LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 “Play it cool” 11 A cup’s 48: Abbr. 15 One of a set of faddish toys that at its peak made up 10% of all eBay sales
16 D-Day code name 17 Staple of many Oktoberfest costumes 18 Casual gait 19 Superhero uniform symbol 20 Pipe section 21 Investigations with strange features 23 Ferrari’s former parent
24 Tuna __: Betty Crocker brand 25 Portico support 28 “Prince of Motown” 29 Subj. of some 2015 WikiLeaks content
31 United hub 32 Honeycomb
holder 34 One-track 35 Declined
36 Drip site 37 Fearmongers 39 Swiss city with suburbs in Germany and France
40 Qantas baggage
tag abbr.
41 Greek war god 42 Repair request recipients
43 Like many stored measuring cups 45 Dispatched 46 Military lodging 47 Breathing space? 48 Degree for a CFO 51 Tourist mecca with a mausoleum 52 Napoleon is a dictator in it
55 Rid oneself of 56 Main menace 57 Ocular
inflammation 58 Aids in coping
with pressure?
DOWN
1 Proficient
2 The limits of chic? 3 Wee ones 4 Peoria-to-Green Bay dir. 5 Exposure, to a deejay
6 World capital in
1979-’80 headlines 7 Lusitania sinker 8 Gravelly utterance 9 Japanese host of the 2019 G20 summit 10 Sharp-sighted 11 Lily family flower 12 Theft not involving money or merchandise
13 Explains too glibly 14 “__ Like the Wind”: “Dirty Dancing” tune 22 Circus hopper 23 Public outcry 24 Leveret raisers 25 Deep sleeps 26 Christmas song containing “a thrill of hope” 27 “Summertime Sadness” hitmaker 28 Restroom label 30 Rink acrobatics 32 Studied for a job? 33 Did 30-Down 35 Bugs
38 Second sock 39 Butchers 42 100-member
group
44 Glam rock band 45 Rash cause,
maybe
46 Sarastro in “The Magic Flute,” e.g. 47 Italian bread that’s no longer tender 48 Half a seafood
dinner? 49 Liverpudlian, e.g. 50 Bandstand boosters 53 Obedience school no-no
54 Sch. with five Orange Bowl victories