

40 West Bank gp. 41 Word with jam or

joint 44 Wipe off 48 Equalizes 49 Toothpaste maker’s attire? 53 Crude, as humor 55 Deduce, with “out” 56 Sea-__ 57 Roadside mechanic’s attire? 59 Don Corleone 60 W competitor 61 Gloss over 62 Finished

63 You might be shocked to meet one

64 Things to avoid 65 __ Point 1 “Strange ... ” 2 Measured twodimensionally 3 Madness

4 Trip provider 5 Must, informally 6 It has strings attached 7 Relied (on) for support, to a Brit 8 Basketball’s threepoint line, for one 9 Nordstrom competitor 10 Laughs gleefully 11 About 2.2 lbs. 12 Do demons’ work 15 Midwestern hub 18 See 25-Across 20 Sleep disorder 23 Floor 24 Bygone Mideast sovereign 28 Sticky stuff 30 Ship that survived the Clashing Rocks

31 AOL rival 33 Game involved in several Costner films

34 Bad impression 35 Like four midyear months 36 Snapper rival 37 Access charge 38 Figaro’s hometown 42 Capture

43 Man, for one 45 Like some volcanoes and military personnel 46 Hockey gear 47 Go along

with

50 Bolt with great speed

51 __ cake 52 Word containing three of itself 54 Worked a party, briefly 58 “Xanadu” rock gp. 59 Promise