LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Order to go 7 Settle early

13 Nuts

15 Heat sources 16 Fireplace sound 17 Like some mice 18 Speculation before awards season

20 Part of AMPAS 23 Take by force 24 1975 Wimbledon winner

28 With 28-Across, sad trombone sound effect 29 Labyrinth-building king

30 Friendly exchanges 31 Crushed, as a final 33 __ Plaines: Chicago suburb 34 Fistfuls of dollars 35 “That makes sense now” 38 Equal rival 41 Surrendered 42 American Eagle intimate apparel brand

43 Lima family legumes that yield vanilla

48 Bruins legend 49 Taunting phrase from internet trolls

50 Horned Frogs’ sch. 51 Past pudgy 53 Back again 54 Pacifist’s demand 56 Candidate’s goal 57 Crystal-filled formation 59 Stable parent 60 Type of computer monitor cable 61 High points 62 They’re put to paper

63 Mir launcher: Abbr.

64 Group of associates

65 Part of MIT: Abbr.

DOWN

1 “Doctor Who” network 2 AirPod spot 3 Gasteyer of “Wine Country”

4 Stuffed shells 5 Tattoo artist’s

array 6 Friction-reducing

substance

7 Infield fly rule flies 8 Big name in

crackers 9 “Hamilton” role for Tony nominee Phillipa Soo 10 Delt neighbor 11 Hall of Famer Parseghian 12 DKNY competitor 14 Boardwalk location 15 Painter known for “happy little trees” 19 Mysterious letter 20 Not home

21 Kids’ furniture thatmayhave checkered-flag sheets

22 Heart hit song with the lyric “Every second of the night I live another life” 25 “Come On Over” singer 26 Baneofa ketogenic diet, and what three long puzzle answers contain 27 She, in Italy

32 __ double take 34 “We __ Soldiers”: 2002 Mel Gibson film

36 “That reminds me ...,” e.g.

37 Mild cheese 39 “The Incredibles” family name 40 Simon of Duran

Duran

43 Chinese pork dish 44 Seattle’s former

__ Field

45 Data media 46 Quarters

47 Like the best bet 52 Swizzle 55 OldDodge 57 Break 58 Minneapolis-to

Milwaukee dir.