LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Little jerk

4 Human

10 Grand __ 14 NAACP cofounder __ B. Wells

15 Really go for, as an opportunity 16 Spanish boy 17 *Colorful addition to an aquarium 19 In the thick of 20 Down the road 21 13th to beware?: Abbr.

22 Cropped up 23 Weaver’s contraption

24 *Big rig need 26 Modern sweetie 28 Sidewalk stand drinks

29 Hot stuff

33 They roll at the end

36 “Planet Money” network

37 ATM user’s need 38 Possess

39 ’60s war zone 40 Afternoon break in London

42 Vexes

44 Bareilles of “Waitress” 45 “Star Wars” sequel trilogy heroine 46 *Eco-friendly source of some shellfish

51 GI on the lam 55 Celestial ovine 56 Dictator Amin 57 Where to find

Bologna

58 Cake layer

59 Like someone who only has I’s for you? ... or an apt description of the answers to starred clues 61 Present

62 Not quite four times 63 Binge-watcher’s device

64 Winter glider 65 Shorthand pros 66 Salty expanse

DOWN

1 __ wave

2 Craters of the Moon state 3 Typical Stan Lee role

4 Begged

5 It might shock you 6 One-named “Baby Beluga” singer 7 Empire State Building topper 8 Desert relief spot 9 To the __ degree 10 Wolfed (down) 11 Stretch at a wedding? 12 Licorice-like flavoring 13 Prototype 18 Brazilian dance 22 Like firm pasta 24 Number that has a point 25 Far-too-memorable song 27 Hopes (to) 29 “Snowpiercer” network

30 Big swinger 31 Lingerie top

32 __ of a kind 33 Kernel holder 34 Road goo 35 Texting format, for short

41 Used a stun gun on

43 Hilton competitor 46 Arithmetic, to Brits 47 Archangel who guarded Eden with a fiery sword 48 Making-up

preceder

49 Love to bits 50 “Breaking Bad”

poison

52 Fends (off) 53 Kalamata __ 54 Stretchy fiber 57 Model/actress

Sastre

59 Sci-fi beings 60 Novelist Umberto