LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Silver, in heraldry 7 Works with small bricks
14 Legal opposite of negligence 16 Leaving exposed
nails
17 Material 18 Houston, for one 19 Microscopic
messenger 20 Enjoys a lakeside
diversion 22 Makes a plea 24 One with a
Florida nest egg 25 Reduce
26 Word before steak or after chicken
28 Single
29 ’60s hallucinogen 30 Soprano’s note 32 Gran’s daughter, humorously 35 1521 Magellan landing site 38 Like some sports highlights 39 Checked out ahead of time 41 “All the Stars” one-named singer with Kendrick Lamar 44 Is in the past? 45 Crisp fruit, maybe
47 Like crossword clues about crossword clues, say
49 Audibly stunned 52 Proof word 53 “You lost me” 56 Astronaut Jemison
57 Sign of Broadway success
58 Crane producer? 60 Wrap 61 Equipment company named for a cycling group 62 __ syndrome: allergic reaction to insect bites 63 Craps naturals
DOWN
1 Totes presh 2 Biblical flows? 3 Keep it together, so to speak 4 Lead-in to “lodge” or “logy” 5 Short rests 6 Minor cycle 7 Stretch, say 8 Relating to knowledge 9 Hannukah reward 10 Leading
11 Not exactly hummable
12 Subjects of “The Boys in the Boat” 13 Got edgy 15 Vaper’s need, informally 21 School dance invite portmanteau 23 Venetian bridge composition? 27 TV Dr.
31 Fly off the handle 33 Fly off the handle 34 Committed replies
36 Toast words? 37 Flying companion, say 40 Two-word phrase that’s synonymous with its second word backwards 41 Close parentheses, at times
42 Striped equine
hybrid 43 Instantly
46 Draft holders 48 Theta, in
geometry 50 Unappealing food 51 Skin features 54 More than walk 55 “Looney Tunes”
first name
59 URL ending